Drum ‘N’ Bass – Definition
July 13th, 2002Genre based on the used of speed hip hop breakbeats (160-180 bpm) combined with half-tempo subsonic bass lines. Drum ‘N’ bass is the result of the development of the jungle style during the mid 90’s by the hand of several DJs and producers from the Metalheadz collective in London, such as Goldie, Fabio, Grooverider, Kemistry and Storm. By 1996 the most popular drum ‘n’ bass styles in the clubs were hardstep and jump-up, but the genre reached the mainstream popularity with Roni Size’s Repracement debut album “New Forms” in 1997, winning the UK’s Mercury Prize.
During the late 90’s drum’ N’ bass developed into different forms, including drillbience, and artcore.