81-748: Rudimental are a British drum and bass band, signed to Asylum Records , Atlantic Records and Black Butter Records . The band consists of Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon "Locksmith" Rolle. They were nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2013, and won several awards including the Brit Award , and the MOBO Award for Best Album. Rudimental also received nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best New Act, and Best UK and Ireland act. Rudimental has achieved multiple Platinum awards for record sales in several countries including in
162-408: A "rising zoomer affinity" for the genre in the 2020s. Purple Sneakers described a "drum n' bass Renaissance" occurring at the time of the publication of their articles in 2023. Drum and bass incorporates a number of scenes and styles, from the highly electronic, industrial sounds of techstep to the use of conventional, acoustic instrumentation that characterise the more jazz-influenced end of
243-446: A 2017 Billboard interview they stated, "When I was young … I didn't understand what was going on. I didn't understand that I could be attracted to men and women at the same time." In 2015, Wilson began working on a body image project titled "The Naked Eye" incorporating nude photographs and interviews of people with body dysmorphia . The project aims to create a conversation about conventional and mainstream beauty standards. Wilson
324-446: A band name." Their first release, "Sexy Sexy", with vocal contribution by Natalie May was released in 2009 along with a music video and became a regular fixture in every club DJ set and was featured on a number of big selling dance and urban compilations. 2010 saw a second song release called "Club Love", and a remix of Natalie May's "Closer". In March 2011, the band signed with Black Butter Records and released their debut single "Deep in
405-498: A club music genre from Detroit, contains synth and basslines similar to drum and bass. Drum and bass is dominated by a small group of record labels. These are mainly run by DJ-producers, such as London Elektricity 's Hospital Records , Andy C and Scott Bourne's RAM , Goldie 's Metalheadz , Fabio and Sarah Sandy's Creative Source Records, DJ Dextrous 's King of the Jungle Records, Subversive Recordings and State of
486-641: A computer, a variety of tracks for personal listening. Additionally, there are many albums containing unmixed tracks, suited for home or car listening. Although this practice has declined in popularity, DJs are often accompanied by one or more MCs , drawing on the genre's roots in hip hop and reggae / ragga . MCs do not generally receive the same level of recognition as producer/DJs, and some events are specifically marketed as being MC-free. There are relatively few well-known drum and bass MCs, mainly based in London and Bristol, including Stevie Hyper D (deceased),
567-439: A drum and bass-influenced breakbeat track. Many mixing points begin or end with a " drop ". The drop is the point in a track where a switch of rhythm or bassline occurs and usually follows a recognisable build section and breakdown . Sometimes, the drop is used to switch between tracks, layering components of different tracks, as the two records may be simply ambient breakdowns at this point. Some DJs prefer to combine breakbeats,
648-511: A drum solo that has since become known as the " Amen break ", which, after being extensively used in early hip hop music, went on to become the basis for the rhythms used in drum and bass. Kevin Saunderson released a series of bass-heavy, minimal techno cuts as Reese/The Reese Project in the late '80s, which were hugely influential in drum and bass. One of his more famous basslines (Reese – "Just Want Another Chance", Incognito Records, 1988)
729-482: A force that's greater than us. It's an energy that's omniscient, it covers the whole world, and everybody here is created for a reason. Mine happens to be to make the music and inspire the people who are stuck in dark places." In a 2014 Vice column, Wilson discussed cultural appropriation and white artists making hip hop, saying "There seems to be this hypocrisy because people want to appropriate black culture but only when it's cool or beneficial to them … And that's
810-412: A hard-hitting emotional impact, with the drums complementing the bass to deliver a pulsating, powerful experience. Consequently, drum and bass parties are often advertised as featuring uncommonly loud and bass-heavy sound systems. There are however many albums specifically designed for personal listening. The DJ mix is a particularly popular form of release, with a popular DJ or producer mixing live, or on
