A friend (who may step forward and identify himself if he wishes) said
the other day "ever notice that a lot of drum and bass is just an
opportunity to re-use all those crappy M1 pads?"
(M1 being Korg M1, a popular digital keyboard, whose factory presets
are still splattered on TV Commercials, Porno films, and low rent
TV soundtrack music)
As a counter example of what D&B can be, check out Amon Tobin (aka Cujo)
the EP "Chomp Samba." What I find especially cool about this EP, aside
from slamming together sped up latin drumming with hints of the Amen
break, is the way that Tobin appropriates the Ed Rush/Nico 'dark/hard'
style and gives it a lot more texture and color.
It's almost as though the guy listened to Panacea and a bunch of Torque
records and said "right then, lets show them how to do it proper."
This is the Ninja Tune ZenCDS 53:
1. Chomp Samba
2. Creatures (Hidden Agenda Defocused Mix)
3. Shiny Things*
4. Daytrip
*(great use of snare break, great acoustic bass & piano sample)
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