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Drum and bass



Cover of Fabric Live 18 dj mix cd.
Cover of Fabric Live 18 dj mix cd.

Drum and bass is mostly sold in 12-inch vinyl single format. With the emergence of drum and bass into mainstream music markets, more and more albums, compilations and DJ mixes are being sold on CDs. Still, purchasing drum and bass music can involve searching for new releases in specialized record shops or using one of the many online vinyl, CD and MP3 retailers.

Drum and bass can also be purchased in the form of "tape packs", which are a collection of recordings recorded at a selected rave or party. Each tape contains the set by one DJ at that particular rave/party including the MCs.

Most tape packs contain 8 tapes with sets from different DJs. More recently tape packs have become available on CD as tape cassettes are being phased out and recordable CD media is more available, although the CD packs still retain their traditional name of "tape packs". Most of these packs contain 6 CDs.

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Distributors (Wholesale)

The bulk of drum and bass vinyl records and CDs are distributed globally and regionally by a relatively small number of companies.[54]

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Media presence

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Radio

The two highest profile radio stations playing drum and bass shows are The Drum and Bass Show with Fabio BBC Radio 1, which can be heard in the USA and Canada on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 11, and DJ Hype on the now legal Kiss 100 in London. The BBC's "urban" station BBC 1Xtra also features the genre heavily, with DJs Bailey and Crissy Criss as its advocates. The network also organises a week-long tour of the UK each year called Xtra Bass. Also worthy of mention is the pioneering and leading London pirate radio station Kool FM, which has exclusively broadcasted drum and bass since 1991.

In North America, XM Satellite, 89.5 CIUT (Toronto), Album 88.5 (Atlanta) and C89.5fm (Seattle) have shows showcasing drum and bass. Seattle also has a long standing electronica show known as Expansions on 90.3 FM KEXP. The rotating DJ's include Kid Hops, whose shows are made up mostly of drum and bass.

In the Philippines, 103.5 Max FM has "The Bass Hour" every Saturday at midnight that caters to nothing but bass music.

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Magazines

The best known drum and bass publication is Kmag magazine(formerly called Knowledge Magazine). Other publications include the longest running drum and bass magazine worldwide ATM Magazine, Canadian-based Rinse Magazine and Austrian-based Resident.

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Literature

  • A History of Rock Music, 1951-2000 by Piero Scaruffi (ISBN 978-0595295654), nonfiction in HTML form
  • All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle / Drum and Bass Culture by Brian Belle-Fortune (ISBN 0-9548897-0-3), nonfiction
  • Roots 'n Future in Energy Flash by Simon Reynolds, Picador (ISBN 0-330-35056-0), nonfiction
  • Rumble in the Jungle: The Invisible History of Drum and Bass by Steven Quinn, in: Transformations, No 3 (2002), nonfiction (ISSN 1444-377) PDF file
  • State of Bass, Jungle: The Story So Far by Martin James, Boxtree (ISBN 0-7522-2323-2), nonfiction
  • The Rough Guide to Drum 'n' Bass by Peter Shapiro and Alexix Maryon (ISBN 1-85828-433-3), nonfiction
  • King Rat by China Mieville (ISBN 0-330-37098-7), fiction

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Online

Drum and bass has a very strong, important and vocal online presence with many dedicated portals, forums, communities and internet radio stations - the internet has to much degree superseded the role of pirate radio stations in spreading and popularising the genre, as the stations have switched to newer genres.[55] Internet sites are a source of the latest mixes (professional or amateur) and tracks by unsigned producers. The two dominant and most popular websites are Dogs On Acid and Drum and Bass Arena.[56]

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See also

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References

As a musical genre that has recently emerged, drum and bass music has not been the subject of much academic or printed study. As such, reference materials are generally primary (particularly interviews with music producers, DJs, record label owners and listeners) and online.

