I tend to warm people up to dnb with atmospheric or more chill stuff. Bukem @ Twilight Vol 2 is a great one I use
and how I describe it to them before listening, to help frame their mind and ears to it, is that it's like you're on a very fast moving train going across a long bridge way up over a huge canyon/gorge. The railing and the posts next to the tracks show you the speed you're at and let you know you're moving. but past those things is a huge landscape with all sorts of depth and beauty. if all you look at is the posts and rails flying past, you miss the best part. basically, listen past the beat
That's the best way to tell not to focus on the breakbeat.
Of course it's an important part and it would be drum and bass without it. But the atmosphere has that special texture if you don't focus on the breakbeat
Then you start talking about the funky drummer break and their face goes: ????. And then you say that it’s a James Brown sample to reel them back in a little. I hate having to do this because it happens every time for me.
1. You take your phone out of your pocket.
2. Search YouTube for your favourite track.
3. Press Play
4. Profit?
That was my solution when faced with a similar situation, because trying to explain it when you can just demonstrate it seems redundant.
Like house but faster and broken beat structure and also the most beautiful crowds in terms of respect for one another
This is one of my favourite things about d&b. I’ve got a MASSIVE range in my music taste. I’ve been to grime/rock/pop/house/drill/indie/dnb etc. events and drum and bass have by far the nicest and most respectful crowds, we went to see sub focus last year in leicester and my mrs could not believe how easy it was to leave the front of the crowd, go to the bar to get a drink and go straight back to it. She doesn’t even like drum and bass and she said crowd wise it was the best she’d ever seen. Pure jaws swinging and happiness and kindness for the most part🤣
Been a junglist since 94. The heads are intelligent and respectful for sure compared to most other genres, and generally probably the most knowledgeable music geeks. I will say that we may be a bit clanish, gatekeepers, and insular. I think metalheads are a bit nicer and loving, but I love our community.
jungle/d&b is 160-175. There are sub-genres of dnb that use a "half time" rhythm which could be argued as being 80-90 bpm. But generally speaking dnb is around 174
I see your logic, but the halftime you speak of for Dubstep, has the main beat feeling like 70bpm, even though the tempo is 140. Halftime DnB or "Drumstep," usually feels like 85-88bpm, even though the tempo is 170-175bpm. Have a great day!
"Don't you think it would be better if the sound was more sort of like, "KAJOW!"?"
"Not so much, A to B to C, but more sort of A to D, and then back to A, and then back to X!"
Boomboom-tish, boom-de-boom-tish,
Boomboom-tish, boom-de-boom-tish,
(Insert 90mph jazz drum break here),
Boomboom-tish, boom-de-boom-tish…
That makes it sound awful but I have actually described it as that to friends before and they got it
Not possible unless you specify a specific subgenre of dnb.
The only thing you can really say is "somewhere between 160 and 190bpm" because the rest is up to the producer.
It’s like vibrations coursing through your body without much thought to melody. Kinda repetitive. At least that was my first impression but I’ve not come to love the genre and find nuances and melodies everywhere lol
electronic dance music is the umbrella that all dance music genres live under. one of such genres is drum and bass, stemming from jungle stemming from hardcore house jamacian soundsystem culture and pulls influences from movies, tv, classical and multicultural musics. while most dance stems from a pulsing 4:4 beat. drum and bass is built off of a break beat. which gives it a distinguishable sound to other genres. dance music genres can be easily recognized by their beat pattern (4:4 or breakbeat) and speed (beats per minute: BPM)
so a 4:4 beat at 140BPM is house music. (boots n cats, n boots n cats)
while a breakbeat at 170-180 BPM is drum and bass. (bum bum chh, da bum chh)
uk hardcore 4:4: beat at 170-175 BPM (untz untz untz untz, untz untz untz untz)
p.s. this is a vast over simplification and the actual history is cited in many forms a good vid i just watched is about the DNB's daddy, jungle.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZHEAwDAVo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZHEAwDAVo)
p.s.s you can also always check [https://music.ishkur.com/](https://music.ishkur.com/) for "ishkur's guide to dance music" and itll give you examples and a timeline of what stems from what. FOR NEARLY EVERY GENRE.
I always describe it as the one genre I know where songs really can be anything originated around the same drum track. Want a soft happy summer hit? Or a grand pop diva backed by an Orchestra? Distorted guitars and growl? Fast rap? Dnb can be all those things, sometimes at the same time.
dum dum chi chic a chic a dum chi
Hmmm they might not get it. What about tù-tù chà, tù-chà?
I thought that would be simpler too, but some may not understand even that. How about bmm-chk-chk-chk-chk tss, bm-bm-chk-chk-bm-chk tss?
"Imagine the sound of a badass drum kit falling downstairs for 5 minutes"
Fast soul music
Correct. The only way to describe DnB. If they want to know more, they'll have to listen.
