So, today I saw this link over at HardcoreProducer.org that basically was a half-hour rundown of what the northern Donk-scene is like. Thought you guys might find this entertaining/funny/educational/interesting. If you don’t know what Donk is, it’s basically a UK-based genre made famous for its offbeat bass sound. The kids up north love this stuff, whereas the southerners have never heard of it.
Since I’m living in Sweden, I don’t get the privilege of experiencing the scene like they do over there. Say what you will about the music from a technical point-of-view, but what this scene doesn’t deliver in musical complexity, it makes up for in community.
Here’s a quick summary of the documentary:
VBS correspondent Jamie Hedgeson goes to the desolate factory town of Bolton in the UK (think Detroit) to report on the music phenomenon called Donk.
Since the advent of acid house in the late 80s, British techno music has been in a long, baffling search for some sort of universal lowest common denominator. Breakbeat, digital hardcore, and gabber all made strong efforts in the race for the bottom, but none of them holds a candle to Donk.
Combining the 150bpm madness of happy hardcore with indecipherable North English rap and then overlaying the whole mess with a single, infuriating “donk” sound, Donk may well be the apotheosis of all ridiculous dance music to date. It is also the only local thing going for an entire population of working-class kids with dwindling outside prospects.
We meet up with Black Out Crew, commonly referred to as the Beatles of the Donk scene. Their video “Put a Donk On It!” has almost 4 million views on YouTube. So come along for ecstasy fueled all nighters into the bizarre scene that is Donk.
Here’s the link: http://www.vbs.tv/watch/music-world/donk.
Hope you guys enjoy 
Let me know what you thought of it!
VBS correspondent Jamie Hedgeson goes to the desolate factory town of Bolton in the UK (think Detroit) to report on the music phenomenon called Donk.
Since the advent of acid house in the late 80s, British techno music has been in a long, baffling search for some sort of universal lowest common denominator. Breakbeat, digital hardcore, and gabber all made strong efforts in the race for the bottom, but none of them holds a candle to Donk.
Combining the 150bpm madness of happy hardcore with indecipherable North English rap and then overlaying the whole mess with a single, infuriating “donk” sound, Donk may well be the apotheosis of all ridiculous dance music to date. It is also the only local thing going for an entire population of working-class kids with dwindling outside prospects.
We meet up with Black Out Crew, commonly referred to as the Beatles of the Donk scene. Their video “Put a Donk On It!” has almost 4 million views on YouTube. So come along for ecstasy fueled all nighters into the bizarre scene that is Donk.
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LOL — I remember Faving “Put a Donk on It” a WHILE back.
The Bouncy / Donk Stuff always reminds me of the Wierd cheezy Carnival sounding House music I heard on a few comp. Albums I got about 10 years ago or something. I had this CD called “Techno Marathon [Dance Streets]” (Great Album)
Its a decent sounding genre for an hour or so, but after that — the “non-complexity” as you put it, just sortta naggs on me and I need to go listen to some Enya or something to clear my head.