Ever since the early days of jazz and rock’n’roll, the musical connection between drums and bass has been core. Tastes, styles and interpretations come and go, but finding the perfect bass sound, that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The tone of an acoustic bass (or kick) drum is dependent on many things, most obviously the ...

Liquid has to be one of the most enduring and versatile staple sounds of the drum’n’bass menu. It comes in many forms and flavours, is home to many interesting and multi-skilled musicians and ...

The kick drum, or bass drum, is the powerhouse behind the music. In a club, it’s the kick that’s nailing the four to the floor, and at a rock gig it’s the kick that’s making your chest compress. This ...

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...

The thunderous punch of a bass drum is the time-honored foundation on which all of rock 'n' roll is built. That thud that hits you in the chest and moves your whole body … it taps into a deep and ...

In the late 80s and early 90s a new sound was emerging out of London’s rave scene. Stemming from hardcore and Jamaican dub and reggae sounds, drum'n'bass fused two decades of black music and youth ...

Cooked up in the early '00s, the liquid sound pushed back against stiff, technical drum'n'bass with an influx of soul, funk and groove. Now a new wave of artists are reviving the form. It's about time ...