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The Worked-Up Sound of Drum & Bass in Russia and Eastern Europe – Bandcamp Daily

Drum & bass has been the pulse of the UK underground since it first emerged out of early ‘90s jungle; 25 years later, it no longer feels specific to its country of origin. “Drum & bass has stopped being a UK thing,” Polish DJ and promoter behind the night “DrumObsession,” Alegria, says matter-of-factly. “It’s important

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A Short History of the Foghorn: The Most Divisive Sound in Drum & Bass – Beatportal

What is foghorn? It’s a sound that now defines drum & bass for a generation — much to the dismay of scene veterans. Ben Hunter speaks to the sound’s pioneers to find out just how we got here.The last five years of drum & bass have been dominated by the foghorn. Loud, rough, and garish,

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René LaVice on the tracks that shaped Drum & Bass – BBC

Something of a homegrown hero, drum & bass’s roots are firmly planted in the UK’s heady jungle scene, which followed the ravey acid house movement to pitch big, shuddering basslines against superfast breakbeats and reggae samples, creating a vibrant sound unlike anything that had gone before. While the more commercial big beat and clubby hard

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Storm relief, assistance event for Stephenson County moved to April 30 – Freeport Journal-Standard

A Multi-Agency Resource Center event for residents affected by recent storms in Stephenson County has been rescheduled for April 30.The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Lena Community Center, 497 Lions Drive, according to a community announcement.The event, organized by the American Red Cross of the Quad Cities and Northwest

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