KaisrSolze@aol.com wrote:
quoted 2 lines #) I feel really stupid, but could someone give a concise and clear> #) I feel really stupid, but could someone give a concise and clear
> definition of "breakbeat?"
To me, a "breakbeat" is a beat pattern traditionally used in two contexts:
1) In a song with a repeating simple beat pattern, a breakbeat is when the
pattern changes slightly, like a flourish or a fill. It seems special and
triumphant in a song. It sounds different from the kind of beat traditionally
used in dance music, usually having some fast drum rolls, cymbals, fat pauses.
Breakbeat/jungle music uses these types of beats throughout a song, and varying
the beat more often than in a techno/house track.
2) A beat designed to provide a bridge between two songs in a DJ set.
Actually, the two definitions are very different. Is either one right? Or both?
I dunno. I like #1 better.
quoted 2 lines Also, which tracks on Timeless, Torque, and the> Also, which tracks on Timeless, Torque, and the
> Squarepusher albums have the Amen break?
Here's a question for you all: What the fuck is an Amen break? I always thought
that meant a particularly triumphant flourish, but here KaisrSolze seems to
refer to it like it was a particular sample or something.
quoted 4 lines %) I take back everything I said about DJ Spooky. I saw him spin on> %) I take back everything I said about DJ Spooky. I saw him spin on
> Saturday, and I was blown out of the water! First half of his set
> especially, he mixed it up, kept a groove going, but managed to defy every
> expectation I had.
I told you - he CAN rock the house, but since he wants to seem like he's artsy,
he likes to put the house to sleep way more often. When you se him spin, make
sure it's in a lowbrow context. In a highbrow context, he will try to
intellectually impress you with "ambient" music, but in a lowbrow setting he
can set your ass on fire.
_CF