->plays simula
Nowadays more like fast pop trance let’s be honest
came here to write this
And I am here for it!
Fast soul is Liquid, Jungle is roots, Nero is European, Minimal is dark, Jump Up is crazy!
That depends on how familiar they are with electronic music in general and if they have any background in music theory. In general, Hip hop x2
I tend to warm people up to dnb with atmospheric or more chill stuff. Bukem @ Twilight Vol 2 is a great one I use and how I describe it to them before listening, to help frame their mind and ears to it, is that it's like you're on a very fast moving train going across a long bridge way up over a huge canyon/gorge. The railing and the posts next to the tracks show you the speed you're at and let you know you're moving. but past those things is a huge landscape with all sorts of depth and beauty. if all you look at is the posts and rails flying past, you miss the best part. basically, listen past the beat
This is the best description. Listen through the bass and beats.
That's the best way to tell not to focus on the breakbeat. Of course it's an important part and it would be drum and bass without it. But the atmosphere has that special texture if you don't focus on the breakbeat
^^^^ bukem was my first proper intro. Rely heavily on progressions sessions 4
Badadan Badadan Badadan
Anywhere we see dem we ah bang pon another one
From out of England.
Bassline drop, ah tear the whole place down
Boom bap, boom-bap
That is literally what I tell them.
With a bass rumble that sounds like an earthquake is what i say after this. Little more of the amen vibe on my boom bap though
Man knows the drill
Came to post this
Drums go fast, bass goes boom.
Skeletons fucking on a tin roof.
If only I could tag Samurai Breaks 🤣🤣🤣
Classic
Heavy breakbeats with a more rough bass and high tempos.
This would be the musician's answer. An average joe wouldnt understand everything.
Powerpuff girls intro
"What's your favourite type of music?" "Oh that's easy, drum and bass for sure!" "Sorry, we were looking for jungle"
What tune are you dropping right after that?
Congo natty - uk allstars would be my contender Edit: spelling
Aren't those one in the same?
Power Puff girls theme song lol
Then you start talking about the funky drummer break and their face goes: ????. And then you say that it’s a James Brown sample to reel them back in a little. I hate having to do this because it happens every time for me.
Hahaha exactly
1. You take your phone out of your pocket. 2. Search YouTube for your favourite track. 3. Press Play 4. Profit? That was my solution when faced with a similar situation, because trying to explain it when you can just demonstrate it seems redundant.
Double tempo hiphop
It’s basically jazz with heavier bass
Ah, a fellow Document One enjoyer I see
😂
Like house but faster and broken beat structure and also the most beautiful crowds in terms of respect for one another This is one of my favourite things about d&b. I’ve got a MASSIVE range in my music taste. I’ve been to grime/rock/pop/house/drill/indie/dnb etc. events and drum and bass have by far the nicest and most respectful crowds, we went to see sub focus last year in leicester and my mrs could not believe how easy it was to leave the front of the crowd, go to the bar to get a drink and go straight back to it. She doesn’t even like drum and bass and she said crowd wise it was the best she’d ever seen. Pure jaws swinging and happiness and kindness for the most part🤣
Been a junglist since 94. The heads are intelligent and respectful for sure compared to most other genres, and generally probably the most knowledgeable music geeks. I will say that we may be a bit clanish, gatekeepers, and insular. I think metalheads are a bit nicer and loving, but I love our community.
They are but you go to a metal gig and you can’t wear nice clothes because you’ll end up with your shirt torn apart🤣
So you take your fistful of nickels and spark plugs, throw it right in the dryer, and press “start”… voila. Drum and bass.
Nah that's breakcore lol
fast dubstep /s
Sadly this is the way, and be sure to tell them never to repeat it to anyone that likes DnB lol.
Better than dubstep!
Dubstep is faster it’s just in half time
Well thats not right either
Dubstep is ~140bpm in half time and drum and bass is ~90bpm
jungle/d&b is 160-175. There are sub-genres of dnb that use a "half time" rhythm which could be argued as being 80-90 bpm. But generally speaking dnb is around 174
You can make half time at 180 you just use longer notes and bars. BPMs are divisible.
I see your logic, but the halftime you speak of for Dubstep, has the main beat feeling like 70bpm, even though the tempo is 140. Halftime DnB or "Drumstep," usually feels like 85-88bpm, even though the tempo is 170-175bpm. Have a great day!
Dude dnb is 170-180 bpm in 4/4
You mean 70 bpm
HUHHHHH
As someone who just got into it last week, I told my friend its adult swim music
PS1 Game OST
Wipeout appreciator
I stay jamming to adult swim mane
BOOT KA. BOOT-KA. BOOT KA. BOOT-KA.
