Sunday, August 31, 2014

I'm fashionably late to tha Trap!


Hello again my friends.  So I discovered that I like Trap music.  Late you say?  Hey I got here didn't I?  


Trap music, what is that, some of you might be asking.  

Trap music is based on use of the 808 Roland drum machine, pitched and re-sampled hiphop/rap vocals, pipe flutes, gangsta synth leads, and various effects. Similar to rap without the main vocal, Trap music has been gaining lots of attention from major DJ’s and labels. The style originated many years ago and has recently been making a new school comeback Earliest known examples can be found by artists such as Triple Six Mafia, UGK, Swisha House, and Gucci Mane. The tempo can range widely from 135-175bpm which is uncommon for most major genres of electronic dance music (EDM).  

Listen to trap producers like Mike Will Made It, Sonny Digital, Metro Boomin’, Lex Luger, and Young Chop for examples of this hiphop trap music.


Trap also has attained a large following in the EDM world.
This type of Trap music is bass music that shares similarities with dub-step. Although they shares drum arrangements the builds and drops of the bass are more subtle in trap music than dub-step.  




Diplo and Calvin Harris's Sweet nothing remix was my fist introduction to the EDM world of Trap Music and I have been a fan ever since.
The rhythm of the 808 kick and builds and drops are used to take the listener on a ride.  The imaginative use of the drop out lets the vocals grab the listener if only for a second to catch their breath before the bass hits the loop and the listener is begging for more.  


Trap music is being used in original tracks and in on remixes that, in some cases sound better than the original production.


Check out this link for popular Trap artist that are sure to get you deep into the EDM trap world.


Trap music has traveled around the world and has many international followers and hits.  A popular version of Trap music known as K-Trap merges the growing Korean pop sound with trap music that I am growing to love.  I don't know how to speak the Korean language but with this music I find myself singing right along. 



Trap music has my ear right now.  I will probably start my own Trap track get about half way and give up.  I think I'll leave this to the professionals.


I will be back with more sounds to satisfy your ears but for now enjoy.


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