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back when this thread started A Milk Crime was asking who did that Pleasure Principle remix that Jackmaster/Jamie xx were playing, and I guessed it was xx himself. turns out it's hudson mohwake and it's out now, limited apparently: http://boomkat.com/vinyl/445537-hud-mo-hudson-mohawke-pleasure backed with two other tracks
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Royal-T released this short mix today: http://soundcloud.com/royaltmusic/royal-t-3-piece-merk-chicken Man is becoming one of my favorite producers. Time for Swindle/Silkie to release their collab soon to catch up.
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Elijah mentioned the Swindle/Silkie collab isn't coming out until October and is the last Butterz release of the year. Looks like 2012 will be big though!
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inafoxhole posted:back when this thread started A Milk Crime was asking who did that Pleasure Principle remix that Jackmaster/Jamie xx were playing, and I guessed it was xx himself. Woah! Good lookin out! I haven't been on boomkat in a bit - decided that for my vinyl shopping I'll try to keep it to like bleep/surus/ebay/discogs/redeye where it is a little bit cheaper! But of course I got this asap. To be honest, that pleasure principle remix is the first thing from Hudmo that I've actually enjoyed! But it's sick. 9 pounds though kil't me So the dude who has the full version of that Hudmo remix (here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXUkt9poDo) also somehow has the full version of Bax on youtube (here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8RJsodw7w). Once again jam on jams. a milk crime fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Sep 1, 2011 |
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To contribute to the reggae spree, I enjoyed what Yoof put out using some pretty classic samples. http://youtu.be/SV8JyeQp0DE - Murderer http://youtu.be/WA4PL3sESPw - Back 2 Hackney (Sample: R.I.P.) HatchetDown fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Sep 1, 2011 |
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blocke posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYneTd0O3oY Man, if there was an actual bassline here instead of wobble, this would be a pretty funny tune. As it stands, I've literally never hated anything as much in my life.
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Our homies Clicks & Whistles have two tracks featured in today's FACT mix by Distal : (download it here)
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I don't like a lot of the dubstep rooms on Turntable.FM, but last night, I finally found my new favorite room  Have really liked the tracks that get played in there (especially from the artists I've found through this thread).I also recently watched Bass Weight, which introduced me to Goth-Trad and I am beyond excited for his upcoming EP. Definitely a purchase for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hALwMKRIZks
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air- posted:I don't like a lot of the dubstep rooms on Turntable.FM, but last night, I finally found my new favorite room Definitely check out his early work on Deep Medi/Skud Records. Some really great singles/EPs in that lot. He also had a lot of stuff out in Japan before that but in all honesty I've never heard them, but I'd imagine they're great as well. Of course I say check them out, but looking at prices nowadays they're fetching a decent money now. Buy stock they said, pah! Why buy stock when I can buy 12 inches of plastic and watch prices soar. And in just in case anyone is interested. The next part of my guide will probably not drop for another week or so. I've had a hectic few weeks at work and just have not found enough time. Well I say that but I've been digging at my shelves for Broken Beat stuff after taking a fancy to it one night, so that part of the guide is pretty much set tracklist-wise, though I'm actually going to need to rip my own stuff for a lot of it as not much is on Youtube.
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Symptomless Coma posted:Got pointed to something wonderful by Oneman's blog today... Very cool, it's like one of the good HudMo tracks. e: after hearing All Nite i think this is the album i've been waiting for since Anidea Ras Het posted:Man, if there was an actual bassline here instead of wobble, this would be a pretty funny tune. As it stands, I've literally never hated anything as much in my life. 
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Does anyone know of a good bassline resource? I found a couple okay blogs but it doesn't hurt to have more.
