Examining Music From The Bayou and Beyond
Over the past few years a new genre of music has emerged.
Call it Swamp Rock, Country Rock, Hick Hop or Alt Bluegrass, this style of
music combines different rhythms with traditional bluegrass and country
instruments. CSS Music has created a
number of these styled tracks--if you’re producing an outdoor or male-centric
show or just want to add ear candy to perk up a scene, you might find this
music is exactly what you’re after!
You may wonder why we don’t group this style into a County
sub category. After all, aren’t the instruments in Swamp music extensively used
in Country? Yes and no. We view Country—no matter what the subcategory—to be
more melodic, evoke emotion and generally develop thematically throughout the
track. Swamp on the other hand, is just there for groove. It’s more attitude
than music.
If you go to the CSS Music Hand Picked Genres on our
homepage and select Rock (Swamp-Southern Edge-Rural Rebellion) you’ll be
treated to 123 of these specialty tracks from our library. Notice that the
first track, “Swampbilly”(Super Themes 71) melds a country rock guitar lick
with an electronic hip hop groove. Can you picture a couple good ol’ boys
trying to get their 4-wheeler out of the mud? Very atmospheric.
A track like “Wild, Wild Hick Hop” (Project Platinum 14)
uses a swampy funk groove overlaid with licks from a blues harp, banjo, dobro
and pedal steel. It’s the type of track that perfectly underscores a “work” or
“goofing around” scene.
The genre of Swamp actually borrows from many iconic styles
like hip hop, blues and funk. And the vibe is something all its own. Audition a
few of these CSS Music Southern flavored tracks and imagine them in your next
show. Til then, happy producin’ y’all!
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