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OP would you object to me writing a bit of extra stuff for the original post? You covered a lot of bases but theres a lot of stuff missed out that desperately needs mentioning! edit: I say a bit of extra stuff, but I'd be up for writing a properly comprehensive megathread OP, like several times what you've already got. If you're cool with that i'll start expanding on what you've already written 
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chrix posted:I've been DJing DnB music for the last 4 years so I would be more than willing to help put that OP together. Perhaps we should break it off into the different subgenres? I know liquid/minimal really well, but I wouldn't call myself well-trained in techstep/neuro/dark poo poo That would be wicked, yeah I've been DJing a couple of years and my specialty is tech/neuro/dark so it looks like together we could do a sick OP. Haha I'm procrastinating pretty hard from my finals so I've already written 2000 words for it, I'll PM you what I've got when it's done and you can add whatever you want. safe!
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Let me know what you want me to add in and I will. Or, if you want to type up a megapost filled with information I left out, go right ahead! Sure thing mate I wasn't bashing your OP at all I just figured it was high time we had a megathread around here! I've written..well...quite a lot, does anyone know what the character limit on a post here is?
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Caseman posted:Taking a vacation in London next year around march, I hope the weekend I'm there is half as awesome as this. Christ. Yeah pretty much any given weekend in London is gonna have a sweet dnb line up somewhere. You should have no trouble finding an event to go to, just use facebook and check out all the big clubs' websites closer to the time. I've finished writing up a huge 5000 word megathread OP. What should we do with it? I guess it could be added it to the OP of this thread but I'd really like to be able to edit it and add new stuff at will...I know its awkward and I apologise but would anyone object to starting a new thread? I just want to spread the word about dnb
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Neurophonic posted:I'm not sure you're going to get any of the 'fifteen headliners in one night' type events for a while now, what with Matter closing down. There'll still be plenty on, but it will be spread across several smaller nights. Fabric has some big line ups, for example in a couple of weeks its the Zero T fabriclive album launch with Zero T, Ed Rush, Alix Perez, Icicle, AI, Fracture and Neptune, D bridge, Intra:mental, Flight, then in room 1 there's a big dubstep line up with Pinch, Skream, Jamie Vex'd, Kryptic Minds and Youngsta. I'm sad that matter is shutting down but it could be worse...matter is a loving pain in the arse to get to. There's so much more in london beyond fabric and matter as well. Renegade hardware always put on huge events at area in vauxhall. The last one I went to had ink, loxy, doc scott, icicle, maldini, gridlok, fierce, cause 4 concern, optical, kasra, sabre, survival, jubei, rockwell, stray, and FD. That was a ridiculous night. A fair few events recently have been put on at cable, not sure how long it's been around but I highly recommend you check it out if you haven't been already, its a great venue. Last week was A Bunch of Cuts vs. Metalheadz at cable, Goldie B2B Marcus Intalex / D Bridge B2B Commix / Doc Scott B2B Bailey / Krust B2B Die / A Sides B2B Jubei with Appleblim/ Komonazmuk / Al Tourettes in the other room. Really nice atmosphere there and the soundsystem is sick! There's a lot more that I cant be arsed to go into but yeah, although matter was definitely one of the biggest clubs around and the dnb nights always had ridiculous line ups i don't think its as big a loss to the club scene as it seems, there are clubs that are almost as big as matter and ram/hospitality will just move to one of these places and be just as big
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I'm just gonna post this here, I probably missed a lot of stuff out but here you go, enjoy Drum & Bass Welcome to the drum and bass megathread. Whether you're just getting started or you're just looking to expand your horizons a bit you should be able to find all the info you need in here. What is Drum and Bass? Drum & Bass is a genre of electronic music, usually categorized by BPMs of 160-180 and prominent sub-bass (bass at lower than normal frequencies that you can feel as well as hear) basslines. A fair few drum & bass tracks also feature samples. The “standard” dnb BPM is 174. Here's a very informative video about some key elements and history of DNB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac Now, the Amen break isn't required to make drum & bass, but if you've heard music with it before (which you probably have at least sometime in the last 10 years), you already have a pretty good idea of what drum & bass sounds like. Generally drum and bass songs have a minute or so long intro building up to a drop where the bassline kicks in. Most also tunes feature a breakdown and a second drop. There is a huge amount of energy in these drops and a DJs job is to keep building and releasing tension by controlling the flow of the drops and breakdowns while mixing from one tune to the next. _______________________________________________ Where can I hear Dnb? There are LOTS of great places to hear new dnb. For starters, youtube is a surprisingly good resource, I reckon probably 80-90% of tunes you'll be able to find on there unless they're ridiculously obscure. Even