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Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



High Contrast is doing three live shows (As in live instruments and vocals) in the UK this week (Cardiff, London and Manchester). Here's some short clips of them rehearsing:

https://twitter.com/HighContrast/status/976030850394583040

God I hope he takes this on the road to AU.

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Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



The Upbeats are touring AU/NZ, I'll be there May 5th in Perth no doubt:

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

Logistics has a new album out today called Hologram and it's...fine? Like it's not poorly done or anything, it's just not hitting me anywhere near as hard as Electric Sun did. It's kinda boring, which is the last thing I'd usually think to call a Logistics album :geno:

Also at 16 tracks and 68 minutes, it's kinda long too, which if I was feeling it, I wouldn't mind whatsoever, but I'm not so much, so it feels its length.

There's a couple tracks I really dig on here, like this one and the title track (which I don't think is on YouTube yet), but otherwise it's just whatever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvxK6jbZRW4

Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Mar 30, 2018

Boywunda
Jun 25, 2003

Been listening to singles as they came out, and while I enjoyed them, they all seemed so....similar. It's good and I'll probably listen to a fair bit....loved Polyphony, so maybe this new will grow on me.

zeldadude
Nov 24, 2004

OH SNAP!
I think its pretty quality. Nothing new sound wise but its drat good, he's refined this sound to a formula and you can tell. Lotus Flower, In Your Eyes and Signs are great on my first listen.

Gotta wait til I can jam it in the car come summertime to give it a proper review though

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

I just finished jamming to Electric Sun in the car again and it's pretty jarring how almost every track on that album is a standout for me while Hologram barely seemed to have any of those, but yeah, I guess I'll have to give it another chance one of these days.

It just didn't give me that initial "holy poo poo this is loving EXCELLENT all the way through" vibe that Electric Sun did and still does.

Uncle Kitchener
Nov 18, 2009

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Anyone got any 12" Jungle or DnB they're putting up for sale not too far from London? I'll drive up to you too. My house and trance collection is growing, but I haven't found much DnB yet.

Edit: nvm actually, wrong thread for that kind of thing.

Uncle Kitchener fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Mar 31, 2018

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



Uncle Kitchener posted:

Anyone got any 12" Jungle or DnB they're putting up for sale not too far from London? I'll drive up to you too. My house and trance collection is growing, but I haven't found much DnB yet.

Edit: nvm actually, wrong thread for that kind of thing.

You're probably already aware of it but Discogs has a pretty massive marketplace and you can search by shipping location (Country only unfortunately but I guess you can message the sellers to see where they're at): https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?genre=Electronic&style=Drum+n+Bass&ships_from=United+Kingdom&format=Vinyl

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



Some newish stuff I'm enjoying:

Trei and Tali - Rebels
I saw Trei live a couple of years back (Blackout A/NZ tour maybe) and he delivered a killer set. Love Tali's vocals which are really matched well with the beats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa8aYfOQLJY

Sinister Souls Feat. Gein - Epilepsy
I like my D&B hard as gently caress and this track delivers. Good stuff by Sinister Souls but really it's Gein who brings it together for me as his awesome style bleeds right through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7azmYWlgY

A.M.C and Turno - Draw 4 That
Some heavy jump-up with a twist: they worked a fun little skit into the track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQXAZ8LCUt8



Also I had a listen to Hologram and yeah, overall it's kind of underwhelming really. There is one stand-out track though which just exudes raw classic Logistics (Like 2005-2007 Thunderchild/Everything Is Illuminated/Search Engine): In Your Eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQXAZ8LCUt8

If you're a fan of Logistics then I'd recommend digging through his back-catalog if you haven't done so already. There's a lot of exceptional stuff from what I'm calling Hospital Records' golden age: 2003-2007.

