GENRES · BASS IN COSTA RICA
Bass genres, one by one
Riddim, dub, jungle, halftime. If you have ever wondered what each one is and why people fight about it in the comments, here is every genre explained without the smoke: where it comes from, how it sounds and what it has to do with a dubstep night outdoors near Jacó.
None of these pages promises a genre will play that night. The bill is dubstep and experimental bass; what fits inside it is the DJs' call. What you can do is show up knowing what you are hearing. Tickets are on sale now. Choose your night and buy tickets for La Selva del Bajo at The Park at Ocean Ranch.
Genres
Bass house in Costa RicaBass house is a steady kick with dubstep bass design on top. What it is, how to spot it, and where it lands near Jacó, Costa Rica.
Dub music in Costa RicaDub in Costa Rica: from Kingston studios to the sub near Jacó. The grandfather of dubstep, sound system culture and the Caribbean coast.History of Dubstep: Croydon to NowThe history of dubstep told through its rooms and records: Rinse FM, FWD>>, DMZ, Burial, Skrillex and what came next, from a bass night near Jacó, Costa Rica.Dubstep vs Drum and Bass: The DifferenceDubstep sits at 140 BPM in half-time, drum and bass at 170 on breakbeats. How to tell them apart by ear, where each came from, and which one is yours. From a bass night near Jacó.
Experimental bass in Costa RicaOne in six signups asks for music with no box. What experimental bass is, where it came from, and why it is on the dubstep bill near Jacó, Costa Rica.
Glitch hop in Costa RicaGlitch hop in Costa Rica: 110 beats, funk and digital edits. What it is, how it differs from dubstep and trap, and where it lands near Jacó.
Halftime in Costa RicaHalftime in Costa Rica: 170 on the clock, 85 in your body. The hinge between drum and bass and dubstep, and where it lands near Jacó.
Jungle in Costa RicaJungle in Costa Rica: chopped breaks at 160, the amen break and Jamaican sound systems, told from the open-air grounds near Jacó.
Neurofunk in Costa RicaNeurofunk in Costa Rica: the most technical branch of drum and bass, the reese, and why it splits floors. Told from the dubstep night near Jacó.
Riddim in Costa RicaRiddim is dubstep stripped to the bone: triplets, one bass sound, no filler. What it is, how to spot it, and where it sits in Costa Rica near Jacó.
Trap in Costa RicaThe word trap covers two different genres. Which is which, what they share with dubstep, and what that means near Jacó, Costa Rica.
UK garage in Costa RicaWhere dubstep got its skeleton. UK garage in Costa Rica: swing, skipping hats, chopped vocals and sub, told from the grounds near Jacó.