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.UK garage, also known as UKG, is a genre of which originated in in the early 1990s. The genre blends styles such as,. It usually features a percussive, shuffled 4/4 rhythm with hi-hats, cymbals and snares, and sometimes includes irregular kick drum patterns. Garage tracks also commonly feature 'chopped up' and or vocal samples complementing the underlying rhythmic structure at a tempo usually around 130 BPM.
UK garage gave rise to subgenres such as and, and was then largely subsumed into other styles of music and production in the mid-2000s, including,. The decline of UK garage during the mid-2000s saw the birth of, which is closely related. Contents.Origins The evolution of house music in the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s led to the term, as previously coined by the DJs, being applied to a new form of music also known. Its originator is widely recognised to be, the American house and garage producer, also known as Todd 'The God' Edwards. In the early nineties, Edwards began to start remixing more soulful house records and incorporating more time-shifts and vocal samples than normal house records, whilst still living in the US. However, it was not until, the North London DJ, acquired one of Edwards' tracks and played it at a faster tempo in a nightclub in, that the music genre really took off.In the late nineties, the term 'UK garage' was settled upon by the scene. This style is now frequently combined with other forms of music like, and, all broadly filed under the description of music.
The pronunciation of UK garage uses:, rather than:.Artists such as, and numerous others have made garage music mainstream in the UK, whilst, and arrival raised the profile of, an offshoot of garage.Cole once stated, 'London is a multicultural city. It's like a melting pot of young people, and that's reflected in the music of UK garage'.Notable female singers who have had the genre incorporated into their songs include, and.Garage' is considered a mangled term in dance music. The term derives from the itself, but it has meant so many different things to so many different people that unless you're talking about a specific time and place, it is virtually meaningless. Part of the reason for this confusion (aside from various journalistic misunderstandings and industry misappropriations) is that the range of music played at the garage was so broad.
The music we now call 'garage' has evolved from only a small part of the club's wildly eclectic soundtrack.—Frank Broughton/Bill Brewster in ' History Relationship with jungle In the United Kingdom, where was very popular at the time, garage was played in a second room at jungle events. After jungle's peak in cultural significance, it had turned towards a harsher, more techstep influenced sound, driving away dancers, predominantly women. Escaping the 170bpm jungle basslines, the garage rooms had a much more sensual and soulful sound at 130bpm.DJs started to speed up garage tracks to make them more suitable for the jungle audience in the UK. The media started to call this tempo-altered type of garage music ', and predecessor. DJs would usually play dub versions (arrangements without vocals) of garage tracks, because pitch-shifting vocals could sometimes render the music unrecognizable (although sped up and vocals were an important part of the early jungle sound, and later played a key role in speed garage). The absence of vocals left space in the music for, who started rhyming to the records.Role of MCs Since then, have become one of the vital aspects of speed and UK garage parties and records. Early promoters of speed garage included the and, and stations such as, Magic FM, Upfront FM, and Freek FM.
During its initial phase, the speed garage scene was also known as 'the Sunday Scene', as initially speed garage promoters could only hire venues on Sunday evenings (venue owners preferred to save Friday and Saturday nights for more popular musical styles). Labels whose outputs would become synonymous with the emerging speed garage sound included Confetti, Public Demand, 500 Rekords, Spread Love and VIP.Speed garage already incorporated many aspects of today's UK garage sound like sub-bass lines, vocals, spin backs and reversed drums. What changed over time, until the so-called sound emerged, was the addition of further funky elements like styled vocals, more shuffled beats and a different drum pattern. The most radical change from speed garage to 2-step was the removal of the 2nd and 4th bass kick from each bar. Although tracks with only two kick drum beats to a bar are perceived as being slower than the traditional four-to-the-floor beat, the listener's interest is maintained by the introduction of syncopating bass lines and the percussive use of other instruments such as pads and strings.Speed garage tracks were characterised by a sped-up house-style beat, complemented by the rolling snares and reverse-warped basslines that were popular with drum and bass producers of the time.Among those credited with honing the speed garage sound, is often cited as a seminal influence on the UK garage sound. The producer from New Jersey introduced a new way of working with vocals. Instead of having full verses and choruses, he picked out vocal phrases and played them like an instrument, using technology.
