Re: (idm) NON_IDM: speed garage

From artist
Sent Thu, Feb 19th 1998, 20:10

>Count me too among the clueless when it comes to speed garage.

it's all a bit of a con really..  speed garage is just a catch-all term for
the harder end of the uk garage scene.  this means vocals, either trad
female garage or ragga/gangsta male, along with hard-edged house-style drums
and vaguely jungleish basslines i.e rolling as opposed to stabbing bass like
in the usual house tune.  the odd break might make it in there but never at
the forefront, just to beef up the 4/4.  in real terms, very little to do
with jungle /or/ reggae.  so in essence this isn't a new genre, just a
handful of new production tricks bolted onto a well established genre.  the
media interest is all a load of hype that hasn't made anyone the wiser.

as far as the commercial end is concerned (which is all i'm familiar with
really cos i don't live in london ;-)  the general quality is far higher
than the normal commercial house stuff which can only be a good thing.  i
admit, rip groove made my ears perk up a little :-)

<waves>

np - reality - 4 hero