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Tags for this video have been changed from 'Evangelical, Baptist, Jungle, Drum and Bass, DnB, Breakbeats' to 'Evangelical, Baptist, Jungle, Drum and Bass, DnB, Breakbeats, mashup, church, dance, mc' - edited by Eklek

Whereas, breakbeats have been the missing link connecting the diasporic
community to its drum woven past
Whereas the quantised drum has allowed the whirling mathematicians to
calculate the ever changing distance between rock and stardom.
Whereas the velocity of the spinning vinyl, cross-faded, spun backwards, and
re-released at the same given moment of recorded history , yet at a
different moment in time's continuum has allowed history to catch up with
the present.

We do hereby declare reality unkempt by the changing standards of dialogue.
Statements, such as, "keep it real", especially when punctuating or
anticipating modes of ultra-violence inflicted psychologically or physically
or depicting an unchanging rule of events will hence forth be seen as
retro-active and not representative of the individually determined is.

Furthermore, as determined by the collective consciousness of this state of
being and the lessened distance between thought patterns and their secular
manifestations, the role of men as listening receptacles is to be increased
by a number no less than 70 percent of the current enlisted as vocal
aggressors.

Motherfuckers better realize, now is the time to self-actualize
We have found evidence that hip hops standard 85 rpm when increased by a
number as least half the rate of it's standard or decreased at ¾ of it's
speed may be a determining factor in heightening consciousness.

Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the
unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Equate rhyme with reason, Sun with season

Our cyclical relationship to phenomenon has encouraged scholars to erase the
centers of periods, thus symbolizing the non-linear character of cause and
effect
Reject mediocrity!

Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which as been given
for you to understand.
The current standard is the equivalent of an adolescent restricted to the
diet of an infant.
The rapidly changing body would acquire dysfunctional and deformative
symptoms and could not properly mature on a diet of apple sauce and crushed
pears
Light years are interchangeable with years of living in darkness.
The role of darkness is not to be seen as, or equated with, Ignorance, but
with the unknown, and the mysteries of the unseen.

Thus, in the name of:
ROBESON, GOD'S SON, HURSTON, AHKENATON, HATHSHEPUT, BLACKFOOT, HELEN,
LENNON, KHALO, KALI, THE THREE MARIAS, TARA, LILITHE, LOURDE, WHITMAN,
BALDWIN, GINSBERG, KAUFMAN, LUMUMBA, GHANDI, GIBRAN, SHABAZZ,
SIDDHARTHA,
MEDUSA, GUEVARA, GUARDSIEFF, RAND, WRIGHT, BANNEKER, TUBMAN, HAMER,
HOLIDAY,
DAVIS, COLTRANE, MORRISON, JOPLIN, DUBOIS, CLARKE, SHAKESPEARE,
RACHMNINOV,
ELLINGTON, CARTER, GAYE, HATHOWAY, HENDRIX, KUTL, DICKERSON, RIPPERTON,
MARY, ISIS, THERESA, PLATH, RUMI, FELLINI, MICHAUX, NOSTRADAMUS, NEFERTITI,
LA ROCK, SHIVA, GANESHA, YEMAJA, OSHUN, OBATALA, OGUN, KENNEDY, KING,
FOUR
LITTLE GIRLS, HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, KELLER, BIKO, PERONE, MARLEY, COSBY,
SHAKUR, THOSE STILL AFLAMED, AND THE COUNTLESS UNNAMED

