The bass and the breaks come fro
m London. Am I surprised? After 30 years? No, I am not surpriced.
I am not saying that UK invented the whole thing (what would ever possess me to do such a thing). Every slightly educated and/or interested person knows that is an: African, German, UK, Jamaican, European, Asian, Japanese, Unspecified, Southamerican, Ocean and American thing.
Shorter version = it is a musical thing. An electronic musical music thing.
Breaks, and absolutely pushing it. So, you like it or you don’t? I am failing automatically, as I am writing about it and harass ordinary good citicians about it and have done for quite a while. Humbled to be able to listening to it to begin with.
You turn left and you turn right? Up and down? I can listen to what ever I want and I can write what ever I want? You may not like what I listen to or what I write… but that is my right. This right of mine come with great responsibility. There are many places in the World were you can NOT listen to music and you most definetly can NOT write or say what is on your mind.
It is beyond… I never thought that would be possible. Rollin’ the new beats like that, pushing the new bass like that? Like that? Ruthless and unbelievable. It may seem simple? It is far from that. Believe you me. It is very far from being simple.
It is a thing of beauty.
I really like bass. Well “like” maybe an understatement. But, that at least is not a secret. It is just the best kept secret in the World.
Finally, what about that crazy internet? If you search for: “Amen Break”, you will get close to 600 000 hits, not only Wikipedia, not only rambling but you will get tens of thounds of screenshots of the actual Amen-break waveform and notation. How strange is not that? How amazing is not that!
PS. @rinse.fm. Ha ha! So, you lot may read your e-mail after all? ; ) “Dreader Than Dread”. What a tune! It’s a massive tune. You all take care now. Bass like that? Then I will survive.