quoted 10 lines i might have to agree with mr. bowie here. there are certain elements> i might have to agree with mr. bowie here. there are certain elements
> that make a dnb song a dnb song. since every song has to contain these
> elements in varying degrees there is a limit as to how far it can go and
> still be dnb. (this applies to all styles of music, it just seems the
> dnb elements are more narrow) obviously there are extremely talented
> artists who cam innovate (pusher,afx,dot), but i would be hard pressed
> to believe that most people could tell the difference between 75% of the
> dnb being produced right now. for example ltj bukem's mixmag sounds
> like one song. that doesnt mean i dont like it, it just doesnt cover
> alot of ground.
I disagree with that statement there is a pretty wide variety of drum n
bass. I don't really think Dom & Roland sounds anything like Squarepusher.
Photek and Source Direct has a similar energy but I can definitely tell a
difference. Panacea and Decoder are some of the dark D & B stuff, its very
different from the above mentioned groups. Alot of the stuff on
Rawkus/Primitive and Mick Harris's Possible label has a unique sound. I
have been very impressed with many of these artists and their ability to
push the genre and not stagnate it.
William Samuels