tunes that aren't set to be released for several months or even years you should be able to find. There are also a lot of youtube channels that post great stuff including Liquicity - http://www.youtube.com/user/liquicity UKFDrumandbass - http://www.youtube.com/user/UKFDrumandBass Neurofunkgrid - http://www.youtube.com/user/NeurofunkGrid Inspector Dubplate - http://www.youtube.com/user/inspectordubplate Vibes music http://www.youtube.com/user/VibesMusic1 Another great place is https://www.soundcloud.com. If you know of an artists name that you like, go on soundcloud and see if they have a page on there. If you follow them, you get a facebook style feed giving you updates on when they upload new songs, mixes etc. I follow several hundred producers and DJs on here so I get a pretty much constant stream of pretty much every new tune that comes out on my feed, its great. Forums Aside from this thread there are a lot of forums around which can give you a lot of information about dnb. The biggest 3 are probably https://www.dnbforum.com , forums.breakbeat.co.uk (Drum and Bass Arena) and https://www.dogsonacid.com . Dogs on acid and DNBA have some kind of gay drama rivalry with each other and they both like to think theyre the authority on dnb but to be honest there is a LOT of poo poo on both of them and I personally find https://www.dnbforum.com to be a lot more useful. Mixes If you're having trouble getting into drum and bass, start listening to mixes[/b]. Dnb is pretty much meant to be listened to in mixes. Most dnb tunes are 5-7 minutes in length but you'll find that in mixes you get at most 3 minutes of each tune before it starts changing, keeping it fresh. A good mix of two songs is most definitely greater than the sum of its parts as well. If you really want to start getting cerebral about drum and bass learn about the principles of mixing and it will unlock a whole new world for you, you'll never be able to listen to a dnb set again without appreciating the intricacies of what the DJ is doing etc Mixes will be either recordings of live mixes done by big name DJs, or studio/promo mixes again done often by big name DJs but also by the little guys too. If you like a particular artist, look up their mixes. It varies wildly and no mix is ever the same but quite often a DJ will play 30-50% their own tunes then the rest other people's songs that fit in with their style. Obviously that other 50-70% is a great way to discover new songs that you might not have heard. Some good resources https://www.dnb-sets.de https://www.soundcloud.com Clubs When it comes down to it drum and bass is dance music and is meant to be heard in clubs. Its all good listening to dnb in your bedroom but it is a whole new experience if you go to a club. I highly highly recommend checking out a club night if you have any interest in dnb whatsoever. How is DnB released? Drum and bass is generally released in one of 3 ways. Singles. These usually consist of two tracks, you can buy these on vinyl with one track per side and most come out on digital download as well. Sometimes you get vinyl only / digital only releases but this is mainly stuff from smaller record labels. EPs. These are usually 4 tracks, again coming out on either 2x12" vinyls or digital release. Usually fairly hyped up by the labels. Albums. These usually consist of around 12 tracks as you might expect from a normal album. Releases for these are a bit different though. Generally albums will get released on CD and digital download with all 12 tracks, but for the vinyl release usually 6 of the tracks will get selected to be pressed to vinyl. These will usually be the big dancefloor tracks of the album and sometimes you get a vinyl exclusive track. Extreme levels of hype from the labels. Each release has its own "Catalogue number" from its record label which is really useful for tracking stuff down. For example, ram records releases all its singles with the catalogue number "RAMM###" where ### is the specific number of the release. A specific example is RAMM078 which is the Sub focus - Rock it/Follow the Light single. You get the idea. A great website for checking this stuff out is https://www.rolldabeats.com which is an encyclopedia of dance music releases, you can search by catalogue number, artist name, record label name, track name etc to find out whatever you might need to know. SUBFRIES posted:It is a great resource for drum'n'bass discographies, can help you find new stuff to check out too, e.g. you like Stakka & Skynet, so you look them up and see that they also go by Kraken and Profound Noise, as well as other related artists. Quite often DJs will hold on to tunes for quite a long time before releasing them so if you hear a song when you're out or on youtube and you cant find it to buy anywhere this is probably why. It's loving annoying for the rest of us small time DJs because by the time you can get your hands on a tune its already been rinsed for several months by the big boys. Where can I get drum and bass? There are a lot of great websites for buying DnB. https://www.beatport.com has a huge library of stuff available for digital purchase at (it varies) around £0.99 per track. Its a pretty slick website and you can actually find a lot of new tunes on here. There are charts of whats popular at the moment and DJs often post their own personal top 10 charts where you can discover a lot of new stuff. The record labels themselves also usually sell vinyl and mp3s direct from their websites. I'm not going to list every single label's website that I can think of but if you know a tune you want and you know what record label it's on just google for that record labels name and it shouldn't be too hard to find. Other good websites – https://www.chemicalrecords.com and https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk These two sites are pretty similar in what they're trying to achieve (I think chemical is better but if you cant find something on one check the other one). These sites are a great place for buying vinyls and mp3s amongst loads of other stuff including dj kit and clothing. Theyll both give you loads of similar tracks to check out and you can preview each track which is nice. Other random bits: A "VIP Remix" is just a remix by the same artist that made the song or a close mate of theirs, hence "VIP". A dubplate is a quick and dirty vinyl pressing of a song that DJs use so they can get their songs out there to big DJs without having to pay for a full release. If you see a tracklisting for a mix and one of the tracks has (dub) after it, it just means that it hasn't been released yet. If you start getting your hands on a dubplates you know you're a big man. Now, with all that out of the way: Modern Drum and Bass For all that people complain that drum and bass all sounds the same (don't listen to these people, they don't have a loving clue what they're talking about), Drum and bass is a ridiculously broad genre. I always say there's a different style of drum and bass for every hour of the day, from the most chilled stuff for when you wake up to the most aggressive in your face uplifting drum and bass for late nights out. I'm gonna go through some different broad subgenres and list some essential albums, record labels, artists and tunes for each one. There's not really any official doctrine on the naming of these subgenres so im gonna try not to get too caught up in “wahh this isnt liquid this is something else bla bla bla” but ill try and keep them as cohesive musically as I can. Easily Accessible/Mainstream I'm gonna list the really easily accessible stuff in its own section. If you're new to drum and bass, start here. A lot of people will snub this sort of stuff but pay no notice to them, everyone's gotta start somewhere with drum and bass and this stuff here is a great place to start. However, there is a VAST amount of drum and bass beyond pendulum, chase and status and sub focus as you can see from this OP so I beg you to try and expand your horizons if you like it! Essential Labels Ram Records One of the biggest labels in drum and bass. Owned by Andy C who is no doubt one of the best drum and bass DJs in the world. He puts on a set that pretty much anyone from the greenest to the fanatics can enjoy and if youre into mixing watching him DJ is absolutely mesmerising. I highly recommend going to see him if you get a chance. Amongst many other artists, Ram is the home of Chase and Status and Sub Focus. Hospital Records Hospital Records are pretty much the kings of friendly upbeat drum and bass. Owned by London Elektricity. Signed artists include High Contrast, Nu:Tone, Netsky, Logistics, Cyantific, Danny Byrd, and others. Essential Artists Chase and Status Sub Focus Pendulum TC High Contrast The Qemists Concord Dawn Shapeshifter Essential Albums Pendulum - Hold Your Colour - A lot of people, including myself started here. Rageaholic Monkey posted:I don't think I could think of a better album to recommend someone interested in checking out drum & bass. Chase and Status - More Than Alot - This is a genuinely enjoyable album which even most dnb snobs will admit they have a soft spot for. A lot of big tunes on here. Check out “Take me away” “Streetlife” and the wildly underappreciated “Take U There” High Contrast – Tough Guys Don't Dance - Rageaholic Monkey posted:This is probably my most listened to DNB album, just because every track is so much fun and it never gets old for me. To me, this is super refined DNB at its best. Sub Focus – Sub Focus – Rageaholic Monkey posted:As a first album, this is a really killer effort. It isn't strictly drum & bass, as there are some electro tracks on it, but the drum & bass tracks are the real standouts, I think. The Qemists – Join the Q This Is Drum n Bass mixed by High Contrast and London Elektricity – Hospital records recently released this 2CD mix specifically aimed at newcomers to the genre. Check it out! You could also check out some of these compilation albums/mixes which have lots of easily accessible dnb tunes on them. Drum and Bass arena presents... - The DJ hype one in this series is pretty good. Ministry of Sound – Addicted to Bass #### Andy C – Nightlife series - Nightlife 2 was one of the first dnb CDs I listened to and it really got me interested. Nightlife 1 is pretty old now but check out 3 and 4 for more recent tracks from ram records. _________________________________________________________ Liquid If you're looking to progress on from the stuff listed above liquid drum and bass is probably your next stop. Upbeat, enjoyable happy drum and bass that's pretty difficult to hate. It spans from cheesy female vocal led stuff from the likes of Danny Byrd to the classier subtle sort of tracks from the likes of Marcus intalex and Calibre. Essential Labels Hospital Records – Mentioned previously, but these guys are the kings of accessible, friendly, enjoyable drum and bass. Pretty much impossible to dislike. Spearhead Viper recordings Fokuz recordings Allsorts Recordings Creative Source Soul:R Deep soul Music Signature Records – Calibre's Record label. Essential Artists Commix – Highly esteemed in the dnb community. Commix have produced a lot of tunes and the majority of them are wicked. They produce quite a wide range of stuff, check out “Painted Smile” “Be true”, “How you Gonna Feel” for their liquid vibes. London Elektricity Netsky – A rising star in the liquid dnb scene. A very young producer but obviously very