Neurofunk

Neurofunk ( English neurofunk ) - a subgenre of the drum and bass genre , the hallmark of which is increased attention to the sharpness of sound, is achieved due to the sawtooth, the so-called. "Chewing" bass.

Neurofunk
Direction	drum and bass
The origins	funk , electro , tekstep , disco , jazz , techno , dark ambient
Place and time of occurrence	late 1990s, England , Scotland , Europe , USA
Derivatives
neurohop

This style was founded by such musicians as Ed Rush , Optical , Matrix and Ryme Tyme ^[1] ^[2] in 1997-1998 in London . It developed under the influence of numerous musical genres - techno , house , jazz . Their influence was felt in the use of harmonious logical and rhythmic constructions from sharp sounds (stabs) in the bass line, which in turn were supported by high-tech drum loops with inverse elements on the substrate. At the same time, the main influence has always been classical funk , with its darkest and heaviest psychedelic forms. An early stage neurofunk prototype can be heard in the 1998 Ed Rush & Optical mix on BBC Radio 1. This was the most creative period of the first wave of producers, which determined the sound characteristic of the style.

In 1999 and 2000, the Scottish project Konflict from Glasgow ruled the ball. They gave the sound and structure of the style a tougher and even darker form with a strong influence of techno in the foreground. Konflict's main contribution to the development of the genre is that they set new standards for subsequent generations of producers of the 21st century.

Optical spawned the foundations of the genre with its track “To Shape the Future” (Metalheadz Records / 1997). After Konflict, in 2002, artists such as Sinthetix , Cause 4 Concern , Silent Witness , Break took as their basis their work and concentrated on cooler and more accurate drum programming, heavier bass lines and more “bold” and sharpened mixdowns.

With the development of studio equipment and the skill of producers, the style evolved by leaps and bounds. The period from 2003 to 2013 is characterized as the most technologically advanced. Signed time artists - Rob F (ex-Sinthetix), Fierce , Optiv , Corrupt Souls , Mindscape, Noisia , Teebee , Phace , The Upbeats , Misanthrop , Desimal , Spor , Black Sun Empire , Receptor and others. Gridlok is also interesting for his unusual sound, despite the use of big band era jazz orchestras in the tracks of wind samples, he managed to maintain the minimalism typical of the old neurofunk.

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Modern development and influence on other genres

Modern neurofunk (neurofunk) is still the most difficult to create a style of electronic music. For more than a decade of its existence, it has transformed from music with a non-fast (compared to the modern stage) rhythm and deep uncomplicated sawtooth basses into an acute mix of often changing sharp, deep, dense, bold bass, which is the main attribute of a neurofunk. The rhythm was significantly accelerated, and averages 170-174 beats per minute. Nevertheless, another direction has developed, the hallmark of which is the deep (so-called “deep”) bass lines (examples of tracks of this direction can be found on the Invisible label, owned by Noisia ).

Recently, dubstep compositions with a heavy and clearly neurofunk sound began to appear, the rhythm being usually slower than the average in mainstream dubstep and much slower than neurofunk. Often they are used so that people on the dance floor have a rest or as a good way to diversify the set. Example: SOTE001 release (Shadow of the Empire label), consisting of the tracks "Black Sun Empire - Hyper Sun" and "Black Sun Empire - Cold Crysis".

You can also often find echoes of sawtooth bass in the soft and melodic direction of drum and bass , like the atmosphere . At the same time, the compositions are not very heavy by ear and are intended not for the dance floor, but for quiet listening in a club or cafe with good audio equipment.

Significant Podcasts and Mixes

Like all dance music, the neurofunk is usually not listened to in separate compositions, as the music is structurally designed for use in mixes. The following is a list of significant series of podcasts and quality mixes :

Podcasts

Lifted Music Podcasts (mixed by Spor & Chris Renegade, Lifted Music label )
Black Sun Empire Podcasts (mixed by Black Sun Empire, BSE Recordings label )
Black Seeds Podcasts (mixed by Noxius, Black Seeds Recordings label )
DNB.GE Podcasts (mixed by Alex Rayden)
Mindtech Recordings Podcasts ( Mindtech Recordings label )
Neosignal Podcasts (mixed by Phace & Misanthrop, Neosignal label)
Papercast 1-6, Paperfunk Show (mixed by Paperclip , Paperfunk Recordings label )
Dutty Audio Podcast (mixed by Optiv & BTK, Dutty Audio label)
Neuropunk (mixed by Bes, TAMRECORDS label)

Mixes

Noisia - Invisible Studio Mix (Jan 2010)
Deep Space 2 - The Grid (Mixed by Lunar Impulse)
Deep Space 1 (Mixed by Lunar Impulse)
Deep Space 4 - The Earth (Mixed by Lunar Impulse & UpLine)
Mebsuta - Cryonics Core
Alex Quasar - Kick Sessions
Artifex and Robot Hands - (Darkwax Express Vol. 91) (Pt. 1)
Artifex and Robot Hands - (Darkwax Express Vol. 91) (Pt. 2)

Mix releases

RESIDENTCD08 - Resident Magazine Promo Mix Vol. 8 (mixed by Black Sun Empire)
FABRIC80 - Fabriclive 40 (mixed by Noisia)
RESIDENTCD10 - Lifted Music Label Mix (mixed by Chris Renegade & Spor)