I am an huge fan of dark drum and bass, the more electronic and less vocal the better. I am not even sure if Dark Drum and Bass is a genre, so let me explain. According to wikipedia Drum and Bass is defined as: "The genre is characterised by fast tempo broken beat drums (generally between 160–180 beats per minute) with heavy, often intricate basslines." I'll add to that it is predominately electronic, or acoustic with massive post-production. In researching, before writing this article, I discovered that what I call Dark Drum and Bass, is often called Darkcore, with subgenre's like Doomcore and Spookycore. Doomcore is songs have a very apocalyptic feel to them and Spooky core is usually, well spooky, and littered with horror movie samples.

While living and enjoying electronic music history, I am by no means an expert, but I love the deep intricate basslines and the dark ominous atmosphere of what I call Dark Drum and Bass. It is some of the best music to work to, and really gets me going.If you ever went to a club to hear live DJ sets from about 1993 to present, it conjures images of joy. An observant person will be able to see how it has affected pop and ad culture throughout the globe, even though it is still considered 'underground'

So why am I going on and on about this? Well if you are a fan of alternative, gothic or basically dark music, this is an awesome genre to wander around in. I am still exploring the genre over 14 years later, and discovering even more sub genres and music I really enjoy. The real issue I find with my Dark Drum and Bass fetish is that it is almost impossible to find tracks. My usual method of Dark Drum and Bass discovery is this:

1. Acquire Live Music Drum and Bass Mixes or Live Bootlegs, staying away from the Dancehall and Ragga variety of DnB
2. Listen to it in it's usually while working on websites, doing my day job or in the car, you'll find a lot of stuff you probably won't like, because it does not feel dark or sounds almost like pop music
3. Eventually I find a few songs on a mix I like, then I scour the internet for a playlist of the event, in some cases reading blogs of people clubbing adventures to try and identify either the track's name or the band's name
4. Then go research the band, and acquire the albums. Again you'll probably discard a lot of tracks on the album, but you'll find a few that you really like
5. Rinse Repeat Rinse Repeat and before you know it you'll have a collection of Dark and Ominous Drum and Bass to call your own!

Being a fan of dark music is a passion, the above sounds painful and well, it kinda is. However when you do find those tracks, it is well worth the reward.

Good News though! I will be working some Dark DnB into some of the Darkerlight Radio Shows I will be doing, so hopefully find Dark DnB tracks and artists becomes infinitely easier for all of you.