891-400: A high-tempo 4/4 dance track could be classified as techno or gabber . The complex syncopation of the drum tracks' breakbeat is another facet of production on which producers can spend a very large amount of time. The Amen break is generally acknowledged to have been the most-used (and often considered the most powerful) break in drum and bass. The genre places great importance on
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#1732783337147972-459: A liquidator. This left many labels short on sales, as Nu Urban were one of the main distributors for the vinyl market in the drum and bass scene. Despite its roots in the UK, which is still treated as the "home" of drum and bass, the style has firmly established itself around the world. There are strong scenes in other English-speaking countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and
1053-532: A long-standing drum and bass show on Radio 1. Radio 1 also had the One in the Jungle show. The BBC's Black music station BBC Radio 1Xtra used to feature the genre heavily, with DJ Bailey (show axed as of 29 August 2012) and Crissy Criss (show axed as of August 2014) as its advocates. The network also organises a week-long tour of the UK each year called Xtra Bass . London pirate radio stations have been instrumental in
1134-465: A more difficult exercise. Some drops are so popular that the DJ will "rewind" or "reload" or "lift up" the record by spinning it back and restarting it at the build. The drop is often a key point from the point of view of the dance floor, since the drum breaks often fade out to leave an ambient intro playing. When the beats re-commence they are often more complex and accompanied by a heavier bassline, encouraging
1215-466: A performance on Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny. They continued in 2014 with a sell-out UK tour including three consecutive dates at the Brixton academy. The next single released was " Powerless ", featuring Becky Hill . Rudimental have stated in interviews that they are writing and recording new song ideas while on the road in preparation for their second studio album. "Waiting All Night" won Rudimental
1296-628: A very important influence on drum and bass). Darkcore , a direct influence on drum and bass, was combined with influences of drum and bass itself leading to the creation of darkstep . There is considerable crossover from the extreme edges of drum and bass, breakcore, darkcore, digital hardcore and raggacore with fluid boundaries. Intelligent dance music (IDM) is a form of art music based on DnB and other electronic dance musics, exploring their boundaries using ideas from science, technology, contemporary classical music and progressive rock, often creating un-danceable, art gallery style music. Ghettotech ,
1377-590: A wave of new artists (Carlito & Addiction, Solid State/ DJ Dextrous , Subject 13 and Fellowship being amongst the early pioneers to champion the sound) incorporating new ideas and techniques, supporting continual evolution of the genre. As of 2014, drum and bass makes frequent appearances in mainstream media and popular culture including in television , as well as being a major reference point for subsequent genres such as grime and dubstep , and producing successful artists including Chase & Status , Netsky , Metrik , and Pendulum . In 2021, Pitchfork noted
1458-445: A year early. Wilson began writing as a form of therapy and expressed an interest in creative writing , poetry and journalism . Their first poem was published at the age of 13 after winning a school competition. As a child, Wilson took creative writing lessons and wanted to be a songwriter or gospel artist . Eventually, they began making YouTube videos and freestyle rapping at the age of 18. Wilson began distributing music on
1539-577: Is We the Generation . In 2016, they released a single, featuring Joseph Angel, titled "Healing". It is more of a deep house track and differs from their previous releases. The single " Sun Comes Up " featuring singer James Arthur was released on 30 June 2017. Their second single " These Days " was released on 19 January 2018. It features vocals from Jess Glynne , Macklemore and Dan Caplen . It became their third UK number-one single after spending seven consecutive weeks at number 2. On 25 May,
1620-484: Is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute ) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples , and synthesizers . The genre grew out of the UK's jungle scene in the 1990s. The popularity of drum and bass at its commercial peak ran parallel to several other UK dance styles. A major influence was the original Jamaican dub and reggae sound that influenced jungle 's bass-heavy sound. Another feature of