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HatchetDown posted:Does anyone know of a good bassline resource? You know what, trying to remember some old Bassline sites and it isn't happening. Most of them seem gone now sadly. It never really had much of an internet presence anyway, I guess most people wrote it off before it became flavour of the month for a bit so it never really had a chance to dig in. The old favourites like Ecko Records keep it going and release CD packs at a fair clip at least. Actually the Bassline scene seems to be slowly moving/evolving into this Jacking House scene which to be honest sounds like a more sequenced and loopy version of soulful 4x4 UK garage, shaken up together with Bassline. It's not really my cup of tea but I can dig it. And it's still just as cheesy as a lot of Bassline so it gets a thumbs up from me for that. House Monkeyz - Coke Whore Hannah Wants - Hesitate Down N Out - The Rub Down I say give it another 12-18 months and people will be loving this stuff down London ways and acting like it's fresh and new.
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Just finished up a new one. Figured I'd share. http://soundcloud.com/kosmonot/kosmonot-no-good
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Hey if you live in London and don't go to this stop posting in this thread:code:Rinse 17th birthday party.
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isomerc posted:Just finished up a new one. Figured I'd share.
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Maguro posted:I know some dudes that would def. play this tune out a ton, would you be willing to share a copy? It's actually a track from an EP that I've got 2 labels interested in right now. Once it gets finalized, I'd be more than happy to share a copy. Gotta keep it close to the chest until then though. Here's the rest of the EP. http://soundcloud.com/kosmonot/sets/capsule-life-ep/
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isomerc posted:It's actually a track from an EP that I've got 2 labels interested in right now. Once it gets finalized, I'd be more than happy to share a copy. Gotta keep it close to the chest until then though. Definitely enjoying this, cool stuff. vibessss
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Here's a couple Dubstep tunes I've put out recently. The loving Moon http://soundcloud.com/two-beans/2b-v-ecc-the-loving-moon Agent of Chaos http://soundcloud.com/two-beans/two-beans-agent-of-chaos
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knox posted:Definitely enjoying this, cool stuff. vibessss Thanks a bunch! I finished a new one a few hrs after that post. http://soundcloud.com/kosmonot/kosmonot-this-town
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New Lando Kal single giving me some post-traumatic stress disorder with his sampling of Rhythm Of The Night. Nothing but repressed memories as a boy, stuck in my big sister's Renault Clio as she listened to it on the radio non-stop. In between being dragged to loving Next and River Island. Thank god I was never a boy scout or I'd be able to tie a knot to hang myself. Apart from the ptsd though the song's a cracker if you ask me. I also remember when having a hand stamped white label was not a major selling point. Oh and hopefully the next part of my guide will be up this weekend. We'll taking a slight detour from out scheduled route and hammering on some Broken Beat for a change. I've even got some harder stuff because some of you asked for it. The second 2-step garage part is also coming along, though it's definitely ended up a lot ruffer than I thought, and to be upfront about it, it may as well be a Locked On Records edition as gently caress me I forgot how much good stuff was out on that label. Picking out records off the shelf I've not listened to in years.
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28 Gun Bad Boy posted:New Lando Kal single This is great.
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Hell yes pearson sound next month, finally something non-broey in town.
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Wow, I completely missed that L-Vis 1990 released a new single/EP (on Island lol). The original is good, but the Bok Bok/Jam City remix is outstanding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wygIv3bQwQE&feature=related
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Two Beans posted:Here's a couple Dubstep tunes I've put out recently. This is stellar. That's the kinda bass pressure that makes heads turn around here, if you don't mind I'm gonna stick this in a mix.
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HatchetDown posted:This is stellar. That's the kinda bass pressure that makes heads turn around here, if you don't mind I'm gonna stick this in a mix. Thank you, and please do!
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I just enabled downloads on one of my earlier summer projects. http://soundcloud.com/two-beans/filth-collins-pop-the-hatch
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knox posted:Two Beans and iscomerc, what equipment/software are you using to make your tracks? I use FLStudio 10, with NI Massive and Absynth 5 as my most-used vsts. M-Audio KeyRig 49 for a midi keyboard. Just picked up a pair of KRK Rokit 8's for monitors last night. They sound much better than the Logitech g51s I was using before (ha!). E: Audacity as well for sample editing. Two Beans fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Sep 11, 2011 |
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knox posted:Two Beans and iscomerc, what equipment/software are you using to make your tracks? I'm using Audacity, Cubase 5, Reason 5, Ableton Suite 8, Akai LPD8, Alesis Q49, and an assortment of VSTs.
