State of Bass: Jungle - The Story So Far
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State of Bass: Jungle - The Story So Far (Boxtree), published in 1997, was the first book length account of the dance music
genre drum'n'bass. The book was written by renowned music journalist
Martin James who went on to write several other critically acclaimed books on the dance music.
State of Bass explores drum'n'bass through its antecedents and on to its emergence. James explores the debate that surrounds the split between jungle and drum'n'bass, analysing the use of the genre names. He also reveals for the first time the existence of the jungle committee which was set up to manage and control the jungle and drum'n'bass scenes.
As the book was published in late 1997 this account does not extend as far as the Mercury Prize winning Roni Size
Reprezents, the point where arguably, the scene was at its most mainstream, but it does provide a thorough account of the evolution of jungle and drum'n'bass.
State of Bass was proposed as one of 20 essential music books from the 20th century in a 1999 edition of now defunct music magazine Select. State of Bass has been out of print
since 1998 however, according to an interview with the author a full update called State of Bass: The Breakbeat Era
is due to be published in 2010.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
genre drum'n'bass. The book was written by renowned music journalist
Music journalism
Music journalism is criticism and reportage about music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as 'classical music'. This aspect of music journalism, today often referred to as music criticism , comprises the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of...
Martin James who went on to write several other critically acclaimed books on the dance music.
State of Bass explores drum'n'bass through its antecedents and on to its emergence. James explores the debate that surrounds the split between jungle and drum'n'bass, analysing the use of the genre names. He also reveals for the first time the existence of the jungle committee which was set up to manage and control the jungle and drum'n'bass scenes.
As the book was published in late 1997 this account does not extend as far as the Mercury Prize winning Roni Size
Roni Size
Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...
Reprezents, the point where arguably, the scene was at its most mainstream, but it does provide a thorough account of the evolution of jungle and drum'n'bass.
State of Bass was proposed as one of 20 essential music books from the 20th century in a 1999 edition of now defunct music magazine Select. State of Bass has been out of print
Out of print
Out of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....
since 1998 however, according to an interview with the author a full update called State of Bass: The Breakbeat Era
Breakbeat Era
Breakbeat Era was a short-lived British project, that combined the breakbeat talent of drum and bass producers, Roni Size and DJ Die, with the vocals of singer Leonie Laws. Spearheaded by the single "Ultra-Obscene", they then released as an album under the same title in 1999.In conjunction with...
is due to be published in 2010.