Hospital Records
Origins
Born around the same time as jungle, breakcore and digital hardcore share many of the elements of drum and bass and to the uninitiated, tracks from the extreme end of drum and bass may sound identical to breakcore thanks to speed, complexity, impact and maximum sonic density combined with musical experimentation.
Sampling
The Amen Break was synonymous with early drum and bass productions, but other samples have had a significant impact, including the Apache, Funky Drummer, “Soul Pride”
I’m an Alchemist
“My music is about fallout,” he said then, “about the damage that has been done to the system.” Today, in the office of one of his London-based contacts, the ideas are still sparking. “Drum‘n’bass has done to electronic music what graffiti has done to the art world,” he muses, before launching into a rapid-fire synthesis of art history, dancefloor evolution and his own hyperactive brand of self-actualization, which loosely translates as: “Why do something ordinary when you can do something extraordinary?”