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cutups
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Fri, 24 May 2002 18:32:05 -0400
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Re: [idm] Why doesn't anyone write drum n' bass anymore.
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I can't really reply to everybody's different opinions about the state of drum and bass because inevitably what people like all kind of different things about it. But as somebody who goes out every week to d+b clubs (in the us), and spins it, i can say there is still very good D&B coming out. But its a matter of taste in the end. Alot of flavors have died and been replaced with other mutated forms taking strains from other forms of music and even other forms of breakbeat (al-la the "rave" sound revival). Personally i think in the past year and a half D&B has been better than it was in the two years before that, but at any time, there's going to be a crop of good tunes, and alot of rip-off or boring tunes... for stuff that might appeal to the idm list kids - artists - Klute, Polar, K, Teebee, John Tejada, Kemal, Stakka, Juju labels - Certificate 18, Subtitles, Phuturo, Socio, Commercial Suicide for new smooth, housy "dancefloor intelligent" artists - high contrast, caliber, marcus intallex, peter k, addiction labels - hospital, infrared, soul:r even alot of the stuff by the bigger producers has more diverse beats and flavors, digital, total science, john b, cause 4 concern. I wouldn't say D&B is nearly as vital as it was in the past, but there's still some good stuff coming out. - cutups --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org