We claim the present as the pre-sent, as the hereafter.
We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.
We are not afraid of the darkness, we trust that the moon shall guide us.
We are determining the future at this very moment.
We now know that the heart is the philosophers' stone
Our music is our alchemy
We stand as the manifested equivalent of 3 buckets of water and a hand full
of minerals, thus realizing that those very buckets turned upside down
supply the percussion factor of forever.
If you must count to keep the beat then count.
Find you mantra and awaken your subconscious.
Curve you circles counterclockwise
Use your cipher to decipher, Coded Language, man made laws.
Climb waterfalls and trees, commune with nature, snakes and bees.
Let your children name themselves and claim themselves as the new day for
today we are determined to be the channelers of these changing frequencies
into songs, paintings, writings, dance, drama, photography, carpentry,
crafts, love, and love.
We enlist every instrument: Acoustic, electronic.
Every so-called race, gender, and sexual preference.
Every per-son as beings of sound to acknowledge their responsibility to
uplift the consciousness of the entire fucking World.
Any utterance will be un-aimed, will be disclaimed - two rappers slain
Any utterance will be un-aimed, will be disclaimed - two rappers slain

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*discard I suppose. :-/ one of my fav breakbeats.

Yes, there's a difference. It starts with a base of House music which is composed of an even 4/4 kick bass drum beat. From there there are a million different styles of House, Trance, Techno, etc., etc. This is in contrast to breakbeats where the kick is pretty much whatever you want it to be.

If you are really interested there's a fairly good site that shows the rediculous amount of "styles" involved in Electronic music. It's called Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music.

http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html

As for the DJ's, some of them actually produce the music they are spinning too. A good DJ will spin music to guide the crowd where he/she wants to take them, bringing them up or down or whatever. They also mix music together in new and interesting ways so a song can sound completely different when it's mixed with something else. But on the other hand, a bad DJ is nothing more than a glorified CD changer. And a really bad DJ will bring a party to a crashing halt.

That's all my opinion anyway. In my mind, all hip-hop sounds the same and I don't like it, so it's all a matter of preference.

I love the campiness of dnb videos. this one is quite funny and includes Pendulum at the end (coming out of store). This track actually made it into the UK Singles chart it was so popular!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendulum_%28drum_and_bass_group%29

Pendulum is a drum and bass/breaks group from Perth, Australia. In 2003, the group relocated to the United Kingdom. They have no affiliation with the late 1990s Melbourne based electronic group of the same name who released the album 3 Knocks.

The group is comprised of Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul Harding. In 2005 they released their debut album, Hold Your Colour. Critically, the album was well-received in both the United Kingdom and Australia. In addition, it was one of the biggest selling Drum and bass releases of all time. Pendulum have also collaborated with The Freestylers, releasing the single Fasten Your Seatbelt. MC Spyda and Tenor Fly also feature as vocalists on Tarantula. They are currently signed to the Breakbeat Kaos Records label.

The Pendulum sound is typically heavy beats accompanied by low, buzzing basslines, overlaid with epic synthesized leads. They've produced various remixes of other artists, the most well-known being their remix of "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy.

"Slam" is still their biggest hit to date, peaking at #34 in the UK Singles Chart after receiving substantial airplay from BBC Radio 1.




*Stares at Farhad*

Just saw this http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=24749 (chemical brothers out of control) in the queue and was slightly disappointed after seeing "amazing" in the title. It's a nice song but doesn't get me goin as much as this video!

DJ Fresh is a drum n bass producer. Drum n bass (a.k.a dnb) is a fast, broken-beat form of dance music (~170 bpms). It's hugely popular in the UK. I've been listening to it for years now.

I'll post some more dnb vids as well

Here are some dnb sites:
http://breakbeat.co.uk/
http://www.dogsonacid.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/drumbass/

Hehe... even in the face of all the hate for this song I'm compelled to post... For me, being an audiophile, this is one of my naughty favourites. You know, a song that you like that is too popular and done by someone you hate that you don't want anybody anywhere to know you like, but you just can't stop loving...

I just love the synchronic rhythm between the chord hits and the bass drum, nestled against the steady kick of the snare hits. Some nice filtering in the second half adds to the electronic feel of this decidedly funky breakbeat.

I don't ever want to hear this song again. (;

And yeah, Madonna saying she 'discovered' Ali G is total bullshit, but then, so is Ali G, so where is the problem? See... it's a game they play. How many lies can they tell that they won't get caught in. The whole video is a lie, too... But people forget that...

I wouldn't say house... it's more breakbeat most of the time.