1701-405: Is an American rapper and singer. In 2012, Wilson released the mixtape Reservation and later signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records before moving to Republic Records . On December 31, 2013, Wilson released their debut album Dirty Gold , which featured the singles "Echelon (It's My Way)" and " Battle Cry ". Wilson has released a number of mixtapes, the most recent being Back to
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#17327833371471782-412: Is boundary-less. If you can make me feel, if you can make me laugh—and that's hard to do—then I can be with you." In 2014, Haze was in a relationship with model Ireland Baldwin . The two broke up a year later. Wilson recorded a cover of Macklemore's " Same Love ," which chronicled their own personal experiences. They opened up about their struggles with family over sexuality and growing up LGBTQ. In
1863-476: Is dominated by a relatively small group of record labels. Major international music labels had shown very little interest in the drum and bass scene until BMG Rights Management acquired RAM in February 2016. Since then, the genre has seen a significant growth in exposure. Whilst the origin of drum and bass music is in the UK, the genre has evolved considerably with many other prominent fanbases located all over
1944-535: Is electric, acoustic or a double bass , are less common. Atmospheric pads and samples may be added over the fundamental drum and bass to provide different feels. These have included "light" elements such as ambient pads as found in ambient electronica and samples of jazz and world musics, or "dark" elements such as dissonant pads and sci-fi samples to induce anxiety in the dancer. Old-school DnB usually included an MC providing vocals. Some styles (such as jazz-influenced DnB) also include melodic instruments soloing over
2025-478: Is the "Tramen", which combines the Amen break , a James Brown funk breakbeat (" Tighten Up " or "Samurai" break) and an Alex Reece drum and bass breakbeat. The relatively fast drum beat forms a canvas on which a producer can create tracks to appeal to almost any taste and often will form only a background to the other elements of the music. Syncopated breakbeats remain the most distinctive element as without these
2106-538: The Evening Standard that they preferred he/him or she/her pronouns, expressing their feeling that, when reading articles about themself, "I sound like four people when I get written about as 'they.' It drives me crazy ... If you call me 'him' or 'her,' it doesn't matter to me. I don't consider myself of any sex. I consider myself an experience." Wilson has since begun using they/them pronouns. In an interview with The Guardian , Wilson stated that, "Love
2187-592: The Atari ST to create their tracks. Of equal importance is the TR-808 kick drum, an artificially down-pitched or elongated bass drum sound sampled from Roland 's classic TR-808 drum machine, and a sound which has been subject to an enormous amount of experimentation over the years. Many drum and bass tracks have featured more than one sampled breakbeat in them and a technique of switching between two breaks after each bar developed. A more recent commonly used break
2268-506: The BRIT Award for Best British Single on 19 February 2014. Rudimental were given a writing credit on " Bloodstream " by Ed Sheeran , which appeared on his second studio album x (released 20 June 2014) and was released as a single on 11 February 2015. On 28 April 2015, the band unveiled a new song called " Never Let You Go ", which became the lead single from their upcoming second studio album. The album, released on 2 October 2015,
2349-579: The Ragga Twins , Dynamite MC , MC Skibadee (deceased) and MC Tali . Many musicians have adapted drum and bass to live performances, which feature instruments such as drums (acoustic or electronic), samplers , synthesizers , turntables , bass (either upright or electric) and guitars (acoustic or electric). Samplers have also been used live by assigning samples to a specific drum pad or key on drum pads or synthesizers. MCs are frequently featured in live performances. Smaller scenes within
2430-421: The bassline , in this case a deep sub-bass musical pattern which can be felt physically through powerful sound systems due to the low-range frequencies favoured. There has been considerable exploration of different timbres in the bass line region, particularly within techstep . The bass lines most notably originate from sampled sources or synthesizers . Bass lines performed with a bass instrument, whether it
2511-411: The electronic dance music scene perhaps lessened following the shifts from jungle to drum and bass, and through to so-called "intelligent drum and bass" and techstep. It still remains a fusion music style. Some tracks are illegally remixed and released on white label (technically bootleg), often to acclaim. For example, DJ Zinc 's remix of Fugees ' " Ready or Not ", also known as "Fugee Or Not",
