Of the many places where drum'n'bass overlap with footwork on the giant Venn diagram that is electronic music genre exploration, my favorite is their niche in bro-ing out. These are musical styles unintentionally ideal for the gym. D'n'b, just as much as footwork, places a premium of danceable rhythms. But moving in time is terribly specific act with awfully direct intentions. The possibility for generalizing must be exploited. This is the soundtrack of getting stuff done.
2013 was a good year for juke and footwork music. Traxman, though, is not likely the genre's household ambassador. If this situation were taking place in the carefully constructed choreographed of a beauty pageant, the term runner-up would be used...often. In terms of name recognition Traxman resides somewhere behind the late DJ Rasahad, DJ Spinn, and RP Boo. Luckily, fringe living includes amenities. Traxman manages to take an already out of the ordinary style off-course with a hard left turn. The basic dancing beat is omnipresent. Its natural habitat, though, seems more likely to be a headphone or car speakers. Consider this Fader mix a nice introductory set.
The RA podcast I re-post is a continuation of the DJs thought process, as far as a single lesson can prove this. Traxman dips his toes into the jazzy, the housey, the ambient, and the metal all in the context of footwork. Clocking in at 40+ minutes the return on investment is quite significant. That's really all I can say.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=419
- John Noggle
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