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

loving Christ :psyboom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNpe2hdqQU

I need new Pendulum in my life goddamnit

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EGt9yXXfbg

Jippa fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Apr 7, 2018

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVuON2bSm-8

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
......wait for the drop


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiXNLpRfAZE

BaconCopter
Feb 13, 2008

:coolfish:

:coolfish:
Blocks & Escher finally dropped their album and it is justifiably gorgeous. Not too Narratives, never too Metalheadz; they crafted something utterly sublime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAGEYahyIgs

Complex drum patterns complement the hauntingly melodic vibes while you float away from typical 170 tropes. Ebbs and flows catapult beneath you. Is this D&B or IDM?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEnJkRvYTFI

That doesn't mean there isn't anything dancefloor ready, the title track, hell the whole thing, knocks it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMjVvq4O94

There aren't too many D&B albums that are, well, albums. B&E crafted one for the ages. Listen to whole thing, support if you want.

https://metalheadz.bandcamp.com/album/metalp015-something-blue-album

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

BaconCopter posted:

Blocks & Escher finally dropped their album and it is justifiably gorgeous. Not too Narratives, never too Metalheadz; they crafted something utterly sublime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAGEYahyIgs

Complex drum patterns complement the hauntingly melodic vibes while you float away from typical 170 tropes. Ebbs and flows catapult beneath you. Is this D&B or IDM?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEnJkRvYTFI

That doesn't mean there isn't anything dancefloor ready, the title track, hell the whole thing, knocks it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMjVvq4O94

There aren't too many D&B albums that are, well, albums. B&E crafted one for the ages. Listen to whole thing, support if you want.

https://metalheadz.bandcamp.com/album/metalp015-something-blue-album
It's well-crafted for sure, just a bit too on the minimal side for my tastes and not an album I'm likely to throw on often or anything. But yeah, the moods they create with this thing are creepy and different and interesting. They cover some ground on this that definitely no D&B artist I've heard in years has come close to treading.

I think you're spot on about the IDM comparison. This mostly reminds me more of 90s IDM than it does D&B, or contemporary D&B at least. It has D&B style breaks, but it doesn't play like D&B to me.

It sounds like it belongs in a museum or a haunted house or something. The sound design on this thing is nuts.

Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 09:11 on Apr 13, 2018

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



BaconCopter posted:

Blocks & Escher finally dropped their album and it is justifiably gorgeous. Not too Narratives, never too Metalheadz; they crafted something utterly sublime.

Seconded, I thoroughly enjoyed it as well.

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

I think you're spot on about the IDM comparison. This mostly reminds me more of 90s IDM than it does D&B, or contemporary D&B at least. It has D&B style breaks, but it doesn't play like D&B to me.

It sounds like it belongs in a museum or a haunted house or something. The sound design on this thing is nuts.

I've noticed over the last 2-ish years that this downtempo D&B style has been steadily gaining popularity as well as evolving (Which IMO is fantastic). At first it was just simple ambient/minimal half-time but the predominant style has gradually shifted in tone becoming darker and, for lack of a better word, sinister. I like to call it "spooky D&B" but I think it's just more commonly referred to as downtempo. I might be a bit off the mark here as whilst I consume a lot of D&B I'm still kind of in a bubble and not entirely across the less mainstream sounds.

Edit: this teaser for the track Assembler from Mefjus' upcoming album Manifest loving owns.

https://twitter.com/VisionRecs/status/981588172898529280

Pile Of Garbage fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Apr 13, 2018

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

lmao, so Pendulum released the Knife Party remix of Blood Sugar and it's pretty loving terrible, but since Knife Party is just Rob and Gareth of Pendulum anyway, I guess it's them doing a piss poor job of remixing their own song :cripes:

It's not a drum n bass remix, not that it has to be, but it lost all the energy and momentum of the original.

Thank loving god that's the only Knife Party remix on the upcoming remix album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpSelcyL-4w

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



Total Science's latest EP (CIAQS017) is truly exceptional (Sides A and B respectively below):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMguEhkz0Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg7YUUuoShA

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

God drat I'm so into this new Danny Byrd track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg97fHXK4nE

I love that he's been active for like a decade but isn't showing any signs of slowing down whatsoever :swoon:

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nswe73umPQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgBvtrH92_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_reElm4cPOY

Jippa fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Apr 22, 2018

nullfunction
Jan 24, 2005

Nap Ghost
That Danny Byrd tune is great! He's always kind of been like John B to me... guilty pleasure but I don't care.