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2592-415: The 170–180 range. Recently, some producers have started to once again produce tracks with slower tempos (that is, in the 150-170 bpm range), but the mid-170s tempo is still a hallmark of the drum and bass sound. A track combining the same elements (broken beat, bass, production techniques) as a drum and bass track, but with a slower tempo (say 140 BPM), might not be drum and bass, but instead may qualify as
2673-1000: The 2013 MOBO Awards in Glasgow, Rudimental received the Best Album award for Home . As well as having toured extensively in the UK, Rudimental toured in Europe, Australia and the United States throughout 2013. In August 2013, the band were invited by Jay Z 's label Roc Nation to perform at the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia . They also performed at Outsidelands in San Francisco and Future Music Festival in Australia. Rudimental kicked off 2014 with
2754-494: The Art Recordings, Kasra's Critical Music , DJ Friction 's Shogun Audio, DJ Fresh 's Breakbeat Kaos , Ed Rush & Optical 's Virus Recordings, Futurebound 's Viper Recordings and DJ Hype , Pascal, NoCopyrightSounds and formerly DJ Zinc 's True Playaz (known as Real Playaz as of 2006). Prior to 2016, the major international music labels such as Sony Music and Universal had shown very little interest in
2835-543: The Internet through sites such as Tumblr , where a fan base began to form. From 2009 to 2012, Wilson put out a number of mixtapes for free download on the Internet: New Moon , Altered Ego , King , and Voice . In July 2012, they released the free mixtape Reservation to critical acclaim, receiving an 88/100 score from Metacritic. The title Reservation is an homage to their Cherokee heritage . Wilson
2916-702: The United Kingdom and Australia. The band rose to prominence in 2012 when their single " Feel the Love ", featuring singer John Newman , topped the UK Singles Chart , and for which they were also nominated for a BRIT Award in 2013. "Feel the Love" was also used for the opening credits of the 2013 documentary movie Spark: A Burning Man Story . The band have released further singles, including " Not Giving In ", featuring Newman and Alex Clare , " Waiting All Night ", featuring Ella Eyre which also topped
2997-457: The United States. Today, drum and bass is widely promoted using different methods such as video sharing services like YouTube and Dailymotion , blogs , radio , and television , the latter being the most uncommon method. More recently, music networking websites such as SoundCloud and Mixcloud have become powerful tools for artist recognition, providing a vast platform that enables quick responses to new tracks. Record labels have adopted
3078-465: The Valley", featuring MC Shantie. In June 2011, they released "Speeding", featuring Adiyam. In late 2011, the band approached Amir Amor as a record producer and songwriter. This initial collaboration resulted in the songs " Feel the Love ", " Not Giving In " and "Spoons". He was then subsequently asked to join the group. On 20 February 2012, Rudimental released "Spoons", featuring MNEK and Syron as
3159-662: The Woods in 2015. Wilson was born in Detroit , Michigan to a military family. Their father, who died from a gunshot wound before their birth, was African American and their mother is of Cherokee descent . They have said they have Blackfoot and Creole ancestry, but that their mother did not raise them "to be anything—not black, not native, not Creole, not anything...we didn’t have any regard for any of that shit". She said that Black and Native children at school regarded them as not "black enough" and not "native enough". When Wilson
3240-512: The album's second single " Not Giving In ", featuring vocals from Newman and Alex Clare . It debuted and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. "Hell Could Freeze", featuring vocals from Angel Haze , was released on 14 January 2013 as a promotional free download. " Waiting All Night ", featuring Ella Eyre , was released as the third single from the album in 2013, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart on 21 April 2013. Home
3321-503: The band announced their third studio album Toast to Our Differences , which will feature a second collaboration with Jess Glynne (which also features Chronixx ) and a collaboration with Rita Ora , "Summer Love". In May 2019, it was announced that Rudimental would partner with Canadian vocalist Loryn for the official song of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup . The song, called "Stand By", was released on 17 May 2019. On 9 August 2019, Rudimental released their debut EP, Distinction . The EP