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I'm really digging this tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGvpJmopXlg
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Welcome to the seventh part of my UK Bass history guide. I intend this to be a rough guide to the history of the current UK dance music scene. An attempt to educate and show people what came before. It's not meant to be a completely 100% accurate in-depth report of the sound and scene at the time, but is hopefully good enough that people will be able to understand and form the links in what has turned out to be a 20+ year old musical scene.   Timescale: 1997- Key Labels: People, 2000 Black, Bitasweet, Laws Of Motion, Main Squeeze, Archive Last time in the UK Bass History Guide we were looking at the burgeoning UK Garage scene. A musical sound that melded US Garage House sounds with the ruffneck bass pressure of Jungle. But Garage wouldn't be the only musical scene Jungle would influence. Mix up Jungle, Detroit Techno and House & Garage with the Acid Jazz phenomenon of the 90s, add in a dash of 70s Funk, Soul and Jazz Fusion, put in the oven for 30 minutes at gas mark 5 and out of the oven we get a roasting hot slice of pure funky delight - Broken Beat. While the almighty Wikipedia says this about Broken Beat - "Broken beat is an electronic music genre that can be characterized by syncopated rhythm typically in 4/4 meter, with staggered or punctuated snare beats and/or hand claps". In truth I've never subscribed to this view. While technically correct I guess, I've always felt Broken Beat was really far too eclectic to really pin down just to syncopated drum beats. Every artist - hell almost every release even by the same artists! - could vary wildly in sound and style, drawing on each individual artists own influences. Whether they were ex-Junglists sick of the Jungle scenes increasingly formulaic sound, or ex-Techno producers from Detroit trying to return some soul into something that had increasingly become ever more cold and machine like. Everyone was doing something different. And yet despite this, it was also a very tight knit scene, with a core group of producers that formed out of Reinforced Records in the west end of London. Ever the outsiders in the Rave/Jungle scene, Reinforced artists would provide one of the major pillers of support for the scene, with artists like 4Hero(obviously), Seiji, Domu and G-Force being part of that circle. The other major player in the scene was Goya Record Distribution, who's imprint People would be a key label in the scene. Nearly everything that could be tagged as Broken Beat would go through Goya, being spread out across the world to places like Japan and Germany who lapped this new sound up. Broken Beat as a scene still exists today, though sadly it's nowhere near as strong as it once was. This is largely due to 2 factors. In 2007 Goya Distribution closed it's doors. In those days (and those days weren't that long ago), digital distribution was nowhere near what it was like now, and when Goya closed it cut off the circulation of records across the globe, costing labels a lot of money and ultimately many had to close. Secondly around late 2007/early 2008 the record pressing plant Independent Pressing closed its doors. Independent were fairly cheap and Goya Distribution sent a lot of work their way, with the majority of Broken Beat releases made in the UK pressed there, and I think Goya's folding really hurt them. That's why if you ever look at Broken Beat labels releases, many suddenly stop releasing anything past 2007. I also have one last theory, that Broken Beat was really the key music that helped create the current (fairly) unified UK Bass scene. It was a true precursor to the current scene, mixing up genres, tempos and styles in ways which had not been scene before in the modern dance world. When I first heard UK Funky shortly after it first reared its head I honestly thought for a brief second that it was just Broken Beat, the songs often were of similar tempos and flavours. Many Dubstep heads also had an ear towards the Broken Beat scene - especially the more Garage flavoured varieties. Indeed I remember Skream talking positively about the first Maddslinky album. The Broken Beat scene was there first, prepping the fields and getting the ground ready for the future sonic plantation. But there's no point me trying to convince you with words, let me show you with sound as we begin our journey into Broken Beat. Oh