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drum'n'bass

British  

noun

    1. a type of electronic dance music using mainly bass guitar and drum sounds

    2. ( as modifier )

      a drum'n'bass backing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Over 45 minutes Lethal Bizzle and Radio 1's Target chatted everything from 90s drum'n'bass, East London, More Fire Crew and meeting the rappers that inspired him.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

But it was only when my answer about the distinction between drum'n'bass and jungle went viral that I realised that each question is a little narrative arc.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

Writing on Instagram, she told fans her new album would be "a drum'n'bass record to spite you".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2019

“Record companies love that; they want to find another Iggy. There wasn’t any other poster boy for drum’n’bass, let’s face it.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2019

You could see why they came to that conclusion: drum’n’bass was futuristic, original, experimental, thrilling music, but the people who made it and played it tended to be low-key, anonymous figures.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2019

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