Sunday, 3 January 2010

Music genre of the magazine

My magazine will focus on the genre of Drum & Bass, due to the fact that this is my favourite genre of music, and i feel i know the most about it and the artists to write a successful and long article in my magazine about them.

Drum & Bass emerged in the mid 90s in the 20th century, it began in the UK as a variation of Rave music in the 90s and includes consistent synthesised drum beats and a heavy bassline.
In older tracks, the songs are produced solely by a DJ, but newer variants of the genre include MCs, who rap increadibly fast to the beat of the music. This style of Drum and Bass is taking over mainstream popularity across the country, but i personally prefer the instrumental tracks.

One of the most standout Drum & Bass artists around are the "band" Pendulum. Consisting of many members, the band follows the conventions of Drum & Bass, but uses real drums and guitars, ect, to produce the sounds. They have been also known to produce more Rock and Metal influenced songs and are my personal favourite music artists in the world.

Other artists include the duo Chase & Status, who have produced instrumental songs and worked with MCs to provide vocals. High Contrast and Sub Focus are other examples of DJs who tend to stick to instrumental songs rather than rely on MCs. Perhaps the most well known DJ is Andy C, who usually works with many MCs, and is considered the best of his trade. Famous MCs include MC Skibadee, MC Spyder and MC Eskman.

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