and fair warning, if you don't like Phil Asher/Restless Soul, well you may as well pack up and go home now. Tube-Tape Playlist Link 4Hero "Universal Love (Reprise)" (Talkin' Loud, 1997) 4Hero's Twi Pages was their first album for Mercury sub-label Talkin' Loud, which was one of the pioneering Acid Jazz labels of the early 90s, home to such greats as Young Disciples and Galliano. This album was the place where 4Hero made their statement, announced the direction they were going in with their music and invited anyone else to follow. Half the album was Jungle, while the other half showed off their 'new' jazz/soul/funk based sound(they really just a progression on what they were doing with their second album, as well as their work as Jacob's Optical Stairwell, as well as Dego's work as Tek 9). A good example of this mixing of styles is their final remake of their classic Universal Love. Keeping the breakbeat that belonged to the original Jungle mix, here 4Hero really play around with the bass and trumpets, creating a smooth, soulful rendition that I have to admit, remains my favourite out of all the versions and remixes this song has. Back 2 Earth "Banned Frequency" (Laws Of Motion, 1997) Back 2 Earth was an early Restless Soul alias. Tired of the House scene which to be fair, by 97 had become extremely commercial and stale, the Restless Soul duo of Phil Asher and Luke McCarty looked around and found the newborn Broken Beat scene to be a perfect match for their musical vision. Back 2 Earth showcases a more House side of Broken Beat with this tune. Almost Trance like I guess with it's long, slow burn of looped funky beats that slowly build up and wind down before repeating the dance. Probably not something you could have got away with in the House scene at the time, but here, anything goes. Electric Soul "anewsong" (People, 1998) Keeping on the Restless Soul tip here with yet another alias, though this one isn't so subtle. Another long 'un, but this time it's definitely not a slow one. Bouncing funky drums snap away under higher frequencies that switch in an instant between light and sexy female signing and gorgeous rising pads, to a hammering, looping piano line that sounds like it'd fit in to some re-score of Metropolis. Clanking and metallic versus smooth and soulful all in one track. A real classic. It's worth mentioning here as well that People was Goya's in-house label. With such great tracks like this you have to wonder how the hell they ever went bust. Dego "Dumped Funk" (2000 Black, 1998) The first release on Reinforced sister label 2000 Black, a label that would be one of the leading lights in the Broken Beat scene, keeping all the variety and sheer class that Reinforced had. Here we have Dego of 4Hero expanding on the work he did under the Tek 9 alias. While earlier stuff was hardcore Jungle, later on he Tek 9 name would be used to put out more soulful, hip-hop based stuff. Here we have a release that, like the title would suggest, sounds just like it's been ripped right off some 1970s funk record, dumped in a sampler and added to with a deep bassline. No clean up no nothing, just straight in and pumping right back out again. It does this for the first half of the track before - just like in the label art - it's finally all stirred and mixed together into a smooth, drinkable experience, with the rough drums cut into a very hip-hop beat and rising pads really bringing down the tempo and introducing a real chilled out vibe compared to the caffeinated frenzy it initially had. New Sector Movements "Voonga Vonge" (People, 1998) One of the most underrated and little known tunes not only in the New Sector Movements discography, but also one of lesser People records leases. No idea why as this is just one big epic uptempo Brazilian funk flavoured track produced by NSM, aka IG Culture, who was one of the leading stars in the Broken Beat scene having transferred over from the Acid Jazz/Hip-Hop scene where his work as Dodge City Productions was released on Island Records. Resisting the desire to create some kind of laid back, tropical island feeling, here IG has created something that would be perfect in some sort of Rio Carnivale, shuffling beats mix perfectly with the bassline, piano and vocals to keep the track on its toes at all times. Misa Negra "Spiritual Vibes (Afro Boogie House Mix 2 Original Reprise)" (People, 1998) People really dominated the first few years of Broken Beat, putting out a slew of classic singles that switched styles from side to