talented, he's produced a lot of tunes in his short time on the scene. His debut album is out very soon. Check out “Tomorrow's Another Day” “Secret Agent” “Memory Lane” Madmen & Poets Mutt Redeyes Sigma B Complex Marcus Intalex Bcee & Lomax Alix Perez Electrosoul system Cyantific Makoto DJ Marky Hobzee & Zyon Base Blame CLS & Wax Eveson Bachelors of Science Nu:Tone Lm1 ASC Shapeshifter Blu Mar Ten Naibu A Sides Camo & Krooked Artificial Intelligence Calibre – One of the most prolific producers of all time and has been a huge pioneer in the dnb scene. Lenzman – Crossing the line between neurofunk and liquid. Check out “Open Page” “Fade away” Logistics – Logistics has released a huge number of tracks, and a lot of them are very good. Check out his albums “Now More than Ever”, “Crash Bang Wallop” and “Reality Checkpoint”. S.P.Y. - Another prolific producer at the moment. Spanning across many subgenres, he generally does neuro but often does liquid collaborations. Check out Marky & Spy – Days Go Slow , Bcee – Generations (SPY remix), Bcee & S.P.Y. - Diagnosis Murder Spectrasoul – Spectrasoul are probably my favourite producers. I'm gonna throw these guys in both the liquid category and the neurofunk category. They're definitely way more the latter but if you're having trouble getting into neuro these are definitely the guys to check out. Try “Friction & K-Tee – Overtime (Spectrasoul Remix)” “Guardian” “Bygones” “Alibi” Essential Tunes Commix - Painted Smile Cyantific – Empty Streets B Complex – Beautiful Lies Apex – Space Between Netsky – Memory Lane Netsky – Secret Agent Nu:Tone – System (Matrix & futurebound Remix) Seba – Snow Seba – The Joy (Face to Face) Shy FX – Feelings Dub FX - Flow Matrix & Futurebound – Skyscraper Danny Byrd ft. Brookes Brothers – Gold Rush Alix Perez – Melanie D bridge ft. Calibre – Ponderosa – Another one of those Liquid/neurofunk crossover tunes. Essential Albums/EPs/mixes Hospital Records – Sick Music Bachelors of Science – Science Fiction Cyantific – Ghetto Blaster Spearhead -Moodswings 1 & 2 Secrets of Saturn Logistics – Reality checkpoint London Elektricity – Billion Dollar Gravy Calibre - Don't Mind EP Lm1 - Blue Mountain EP Hospital mix # - Hospital have released a bunch of standalone mixes which are hugely enjoyable. The latest one is hospital mix 8 mixed by logistics. Check them out! _______________________________________________________________________ Dancefloor Friendly I don't quite know what else to call it. Somewhere in between Liquid and Jump up, these tracks are made for the dance floor and often feature ridiculous build ups and wobbling basslines. Kind of a harder version of mainstream drum and bass. If you're looking to move on from the easily accessible stuff you could try here. Essential Labels Ram Records – Andy C's record label. The kings of this sort of stuff. If you happen to live around London, try and check out one of the RAM@Matter club nights if you get a chance. Breakbeat Kaos – The label that pendulum used to be signed to until they had a massive fallout with the labels owners, Adam F and DJ Fresh. Viper Recordings Essential Artists Sub Focus Xample Nero Fresh Adam F Culture Shock Moving Fusion Chase and Status Pendulum Crystal Clear DC Breaks Shock One Camo & Krooked Futurebound Sigma J Majik & Wickaman TC Demo & Cease Jonny L Essential Tracks Xample and Lomax – Remember Sub Focus – Time warp Chase & Status – Smash TV Sub Focus – Scarecrow Pendulum – Slam Nero – Act Like You Know Demo & Cease – Ladies Night VIP ______________________________________________________________________ Techstep /Neurofunk Powerful and dark without being aggressive. Generally focused a lot on the lower frequency end of the spectrum. It's difficult to define the exact names for this sort of dnb but generally neurofunk is seen as the successor to the more old school techstep sound which was around in the late 90's/early 00's. Old school techstep Moved away from the earlier jungle style drum and bass in the 90's by using almost exclusively synthesised sounds. Very Sci-fi sounding and often has quite sparse drum beats. Essential Artists Ed Rush and Optical – Pretty much defined the techstep sound and started a fresh new wave of drum and bass when everyone thought it was stagnating with the album “Wormhole”. Bad Company UK – Made up of Maldini, Vegas, D Bridge and DJ Fresh. Released some absolutely massive tunes Matrix Krust Trace Teebee Dom & Roland Tech Itch Doc Scott Essential tunes Ed Rush , Optical & Fierce – Alien Girl Check out anything off the Bad Company “Classics” LP. Konflict – Messiah _____________________________________________________________ Neurofunk I can appreciate the classics but to my ears techstep is sounding pretty dated. The 'successor' to techstep is often called neurofunk but it's been around for so long and the sound has developed into quite a broad subgenre so it's hard to say what's still called neurofunk and what isn't. To me this subgenre is the way forward for drum and bass. Rolling basslines that you can't help but groove to while still sounding dark and powerful. I Highly recommend that you listen to these two mixes if you want to get a feel for this subgenre: Fabriclive 44 – Commix Reprise Agency Podcast 19 – Jubei Essential Labels Shogun Audio - Probably my favourite drum and bass label and definitely one of the most pioneering labels around. Owned by DJ Friction. Spectrasoul, Icicle, K-Tee, Alix Perez are signed to this label and shogun releases have recently featured tracks from Phace, total science, S.P.Y, Rockwell, and Break. Shogun audio put on some wicked nights as you can see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i5AyE6Mtrk . Metalheadz - Owned by Goldie. One of the big driving forces in the scene at the moment. A huge number of artists have released or have planned releases on Metalheadz, including Jubei, Commix, Break, Spectrasoul, Spirit, Storm, Teebee, Calyx, Loxy, Marcus Intalex Critical - A label owned by Kasra featuring Break, Rockwell, FD, Sabre, and Lenzman. Renegade Hardware – Another huge driving force in the scene. 