This is definitely more my speed. The mid '00s brought me some of my favorite drum and bass ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PtHog0XKU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCMK31vVAWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc0Y9kEKJKI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux7GvaFxSaI

Dubplate Fire
Aug 1, 2010

:hfive: bruvs be4 luvs
WIP

https://soundcloud.com/riddim-ryan/deep-cover-18

edit:

BaconCopter posted:

Blocks & Escher finally dropped their album and it is justifiably gorgeous. Not too Narratives, never too Metalheadz; they crafted something utterly sublime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAGEYahyIgs

Complex drum patterns complement the hauntingly melodic vibes while you float away from typical 170 tropes. Ebbs and flows catapult beneath you. Is this D&B or IDM?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEnJkRvYTFI

That doesn't mean there isn't anything dancefloor ready, the title track, hell the whole thing, knocks it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMjVvq4O94

There aren't too many D&B albums that are, well, albums. B&E crafted one for the ages. Listen to whole thing, support if you want.

https://metalheadz.bandcamp.com/album/metalp015-something-blue-album

I love this type of stuff but your clearing dancefloors when you drop it... once in a while tho its right.

Dubplate Fire fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Apr 23, 2018

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVuON2bSm-8

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



Nostalgia overload with Friction's remix of a Fatboy Slim classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNyb-Qp_-g8

Edit: this is sick af

Pile Of Garbage fucked around with this message at 12:05 on Apr 24, 2018

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007




Finally gave this a listen, solid I dig it. Deffo not gig friendly unless you've got just the right crowd but I personally love technical stuff. Also the feedback I saw dropped in the jungle thread is cool, deffo wanna hear your master or VIPs if any.


Going to see The Upbeats with Nu Elementz, Ekko & Sidetrack and Virus Syndicate early next month and then Drumsound & Bassline Smith the month after, good times in Perth.



Edit: I'm thinking of going to Let It Roll this year, has anyone else here been and did you enjoy it? Any tips for a first-time attend

Pile Of Garbage fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Apr 26, 2018

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009

cheese-cube posted:

Nostalgia overload with Friction's remix of a Fatboy Slim classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNyb-Qp_-g8

Edit: this is sick af


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfMtTOEFuwE

e- For the record I don't even think this is that good I just remember having in my record box as a white label. How does it have so many views on youtube? It's apparently made a recent come back?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85M0HYu3eKg

Jippa fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Apr 27, 2018

28 Gun Bad Boy
Nov 5, 2009

Never been to Belgium

Jippa posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfMtTOEFuwE

e- For the record I don't even think this is that good I just remember having in my record box as a white label. How does it have so many views on youtube? It's apparently made a recent come back?

Wasn't it Zinc instead of Hype that made that bootleg? Remix. Whatever. Anyway time and a place will seal a legacy regardless of ultimate quality.

Recent-ish comparable being Skream's remix of LaRoux maybe? Not actually that good but man was it hyped back then. Probably one of the last tunes to get a HTFR bootleg too I'd imagine.

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
Yeah, as played out in the comments.

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri86MJl8te8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2sWjDjhXhY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dj6hZ4j8wM

Jippa fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Apr 27, 2018

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RNiGLisrjQ

bunnyavenger
Dec 18, 2005
On the cusp of something good....
I was minding my own business making weird IDM Jungle stuff and a Juke label tapped me for an EP.

I really only did lo-fi and bitcrushed break chopping with crappy mixing so it ended up taking me forever to learn how bass handling worked and how to mix decently enough to get it done to DJ standards.

It came out about a month ago, and I tried to make something less for the hardcores and more for general listening. I'd post it in the 160 thread but that thread is just waiting to die.

http://music.goodstreetrecords.com/album/feet-can-do-the-work

It's not really getting a ton of traction because I'm an unknown in a city that doesn't do Footwork, but I aimed it partially at Konkrete Jungle dudes. I got to remix unreleased instrumental songs by Giovanni Marks (Subtitle) and Thavius Beck (Adlib)

Orko Eloheim hopped on a track, as well as Riddlore from Project Blowed. There's remixes by Jamie Thompson (Unicorns, Islands, Esmerine) under his collaborative Whateverly Bros moniker and also LB Sand, a Liquid and Garage dude from Reno.