side. Of course this willingness to shake things up and have lots of variation is a good thing to find in a distributor (remember what I said, People=Goya) and is one reason why the scene was able to remain so eclectic, if sadly the sales figures were not as wild as the music. Here we have our first dip into the wierd pool that is Bugz In The Attic. Produced by Bugz member Kaidi Tatham, Spiritual Vibes is a stomping Dub-influenced cut with a plonking bassline as big as your house that pumps away underneath an shifting, atmospheric surface. I've also included the reprise on this rip. Not really a separate track I kept it in seeing as the only other video on Youtube doesn't have it. Kaidi Tatham "Armz R Deh" (Laws Of Motion, 1999) And speaking of Kaidi, here he is under his own name with this cut on Laws Of Motion records. Here we have another atmospheric track, that slows burns it's way like a fuse on it's way to a bomb. Though admitingly there is now massive bang at the end here, what we have is a very nice, lounge-y Latin-y Jazz-y track, that makes no bones about being laid back with it's meandering flutes and fluid yet minimal piano work. It's a washed out, rainy day on your island paradise, so just sit with a nice cocktail and just relax. The Blaktonez "Pleasure Ride (Main Squeeze Vocal)" (Main Squeeze, 1999) Main Squeeze is IG Culture's own label, and what better way to open your own label that to have the first release be a track of your own. Well I say your own, it's really co-produced by Orin "Afronaught" Walters, yet another Bugz member. The A-side to this single - Flying High - is nice, but the real gem here is Pleasure Ride, a funky R&B-esque number that ticks all the boxes. A bouncy beat, fat bassline and some lovely vocals provided by Melissa Browne. Nubian Mindz "Black Science (Restless Soul Looptime Mix)" (Archive, 1999) Where would we be without Restless Soul? As much as they're own productions are great, they are also one of the world's most premier remix outfits. God knows if I had a record label I'd be chapping their door to remix what I had out. Here RS tackles Techno and D&B don Colin Lindo's Nubian Mindz track and turns it into a fierce, rough 'n' tough, breakneck number that punishes you rather than pleasuring you. Absolutely fantastic. Modaji "Shook Up" (Laws Of Motion, 2000) This is probably my favourite cut off of Modaji's 2000 self-titled album. Downtempo funk combines with some truly great vocals that give the track just such an amazing atmosphere. In fact the whole album is a peach and I really recommend you picking it up if you can. Laws Of Motion actually was a bit of an oddity in the Broken Beat scene (or indeed any dance scene), seemingly aiming itself as being more of a LP label rather than a singles label. As can be seen by Warps success it's probably the best way to stay solvent - and indeed succeed wildly in Warps case), but aiming for that market doesn't mean you can actually hit the bullseye, as Laws Of Motion wound down around 2003-04 after many great releases but sadly no great hits that could've given them not only the higher visibility they deserved, but also the financial muscle to attract new artists, market them successfully and grow. Woolph "Jangmeen" (Classic, 2000) Yes it is another Phil Asher track. No it probably won't be the last. A bit of an odd release on House label Classic. The b-side is actually the best side, but that's pure House. The two tracks on the a-side however are not half-bad indeed, as this track proves. Okay so it's probably really House, but I'll be damned if it's not funky enough. And it's got a bit of a darker edge to it that suits me fine with it's haunting, stabs and ghostly flutes. Murky Waters "Check Yourself (Pranna Mix)" (Main Squeeze, 2000) Another IG Culture production, though this time definitely showing off his hip-hop roots. It's this b-side though that does the job. Done by IG himself and former Galliano man Demus, it's a real dark number with it's deep bass and apocalyptic, sizzling synth lines that lead into a fantastic breakdown near the end that pushes the track off the end, sending it spiraling into a psychotic breakdown with jarring drums and flitting wind instruments and the occasional dubbed out vocals. Agent K "Ladies (Madslinky Mix)" (Laws Of Motion, 2001) Taken off his great album Feed The Cat, Ladies gets a nice re-rub by Maddslinky (with a nice misspelling on the label too!) aka UKG main man Zed Bias. If you ask me you can really feel the 2-Step Garage Zed Bias