Meaning of drill and bass | Babel Free

Definitions

A style of electronic music with fast, loud percussion and harsh noises.

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Examples

“The compositional applications of granulation run from stutters (tight repetitions at rhythmic or even pitched rates; think of Mantronix's Bassline (1985) or drill and bass), to disintegration and coalescence effects.”

“What the Squarepusher-type drill and bass artists have responded to and exaggerated ad absurdum is only one aspect of jungle: the music's complexity.”

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