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3402-407: The boundaries of drum and bass further into the mainstream with artists such as Chase and Status and Sub Focus . Now defunct labels include Rob Playford 's Moving Shadow , running from 1990 until 2007, which played a pivotal role in the nineties drum and bass scene, releasing records by artists such as Omni Trio . Originally drum and bass was mostly sold in 12-inch vinyl single format. With
3483-547: The chart in the UK, " Right Here ", featuring Foxes , " Free ", featuring Emeli Sandé , and " Powerless ", featuring Becky Hill . Rudimental were named by the BBC as the festival band of the summer. In 2013, Rudimental's debut studio album Home debuted at number one in the UK Albums Chart and was also nominated for a Mercury Music Prize . Aggett, Dryden and Rolle have known each other from an early age, growing up on
3564-534: The crowd to begin dancing. Drum and bass exhibits a full frequency response which can sometimes only be fully appreciated on sound systems which can handle very low frequencies, including sub-bass frequencies that are often felt more than heard. As befits its name, the bass element of the music is particularly pronounced, with the comparatively sparse arrangements of drum and bass tracks allowing room for basslines that are deeper than most other forms of dance music. Drum and bass tracks are meticulously designed to create
3645-510: The debut single from their debut studio album Home . On 14 May 2012, they released " Feel the Love ", featuring vocals from John Newman , as the album's lead single. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, making it their first number one single in the UK. The song also was a top-5 hit in Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands and New Zealand, also charting in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Ireland. On 18 November 2012, they released
3726-467: The development of drum and bass, with stations such as Kool FM (which continues to broadcast today having done so since 1991), Origin FM, Don FM (the only drum and bass pirate to have gained a temporary legal licence), Renegade Radio 107.2FM, Rude FM, Wax FM and Eruption among the most influential. As of 2014, despite higher profile stations such as 1Xtra scaling back their drum and bass specialist coverage,
3807-430: The drum and bass community have developed and the scene as a whole has become much more fractured into specific subgenres, which have been grouped into "light" (influenced by ambient , jazz , and world music ) and "heavy" (influenced by industrial music , sci-fi , and anxiety ) styles, including: Born around the same time as jungle, breakcore and digital hardcore share many of the elements of drum and bass and to
3888-573: The drum and bass scene, with the exception of some notable signings, including Pendulum 's In Silico LP to Warner. Roni Size's label played a big, if not the biggest, part in the creation of drum and bass with their dark, baseline sounds. V Recordings also played a large part of the development of drum and bass. BMG Rights Management acquired Ram Records in February 2016, making a strategic investment to help RAM Records (a London-based drum and bass record company co-owned by Andy C and his business partner Scott Bourne). RAM Records has been pushing
3969-651: The emergence of drum and bass into mainstream music markets, more albums, compilations and DJ mixes started to be sold on CDs. As digital music became more popular, websites focused on electronic music, such as Beatport , began to sell drum and bass in digital format. The bulk of drum and bass vinyl records and CDs are distributed globally and regionally by a relatively small number of companies such as SRD (Southern Record Distributors), ST Holdings, & Nu Urban Music Limited. As of 11 September 2012, Nu Urban ceased trading and RSM Tenon were instructed to assist in convening statutory meetings of members and creditors to appoint
4050-488: The ensuing years of the genre's development. A very obvious and strong influence on jungle and drum and bass, thanks to the British African-Caribbean sound system scene, is the original Jamaican dub and reggae sound, with pioneers like King Tubby , Peter Tosh , Sly & Robbie , Bill Laswell , Lee Perry , Mad Professor , Roots Radics , Bob Marley and Buju Banton heavily influencing
4131-495: The gang culture that had affected the UK's hip-hop scene and as a consequence of jungle's often aggressive or menacing sound and themes of violence (usually reflected in the choice of samples). However, this developed in tandem with the often positive reputation of the music as part of the wider rave scene and dancehall-based Jamaican music culture prevalent in London. By 1995, whether as a reaction to, or independently of this cultural schism, some jungle producers began to move away from
