1. • Drum and bass is a type of electronic dance music which emerged in the mid-1990s in the UK. Stylist
origins stem from multiple genres, this includes Hip Hop, Techno, Dub, Old School Jungle and Dancehall.
Due to the influences of music, the sound of Drum and Bass can vary a lot. The genre is now quite
mainstream within society, and the media, specially in television.
• The genre is characterised by its powerful and persistent ‘bass lines’ which can be felt physically by
listeners due to
• Typical instruments that are used to create this genre include, Drum
machines, synthesizers, sequencers, keyboards and also personal computers.
• Here are some examples of drum and base artists…
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