31 Records Subtitles Essential artists Jubei – Pretty new on the scene but he's one of the best new producers around and he puts on a very impressive DJ set. Check out his new EP “Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained” and watch out for his forthcoming releases on metalheadz. Spectrasoul – Probably my favourite producers. Check out “Wedgehead” , “Overtime remix” “Mimic”. These guys have the loving groove! Break – Produced a huge number of tunes, owns the Symmetry label and is honest to god one of the best djs out there. Check out “Isis”, “Traits remix” or pretty much anything from his “Symmetry” album. D Bridge – Originally part of Bad Company UK along with DJ Fresh, Maldini, and Vegas. He's been a real driving force in the dnb scene over the years. He has produced a lot of songs across a range of styles, check out “True Romance” “Ponderosa” “Inner Disbelief” Alix Perez – A young producer who is already very established with releases on many labels including Shogun Audio, Creative source and Fokuz recordings with his soulful grooves. Check out his new(ish) LP 1984. His DJ sets recently have been loving sick as well. Check out his D&BTV Live 100 set, its full of wicked forthcoming tunes and it was an incredible set. S.P.Y.- Here's a producer that has been absolutely prolific recently and he is loving smashing it. Check out “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” “Loneliness”, “Hurricane”. Ulterior Motive – Not many tunes actually released as yet but a lot of the neuro DJs have their dubplates and they are loving smashing it. Check out “2098” , “Featherweight”, “Infrasonic”. Rockwell – If you're pretentious and you can't get into drum and bass because you think it's too simplistic bla bla bla whine then try this guy out. He's got a really distinctive production style and his percussion is ridiculously complex. Check out “Full circle” “Bone Structure” “Stay Calm”. Doc Scott Phobia Lenzman Sabre Icicle Noisia Nymfo Commix Klute D Bridge Zero T Lynx & Kemo Need for Mirrors Friction & K-Tee Kasra FD Hydro Keza ASC Subwave Lomax Cern Data June Miller Loxy Ink Mosus HLZ Marcus Intalex Spirit Silent Witness Total Science Jade – Part of Black Sun Empire, now releasing solo stuff. Code 3 Essential Tunes Spectrasoul - Wedgehead Break – Isis Ulterior Motive – Featherweight Jubei – The Path Jubei & d Bridge – Patience D Bridge – True Romance Ulterior Motive - 2098 Fresh – Heavyweight Spectrasoul – Mimic Friction & Ktee – Overtime (Spectrasoul Remix) Alix Perez ft. Foreign Beggars – The Cut Deepens – An interesting tune, bit different to most dnb as its a dnb/hip hop crossover. Check it out Phobia – Clean Break Noisia – Floating Zero Phace – Strange Science Essential Albums/EPs /Mixes Shogun Audio Evolution EP Series 1 – Four absolute stormers. This EP is loving sick and it's also quite accessible for someone getting into drum and bass. Definitely check this out. Commix - Call to Mind – This album spans liquid and neurofunk and is really just a showcase of how talented commix are as producers. Check it out Fabriclive 44 - Commix - One of the slickest mixes you will ever hear. I can't count the number of times i've heard this mix and i'm still impressed with it every time. Very classy, works well for bedroom listening or in a club. Converted a lot of my friends to drum and Bass. Break – Symmetry – A masterpiece in this genre. Subtitles Zero Seven Zero EP Invisible001 EP Rockwell - Noir EP Shogun Assassins EPs Jubei - Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained EP Lomax - Faith Massive EP Jade Presents The Venom Alix Perez - 1984 Reprise Agency podcast 19 – Jubei Reprise Agency Podcast 21 – Lenzman ft. Riya – This mix is awesome on its own but Riya is a female MC who sings and MCs a bit and her presence on this mix is so refreshing! Break at Aeon Festival 2009 _______________________________________________________________________ Agro This subgenre is a sort of continuation of neurofunk. Again, this is my personal take on things, agro is a name I made up and many people might call this neurofunk still but I think there is enough of a difference to warrant a different name. Agro to Neurofunk is sort of like heavy metal to hard rock... Agro is eviler, faster, more aggressive (hence the name), and has harder hitting dirtier synths than neurofunk. The basslines and synths often sound “gritty” or “rough” as opposed to the smoother or more rounded synths of neurofunk. The sort of tune that defines this genre for me is Bad Company UK – Bullet Time (Spor Remix). Essential Labels Vision Recordings – Noisia's Record label. Lifted Music – Spor & Apex release on this label Moving Shadow Subtitles Essential Artists Noisia - The undisputed kings of this subgenre of drum and bass. Check out Stigma, Deception, Facade VIP, Block Control VIP. Spor – Another huge name on this side of Drum and Bass. Check out 'Dreadnought' “Breathe In, Scream out”. Apex (aka Unknown Error) – A master of both liquid and agro dnb, Apex is a ridiculously talented producer. Check out his “Wall of Sound” EP. Calyx Phace Misanthrop Gridlok Teebee Black sun empire Maldini Vegas Prolix The Upbeats Optiv Raiden Axiom Body & Soul Fourward Dieselboy Mindscape SPL Telemetrik Essential Tunes Noisia – Stigma Noisia – Deception Apex – Hench DJ Fresh – Heavyweight BCUK – Bullet Time (Spor Remix) Spor – Kingdom