Often, individual syllables were reversed or pitch-shifted. This type of vocal treatment is still a key characteristic of the UK garage style.
's speed garage remix of ' ' in 1997 further popularized the genre which is sometimes credited with breaking speed garage into the mainstream. Huge club hits in 1997 came from speed garage duos, and Industry Standard. The former two both scored UK Top 20 hits in 1997 and 1998; Double 99's ' reached #14 in its second release and 187 Lockdown's ' and ' reached #16 and #9, respectively. Industry Standard scored a Top 40 hit with 'Vol. 1 (What You Want What You Need)' peaking at #34 in January 1998, and the 1997 release of Somore featuring Damon Trueitt's 'I Refuse (What You Want)' reached #21 also in January 1998, containing mixes by Industry Standard, Ramsey & Fen,. The UK's counterpart to Todd Edwards was, a classically trained oboe and piano player, who had a string of chart and underground hits in the late 1990s and early 2000s, most notably with ' and '. MJ Cole has also won a BBC 'Young Musician of the Year' award.
Two-step (1997–1999) Arguably one of the earliest examples of a track is the 1997 hit ' by, which peaked at #7 on the UK chart. Was also influential in the UK garage scene, with the huge club hit ' featuring Peven Everett, released in 1997 on and reaching #22 on the UK chart. Released their version of ' which reached #14 in 1998., the former name of Shanks & Bigfoot, scored a #20 hit in 1998 with '. A re-release of this song the following year fared even better, peaking at #9, due to the success of their #1 single '. Jess Jackson was responsible for many garage records but one which stood out was 'Hobson's Choice'.
The B-side of this record changed the UK garage scene from funky and soulful to dark and bassy. Another example of the evolution in 2-step was the release of 'Troublesome' in 1999 by Shy Cookie and, in which non-sampled 2-step beats were merged with a full vocal (performed by ragga artist Troublesome).American influences , a popular producer in America, was the major innovator behind contemporary R&B at the time, from which UK rave culture borrowed heavily.
The use of rhythmic patterns as melodic hooks is shared by both contemporary R&B and jungle, making it very appealing to the significantly ex-junglist UK garage scene. This style of Timbaland's R&B possesses a breakbeat aesthetic: breakup of the flow of four-to-the-floor rhythm; hesitations into the groove; and teasing and tantalizing gaps. As much as these R&B influences can be heard in early UK garage; the genre offered more complex drum beats, with heavy syncopation (swing) and a more energetic feel due to a higher tempo (normally between 130 and 138 BPM). However, in tracks like ' by Artful Dodger, a slower and simpler R&B infused drum pattern can be heard. This was to allow for these tracks to be aimed at a more commercial scene rather than for the dancefloor.
Garage producers then proceeded to churn out UK versions of US contemporary R&B hits, notably with Brandy and Monica's '. The sped up the vocals through time-stretching and added sound effects to increase the competitive nature.
'B&M Remix' eventually sold twenty thousand copies as a bootleg.Also borrowed from US contemporary R&B is the use of 'vocal science', the technique of digitally altering vocal samples with devices such as the. What results is a posthuman mix between person and technology. 1999–2000: Role of pirate radio, UK chart success With the continued support of such as, Ice FM, Deja Vu, and, the soaring popularity of UK garage saw 1999 take the genre into the mainstream, breaking into the. Production duos and were very successful with the tracks ' and ', respectively.
After the platinum-selling success of 'Sweet Like Chocolate', the floodgates had opened. Although 'Re-Rewind' was denied a #1 position by and his song ', it was also a platinum seller, one of the garage scene's first and last. They became anthems for the 2-step scene, and got onto BBC's.
