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drill and bass

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

uncountable

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

drill and kill drill bit drill bow drill core drill down drill floor

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