Re: Scottish Military Drums (was: Re: Origins of Jungle)

Ian Lartey (ianl@europe.shiva.com)
Fri, 25 Oct 1996 09:54:55 +0100

Colin Millar said:
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> > The guitarist from my band also told me that contemporary Jungle =
breakbeat
> > rhythms (the heavily spliced type, as opposed to the old sped-up
> > hip-hop beats of 1-3 years ago) are either derived from, inspired by =
or
> > coincidentally similar to -- Scottish military drum cadences! =20
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> > Elson
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> This sounds just like pure coincidence. Jungle has really only just
> began to take off here in Scotland over the past couple of years and
> there is only a handful of clubs that play it just now (
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Scotland the Rave' - don't ask :])
Ouch !-)

Just putting my own (ill-informed) view over..... a while ago I=20
sawa program about Tibetan monks lo-and-behold a scene with about=20
five drummers/percussionists which gave the 'distinct' sound of=20
drum n' bass (with hardly any mental speeding up necessary).=20
Another link ? The strange thing about military music is that can=20
enter into everyday life simply due to the fact of its longevity.=20
If something's around long enough it can be used without the users=20
awareness. The military drum is an ancient form of communication based=20
on one of the oldest. Also military music and jungle are both created=20
to be 'stirring' both can make youwant to 'get up and go' though with=20
possibly different aims in mind.

Dazed n' confused (but still dancing `&-),

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Ian.
OBJazz: I've a CD of YOM tribute covers wonderful !=20
(can't remember the title off hand)
as for Ryuich Sakamoto I'm another happy customer.
Anyone out there like Bill Bruford: Earthworks et. al

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