"The early development of drum’n’bass had occurred in a seeming journalistic vacuum due to its perceived affiliation with the critically-dismissed sounds of rave. Once it had achieved the traditional markers of success, its emergence was rewritten into the pages of musical history." - Steven Quinn, Rumble In the Jungle, the Invisible History of Drum 'n' Bass

  1. ^ For references, see History of drum and bass article.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stones review of Saturnzreturn of February 8, 1998". Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "The History of Rock Music: 1990-1999 Drum'n'bass". Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
  4. ^ New Dawn - City Clubs Take Back The Night article, Village Voice, February 27, 2001
  5. ^ "Knowledge Magazine Article mentioning rise of live drum and bass in 2004". Retrieved on October 18, 2006.
  6. ^ "Knowledge Magazine Article on live drum and bass bands". Retrieved on October 18, 2006.
  7. ^ "TR-808". Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
  8. ^ "Amen Break video on youtube.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  9. ^ "Forever And Ever Amen article on knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  10. ^ "Dom & Roland interview by Ben Willmott at knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  11. ^ "Life in The Fast Lane: An Overview of Drum and Bass by George Broyer at drumbum.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Red Bull Academy Interview Fabio - The Root To The Shoot". Retrieved on September 4, 2007.
  13. ^ a b c d "Red Bull Academy Interview Zinc - Hardware Bingo". Retrieved on September 4, 2007.
  14. ^ "Remix Mag Interview with Rob Playford, drum and bass pioneer at remixmag.com". Retrieved on October 5, 2006.
  15. ^ a b "Eye Weekly - Dillinja builds the ultimate drum'n' bass sound system". Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
  16. ^ "Mega What? article in Knowledge Magazine". Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
  17. ^ The Good Life, No Such Thing As Society article, The Independent, July 23, 2003
  18. ^ "Mampi Swift article for IDJ Magazine". Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
  19. ^ "How To Release a Record pt2 at knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  20. ^ "Goldie in Shanghai on youtube.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  21. ^ "MC Evolution feature on knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  22. ^ "Dogs On Acid note on origin of phrase and its banning". Retrieved on October 3, 2006.
  23. ^ "The Many Faces of Drum 'n' Bass by Rob Bliss". Retrieved on June 29, 2007.
  24. ^ "DJ Hype statement on realplayaz.co.uk forum". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  25. ^ "NOOKIE by Noah Horton on weeklydig.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  26. ^ "Nigel Berman article on Goldie for the Insight, 2002". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  27. ^ "LTJ Bukem feature on knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  28. ^ "History of drum & bass on London News". Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
  29. ^ "Klute feature on knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  30. ^ "Ill Logic & Raf interview at breakbeat.co.uk";. Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  31. ^ "Liquid V Show Us The Bigger Picture article at breakbeat.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  32. ^ "Mike Bolton interview on rwdmag.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  33. ^ "Being Everything But The Girl article, Salon Magazine, September 28, 1998". Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  34. ^ "Bailey profile on bbc.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  35. ^ "Makoto interview at 404audio.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  36. ^ "NJC – Sativa Records interview by Dhanu Le Noury at planetdnb.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  37. ^ "A Guy Called Gerald's Silent Drum & Bass Protest by Benedetta Skrufff at tranzfusion.net". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  38. ^ "Photek interview at native-instruments.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  39. ^ "MC XYZ interview at planetdnb.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  40. ^ "Goldie feature by Matthew Collin at techno.de". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  41. ^ "Discogs.com entry on Ready Or Not remixes". Retrieved on April 9, 2007.
  42. ^ "Frankie Bones". Retrieved on April 29, 2007.
  43. ^ "History of Freestyle Music". Retrieved on April 29, 2007.
  44. ^ "Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom". Retrieved on April 29, 2007.
  45. ^ "Drum 'n' Bass Sample List at wanadoo.nl". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  46. ^ "Adult Hardcore written by Simon Reynolds (originally published in The Wire) on garagemusic.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  47. ^ 2-Steps closer to America, a new dance mausic crosses the Atlantic to the beat of MJ Cole, Artful Dodge and others article, Boston Globe, July 6, 2001
  48. ^ "Raggacore article on lfodemon.com". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  49. ^ "A Guy Called Gerald feature at knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  50. ^ "Remix Mag Interview with Rob Playford, drum and bass pioneer at remixmag.com". Retrieved on October 5, 2006.
  51. ^ Drum N' Bass Keeps The Beat article, Boston Globe, February 6, 2003
  52. ^ The Pop Life article, New York Times, September 17, 1997
  53. ^ "Distribution feature at knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  54. ^ "Jungle And The Web feature at knowledgemag.co.uk". Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
  55. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Fabio & Grooverider. BBC. Retrieved on November 4, 2007. Both listed in the 'Fabio and Grooverider's links' section.

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