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Posted by Mr Game+Watch on Dec-05-2007 16:35:

Bassline House?

Seems to be blowing up in the UK underground (T2 - Heartbroken being the biggest song at the moment), currently, as sort of a counterpoint to the dubstep/grime scene. To me, it sounds like '97 era speed garage with updated production and some of the elements that 2-step and electro-house brought to the table since then. Anybody here into it?

I was never much for speed garage, but if this indicates that a full-on 2-step revival is in order a few years down the line, I'm all for it!

Posted by montana on Dec-05-2007 16:58:

it's the same old 4x4 garage with a new name.

Posted by distant on Dec-05-2007 17:03:

Re: Bassline House?

Bassline house aka 4x4 aka nu-speed garage aka whatever is the shittiest genre ever. It has literally nothing going for it.

Hold tight the Fruity Loops massive.

A 2-step revival is more likely to come from dubstep, where syncopation and swing are more prevalent. I'm waiting for this aswell, but if it happens it should stay in the underground.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Dec-05-2007 17:08:

Bassline house? As opposed to what, no-bassline house?

Who the hell comes up with these names...

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Dec-05-2007 17:13:

Ugh. You don't need to tell me. Speed garage/bassline house is massive in Sheffield, and it seems to be spreading all over the local area, so I'm now hearing it where I live too.

As I understand it, bassline house is just speed garage with a four on the floor beat and no less shit for it.

Oh, and as an anecdote of how it's starting to get into the mainstream: a couple of weeks ago I heard local DJ Dickhead mix Heartbroken into Put Your Hands Up For Detroit. It must have been a key clash because the entire transition felt like someone was running a rusty nail file across the surface of my brain.

Posted by Gauss on Dec-05-2007 21:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Bassline house? As opposed to what, no-bassline house?

Who the hell comes up with these names...

Yeah, seriously... I was thinking the same.

Posted by Clovis on Dec-05-2007 21:05:

Sounds terrible. lol

Posted by Tim Shady on Dec-06-2007 17:49:

It's UK garage trying, and failing, to sound respectable again.

Posted by Auditory on Dec-06-2007 22:12:

quote:
Originally posted by montana
it's the same old 4x4 garage with a new name.

thats exzactly what i was thinking before i even came into the thread

Posted by B_man on Dec-07-2007 05:16:

There's house with no bassline?