From Nate Harrison Sent Thu, Jul 9th 1998, 12:43
From Nate Harrison Sent Thu, Jul 9th 1998, 12:43
I don't understand this 'drill n bass' is played out attitude. I think I understand what you all mean by that, ie it seems everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon and make over complex drums programming for the sake of it, but does that mean it's played out? It can't still be good (I mean if you are into that type of sound)? I don't mean to sound like I'm a big drillnbasser, sure I like tweaked breaks as much as the next guy, but hey I also love ambient grooves, I LOVE Detroit (hey I'm from Michigan), etc. I'm just saying is there anything wrong with new 'genres' being created? I mean one could say (4ttf) 'techno' was a genre created many years ago, but I still don't consider it played out. There's a lot of boring crap, and some amazing stuff always coming out. So drillnbass as a genre (and let's not get into the 'labeling things' thread again) was created. So what. Maybe you could even say Tom J is the father of said genre much the same way peoeple proclaim Juan Atkins the father of Detroit. So what. That's how styles evolve. Someone creates a new sound and some poeple latch onto it, some better than others. Theres is always going to be 'the first people' that creat a particular sound, and the people that follow their lead. Actually this is true of all types of art. I've been thinking a lot about this since I bought the new Jega full length. I like it cuz it's fun, but I could very easily say it's just a big Mike Paradinas rip off. Which is interesting, because some people on this list say Mike P. is jusy a big Tom J. rip off (newer material) or AFX ripoff (older material). I think you could carry this on ad nauseum, saying Tom J is a jazz fusion wannabe, and AFX is a Phillip Glass rip off. *But to me none of this matters*. I like the music. This is not some race to find the ultimate song people. It's just a bunch of geeky kids who like to fuck around with synths and samplers. I think it's easy to claim something as tired or played out (I find myself doing it), because IDM/electronic music is very much about music *that is now*. Sometimes gems come long that stand the test of time, somehow they appeal to some more universal sensilbilty. However I'm hesitant to call drillnbass played out. It's just another step in the infinite trek. So you like it. Cool. Maybe you're not into it anymore, cool too. Maybe you like Samba music. Hey cool. back to work, Nate