The label's in Leeds and tends to put out Jungle and Jazz oriented 160 bpm stuff. If you poke around their roster I'd highly recommend checking out Ventah and DJ Beno.

I find it very satisfying how there's Footwork that scratches that itch for 1993 Jungle vibes.

Dubplate Fire
Aug 1, 2010

:hfive: bruvs be4 luvs

cheese-cube posted:

Finally gave this a listen, solid I dig it. Deffo not gig friendly unless you've got just the right crowd but I personally love technical stuff. Also the feedback I saw dropped in the jungle thread is cool, deffo wanna hear your master or VIPs if any.


Going to see The Upbeats with Nu Elementz, Ekko & Sidetrack and Virus Syndicate early next month and then Drumsound & Bassline Smith the month after, good times in Perth.



Edit: I'm thinking of going to Let It Roll this year, has anyone else here been and did you enjoy it? Any tips for a first-time attend



thanks man... im gonna make a version with less vocals, do cooler poo poo with the bassline.

Dubplate Fire
Aug 1, 2010

:hfive: bruvs be4 luvs

bunnyavenger posted:

I was minding my own business making weird IDM Jungle stuff and a Juke label tapped me for an EP.

I really only did lo-fi and bitcrushed break chopping with crappy mixing so it ended up taking me forever to learn how bass handling worked and how to mix decently enough to get it done to DJ standards.

It came out about a month ago, and I tried to make something less for the hardcores and more for general listening. I'd post it in the 160 thread but that thread is just waiting to die.

http://music.goodstreetrecords.com/album/feet-can-do-the-work

It's not really getting a ton of traction because I'm an unknown in a city that doesn't do Footwork, but I aimed it partially at Konkrete Jungle dudes. I got to remix unreleased instrumental songs by Giovanni Marks (Subtitle) and Thavius Beck (Adlib)

Orko Eloheim hopped on a track, as well as Riddlore from Project Blowed. There's remixes by Jamie Thompson (Unicorns, Islands, Esmerine) under his collaborative Whateverly Bros moniker and also LB Sand, a Liquid and Garage dude from Reno.

The label's in Leeds and tends to put out Jungle and Jazz oriented 160 bpm stuff. If you poke around their roster I'd highly recommend checking out Ventah and DJ Beno.

I find it very satisfying how there's Footwork that scratches that itch for 1993 Jungle vibes.

i will get this to the right people if its dope...

nullfunction
Jan 24, 2005

Nap Ghost
Stumbled across a live stream of a festival on YouTube. Noisia on right now, this is by far the coolest stage I've ever seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bFijJKYTbg

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



https://twitter.com/HospitalityDNB/status/995364483190149121

Never change Tony :)

Uncle Kitchener
Nov 18, 2009

BALLSBALLSBALLSBALLS
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cheese-cube posted:

You're probably already aware of it but Discogs has a pretty massive marketplace and you can search by shipping location (Country only unfortunately but I guess you can message the sellers to see where they're at): https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?genre=Electronic&style=Drum+n+Bass&ships_from=United+Kingdom&format=Vinyl

Thanks for the specifics, mate. Real good stuff here.

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

Surprise, surprise: the new S.P.Y owns :swoon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgHcJle4mAQ

Rageaholic
May 31, 2005

Old Town Road to EGOT

Some good poo poo that's new from Med School but sounds like something that could've come out 15-20 years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4U1XuYF58g

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007




Personally I found the A-side to be a bit underwhelming. However the B-side is simply perfect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIwIMupokIg

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crazyvanman
Dec 31, 2010

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

loving Christ :psyboom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNpe2hdqQU

I need new Pendulum in my life goddamnit

This made me think of this Anders Meinhardt 'masterclass video' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esZxinmIn4Y

At first when my friend showed it to me I thought it was OK. Then I really watched it and realised how busy his hands and feet are. Pretty good.

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