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#17327833371474212-544: The genre has made its way into UK top 10 charts with drum and bass inspired tracks from artists such as Rudimental and Sigma. Earlier in August 2014, before Crissy Criss' show was axed, the BBC held a whole prime time evening event dedicated to showcasing drum and bass by allowing four major labels to participate. Angel Haze Raykeea Raeen-Roes Wilson (born July 10, 1991) known professionally as ROES (fka Angel Haze ),
4293-586: The group. On 10 November 2022, "Break My Heart" featuring uncredited vocals from English singer-songwriter L Devine premiered as BBC Radio 1's Hottest Record. In April 2023, Rudimental teamed up with Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry on the single "Dancing Is Healing". The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. 2 months later, "Die Young" with Venbee was released. On 6 October 2023, Rudimental and Clipz released "Thunderstorm" featuring Deyaz. Studio albums Drum and bass Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB , D&B , or D'n'B )
4374-517: The heavier sampling and "hardcore noises" and create more bassline and breakbeat led tracks. Some tracks increasingly took their influence from reggae and this style would become known as hardcore jungle (later to become simply jungle ), whilst darkcore (with producers such as Goldie , Doc Scott , 4hero , and 2 Bad Mice ) were experimenting with sounds and creating a blueprint for drum and bass, especially noticeable by late 1993. By 1994, jungle had begun to gain mainstream popularity, and fans of
4455-490: The music (often referred to as junglists ) became a more recognisable part of youth subculture. The genre further developed, incorporating and fusing elements from a wide range of existing musical genres, including the raggamuffin sound, dancehall , MC chants, dub basslines, and increasingly complex, heavily edited breakbeat percussion. Despite the affiliation with the ecstasy -fuelled rave scene, jungle also inherited associations with violence and criminal activity, both from
4536-439: The music. Jazz pioneer Miles Davis has been named as a possible influence. Blues artists such as Lead Belly , Robert Johnson , Charlie Patton , Muddy Waters and B. B. King have also been cited by producers as inspirations. Even modern avant-garde composers such as Henryk Gorecki have received mention. One of the most influential tracks in drum and bass history was "Amen Brother" by The Winstons , which contains
4617-473: The music. Drum and bass is usually between 160 and 180 BPM, in contrast to other breakbeat -based dance styles such as nu skool breaks , which maintain a slower pace at around 130–140 BPM. A general upward trend in tempo has been observed during the evolution of drum and bass. The earliest forms of drum and bass clocked in at around 130 bpm in 1990/1991, speeding up to around 155–165 BPM by 1993. Since around 1996, drum and bass tempos have predominantly stayed in
4698-668: The music. This influence has lessened with time, but is still evident, with many tracks containing ragga vocals. As a musical style built around funk or syncopated rock and roll breaks , James Brown , Al Green , Marvin Gaye , Ella Fitzgerald , Gladys Knight & the Pips , Billie Holiday , Aretha Franklin , Otis Redding , the Supremes , the Commodores , Jerry Lee Lewis , and even Michael Jackson acted as funk influences on
4779-453: The newly emerging sound. DJs at the Heaven nightclub on "Rage" nights used to play it as fast as their Technics record decks would go, pitching it up in the process. By the late 1980s and early 1990s, the tradition of breakbeat use in hip hop production had influenced the sound of breakbeat hardcore , which in turn led to the emergence of jungle, drum and bass, and other genres that shared
4860-399: The ones who are so uncompromisingly themselves," Wilson said in a 2014 Rolling Stone interview. "Like, 'Fuck you. I don't care what you think about it. This is who I am. And I can either force-feed you this shit, or you can take it as you will.'" Wilson raps about themes such as homophobia , rape culture and racism . They use their personal experiences to condemn a culture that breeds
4941-417: The ragga-influenced style and create what would become collectively labelled, for convenience, as drum and bass. As the genre became generally more polished and sophisticated technically, it began to expand its reach from pirate radio to commercial stations and gain widespread acceptance (circa 1995–1997). It also began to split into recognisable subgenres such as hardstep , jump up, ragga, techstep, and what
