Moderator Mich Posted January 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Minimal drum and bass is, as the name would suggest, a subgenre of Drum and Bass which strips down the sound as far as it can go without wholly ceasing to be drum and bass (and even so, the most extreme tracks are often confused with Future Garage). Although there had been experimentation with minimal tracks by DnB producers for years, it was dBridge & Instra:mental who pioneered it as a distinct subgenre with their Autonomic podcasts in 2009, and the genre received wider attention in early 2010 when their Fabriclive mix CD was released. Minimal DnB tracks generally remain close to DnB tempos of around 170bpm, but almost every other aspect of the music contrasts highly with contemporary trends in DnB; the closest similarities lie with Liquid Funk, with both making use of the same type of sharp and clear production. The genre takes far more from dubstep and future garage, with very sparse production and a restrained feel. The traditional drum and bass rhythms are infused with the attitude of 'less is more' as is prevalent in Minimal Techno-influenced dubstep, using quiet percussion, deep sub-bass (little to no LFO 'wobble' bass) and subdued melodies. The Autonomic podcasts quickly proved influential, and many producers in both drum and bass and dubstep have begun working in this style. The main labels are Autonomic, NonPlus+ Ltd and Exit Records, and notable producers and DJs include, as well as the aforementioned dBridge & Instra:mental, Alix Perez, ASC and Rockwell. It's basically a more smoother and chiller version of D&B mostly at 85 or 170 BPM. It doesn't use as much drums as normal D&B does, so that's what mostly makes it different from the other genres. Can't really explain it, but some examples should make it pretty clear inb4 someone calls it downtempo or something, just nope Edited January 24, 2014 by Mich Link to comment
deelicious Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Awwwwwsome! I always wanted this section to happen :) When I get some free time, I'll help out Link to comment
Infrogneeto Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Ah man im gonna have so many sleepless nights because of this section, autonomic is a substitute :3 Link to comment
ShadowDubz Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 It's basically a cross between Deep/Techstep & Liquid, right? Link to comment
deelicious Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 It's basically a cross between Deep/Techstep & Liquid, right? Yeah, kinda, but it has a different pattern than dnb. Same bpm but different pattern with liquid and/or minimal (deep) samples Link to comment
ShadowDubz Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Yeah, kinda, but it has a different pattern than dnb. Same bpm but different pattern with liquid and/or minimal (deep) samples Ahh, gotcha. ;) Link to comment
n0velist Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Does anything from Cryogenic Encounters by Liquid Stranger count as Autonomic? Reminds me of that. Link to comment
deelicious Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Nice album, most of it is downtempo & idm. These few could be considered though, just a little bit faster (180bpm) 170 is average tempo. Link to comment
n0velist Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Yeah, I'm hearing this genre, especially the glitchier stuff called "microfunk." Any thoughts my brethren? Link to comment
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