Freakaholic
not just an addiction
Just the name of the (sub)genre gives rise to a variety of reactions within me. Ive been spinning a lot of breaks and dark garage recently, and have noticed the mainstream club music taking a decidedly crunchy, fuzzy, electro feel here in the US (Chicago specifically). Because of this, i find my sets dont often resonate with the house/techno/electro fans of chicago, but they could with a little more help. Further, our collective of Djs do a lot of nights where we trade off sets of 2s, 3s, 4s, or 5s (records).
Ok, to get back to the point, i find that when trading off, i need some sort of inter-genre records to successfully transfer from what they spin to what i spin w/o throwing the crowd off. Ive successfully done this with the two 4x4 garage records i have, or using dark electro->breaks works as well. So when I heard of bassline house, i got giddy. I thought "this is it, this is what i need to bring together my adoration of basslines with my crowds' need for 4-to-the-floor".
So what im getting to, is, well..... whats the deal?
Ive found this site:
http://www.basslinez.co.uk/download.php
and proceeded to DL some mixes, and found myself a bit dissapointed. It seems that yes, often there are wicked basslines, but shoved underneath cheesey RnB-like vocals, repetitive garagey hi-hats, and funky house beats.
So, can anyone recommend some releases that minimize the cheese, while maximizing the warping, wobbling bass, but with a 4ttf beat?
Also, how distinguishable from 4x4 garage is it?
Is the cheeziness the result of it coming from cheezey garage, or that funky house is all the rage in england right now?
Who are the artists to keep an eye on, both producers and Djs?
Any more insights?
Thanks!
......... upon further examination, i believe i was listening to the wrong dj. its not ALL cheesey.
Ok, to get back to the point, i find that when trading off, i need some sort of inter-genre records to successfully transfer from what they spin to what i spin w/o throwing the crowd off. Ive successfully done this with the two 4x4 garage records i have, or using dark electro->breaks works as well. So when I heard of bassline house, i got giddy. I thought "this is it, this is what i need to bring together my adoration of basslines with my crowds' need for 4-to-the-floor".
So what im getting to, is, well..... whats the deal?
Ive found this site:
http://www.basslinez.co.uk/download.php
and proceeded to DL some mixes, and found myself a bit dissapointed. It seems that yes, often there are wicked basslines, but shoved underneath cheesey RnB-like vocals, repetitive garagey hi-hats, and funky house beats.
So, can anyone recommend some releases that minimize the cheese, while maximizing the warping, wobbling bass, but with a 4ttf beat?
Also, how distinguishable from 4x4 garage is it?
Is the cheeziness the result of it coming from cheezey garage, or that funky house is all the rage in england right now?
Who are the artists to keep an eye on, both producers and Djs?
Any more insights?
Thanks!
......... upon further examination, i believe i was listening to the wrong dj. its not ALL cheesey.
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