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#17327833371475022-525: The reason that people don't have a right, to some extent, to use black music to their own gains." Wilson is pansexual and agender . They have said: "People talking about me, like, 'I'm glad there's an actual woman of color representing queerness and pansexuality, someone who is like me in the spotlight.'" In 2015, Wilson noted that in an interview with BuzzFeed that they identify as neither male nor female and explained, "I feel like my agenderness and my gender identity have evolved". In 2016, they told
5103-427: The same community, within 10 minutes of each other. You weren't allowed to talk to anyone outside of that, you weren't allowed to wear jewelry, listen to music, to eat certain things, to date people … you weren't allowed to do pretty much anything." After a pastor threatened Wilson's mother, the family left the church, moving to Brooklyn , New York, when they were 15 years old. The pastor told Haze's family that God
5184-586: The same street and attending the same school. In regard to the name "Rudimental", Kesi Dryden said, "When I was a kid I used to go to piano lessons. There was a book called the Book of Rudiments , and my teacher would always have a go at me for forgetting it. I always used to hear 'rudiments, rudiments, where's your rudiments?' When I was a teenager, I was looking for a producer name for myself, and I would call myself 'Rudiments'. And when we started collaborating and sharing music together, Rudimental sort of felt better for
5265-586: The same use of broken beats. Drum and bass shares many musical characteristics with hip-hop, though it is nowadays mostly stripped of lyrics. Grandmaster Flash , Roger Troutman , Afrika Bambaata , Run DMC , Mac Dre , Public Enemy , Schooly D , N.W.A , Kid Frost , Wu-Tang Clan , Dr. Dre , Mos Def , Beastie Boys and the Pharcyde are very often directly sampled, regardless of their general influence. Clearly, drum and bass has been influenced by other music genres, though influences from sources external to
5346-567: The self-harm of queer youth. Wilson has also been open about their experience with mental illnesses such as addiction , posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anorexia in their music and in interviews and social media. Wilson sees their goal as an artist to reach out to people who are similar to them or going through difficult experiences. They said, "It's not about the Bible. It's not about going to church. It's not about anything other than that we are all energies connected with
5427-401: The spectrum. The sounds of drum and bass are extremely varied due to the range of influences behind the music. Drum and bass could at one time be defined as a strictly electronic musical genre, with the only "live" element being the DJ's selection and mixing of records during a set. "Live" drum and bass using electric, electronic and acoustic instruments played by musicians on stage emerged over
5508-509: The style is the complex syncopation of the drum tracks' breakbeat . Drum and bass subgenres include breakcore , ragga jungle , hardstep , darkstep , techstep , neurofunk , ambient drum and bass, liquid funk (also known as liquid drum and bass), jump up, drumfunk, sambass , and drill 'n' bass . Drum and bass has influenced other genres such as big beat , dubstep , trip hop and has been influenced by hip hop , house , ambient music , techno , jazz , rock and pop . Drum and bass
5589-423: The title of their fourth studio album Ground Control alongside the fourth single "Straight From The Heart" featuring Nørskov. On 3 September 2021, the band released their 16-track album Ground Control which included a refix of their 2019 hit "Ghost." On 10 October 2022, the band posted on Twitter with the caption: "A new era", with only three group members being shown in the image, implying Amir Amor has left
5670-462: The uninitiated, tracks from the extreme end of drum and bass may sound identical to breakcore thanks to speed, complexity, impact and maximum sonic density combined with musical experimentation. German drum and bass DJ The Panacea is also one of the leading digital hardcore artists. Raggacore resembles a faster version of the ragga-influenced jungle music of the 1990s, similar to breakcore but with more friendly dancehall beats (dancehall itself being
5751-481: The use of podcasts . Prior to the rise of the internet, drum and bass was commonly broadcast over pirate radio . The three highest-profile radio stations playing drum and bass shows are BBC Radio 1 with The Drum and Bass Show – formerly with Friction , who was replaced with René LaVice in 2017, simulcast in the US and Canada on Sirius XM, and DJ Hype on Kiss 100 in London. Fabio and Grooverider previously held
