choon

so for quite a while i've been secretly into this music coming out of the deepest darkest clubs of sheffield. or at least that's the way that bassline/niche has been sold on wikipedia. actually wikipedia says the scene is associated violence and gang culture, which is hard to believe for music that is basically super slow R&B vocals and ridiculously heavy sped up basslines. can't really imagine people getting violent while "baby, can you kiss me?" blares across the speakers.

"bassline (dance music)" feels slightly like a guilty pleasure and reminds of reggaeton in it's lazily repetitive (hypnotic) formula - but you also get the sneaky suspicion that one or a couple of tracks could blow the whole thing up rather than consign it to the damned history of weird uk club sub-genres. or at least it's worth keeping an ear out for so you might just end up with a hell of a night out dancing in the right london club.

here's some recent songs, at least one of which shows some promise to stray from the formula:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/73328588473bd01a/

1. Addictive - Candy Rain

2. Addictive - Right There (Burga Boy Remix)

3. TS7 - End with Goodnight

4. Delinquent - Playing Around (Dub)