On May 22, 6:11pm, Nate Harrison \[Digital Magician Inc\] wrote:
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> You can't hardly even call this d&b really IMHO. It's
> just called Squarepusher.
It sure sounds like a breakbeat to me. I've listened to much of the new album
and thought it was really good stuff but its not that far removed from the
realm of drum and bass being produced. Check out the Original Playboys (12" on
R&S or their mix of U.F.O) for some very organic jazzy sound stuff from a year
or so back.
Its unclear why people seem to be treating D'n'B like they did trip hop (not
specifically Nate). Its like the black sheep we all love in secret but
publicly cast doubt on. Do we need to call it something else too? Why would
people say that the breakbeat is stylistically limited? It certainly has more
possibility for variation than 4-on-the-floor, and that's been feeding you
folks for the past 20-30 years.
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Mark Edward Bowen
Warmed Breakdown
mb@gettins.bche.uic.edu