drum and bass

Not mindless noise at all, as Burkey tries to claim. The basic premise is pattern based loops put over drum loops, but instead of your regular 4/4 um-tiss-um-tiss drums, it's set over the more flowing breakbeat format. The term drum and bass defines the predominent sounds you get: drums and bass are the sounds that are more predominent. It sticks wit a simple-but-effective motive towards melodies (or basslines is the case of dnb) but the complexity comes in the production of these sounds. The general rule for the sounds are bigger and badder is better, but depending on the style (there are also liquid and more ambient styles) this is also not the case. For those chart-dwellers who aren't quite sure of what this music is like, if you can refer back a few years when a few artists broke through (shy fx & t power, roni size, goldie and pendulum more recently) thats the kind of premise it follows, but that's only the surface of what is such a varied genre of music.to understand this music and to listen to the best, look for the artists in my examples.

Andy C, DJ Hype, Mampi Swift, DJ Hazard, Friction, Drumsound and Bassline Smith, DJ Fresh, Roni Size, Goldie, DJ Marky, Zinc, Chase and Status, LTJ Bukem, Brockie, Ed Rush & Optical, Sub Focus, Loxy, Ink, Noisia to name but a few Drum and Bass djs/producers

by Cipher & Syntax June 11, 2006

drum and bass

rave/club music featuring a prominent bassline, breakbeats (non four to the floor drum beats), samples and a tempo of around 160-180 bpm. drum and bass came from jungle music, which itself was a merger of the sounds of early rave music, reggae/dub and hip hop. this music is the bollocks, if u don't like it, u should!! take some gurners and u might feel differently...

drum and bass is heard live via a dj who spins original tracks and remixes by producers, sometimes an MC is also present to hype the crowd up.

"i love drum and bass!!!"

by rinseout08 October 10, 2008

drum captain

The one band kid that isn't actually a band kid. AKA the coolest person in the band along with the drum major. Usually likes to hit things with sticks, including drumheads, practice pads, and bass drummers. The hottest guy or girl in the band that every girl or guy wants to get with.

Band Geek? No, I'm the drum captain.

by i-rizzle May 26, 2008

drum circle

This is where hippies and stoners go to mingle and play drums together.

How in the hell did I end up at this drum circle? That chick doesnt even shave her arm pits!

by Travis March 14, 2005

drum minor

In larger Marching bands. This person is generally not as good as the drum major, but able to hold a leadership position. Getting this positon generally takes some sucking up to the director. Also, the Drum major(s) get all of the credit and pleasent jobs, but the drum minor gets less glorious jobs (attendance, warm ups, etc.)

Drum Major: Hey, get over here and warm the band up! :Hands over a spit encrusted whistle:
Drum Minor: Really? Great! :gratefully accepts the spit encrusted whistle and gets up in front of band to run them through warm ups"

Rachel wasn't as good as the drum majors, so the band director made her drum minor instead.

by woodwinds > brass June 15, 2008

Drum Crotch

When the crotch of you pant are to big and when you squat the fabric tightens and you can beat on it and play it like a drum.

Sales clerk: How did those fit you?
Shopper: The crotch is to big. I have drum crotch.

by Ewhaley December 16, 2011

drum major

The hardest working, yet, most under-appreciated people in a marching band. They take of things that no one even knows about, as to not stress people out.
They work very hard for their positions.
Almost the entire band thinks that drum majors are "power happy."

Drum Major: I'm so glad we were able to find more drum sticks before the director found out and punished everyone ...
Guys, please go put your uniforms away before going home!

Band Member: Why don't they do it themselves?!
Band Member 2: The power has gone to their head.

by catieisrad March 1, 2009