UK Garage

UK Garage ( UKG ), not to be confused with U.S. garage, is a generic term for the British version of Garage House, which includes, among other things, Speed ​​Garage, 2 Step, 4x4, Dubstep, Bassline House and Grime.

The scene is dominated by both own productions and remixes of popular songs. Remixer often access melodies and Accapellas of RnB and House genres. Increasingly also find samples from soul classics of the 60s and 70s in 2 Step - and 4x4 mixes use.

His commercial peak had the UK garage genre around the turn of the millennium. Meanwhile, the music has been overtaken by popular belief. Critics a stereotypical beat, especially the Step 2 and 4x4 subgenres as an argument against the genre into the field. The commercial success of House genre in urban areas, the constant beat but no harm done.

Few UK garage tracks now have commercial success. However, some of the once popular artists such as Artful Dodger and Daniel Bedingfield could make a name for yourself with your garage commitment and produced in the mainstream area for Craig David, Madonna and Britney Spears.

Fans of breakbeat tempos come in Germany or in a few large cities musically at their expense. In Munich include the Sweet event of a group called Exquisite Promotions of the rare opportunities to listen to UK Garage in public.

Representatives of the UK Garage scene, for example, were MJ Cole, So Solid Crew, The Streets, DJ Luck and DJ Density. Some of these artists are still active today, UK garage but today mainly produced by amateur producers from England and Eastern Europe. Well-known representatives are Duncan Powell, Dezz Jones, DJ Solution, MRP, Delinquent, Will Philips, One Dark Martian or Mask. Some of the most active producers came earlier under a different name in appearance. So Wookie counted since the late 90s to the most influential artists of the genre, before he could re- build after several years of creation break under the name Mask 4x4 remixes a large fan base.

• House subgenre