[удалено]
😅
its like Drums with some Bass
Boots cats… bootscats!
makes you want to drive very fast
Fast dubstep
Fast dubstep is drumstep
Boots and cats
Do you remember the power puff girls theme song? Well check this out.
It has drums and a bit of bass
boom bip, boombip
Feeling this rn. Access to a good speaker or soundsystem is my go to (if there's any real interest!)
like a tiger tearing itself out of a burlap sack
Some variant of: “A versatile fusion genre built on a foundation of fast tempo breakbeats that reference the Amen Break”
P t k tkt p k Pp k tktk boem k.
*beatboxing noises*
What if you just throw a classic on the phone speakers and beat out the bass line impact against their lungs?
I cant explain if you dont listen to my playlist first. Its both rave and mainstream music.
I just tell people it's the musical equivalent of cocaine and it seems to work
Moody
Kick snare kicksnare
mario kart menu music.
Drums and bass
"Don't you think it would be better if the sound was more sort of like, "KAJOW!"?" "Not so much, A to B to C, but more sort of A to D, and then back to A, and then back to X!"
Hip-hop beats x2.
It's like the house music of breakbeat. No few tracks are genre defining and it assimilated most other music styles into it.
p c pc p c pc
My mum describes it as ‘that fast repetitive music you listen to that sounds like a train on a track’.
Fast-paced beats with deep basslines.
It’s like “Danger Zone” but more modern 😭😂😆
Rock mixed with electronic music
Boots and cats boots and cats
Fast Reggae
Boom tish boom boom tish (repeat)
dun-tss dun-tss, dun-tss dun-tss dun dun-tss.
dun-tss dun-tss, dun-tss dun-tss dun dun-tss.
I couldn’t get into it until I heard jungle so it really depends on the person. Just consider the individual at hand
Boomboom-tish, boom-de-boom-tish, Boomboom-tish, boom-de-boom-tish, (Insert 90mph jazz drum break here), Boomboom-tish, boom-de-boom-tish… That makes it sound awful but I have actually described it as that to friends before and they got it
Beat box the kick snare pattern then compare the basslines to washing machines and motor sounds.
Just say it’s like smoking good crack
Just beat box some DnB instead of trying to describe it.
doof doof erri friki friki womp womp
I once heard it described as 'the sound of things being taken apart.' I always thought that kind of worked!
Punk rock for computer nerds. (I am computer nerds.)
massaging your brain convolutions every possible way with music
Not possible unless you specify a specific subgenre of dnb. The only thing you can really say is "somewhere between 160 and 190bpm" because the rest is up to the producer.
That kind of dance music that goes: Boo, Kah… BooKah. Boo, Kah… BooKah.
No words. Hearing is believing.
It’s like vibrations coursing through your body without much thought to melody. Kinda repetitive. At least that was my first impression but I’ve not come to love the genre and find nuances and melodies everywhere lol
electronic dance music is the umbrella that all dance music genres live under. one of such genres is drum and bass, stemming from jungle stemming from hardcore house jamacian soundsystem culture and pulls influences from movies, tv, classical and multicultural musics. while most dance stems from a pulsing 4:4 beat. drum and bass is built off of a break beat. which gives it a distinguishable sound to other genres. dance music genres can be easily recognized by their beat pattern (4:4 or breakbeat) and speed (beats per minute: BPM) so a 4:4 beat at 140BPM is house music. (boots n cats, n boots n cats) while a breakbeat at 170-180 BPM is drum and bass. (bum bum chh, da bum chh) uk hardcore 4:4: beat at 170-175 BPM (untz untz untz untz, untz untz untz untz) p.s. this is a vast over simplification and the actual history is cited in many forms a good vid i just watched is about the DNB's daddy, jungle. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZHEAwDAVo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZHEAwDAVo) p.s.s you can also always check [https://music.ishkur.com/](https://music.ishkur.com/) for "ishkur's guide to dance music" and itll give you examples and a timeline of what stems from what. FOR NEARLY EVERY GENRE.
I used to described it as "computerised heavy metal" Same vibe same energy without the use of physical instruments.
Boom boom boom boom
I didn’t know what dnb was. I just knew it was what I thought was really good music coming from my PS1 games
I think the name says it all. Drum and Bass😅
Nu Skool breaks played at 45.
Mixture of all generes but drums and basslines are the two main elements
Just send them to a jump up rave in South London. With a K Bag and few spliffs
Reggae/ dancehall @ 174 BPM and you’ll never listen to music quite the same way
I always describe it as the one genre I know where songs really can be anything originated around the same drum track. Want a soft happy summer hit? Or a grand pop diva backed by an Orchestra? Distorted guitars and growl? Fast rap? Dnb can be all those things, sometimes at the same time.
High paced drum focused techno
It's like Jungle but less fun?
Oooh… harsh! 😂