Other huge hits in 1999 include the #1 anthem '. Although not UK garage, 's #1 single ' received extensive airplay on pirate radio stations upon release, thus leading to numerous UK garage/2-step remixes of the track. (Pied Piper, MC Creed, PSG, Unknown MC and singer Valerie M) had a #14 hit with '. Garage trio the had a #15 hit with ', a garage remix of 's 1992 song 'Buddy X'. Also had a chart hit with ' in late 1999 into early 2000.Many more UK garage acts followed into the new millennium by releasing commercially successful singles, thus making UK garage and 2-step a stable fixture on the UK charts for the next couple of years. Debut singles of various UK garage artists were hitting the number one spot on the.
's debut solo single ', a mix of and, with single formats containing various garage remixes of the track, hit #1 in April 2000. A month later, 's ' reached the top of the charts. Other hits in 2000 include Artful Dodger's ' (#2), ' (#6) and ' (#4), 's ' (#2), ' ' (#6) and ' (#2), featuring Kallaghan and MC Neat's ' (#12), 's ' (#11), 's ' (#7), DJ Luck & MC Neat's ' (#5) and ' (#8), Shanks & Bigfoot's ' (#12), 's ' (#10) and ' (#13), the latter a re-release, having been originally released in 1998; Scott & Leon's ' (#19), 's ' (#10), 's ' (#8), 's ' (#12), ' ' (#3), Oxide & Neutrino's ' (#6) and 's ' (#16), a garage remix by Trick or Treat featuring MC Tails.
Another huge hit in 2000 was the remix of the song ' (#8) by German producer, which was heavily associated with UK garage at the time, having become a major club hit and appearing on several UK garage compilations. It was also remixed by garage duo. 2001 hits 2001 gave their one and only number one hit record with '. Two months later in August 2001, South London collective hit the top spot with their second single '. The end of 2001 saw yet another 2-step anthem reach the top of the UK charts for, with his debut single '. Other chart hits in 2001 include the mixes of 's ' (#8), ' (#2) and ' (#5), 's 'Think About Me' (#11), ' (#6) and 'It Ain't Enough' with the (#20), 's ' (#12), 's ' (#5), Sticky featuring 's ' (#12), 's ' (#7), 'Devil's Nightmare' (#16) and 'Rap Dis'/'Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous' (#12), 's 'Piano Loco' (#12) and 'I'm All About You' (#18), ' ' (#18), ' ' (#15), and So Solid Crew's ' (#3).2002: 2-step and grime 2002 saw an evolution as 2-step moved away from its funky and soul-oriented sound into a darker direction called ', now a genre in its own right. During this period, traditional UK garage was pushed back underground amongst the bad publicity emanating from the tougher side of the genre, and publicised violence surrounding members of the.
Nonetheless, several UK garage songs did appear on the charts from 2002 to 2004, including ' version of ' (#20), So Solid Crew's ' (#8) and 'Ride wid Us' (#19), 's ' (#5), 's 'The Heartless Theme' (#21), 's ' (#13), 's ' (#4), Mr Reds vs 's ' (#13), and 's ' which was a number one hit in August 2004.Notable early grime artists around 2001–03 include, (who released his debut album in 2003), and.During this time, there was also a strong division of class in UK garage. In the heyday of garage, the late 1990s, it was a highly aspirational genre.
When people went to the club to hear garage, they dressed very nice. Clubs like Twice as Nice enforced a dress code. Having a formal dress code took the importance placed on nice clothes from a style to exclusionary. The dress code in clubs like Twice as Nice were meant to 'encourage people to make an effort' and 'keep trouble out.' But when the dress code of no tennis shoes, jeans, or baseball caps only kept white college students out, the club installed a metal detector, because 'gangstas like to dress expensive,' but theoretically could still carry a gun.
