Tramen
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The Tramen is a drum loop which is very popular in drum and bass
, made by combining several other classic breakbeats
.
is easily the most widespread name. The name is a portmanteau of "Trace
" (the British electronic music artist who first popularised the break) and "amen
" (the component break which is most distinctive and recognisable).
However, while the break is frequently credited to Trace, this is in fact an oft-repeated fallacy. The original creator was Dom and Roland, as Trace explained himself (see full interview):
The Tramen is a combination of the three beats, as Dom and Roland explained himself on Dogs On Acid
forum
(see full post):
Artists who are particularly notable for their use of the Tramen include Trace
, Dom and Roland, Bad Company, Venetian Snares
and many others.
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
, made by combining several other classic breakbeats
Break (music)
In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece....
.
History
Although also known by various other names (including the firefight, dramen, domen...), Tramen breakBreak (music)
In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece....
is easily the most widespread name. The name is a portmanteau of "Trace
Trace (artist)
DJ Trace is the recording name of Duncan Hutchinson, a British electronic music artist, disc jockey and founder of DSCI4 Records. Hutchinson's remix of T Power & MK Ultra's Mutant Jazz, entitled simply The Mutant Remix and released on the Rollers Instinct record label in 1995 is said to be one of...
" (the British electronic music artist who first popularised the break) and "amen
Amen break
The Amen break is a brief drum solo performed in 1969 by Gregory Cylvester "G. C." Coleman in the song "Amen, Brother" performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit The Winstons...
" (the component break which is most distinctive and recognisable).
However, while the break is frequently credited to Trace, this is in fact an oft-repeated fallacy. The original creator was Dom and Roland, as Trace explained himself (see full interview):
- "It is a beat Dom made, that he hadn't used yet. When I heard it I was like, that's the beat we need to use for Mutant Jazz Revisited. I then used it on Sonar and on Sniper where it was left it clean for 16 bars on the intro - this is where everyone ripped it from. As long as people know that it's a Dom beat. Because I used it on 3 tracks I got associated with it... The Tramen tag is something that Fresh started when he started rinsing it after we made Nitrous."
The Tramen is a combination of the three beats, as Dom and Roland explained himself on Dogs On Acid
Dogs On Acid
Dogs On Acid , is a UK-based electronic music website, established in 2001.-History:Dogs On Acid began life as a community on Bad Company's website, bcrecordings.com, back in 2000. One of the group's members, Dan Fresh, intended the community to be a place to discuss up-and-coming releases, mixes...
forum
(see full post):
- "There was no special trick to making the Tramen. The 3 beats were sampled from these records Flow - model 500Juan AtkinsJuan Atkins is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson...
(Alex ReeceAlex ReeceAlex Reece was an influence of the jazzstep sound, a mix of drum and bass and jazz, and one of the musicians under the Metalheadz collective, who also works under the pseudonym of Fallen Angels....
remix), Samurai-Trace ( Pete Parsons Babylon remix), and most importantly the "amenAmen breakThe Amen break is a brief drum solo performed in 1969 by Gregory Cylvester "G. C." Coleman in the song "Amen, Brother" performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit The Winstons...
" with its special snare was taken from."
Artists who are particularly notable for their use of the Tramen include Trace
Trace (artist)
DJ Trace is the recording name of Duncan Hutchinson, a British electronic music artist, disc jockey and founder of DSCI4 Records. Hutchinson's remix of T Power & MK Ultra's Mutant Jazz, entitled simply The Mutant Remix and released on the Rollers Instinct record label in 1995 is said to be one of...
, Dom and Roland, Bad Company, Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...
and many others.