Donk: The New Punk?
WORDS: Sam Easterbrook
Donk. What's all this, then?
Well, largely:
1. Adolescent youth movement that leaves the majority of people flummoxed
2. Basic musical form and structure that anybody can recreate
3. Atrocious haircuts and trousers
4. Ignored by Radio 1
5. Ridiculed in the music press, although for Donk it’s ironic hipsters (see here and here) putting the boot in, rather than ageing rock critics
6. Utilising new technology to bypass traditional media platforms
7. Strong regional identity
8. Originally a working class movement
I cannot wait for the experiments of post-Donk.
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According to www.factmagazine.co.uk, Donk is:
A pipe / plank-sound, that is used in bouncy / scouse house / NRG music. Hearing this sound in a piece of music, one can easily recognise the genre of music it is.
The sound is most commonly placed midway between beats, in the same place as hi-hats, but can be put in other places for different effects and such. The music it is used in is usually played between 150 and 160 beats per Minute.
When dancing, a donk commonly makes the dancer bounce on the donk beat.
E.g.[1]: They're playing some bouncy donk music tonight at that club!
E.g. [2]: Are we goin' donkin tonight?
