{"product_id":"renegade-snares-the-resistance-and-resilience-of-drum-bass-paperback","title":"Renegade Snares: The Resistance and Resilience of Drum \u0026 Bass - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Loben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenegade Snares\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book on drum \u0026amp; bass music. Pieced together using original interviews conducted with all the scene's main players, it traces the history of jungle\/drum \u0026amp; bass from its early roots in sound system culture and rave music right through to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its hyper-speed breakbeats, warping bass pressure, and vast spectrum of sounds, drum \u0026amp; bass quick spawned a whole new movement in youth culture. What began as an outlaw street reverberation from the inner cities of Britain developed into a Mercury-winning, chart-topping, world-conquering genre in just a few short years. The frontier-breaking sorcery that emanated from its foundational producers and DJs pushed new levels of sonic science into the music world, and it has influenced all other electronic music genres in assorted ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the shock of the new to a global phenomenon, drum \u0026amp; bass has morphed from frowned-upon marginalisation to establishment approval--and back again. A multicultural triumph, it is a story of resistance and resilience that takes in pioneers such as Goldie, Roni Size, Kemistry \u0026amp; Storm, Photek, Fabio \u0026amp; Grooverider, and many more renegade mavericks--even, at one point, David Bowie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With vivid descriptions of key tracks and a detailed lineage of the scene's development, \u003ci\u003eRenegade Snares\u003c\/i\u003e traces the genre's gestation while also examining its musical twists and turns, worldwide spread, and enduring popularity. And, ultimately, it asks: surely a genre of music with such a significant grounding in black music culture, developed by so many black pioneers in its formative years, could never be 'whitewashed' . . . could it?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is the former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eDJ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He began writing about music in 2003 and has since contributed to many titles, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Red Bull Music Academy, \u003ci\u003eBandcamp Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ei-D, Clash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVinyl Factory, FACT, Knowledge, Electronic Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eXLR8R\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as writing sleeve notes for Warp Records and Harmless. A long-time electronic-music obsessive, it was buying a Photek 12-inch in 1995 that put him on the path of jungle\/drum \u0026amp; bass discovery. He went to Goldie's first live show at Kentish Town Forum, and ever since he has been a passionate advocate for drum \u0026amp; bass and other styles of electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Loben\u003c\/b\u003e fell in love with jungle\/drum \u0026amp; bass in the early 1990s, while living in Hackney, and soon started evangelising for the sound. He interviewed many of its '90s pioneers at the time, writing articles in \u003ci\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGenerator\u003c\/i\u003e about the music, and DJing drum \u0026amp; bass everywhere from underground parties to Movement to the ICA. Residing at \u003ci\u003eDJ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e since just before the millennium, as a continuing fan he's carried on playing and dancing to and writing about -- or commissioning stories on the evolution of -- drum \u0026amp; bass ever since. He's currently the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eDJ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.43 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767440507168,"sku":"9781911036791","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9c7bec32249be0a8ef828956cf01048c.webp?v=1780311011","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/renegade-snares-the-resistance-and-resilience-of-drum-bass-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}