was pumping out at the time really appearing in this track. Combine it with the real walking, hyperactive bassline and you have something that I think could easily feature in a 2-Step mix. Groovy, soulful and just enough heaviness to it this remix is a real little known gem. Numbers "Either - Or" (Main Squeeze, 2001) Numbers was an alias of ex-Galliano man Demus who put out this track on his 2001 album Safety In Numbers which appeared on Main Squeeze. He also had a couple of great singles before hand on Main Squeeze as well. This is a real, great and unknown album and this is probably my favourite track off it. Again this track is a great example of showing just how open and flexible the Broken Beat scene was, mixing up real dirty dub echoes with some real Jazzy, fluid drumming that could easily have been ripped from the wax of some of the great Jazz drummers. Afronaught "Take U There (Apollo, 2001) Afronaught comes with his debut album Shapin' Fluid on R&S sub-label Apollo (sadly best known for releasing the early work of Aphex Twin, despite releasing tons of other genuinely really good material). Afronaught doing what he does best, mixing hip-hop with Afro boogie and creating something that really keeps your foot tappin' and your rear end shakin'. The album includes everyone's favourite Afronaught track Transcend Me. A great track though I've never hyped it up as much as some folk do. Though on listening to it again there it is a loving track. Gaelle "Rain (Bugz In The Attic Remix)" (Naked Music, 2001) What Bugz really excelled at if you ask me, is the remix. In fact all the core Broken Beat members were prolific remixers and put their name to a lot of tracks. Here Bugz take on Gaelle's classic track Rain, on the fantastic Naked Music label. Naked was a label I used to really love when I was younger (and when they were still actually releasing stuff), and I didn't like them just because of the cover art! Though naked women is definitely a good way to sell records. The Americans like the guys at Naked and OM Records definitely were influenced by the Broken Beat scene, you can even see it in OM Records who released a fantastic comp called Golden Gate Breaks which featured US based producers take on UK Garage and Broken Beat. In this remix though Bugz keeps the smooth Deep House feel but adds just enough of an edge to really keep the energy flowing. 4Hero "Ways Of Thought (Restless Soul Remix)" (Talkin' Loud, 2001) I told you we would be seeing some more Restless Soul action here, but I bet you didn't believe me huh? Well here we have his epic remix of 4Hero's classic Ways Of Thought, which appeared on their second Talkin' Loud album Creating Patterns (which is probably best known for their Minnie Ripperton cover that appeared on that Bailey's advert and hopefully brought them a load of well deserved dosh). Really this is one of those tracks I just don't know what to say about. This is the track I first heard when it came out and went, "whoever Restless Soul are they're complete gods". I mean it's just perfect really. If you don't like this there really is something wrong with you and you probably should just go home and listen to some sort of dodgy Finnish death metal and write your life off there and then. Afro Force "Goza (Dub Mix)" (2000 Black, 2001) And another Kaidi number. I told you the Broken Beat scene was really close knit. The Dub Mix is the one, unsurprisingly bringing some truly massive sub-bass pressure to go along with the rolling and funky bongo hits. Sirens drift in and out at times giving this track a real street feel. Indeed I always thought it wasn't too far off the sound of the later Dubstep sound. Obviously not the same, but it has the same kind of minimalist sound but with maximum bass. It gets extra marks for being a 10" press on a 12". I don't know why I find that great, I have plenty of other tunes the same but there is just something about that big, black, empty expanse of wax before the start of the tune that I just love. Phuturistix "Beautiful" (Hospital Records, 2003) Despite a string of quality and highly influential UK Garage tunes, by the early 2000s Zed Bias was getting increasingly sick of the UKG scene and after making a Time Out call, linked up with Injekta to form Phuturistix. After a handful of singles on Locked On they signed with leading D&B label Hospital - who at the time were releasing a lot of Broken Beat and Nu-Jazz singles and compilations - and released their debut album Feel It Out. A fantastic, soulful