four-to-the-floor

It's a journey through sound that takes us from Donna Summer to the second summer of love, from the Bee Gees to Katy B, all the while with that solid four-to-the-floor kick drum keeping time as the world learns how to dance to machines.

What would you include in your version of dance music history? 2011

The bad news, is that the values in question involve repetitive four-to-the-floor rhythms, Roland synths and diva-ish wails.

Tim Jonze On Shuffle … House 2011

Nevertheless, in come uncharacteristic four-to-the-floor beats (Called Out in the Dark), Sisters of Mercy-style, choir-laden epic goth (The Weight of Love) and simple, sublime pop (The Symphony).

Snow Patrol: Fallen Empires – review 2011

It's a journey through sound that takes us from Donna Summer to the second summer of love, from the Bee Gees to Katy B, all the while with that solid four-to-the-floor kick drum keeping time as the world learns how to dance to machines.

What would you include in your version of dance music history? 2011

House music's four-to-the-floor thud was removed in favour of stuttering beats so scattered it's occasionally hard to work out what the rhythm actually is, a state of affairs further muddied by immense basslines that appear, then disappear, then reappear again, apparently at random, and by the looped bursts of lo-fi sampled, distorted vocals.

Various Artists: Bangs and Works Vol 1: A Chicago Footwork Compilation - review Alexis Petridis 2010

A northern motorcycle girl, Hobbs has always been interested in the darker side of music, yet her four-to-the-floor enthusiasm has kept those with more timid ears interested and unintimidated.

A Night With Annie Nightingale; Mary Anne's Send Off Show; Bandits of the Blitz; Jamie Cullum 2010

It swings easily through styles; four-to-the-floor salsa on "Lowrider", Manu Chao-style reggae on "Rosa", rural folk laced with clarinet and squeezebox on "Para Ti Nengón".

Corroncho: Corroncho 2010

Slay Club, LondonThose who like to take a touch of modish metal, four-to-the-floor punk, grinding grunge and a nip of the dark side with their Thursday evenings will be more than pleased to hear of the new Shoreditch rager, Slay Club.

Clubs picks of the week 2010

But if you're talking about that irresistible strain of house that takes you to church with gospel shouts over the four-to-the-floor beats, Kenny Bobien has long been representing for male vocalists.

Nightlife Agenda 2010

I will not put a four-to-the-floor bass drum underneath everything just to make it work formally, but I would like to establish a constant rhythmical flow between all the tracks.

Disquiet » The Organization Musician 2004