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I checked out Reckless' podcasts and I like this style. A lot of energy.
I was wondering if there is any distinction between Bassline and Niche. Are they just synonyms for the the same thing or is there something distincly different about the two?
I remember a few years ago thinking that Grime and Dubstep were synonyms... boy was I ever wrong on that.

Also, does anyone know of any other Bassline/Niche radio shows to listen/download?

I think Bassline and Niche are interchangeable terms. Niche being a nightclub in Sheffield that plays Bassline.

Someone who actually knows about it please confirm

Rekless is SICK

search for 'dj q' - i just bought his new mixtape from uptown the other day, it's great.

also check out faggatronix's recent bassline mix on our podcast (link in sig)

also wordthecat.com did a great one recently too. both highly recommended!

Yes they are basically synonyms. In the way that 'garage' and 'house' music stemmed from clubs that played a specific type of music, Niche has become a sort of music - Northern speed garage/bassline house. You can argue that Niche maybe has slightly more specific sonic signifiers like an insistent whiney bass, but they are 98% the same.

Agent X - The Official Agent X Mix CD is worth checking,

or

The various DJ Q 4x4 mixes.

alright. thanks for the links mos dan and thanks for clearing that up docdoom.

wot venue is Niche at?

DJ Whistla wrote:wot venue is Niche at?

It's mainly in the North, so you are looking at Sheff, Notts, Barnsley, Rotherham etc.

Some is spreading south though, give it time.

For a long time i was looking for this kind of music. I knew it was known as 4x4 garage and knew Sticky was producing this kind of genre.
When my friend from Notts visited me in Holland she kept talking about Niche, a new hype in the UK.
When i searched the internet for 'Niche' i bumped into DJ Q & Apostle. Its was exactly what i was looking for! She said Jamie Duggan is one of the main pioneers of Niche, which is exactly the same as Q and Apostle.

So for me, its all the same; Niche & 4x4. I think Bassline house is a more general synonym for Niche or 4x4. Cause in the end, it all sounds the same!

docdoom wrote:

DJ Whistla wrote:wot venue is Niche at?

It's mainly in the North, so you are looking at Sheff, Notts, Barnsley, Rotherham etc.

Some is spreading south though, give it time.

so is/was it from a club in Sheffield called Niche? (just wondering wot venue that is) if not no prob

DJ Whistla wrote:so is/was it from a club in Sheffield called Niche? (just wondering wot venue that is) if not no prob

it's a club in Sheffield
http://www.nicheallniter.co.uk/

Niche is not currently running - they have to call it Club Vibe cos of some legal issues or something. But it's the same Niche rave, same DJs etc.

If your ever in Leeds check out Fresh 95.6 FM, on a weeknight they have the niceness boys. Unbelievably cheesy bassline/speed garage. I usually switch off and wait for the roots reggae show.

it started in sheffield and its slowly spreading, i live in notts its not that big, dubsteps taken off though lots of raves in woods with techno and dubstep! its sick (-:

Bassline has less vocals - Niche is more about the singing - ?

Check out Virgo and The Heavymen

i have been finding Paleface and T2 particularly agreeable

DJ Whistla wrote:so is/was it from a club in Sheffield called Niche? (just wondering wot venue that is) if not no prob

check it out, it used to look like a glorified cupboard:



anyone know any relevant sheff based radio stations stream over t'internet?

I think theres 2 parts to it....

bassline which is all the whomps n wobbles an wot not an then theres organ house which is more vocal lead.

if u listen to robin s - show me love (organ) and t2 - salsa (bassline) youll hear what the differance is.

think 4x4 is just 4 to the floor garage i could be wrong tho

hope it helps still...

re: sheff radio stations, none that i know of that got landrovers playlisted. but www.sheffieldlive.org got a weekly ip-op show wednesdays 10pm till 2-3-4-5 whenever AM.

niche aint allowed to be put on any flyers apparently, its basslinehouse now, i think

A guy i work with keeps bringing me in the latest bassline cd's.Not sure if i like it or not.Gets a bit cheesey but i think i could rave to it.Been rocking the latest Jamie Duggan mix in my car and i received a gunfinger salute from some random rudeboy today.I is officially down with the streets.

Good thing is ive got my workmate into Dubstep he's loving Slaughter Mob

thc wrote:I checked out Reckless' podcasts and I like this style. A lot of energy.
I was wondering if there is any distinction between Bassline and Niche. Are they just synonyms for the the same thing or is there something distincly different about the two?
I remember a few years ago thinking that Grime and Dubstep were synonyms... boy was I ever wrong on that.

Also, does anyone know of any other Bassline/Niche radio shows to listen/download?

i think for the past, looks there are different..


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