series of tracks that at times never quite seem to shake the dark vibes that littered Zed Bias UKG tunes. Beautiful is one of the best cuts off the album, featuring D&B diva Jenna G on vocals it's a great sexy, smooth yet skippy number that always gives a real true summer feeling to me. Maddslinky "The Story" (Laws Of Motion, 2003) Maddslinky is another Zed Bias influence. Much like Phuturisix, though the moniker features some decidedly more darker tunes in it's arsenal. Off Make Your Peace a great album on Laws Of Motion (and recently re-issued by Tru Thoughts), The Story is a nice number off that. Retaining a very Garage-y feel it keeps itself mired in a more darker tone that never loses it's edge despite some wonderful vocals that in lesser producers hands could easily have lifted the track up too much. Colonel Red "U Gimmi That Feelin' (Darren Shredder's Drop-Dead Sub-A-Dub)" (People, 2005) Oh my! Seriously make sure you have your speakers turned up for this one. A massive bass workthrough of one of the singles off vocalist Colonel Red's first album. Red is an absolutely fantastic singer, with the a-side being a real class cut, but this one is the one. Massive, massive, massive sub-bass pressure. Yukihiro Fukutomi "Hooked" (PanTone Music, 2005) Outside of the UK, Japan was probably the place where Broken Beat really found an audience. Indeed for some reason Jazz and it's off-shoots have really found a home in Japan, and it's no real surprise to find a genre such as Broken Beat has also found a lot of eager listeners. The guys here also loved Japan because they seem to be one of the few places left that actually buy records, with tales of records being pressed and sent straight over seas to glorious Nippon. Of course there is also a lot of really good artists representing Japan, one of the best being Yukihiro Fukutomi who released this fantastic, driving Housey number with Lady Alma on vox, on fledgling UK label PanTone records. PanTone was a great - though shortlived - label that released Fukutomi's great album Equality (which features this tune), as well as the likes of Jazztronik and Jafrosax. I'm not actually sure what happened to them as they disappeared off the map around 2007. Possibly a victim of Goya's failure, or possibly because they had such a volume of high profile releases in such a small amount of time maybe they just overstretched themselves. Either way a sad end to a real promising label. 4Hero "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" (Raw Canvas Records, 2007) 4Hero returned in 2007 with their latest album Play With The Changes on their new Raw Canvas imprint. A decidedly move 'live' feeling affair and definitely veering heavily into that kind of Minnie Ripperton Soul area, it's another great album by 4Hero. Here they flex their cover song muscles again with this absolutely staggering take on the original Stevie Wonder song. No crazy sampling or remixing or anything, just a straight up, sincere cover and dare I even say it, I think it may even surpass the original. Now some people may not like that, complaining that it doesn't add anything but gently caress 'em, no matter how similar this is still fantastic. Bugz In The Attic "Move Aside" (V2 Records, 2006) In 2005 Bugz had a song that came the closest to Broken Beat breaking into the charts. Booty La La skirted the edge of the Top 40 before falling back, but on the strength of that release V2 signed Bugz up for an album in the hopes it'd make a real push for chart success. Naturally this never happened as Bugz seemed to spend an eternity creating and polishing their debut album. By the time Back In The Doghouse dropped in mid-2006 any buzz Bugz (pardon the pun) may have had in the mainstream sadly seemed to have died, despite how good the album is. And it is good. And it is full of great tracks, such as this one which ended up being one of the lead singles of the album though failed to match Booty La La. It also seems to almost have finished off Bugz as a working entity with releases since the release being thin on the ground, though they continue to produce as individual producers. Restless Soul "Draw Your Bow (Vocal)" (Especial Records, 2007) Just when you thought it was safe, I spring another Restless Soul track on you. Released on the Japanese Especial records, this is one of those rare tracks that I had absolutely zero problems paying the imported record price for (£9 for a single 12"!) it's just that good. A real funky, swaggering bassline leads the song forwards