Great read! I don't have much to say about Rush or prog rock but I do know about hardcore, jungle and drum n' bass. Despite the name of the comp, I'd say that Invisible Man tune is what was originally known as "intelligent drum n' bass" before DNB became its own thing and the subgenre got retconned as "atmospheric jungle" as it has more in common rythmically with jungle than dnb. Basically hardcore is what jungle grew out of and there was a period around 1993 in jungle's earliest days especially where the lines were very blurred. You could possibly argue that the drums on Flute Tune are a bit closer to traditional hardcore breakbeats than jungle's sharper, tougher use of breaks but it's subtle! "Hardcore" is basically the breakbeat side of "rave" that predated jungle and the 4/4 style known as "happy hardcore" and is less "hardcore" than jungle, which is confusing to the uninitiated! Anyway, happy birthday!
Thank you for the birthday wishes and the explanation! I can definitely hear what you mean about the breakbeat being less sharp than in jungle, it's pretty easy to hear the full amen break beneath all of the cuts, whereas the jungle that I'm familiar with is way more elaborate in the way it slices and dices the original sample. Much to consider.
Great read! I don't have much to say about Rush or prog rock but I do know about hardcore, jungle and drum n' bass. Despite the name of the comp, I'd say that Invisible Man tune is what was originally known as "intelligent drum n' bass" before DNB became its own thing and the subgenre got retconned as "atmospheric jungle" as it has more in common rythmically with jungle than dnb. Basically hardcore is what jungle grew out of and there was a period around 1993 in jungle's earliest days especially where the lines were very blurred. You could possibly argue that the drums on Flute Tune are a bit closer to traditional hardcore breakbeats than jungle's sharper, tougher use of breaks but it's subtle! "Hardcore" is basically the breakbeat side of "rave" that predated jungle and the 4/4 style known as "happy hardcore" and is less "hardcore" than jungle, which is confusing to the uninitiated! Anyway, happy birthday!
Thank you for the birthday wishes and the explanation! I can definitely hear what you mean about the breakbeat being less sharp than in jungle, it's pretty easy to hear the full amen break beneath all of the cuts, whereas the jungle that I'm familiar with is way more elaborate in the way it slices and dices the original sample. Much to consider.
Brilliant - I love that she never heard of Rush or that song. Loved wathcing her process.
Thank you
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.