Drum radio
Drum funk is a sub-genre of drum and bass , which is also known under the terms edits or choppage .
The focus of drum funk is mainly on the drums . So-called funk and soul breaks such as Apache or Amen are often used and arranged in more complex rhythmic arrangements. This complex composition stands out clearly from the basic pattern of the mainstream drum and bass from, mainly on the so-called 2-Step - rhythm based.
The main accusation of this type of drum and bass is that old production techniques are used, which were mainly used in drum and bass productions from 1994 to 1997 and therefore want to long for a renaissance of the "good old days". The artists are also often accused of moving more in the direction of breakcore . However, it is often forgotten that drum radio is less about the alienation of the rhythm than about creating a certain organic rhythm structure. As a result, most of the tracks sound like they were recorded live by a drum player.
The influences of drum funk come from many styles of music, but mainly from jazz , funk or dub .
The term itself was coined by Paradox , which, with its tenacity and its publications on Reinforced, has been able to gather a small community of loyal fans around itself since 1999, who were also disappointed by the simplicity and throwaway mentality of the drum and bass community. While drum and bass developed more and more into pure dance music , most productions on drum radio should also be danceable, but should also be easy to listen to at home.
As one of the first artists of the new guard of this subgenre was Breakage known that, put with his remix of Doc Scott's classic "Here come the drums", which was published on Reinforced the foundation for further development to this day. After a few more releases the remix of Equinox "Acid Rain" was released on Inperspective Records, who is also from better-known DJs like Andy C was played. Breakage made it clear that drum radio is not a niche product, but also suitable for the masses. In the meantime, Breakage distances himself from the manipulation obsession of many drum radio producers, because for him the development towards separatism - away from the “dance floor drum and bass” - is being driven too far .
Despite its relatively low acceptance and reach within the drum and bass cosmos, publications by drum radio artists outside the genre enjoy a certain popularity. So z. B. Aphex Twin regularly features pieces from artists such as Paradox, Fanu and others on many of its sets.
Typical musicians
- paradox
- Fanu
- Equinox
- Phuture-T
- Breakage
- Macc
- Nucleus
- Fracture and Neptune
- Pieter K
- Seba
- ASC
- Cycom
- 0 = 0
- Martsman
- dissident
- Mendelayev
- Neurotic Sound Foundation (Sickhead, Ghostrider, Bad Answer, Sumone, Sativa)
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- Sileni
Style-typical labels
- Inperspective Recordings
- Paradox Music
- Amen valley
- Bass bin
- Offshore
- Subtle audio
- Secret Operations
- Breakin
- Esoteric
- Reinforced
- Outsider
- Plainaudio
- Subvert Central
- Exogenous
- Syncopathic Recordings
- DigiBeatMusic
- Omni Music