Spor – Knock You Down Spor – Dreadnaught Phace – Strange Science Essential Eps /Albums/Mixes Spor - Conquerors and Commoners EP Calyx & Teebee - Anatomy Spor, Ewun , Phace & Evol Intent - From the Inside Out EP Noisia, Phace, the Upbeats and Black Sun Empire - Collision EP Ram Dimensions 4 EP Nosia – Split The Atom Dieselboy – Human Resource Phace – From Deep Space Spor – Breathe in, Scream out EP _________________________________________________ Jump up Taking the dancefloor friendly style to extremes. Ridiculous wobbling basslines and cheesy samples. IMO this is the kind of stuff that gives drum and bass a bad name. There ARE some gems in here, most notably original sin. I don't know a great deal about it as it's not my sort of thing so I'll leave you with a list of artist names if you want to check it out. Essential Artists Hazard Dillinja Original Sin Taxman Heist Zen Erb N Dub Zodiac Pleasure Jaydan Levela Majistrate Micky Finn Northern Lights Sensai Die Hype __________________________________________________ REALLY Agro This stuff is loving abrasive but some people like it. Featuring extreme drum breaks that are impossible to dance to, this stuff is truly in your face. I don't really have any expertise here so all I can really do is rattle off a list of names and you can check it out for yourself. Essential Artists Counterstrike Current Value Limewax Raiden Dylan Gein _______________________________________________________ Autonomic This is a subgenre that has only appeared in the past few months. It's a young sound pioneered by D Bridge and Instra:mental which is very minimal. It doesn't follow the standard drum and bass drum beat patterns and it's ridiculously deep and sci-fi sounding. Almost a crossover of minimal dubstep and minimal drum and bass. Essential Labels Exit Nonplus Autonomic Essential Artists D Bridge Instra:mental Vaccine Skream Distance Consequence ASC Scuba Stray Essential Albums Being such a new sound there isn't a huge amount of this stuff yet but the place to start is Fabriclive 50: D Bridge & Insta:mental and the club autonomic podcasts http://www.club-autonomic.com/ also try Consequence – Live for never ______________________________________________________ Going out As I mentioned before, listening to drum and bass in your bedroom is one thing, but drum and bass is meant to be heard in a DJ mix on a huge soundsystem. Going to clubs is what drum and bass as a form of dance music is really all about. People are always asking me how I can sit in my bedroom and listen to drum and bass non stop all day. The answer is basically that I have been to so many drum and bass nights that pretty much every song I hear in my bedroom I'm just reliving my memories of hearing it at a night out. You really, really haven't properly experienced drum and bass until you've gone and appreciated it at a club and I highly recommend you get yourself to a drum and bass night some time. A lot of the neurofunk can admittedly sound a bit bland out of a set of desktop speakers but when you hear it out of a club system the bass is absolutely immense and it brings the music into a world of its own. Desktop speakers are literally incapable of reproducing the sub bass frequencies you need to really appreciate drum and bass to its fullest. One tune that is a prime example of this is "Patience" by Jubei and D bridge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S--x_u8pp_I . That is one of my favourite tunes to hear out, the bass is absolutely killer, it just grooves and rolls and rolls it is infectious, but in a bedroom setting it does sound pretty dry. I implore you to go to a dnb night if you have any interest in it I guarantee you will have a great time and it will change the way you see dnb. Sadly I imagine most of you are American so I can't really comment on what the American dnb scene is like as I live in London, but if anyone has any questions about the London scene feel free to ask in the thread or pm me (Auspex) I should probably address the stereotype (especially in the UK) that drum and bass is for chavs. Sure as with any stereotype there's a tiny element of truth to this and there are definitely some chavvy nights about. On the other hand, drum and bass has become very studenty and middle class and it's pretty easy to avoid the nasty nights. If you as an “average somethingawful goon” are worried about being out of place at a drum and bass night, I invite you to take a look at some of the biggest DJs in dnb at the moment. Take a look at Spectrasoul and Icicle on here http://www.shogunaudio.co.uk/artists.php and this is Break http://www.reprisemusicgroup.com/agency/audio/podcast/reprisepodcast005break.jpg. Most people in the scene are ridiculously friendly and this is why I keep going back every week. 90% of people are just there to have a good time and want to make sure everyone else is having a good time. To quote DJ Zinc - “It doesn't matter who you are, what you are, where you're from...drum and bass aint racist, it aint ageist...Its just about cool music and everyone having a good time” [Obviously this paragraph is very tongue in cheek but you get the idea] MCs I'll admit this isn't a huge area of expertise of mine, however, as far as I can tell the MCing scene is divided roughly into two categories. On the classier side of things you have SP:MC and MC ID (who are both signed to Shogun audio), and MCs like master X, ryme tyme, MC system, MC Script. These guys all know when to shut the gently caress up and let the music speak for itself, and when they're needed they come in and provide some flowing lyrics to accompany the beats, it genuinely sounds very good. I highly recommend you check out some shogun audio sets, with SP MC or MC ID and