[kj] OT: First speed metal track of all time

[Leigh Newton]

That kind of beat comes up in a variety of different kinds of music. Thrash metal, industrial, even shitty mallcore pop-punk. I don't doubt for a second what you claim the origins of that style of drumming to be. But I've been hearing and playing that beat in songs for the past 15 years and I'd never heard the term d-beat until you mentioned it. Which is more a testament to how out of touch I am but still, I wouldn't go assuming that any drummer who plays that kind of beat is giving a tip of his hat to the underground crust-punk scene. 

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----- Original Message ----
From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:24:56 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: First speed metal track of all time

Oh and I think I have mentioned that by the strictest, technical 
definition, the title track of Hosannas from the Basements of Hell is a 
"d-beat" song.

I don't know whether that's to drummer Ben's credit, or Jaz's, or what. 
Ben seemed/seems like the kind of kid who'd be clued in to what's going 
on in crust-type modern diy punk circles, and Hosannas was recorded 
during the modern d-beat resurgence in Europe (like I said, 
Wolfbrigade's 2003 "D-Beat Odyssey" release, Avskum, Riistetyt, etc.) 
and when I heard Hosannas for the first time I was like, holy shit, 
Killing Joke have made a d-beat song. Which is when I signed on to this 
list and became everyone's favorite person here.

-Oliver


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> ade wrote:

>> Nice one. I guess 'd-beat' is a bit of a misnomer then, unless it's

>> just 'cos Discharge made it popular-ish.

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