dont know where u got the idea any of this started in sheffield from tho. the new 4x4 stuff i can believe, but the rest...no. the term speed garage must b almost 10 years old and has nothing 2 do with the music ur talking about, even if bassline clearly wouldnt exist if it wasnt for late 90s speed garage
Niche opened in Sheffield in 95/96. i was aged 11/12 then and i can remember my old auntes going on about it. So your wrong, this place is the mecca of speed garage.
This didnt play bassline. Its was organ/piano with tip of funky house, with lots vocals and good vibes.
Niche is organ/piano 4x4 house which is lot a slower (134 bpm) than todays 4x4(142 bpm)
This new 4x4 is not niche! Please let me stress this.
Im gonna record some old niche that i have on vinyl.
I heard garage was started by 2gays down London, but this was not niche. it was 2 step.
Im not %100 sure where it all started, but i know Sheffield holds a big key in this.
We be going round in circles with this lol