you'll see the value of a classy MC. You can see the sort of thing I'm talking in this video that was posted earlier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i5AyE6Mtrk . That's MC ID right at the start, I was at this night and it was loving SICK. On the other hand, you've got jump up MCs where quite often the show is more about the MCs than the music. You get these big crews of guys who just spit 500 words per minute BADABADABABADABADABDA VAUXHALLNOVA BADBABDABDA incomprehensible poo poo. It can be entertaining but after a while it does get pretty grating. If you want to check it out, try and find a set with Skibadee who I think is pretty much the king of this sort of thing. I've seen skibadee a couple of times and he is a real genuine G and a pretty good hype man. If you see an event poster and it has more MCs listed than DJs it's probably gonna be this sort of thing. Essential links https://www.soundcloud.com https://www.rolldabeats.com https://www.dnb-sets.de Sites for buying mp3 & vinyl https://www.beatport.com https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk https://www.chemicalrecords.com Forums https://www.dnbforum.com forums.breakbeat.co.uk https://www.dogsonacid.com
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Threatis posted:dear Auspex and Rageaholic Monkey, i am beginning to gather than neither of you have ever gone to a jungle party ever, would this be assuming correct? Nah I've never been to a specifically jungle night before but I've seen a few jungle sets here and there. I always enjoy them a lot but the music is just from before my time I guess. If you're clued up about jungle please educate me! Auspex fucked around with this message at 20:54 on May 26, 2010 |
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I agree with you mate which is why I said theres no official doctrine on subgenres and I wasnt gonna get too hung up on it but I reckon it makes sense to try and list things broadly in groups that sound fairly cohesive musically to help people who are just getting into dnb find tracks similar to stuff they like . No ones fighting (yet) about what isnt what subgenre and I hope this thread doesnt devolve into that because I do agree that is stupid. Thanks for those tracks, yeah you can see there's a gulf of difference between them even though theyre built from the same elements. I do see your point about techstep/neuro etc being building blocks rather than blueprints but no ones saying a producer is gonna sit down and say "right I'm gonna make a techstep track". However I do think the finished sounds they come up with can be _very_ broadly categorised into just a small number of rough groups. It's pointless to ignore the difference between say netsky and original sin especially when youre trying to help people discover new music they might like.
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infinity2005 posted:That big write-up misses obvious important poo poo like Goldie - Timeless. Can't just ignore what got dnb to where it is today... labels like Moving Shadow, Good Looking. Actually now i see moving shadow mentioned but i don't get why its there. Yeah I know I missed out quite a bit of older stuff, will get round to dealing with that at some point or if someone else wants to write about it go for it! Heres a couple more tunes I've been feeling recently: S.P.Y. - Favela http://soundcloud.com/metalheadz/s-p-y-favela-metalheadz Seba - Never Let You Go http://soundcloud.com/warm-communications/seba-never-let-you-go-warm017-clip Rockwell - Full Circle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIbSM2KYBEI Ulterior Motive - 2098 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7IHEDAcSbc Xample & Lomax - Link to the Future (starts at around 4:30 in the video. The sound quality is poo poo since its a live recording but you can appreciate just how obscene this tune is from how mental the crowd go) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWWPD6feHKM Commix - Painted smile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N3B7F6TYmg Lenzman ft. Riya - Open Page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkUNYI21urs&feature=related
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Neurophonic posted:Trust me, you really, really do not want to miss this. I shall hopefully be putting in a big chunk of our system with a few other companies for a seriously monster rig. We're talking double the amount of the same bass cabinets that were used for the Red Bull Music Academy soundclash - http://www.lo-la.co.uk/2010/02/18/rbma-culture-clash-the-reasoned-hungover-review/ I was at the soundclash and it was mental...if youre planning on using double the amount of bass cabs then it will be ridiculous! Are you part of Hospital records or Brixton academy or something? Heres a couple of tunes ive been appreciating recently Octane & DLR - The Fly http://soundcloud.com/octane-dlr/octane-dlr-the-fly-sonorous Octane & DLR - Drone of Zion http://soundcloud.com/octane-dlr/od-drone-of-zion-rundnb Watch out for these guys! also Capone (aka dillinja) - Friday, big tune from way back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9PK36ZmJno
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Azure_Horizon posted:That was alright, but I'm not a huge fan of the style. For reference, I really love D.Kay's work because I'm a gigantic jazz fan and hearing jazz meet DnB was just blissful. Try this tune- Dub FX - Flow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHb9XXsPvY Sadly Dub FX isnt a dnb producer and this is his only dnb song but this is one of my favourite summer vibe tunes! SUBFRIES posted:Played Expansion Broadcast on Friday night That is a fatty tracklist. Downloading now!
