Mykesbass

Thanks Frank, will give Photek a listen. As for 'getting' d&b, I'm just curious to hear some of it working musically. At the moment, all I hear is the same rhythmic effect bulldozing its way through everything it encounters. There has to be more to it than that! Oh, and I don't want to be one of those prejudiced old boys sitting in the corner saying 'that's not music'!

See, I can get my head around that track. It's when the drum pattern suddenly comes in at three times that speed that I don't get it.

Although I wouldn't go as far as saying I like that, I can see how it fits together. The D&B that's giving me grief is what I keep hearing on 6Music, which seems to be that drum pattern, and very little else as like a breakdown within a track. Just all a little gratuitous. Looking forward to @Fishfacefour's examples.

We were talking about Scottish Widows the other day - my daughter remembers the ads from when she was little. First and on Twitter when I next looked...

I make a real point of not disliking any musical genre, but I have never been able to get what d&b is supposed to be doing. Anyone got any suggestions of what to listen to with the hope of understanding, and then possibly liking some of the stuff? Thanks, Mike.

Mods, quick, it looks like Inti has hacked his way back into the site via @Dad3353's account 🤨

The Nordstrand Jon put in mine is great if you are having to consider alternatives.

Wow, that's coming from a very dark place. You OK Hun?!

Seen clips in the past, but look forward to listening to the full show. Thanks for posting @julesb

Anyone looking for a bit of an updated take on the Blues check out Fantastic Negrito. Quite a funky take but still firmly rooted in the genre.

Trevor Horn did some fun stuff with the SACD mixes of the Frankie goes to Hollywood album.

Err, no. Fretless has a fingerboard, just like classical stringed instruments.

Nice, but the one I played had a very obvious edge to the fingerboard which I found a little uncomfortable.

SX are another excellent budget brand. Just wish they had done the fade horizontally so it looked right when you are playing it.

Brighton is full of young musos, both local and BIMM students. It is also an important stop on the new band tour circuit. But 13 miles inland we are a complete cultural desert 😕

The Cluny in Newcastle. Don't have a lot of tributes, but cracking venue.

Looks great. Congratulations!

I had this for house insurance - you might be seen on TV with one of your artists an people will know you are not at home 🧐 Only worked for a tiny independent label at the time.

No, but if you do, let me know as you are fairly local, so I'll come and see you play!

While the borrowing of backing tracks is common in Reggae, and Lover's Rock is full of covers of pop hits there is a huge wealth of original material in the genre. Give the Basschat playlist a whirl, plenty of original material on there.

I used Privilege for years when I worked in record companies as I had issues with other companies not wanting to cover me. Might be worth a look.

Swing Low was a rugby drinking game for years before becoming used by England fans. Along with its gestures it really has become outdated (like the Black & White Minstrel Show) and should be quietly let out to pasture.

Hmm, don't think the music segments in Tiswas were really that big an influence (certainly not in my school). Conversely, kids films these days do provide a rich soundtrack. My kids grew up with Pixar and DreamWorks films and picked up a wide appreciation of music from them.

Heard a demo of one of the top end SRs that has big singles in and it sounded lovely. Sorry, never did find the clip a second time.

His version of Stormy Monday Blues is pretty much the go to version for most Blues bands.