Eventually, when groups like So Solid Crew attracted more urban, lower-class audiences to raves because of their lyrics over the garage tracks, garage began to transition to grime because previous audiences were less likely to listen, so radios and clubs stopped giving garage opportunities. 2007: Garage revival In 2007, several DJs helped promote and revive UK garage's popularity, with producers creating new UK garage, also known as 'new skool' UK garage or '.The end of 2007 saw 'new skool' UK garage push to the mainstream again with notable tracks such as 's ' and ' both reaching the mainstream charts. The revival was galvanised by releasing, which contained three CDs of 'old skool' UK garage and a fourth CD with fresh 'new skool' UK garage.2011–2014 resurgence Early 2011 saw the start of a gradual resurgence of 2-step garage.
Producers such as, and (formerly one half of ) made a return to the scene, by producing tracks with more of a feel. Electronic music duos and, both successful throughout 2012 and 2013, often use elements of UK garage in their music, and arguably, some of their biggest hits including ' and 'We Are Chosen' are entirely 2-step with an updated cleaner sound. Shortly following this, 'original' style garage had made a return in a big way, with producers such as Moony, DJD and Tuff Culture paving the way. One of the genre's pioneering labels, Ice Cream Records, responsible for anthems such as ', ' 'Out of Your Mind', 's ' and more, opened up their permanent roster for the first time to include DJs outside of the legendary trio that launched the label.Genres evolved from garage Dubstep and UK funky One popular mutation of UK garage is, originally a dark take on the 2-step garage sound.
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By John WaldenSurround-capable reverbs don't usually come with a price tag of £100. However, nobody seems to have told Voxengo.
So just how good is their Pristine Space PC VST plug-in?Continuing increases in host-based processing power have now made convolution reverb a viable option for anyone with a modern Mac or PC, but many of the options available are pricy. In the May 2004 issue, for instance, Paul White reviewed the Waves IR1 convolution reverb plug-in; this is clearly an impressive product, but many people will baulk at its £699 price tag. PC users with a VST-friendly sequencer who would like to hear what convolution can offer might, therefore, be interested to try Voxengo's Pristine Space, which has a price closer to £100 (depending upon the current US-UK exchange rate).
Keen readers of Mark Wherry's Cubase Notes column from May 2004 will also have noted that, remarkably, Pristine Space is not just a stereo reverb — with support for up to eight channels, it is possible to use it in surround-sound configurations up to 7.1.Paul's recent provides a useful introduction to the convolution process and the idea of 'impulse responses' that capture the properties of a real reverberant space, so interested readers might care to take a look at that if they need some background information. In addition to convolution and support for eight channels, the other key features of Pristine Space include comprehensive routing options, 'low quality' and 'zero latency' modes that use less CPU resources, a large number of impulse files that are available as free downloads, some non-destructive editing of impulse files and a browser-based help file. Usefully, a fully working demo can be obtained as a 1MB download from the Voxengo web site and tested on your own system, the only restriction being that it cuts out briefly every 25 seconds. If you decide to purchase, a registration number is supplied to unlock the full version.The screen shot shows the user interface for Pristine Space and, aside from some global settings (for example, for setting latency), everything is confined to this single screen. The Preset button provides a selection of default channel configuration options, covering common situations that Pristine Space might be used in. These include as a two-channel insert effect, two-channel send effect and a 'true' stereo reverb send (using four channels). These presets enable the appropriate number of input/output channels (situated in the bottom half of the display) but the user still has to load the appropriate mono or stereo WAV impulse file into each channel's Slot.
Of course, the channels can also be configured manually, as for the configuration shown in the screen shot and used for 5.1 surround project within Cubase SX — the button immediately above the word Quality at the bottom left of the screen specifies the number of channels to be used. The Quality button for each slot toggles between maximum and low quality modes; as convolution reverbs are processor-hungry, I found I used low-quality mode while tracking in SX before switching to maximum quality when performing an audio mixdown.