while the divine vocals of Shea Soul simply rounds off the funkiness. Looking back at this tune 4 years since I bought it has made me really appreciate the lyrics as well. As stupid as it sounds "Draw your bow back" is almost like a soulful war cry of what was to happen in the future with the UK Bass scene. Broken Beat had tilled the soil and created this furtile land ready to be seeded, all it needed was some folk to get ready for action, to 'draw their bows' and fire. Luckily for us the various scenes in the UK took up that challenge and took the shot, creating a more unified sound and scene like I have never seen before. And that is that. Thank you for indulging me in this little detour away from UK Garage land. We'll finish off exploring that next time in the UK Bass Guide, where we'll deal with the 2-Step sound of UK Garage. Additional & Recommended Listening: There are actually a lot of compilations that deal with the Broken Beat and Nu-Jazz sound. Though personally if it was me I'd try and aim for the compilations the key labels put out. Those would be the 3 volumes of The Good Good series that 2000 Black put out. People records also had 3 volumes of it's People... Make The World Go Round series, as well as it's earlier People's Choice comp. Main Squeeze's compilation series meanwhile was called Family Planning and had 2 volumes. Bitasweet had 2 volumes of Phuturistic Dancin', while finally Laws Of Motion had 2 volumes again, called simply Laws Of Motion. That is where I think would be the easiest, and most simplest places to start. Sadly not exactly the most common of things to find, though shouldn't be too expensive when you do find them. In terms of record prices. Cheap. Very rarely some may be a bit pricey, but in general, cheap. Very cheap, and fairly easy to find as well. 28 Gun Bad Boy fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Jul 4, 2016 |
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I'd just like to say here if people see any mistakes with the last post please give me a bell. I made the mistake of finishing this off today. Normally not a problem, but it was my birthday yesterday and quite frankly even nearly 24 hours later my head is still buzzing away like a chainsaw so there will probably be more than a few errors there somewhere.
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Wednesday nights b2b marathon with Cyrus, Tunnidge, Vivek, J: Kenzo and Kryptik Minds on Rinse.FM, check it: http://podcast.dgen.net/rinsefm/podcast/Distance070911.mp3
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So as usual I complete forgot the Sully LP dropped yesterday on Dusk & Blackdown's Keysound Recordings label. Nice, contemporary Dubstep that's heavy on the 2-Step, with some Juke-ish things thrown in too. Smooth with just enough ruffness. For those who like the whole Future Garage stuff, as well as what the likes of Koreless etc are putting out. Trust sounds like it's the killer cut as far as I'm concerned. It's got some nice cover art too which always helps.
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Just out of interest - what's everyone here using to keep up to date? Apart from this lovely thread, of course  I myself am a big follower of Get Some, the blog.
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Sep 13, 2011 11:05
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Symptomless Coma posted:Just out of interest - what's everyone here using to keep up to date? Apart from this lovely thread, of course The only way to keep up to date. The pirates, lock on to Rinse or Deja Vu or whoever and you'll quickly learn what's new and what's up coming. Beyond that, distributers lists, record store new release charts. And label websites as well. Never really been one for random blogs myself.
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The final cut of Rustie - Ultra Thizz is out AND IT'S EVEN BETTER! http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=p8C1RmVJ1xE&v=s4AqCrR_nAU&annotation_id=annotation_150130&feature=iv HUUUUUU-
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Symptomless Coma posted:Just out of interest - what's everyone here using to keep up to date? Apart from this lovely thread, of course I sent this list to HatchetDown a few months ago: quote:I read DSF maybe once or twice a day, but like you've noticed, it's not the easiest source of info to wade through. I check out these pretty often to learn about new stuff:
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