5832-502: The world. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a growing nightclub and overnight outdoor event culture gave birth to new genres in the rave scene including breakbeat hardcore , darkcore , and hardcore jungle , which combined sampled syncopated beats, or breakbeats, and other samples from a wide range of different musical genres and, occasionally, samples of music, dialogue and effects from films and television programmes. From as early as 1991, tracks were beginning to strip away some of
5913-598: Was a young child, their mother met a preacher in the Greater Apostolic Faith and the two moved into his home with his wife and children, into what Wilson describes as a cult. Growing up in the church, Wilson witnessed domestic violence and manipulation at a very young age. As a child, they were sexually abused by a man close to the family. Wilson also recalls being told that they would die spontaneously if they did not behave correctly. In an interview with The Guardian , Wilson stated: "We all lived in
5994-597: Was advanced, and it appeared through Island Records and Republic Records on December 30, 2013, to positive reviews. It had low first-week sales of just over 500 copies. On September 14, 2015, Wilson released the mixtape Back to the Woods announcing that the project was just "something to share before a sophomore". In March 2017 Wilson released "Resurrection". After Wilson moved to New York and began listening to secular music, they became inspired by artists such as Eminem , Kanye West , Nicki Minaj , Drake and Lil Wayne . "The artists that I identify [with] mostly are
6075-654: Was eventually released with the Fugees' permission after talk of legal action, though ironically, the Fugees' version infringed Enya 's copyright to an earlier song. White labels, along with dubplates , played an important part in drum and bass musical culture. The Amen break was synonymous with early drum and bass productions but other samples have had a significant impact, including the Apache , Funky Drummer , "Soul Pride", "Scorpio" and " Think (About It) " breaks. Early pioneers often used Akai samplers and sequencers on
6156-465: Was going to kill them, and they lived in fear for years afterward. Wilson's family moved around frequently, mainly due to their mother running away from the church. At one point the family was living in a shelter and Wilson was teased at school for it. They were also mocked for their clothes and had difficulties making friends and connections due to moving around. They switched between homeschool and public school for many years and finished high school
6237-454: Was indeed sampled on Renegade's Terrorist and countless others since, being known simply as the 'Reese' bassline. He followed these up with equally influential (and bassline-heavy) tracks in the UK hardcore style as Tronik House in 1991–1992. Another Detroit artist who was important to the scene was Carl Craig . The sampled-up jazz break on Craig's Bug in the Bassbin was also influential on
6318-399: Was known at the time as intelligent. As more melodic and often jazz-influenced subgenres of drum and bass called atmospheric or intelligent ( Blame and Blu Mar Ten ) and jazzstep ( 4Hero , Roni Size ) gained mainstream appeal, additional subgenres emerged including techstep in 1996, drawing influence from techno . The emergence of related styles such as liquid funk in the 2000s brought
6399-539: Was nominated for BBC the Sound of 2013 poll. In 2012, Wilson recounted their experience of being sexually assaulted as a child in "Cleaning Out My Closet," a song from the mixtape Classick that uses segments from Eminem 's song of the same name . On August 28, 2013, Wilson released "Echelon (It's My Way)" as the lead single from the debut album Dirty Gold . The entire album was leaked on December 18, 2013, prior to scheduled March 2014 release. The album release date
6480-562: Was preceded by the singles "Stigawana", "Mean That Much" and " Something About You ". On 6 March 2020, Rudimental released the song "Krazy". On 20 March 2020, the song "Easy On Me" was released. On 4 September 2020, Rudimental released " Come Over " featuring English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and English rapper Tion Wayne . On 10 December 2020, Rudimental released "Be the One" featuring English singer-songwriters MORGAN and TIKE alongside drill rapper Digga D . On 18 June 2021, Rudimental announced
6561-591: Was released on 29 April 2013 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart , as well as being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. The album cover features a 'peace mural' street scene in the band's home borough of Hackney . Rudimental donated £10,000 to ensure the upkeep of the mural. The group were also nominated for three MTV EMA awards in Amsterdam in November 2013. On 19 October 2013, during
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