Drum and bass

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Drum and bass

• A type of music.

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Overview

• Why this subject?
• What is Drum and bass?
• History
• Subgenres
• Famous DJs
• Where can I listen to DnB?
• Summary

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Why this subject?

• Personal interest
• Something special, not mainstream
• Lots of history behind it

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What is Drum and Bass?

• Electronic dance music / Jungle
• Fast tempo
• Broken beats
• Drum the beats originally were drum beats
• Bass heavy bassline between beats
• Approx. 160-180 BPM
• Lots of abbreviations
• DnB
• Dnb
• Db
• Etc.

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History

• Emerged in early 90s.
• Roots in the UK ( London and Bristol )
• An offshoot of the rave scene
• Acid house music
• A mix of several other genres
• Techno
• Hip-hop
• Reggea
• Jazz
• Breakbeat
• Funk
• Etc.

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Subgenres

• Lots of subgenres
• Darkstep
• Drumfunk
• Electrostep
• Techstep

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Famous DJs

• Aphrodite

• Aphrodite Overdrive ( 2005 )
• The UK
• Over 8 albums released
• Over 4 compilations released

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Famous DJs

• Concord Dawn

• Concord dawn Chaos by Design ( 2006 )
• New Zeeland
• Bnet music Awards
• Best Song (2003)
• Most Radio Play (2003)
• Best Album (2004)
• Best electronic release (2004)

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Famous DJs

• Pendulum

• Pendulum Hold your colour ( 2005 )
• Perth
• Best selling dnb ever.
• Highest ranked dnb track in UK charts

Sample Mutiny ( In silico album 2008 )
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Where can I listen to DnB?

• At home?
• Not a lot of clubs
• Two well known places in Limburg

The Zoo Hasselt
Muziekodroom ( MOD ) - Hasselt
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Summary

• Electronic dance music based on beats and bass
• Underground
• BUT some major hits
• Not much places to go to.

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Any questions?
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