Drum and bass, is starting it’s 3rd decade as a music genre (alright leave it out about jungle being around first) and on the release of London Elektricity’s Billion Dollar Gravy 25 year anniversary remixes, we thought it would be a great idea to have a look at the impact that DNB has had on, […]
The UK drum and bass scene has been a staple of the UK music industry for decades. However, with Brexit now a reality, the industry is facing new challenges that could have significant impacts on the future of this iconic genre. In this article, we will explore how Brexit is affecting the UK drum and […]
Nostalgia is a potent force in the human psyche. It comes from ancient Greek meaning the pain from an old wound. An apt description of the emotional pull that people feel when they think back to their younger days. Nostalgia can make us smile, reminisce and even take up things again that we had put […]
There’s a lot of thought in regards to what makes a truly great drum and bass dj. The art of djing has been around for a long time now. It’s gone through a lot of technical, technological and theoretical changes in the time people have been doing it. As a result of this, the definition […]
Bristol drum and bass. There’s nothing quite like it. In fact very few cities in the U.K. have had as much of an impact on the jungle and drum and bass scene as Bristol. That’s right, not even London has had the same influence on the scene, despite being where most of the major players […]
Our first of many interviews with American drum and bass artists was with the very talented TGRbass. Hailing from New York and very much at the forefront of the dnb scene there, TGRbass, real name Alanna Blair, has been instrumental in shaping the community and the sound of the American drum and bass movement. We […]
There comes a point in your life that you want to introduce your friends to drum and bass. There have been many times in the Amen Breaks team life that we have wanted to introduce people to the wonderful world and community of drum and bass. It can be a challenge at times though. DNB, […]
I think for most drum and bass fans, commercial drum and bass is just not something that is part of their vocabulary. For all the variety and style that is out there it is difficult to see how this ever evolving genre of music could ever really be spoken in the same breath. However, drum […]
The Corona virus affecting drum and bass and other genres is much more problematic and far reaching than people may think. That’s not to say it isn’t affecting literally everything else in the world at the moment too. This is literally a pivotal moment in the history of the world which will have far reaching […]
Illegal raves in the U.K. are something of highway-man, Dick Turpin-esq folk tale spoken about by people in their 40’s who used to go to them when they were on. They are often referred to as ‘proper raves.’ Raves that used to go on all day and all night, put on somewhere in a field, […]