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 ...

The sounds of drum 'n' bass can be found in many different sub genres of subwoofer-destroying club music, from autonomic to techstep. Here is a handy A–Z glossary to help guide you through them all.

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 ...

You might not know it, but you've heard a TR-808. Released in 1980 by Japan's Roland Corporation, the rudimentary drum machine supplied the bombastic beats of early hip-hop, the futuristic sounds of ...

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 ...

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 ...