I think New Beat does have more funk than trance tho, even with kicks being four-the-floor, because of the various basslines.
Kind of similar to how disco can still be funky even with a repetitive kick.
That Naz is insane.
Apparently Jimmy Crash became a Jesus freak which is what happened to him, I guess.
So the UK then made that sound nuttier which is where i connect with and then can look back
UK remix of nyc, huge subterranean gear, no mucking about!
That Naz is insane.
A lot of this sounds more influenced by the Belgian hardcore sound that came a few years after new beat.
have you heard the b-side to the one he did dred - quantum leap? mad unmastered portamento synth abuse 1991 hardcore techno. even heavier than a lot of gabba which came later, this one is for @dilbert1!
this sort of thing is our proto-techno, which is probably why london has always had a strong house/garage scene.
Weirdly, or perhaps not so, electro in this country became part of the dance subculture rather than rap.
it's still a tune. better than most italo imo.
Rockit was the biggest of those over here.
Caned on MTV... found in some surbarban mom+dad collections next to their carpenters records