From BLOOD Damien Sent Sun, Jul 26th 1998, 18:08
From BLOOD Damien Sent Sun, Jul 26th 1998, 18:08
Well That is a tricky issue. Can a live drummer play Drum and Bass style? Are Red Snapper D 'n' B? Having heard Red Snapper play, having seen the likes of Ronnie Size play at Manchester+s Met. I would say that it is possible depending on the depth of complexity of the rhythms being played. There is no doubt in my mind that drum and bass has partly evolved from the cross rhythms of early Jazz and Be Bop (to name a few: Art Blakey*, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Billy Cobham* and so forth). The drummers of these particular bands had the ability to play rhythms, rolls and bass crashes in places you would not expect therefore adding an extra dynamic and groove (also banging a continuous 2/4 beat at 145 bpm - does not constitute D 'n+ B). In true D 'n' B I believe we have this same extra dynamic and groove, the only difference being that in most cases the loops are sampled or programmed and we tend to have a wider/different technical soundscape. To answer the second question. I would not lump Red Snapper into the drum and bass category simply because you could compare one or two beats to the D 'n' B sound. No I would say from experience that they weigh more towards the experimental Jazz/Funk side (consisting of double bass, guitar, drums and sax - I think). By the way has anyone heard there first single 'Red Snapper', it's mega cool. Especially with the added bonus of a Sabres of Paradise Remix - wicked. I've gone on enough. D*Style