Some 180 impulse files are available from Voxengo's web site. The WAV file names give a clear idea of their intention and they range from small and intimate spaces through to vast halls or cathedrals. Some examples include:. Acoustic Space.
Acc Guitar Space. Ambient Hall. Ballad Vocal Hall. Big Empty Club. Bright Theatre. Close Small Room. Coffee House.
Drum Booth. Echo Hall. In The Silo. Live Wooden Room.
Medium Warm Hall. Nice Drum Room. Parking Garage. Scala Milan Opera Hall. Small Clear Room. Studio 10 x 10 feet.
Venue Warm 1. Vintage Snare Room. Wide Space.The Slot buttons along the centre specify which of the eight convolution channels is currently selected, and the envelope display and File dialogue change to reflect the currently selected slot. Once an impulse file is loaded into a particular slot, some non-destructive editing options are available. The Length knob allows the length of the reverb tail to be cut, while the Env Enable buttons can be used to turn on/off individual envelopes for volume, stereo width, stereo pan, low- and high-pass filters and EQ which are applied to the impulse.
If several impulse slots are being used, the envelopes for each slot are independent of each other.To edit the envelopes themselves, the buttons above the impulse display are used to select the required function ('V' is volume, 'S' is stereo width, and so on). Double-clicking on an envelope adds a further edit point. Convolution channels can also be linked via the Link To button. Overall, editing is straightforward and, while there is not the same degree of control that is available in a product like Waves IR1, the ability to edit reverb length and tonal characteristics will probably be sufficient to meet the key requirements for most potential users.Of course, in order to use Pristine Space, some suitable impulse responses are needed from real rooms, hardware reverbs or modelling software.
Voxengo have a large number of suitable impulse responses available for download via their web site. These are bundled into a number of collections, each stored in a RAR archive (but not a ZIP, so you will need something like WinRAR from to unpack them). The Spaced Out box lists a few of these to give a taste of what is available.Voxengo also provide links to other web sites with suitable impulse files. These include the Noise Vault where I was able to download an excellent small collection of impulses derived from a Lexicon Ambience algorithm — unfortunately for me, I don't own a high-end Lexicon reverb unit so I couldn't do a direct comparison but, subjectively, the Pristine Space version did sound pretty good.Throughout testing, Pristine Space seemed very stable, and setting up within SX proved simple enough.
Used as a stereo send/return effect, it's no different from any other VST plug-in, although there are a number of ways to configure Pristine Space itself when operating in this way. Things are a little more complex if you want to use the plug-in in a surround sound project, but Mark Wherry's column details how to configure a multi-channel send with a surround panner to place the resulting reverb within the surround space.In terms of CPU loading, like other convolution-based reverbs, Pristine Space is pretty demanding. On my test system, a six-channel configuration at maximum quality, on average, left the SX CPU meter at the 40 to 50 percent mark — the exact figure depends on buffer sizes and what else is being demanded of the system at a given time. The low-quality setting reduced this down to about 30 percent and, while tracking, the quality of this was more than adequate.So how does Pristine Space sound?
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In Paul's Waves IR1 review, he commented that most convolution reverbs sound similar when fed with the same impulse files. In this sense, obtaining some good impulse files is key to getting the best out of Pristine Space. However, to my ears at least, Voxengo have done a very good job on this front and this plug-in can produce some seriously good results.
With solo instruments or vocals in isolation, the sense of being in a 'real' space is particularly noticeable.Many might consider Pristine Space to be good value for money even if it was just capable of stereo use, but the multi-channel support turns it into a real bargain. If you have not, as yet, experienced what convolution reverb can produce, then the demo version is most certainly worth testing. At this price point, Pristine Space comes highly recommended. All contents copyright © SOS Publications Group and/or its licensors, 1985-2020. All rights reserved.The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers.
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