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1994 Trip-Hop
This is a trip to the darker side of Trip-Hop. Picture yourself in a spooky
attic late at night, on your knees looking for an old photo album in a
worn chest. Suddenly the room comes to life, the floor squeaks and
wooden toys start playing in a slow, rhythmic groove. What next? Get
into the groove or run for your life! W
* Bristol Trip
Portishead was one of the bands that popularized Trip Hop. They
loved to play their songs live with an acoustic drum kit and a tricky-
playing drummer. Be my guest! MS
1995 Busy Beat
A lot of 16th notes coming at you in this one, especially at the higher
complexity levels. Busy Beat is a kind of modern funk style with plenty
of ghost notes on the snare drum. I've been inspired by the groove
from the Spin Doctors' hit "Two Princes" as well as Candy Dulfer's
song "Funkyness". If you listen carefully, the sources of inspiration
should be obvious. Programming was made at 104 Bpm. FvW
1996 Drum'n'Bass
This style combines the use of high speed beats with a natural half
tempo feel, resulting in a playful rhythmic ballet. Thunderdome sub
basses push the speaker limits, while frantic high pitched sounds
keep the flow going. NE
1997 Ambient
Time to chill with some ambient grooves and spacious rhythms. It's 5
am at the club and the previously crowded dance floor is visited only
by a couple of slow dancers, chillin' to the beat as the faint early morn-
ing light passes through the drapes. My favorite tempo for this style is
somewhere around 90 BPM. Try experimenting with different combina-
tions of dry and wet sounds and alternative pitches. The long reverb tail
on some of the low pitched drums can create a really nice rhythmic
tension to dry high pitched cymbals or percussion sounds. W
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