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cheese-cube posted:Anyone know any upcoming releases to look out for? Maybe I just don't keep up to date enough but it seems kind of quite in the D&B scene at the moment. The drum and bass scene certainly isn't quiet but it depends what kind of styles you're into I guess. If youre into the neuro/techier side of things then you have: Alix perez - Dark Days EP forthcoming on Shogun Audio out Sept. 13th (I think someone already posted about this but its worth repeating since this ep is gonna be so, so good) Tracks: Dark Days ft. Foreign Beggars http://soundcloud.com/shogunaudio/dark-days-ft-foreign-beggars Menacing ways http://soundcloud.com/shogunaudio/alix-perez-menacing-ways Behind Time http://soundcloud.com/shogunaudio/alix-perez-behind-time Loose Ends ft. Noisia http://soundcloud.com/shogunaudio/alix-perez-loose-ends-ft-noisia The second release on Noisia's experimental record label Invisible is also out on september 13th. Invisible002 tracks: Noisia & Alix Perez - Underprint http://soundcloud.com/noisia/noisia-alix-perez-underprint-invisible-002 Noisia & Joe Seven - Ease Forward http://soundcloud.com/noisia/noisia-joe-seven-ease-forward-invisible-002 Alix Perez - The Observer http://soundcloud.com/noisia/alix-perez-the-observer-invisible002 Stray - Saturday http://soundcloud.com/noisia/stray-saturday-invisible-002 Here's a HUGE tune that I think pretty much anyone can appreciate for its filth. Xample & Lomax - Link to the Past http://www.phuturelabs.com/word/chatter/xample-lomax-link-2-the-past/ This tune just promod on RAM on a 12" single with another tune called Rapidas this week so it should be out on full release within a month or so. Xample and lomax have an album coming out soon that will feature both of these tunes. Metalheadz have a collaboration EP coming out soon featuring these tracks: Ulterior Motive & Jubei - Tevatron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQiAOtWMiaw&feature=related Jubei & Alix Perez - Distrust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCO3NthzP9Y Jubei & Ulterior Motive - Snoretooth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2BJCU858Ig Ulterior Motive & FD - All That We Are (This tune is very clever and very cheeky. Give it a listen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV7995mpJZY Commix are releasing a remix album in october of their Call to Mind album, they're calling it "Recall to mind". It's not all dnb but its gonna have this tune on it which is enough for me Commix - Belleview (dbridge belle-reviewed mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuF6IBY4k5U Also Commix - Justified (Spectrasoul remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FukyVYQ5X34 I'm not sure if this one is gonna be on recall to mind but its definitely out on a 12" single soon on metalheadz. Break also has a collaboration album out soon called Resistance, hes done songs with Spectrasoul, Survival, Silent witness, Nico, Die and a few others. Break & Die - Slow Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4sXi8Xksic I've mentioned them in here before but Octane and DLR have some big tunes coming out as well The Fly http://soundcloud.com/octane-dlr/octane-dlr-the-fly-sonorous Seven http://soundcloud.com/anttc1/dlr-octane-seven-dispatch-40-a-clip This guy Hamilton has just been signed to RAM records, Check out this remix of his! Hyperlogic - Only Me (Hamilton Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3i21pMw7ow Hospital records offshoot label Med school is releasing the sequel to their "New Blood 010" EP, this ones called More Blood 010, you can hear all the tracks here. Definitely a fresh sound! http://www.medschoolmusic.com/more-blood-010-promos/#more-1174 Heres a big dancefloor friendly tune that's out fairly soon - Friction ft. Camo & Krooked - Stand Up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG08sPZqxe0 And here's just a random assortment of forthcoming tunes that I'm really feeling Friction & K-Tee - Set it off (Icicle Remix) http://soundcloud.com/djfriction/friction-k-tee-set-it-off-icicle-remix Skeptical - Cold one (Jubei remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nN--TjMXd0 Zero T & Ulterior Motive - Breach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNxYSC8Ewyw&feature=related Data & Dynamic ft. Katy Brown - Compassion http://soundcloud.com/data/data-dynamic-feat-kathy-brown-compassion-metalheadz As zeldadude said, there's a new Danny Byrd album coming out, also a new Brookes Brothers album coming out. So yeah, none of these tunes are out yet and this is only the stuff I can remember off the top of my head so there's definitely a lot to look forward to from the drum and bass scene. Auspex fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Aug 12, 2010 |
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Cheers guys. Yeah I should mention a great place to find out about forthcoming tunes are these "Top 10s" threads on dnbforum.com . They get done once a month and usually you get a pretty solid cross section of all the big tunes forthcoming across pretty much all styles of drum and bass from the minimal to the wobble jump up. The current one is here http://dnbforum.com/showthread.php?105216-August-Top-Tens
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chrix posted:Just put together a new set today. That's a tasty tracklisting, having a listen now.
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I haven't really heard any drumstep tunes that i've liked except for this one: Calibre - Steptoe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL9xvAix_9o Calibre as always showing how it's done...
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chrix posted:Must be a wild hair, but I'm really digging a lot of the minimal dnb that I'm coming across lately. Especially Triad. After this mix was finished, I grabbed some Absolutely nothing wrong with digging the minimal stuff! Yeah I agree as well triad makes some pretty tasty tunes. Have you heard his "Essence EP"? Came out a couple of months ago and if you like 'Fiasco' you'll love that. This mix is fat by the way, very nice selection (data - splice! dont think I've heard that in a mix before) and i love the glitchy style its pretty fresh. My only criticism I guess would be it sometimes sounds cluttered when you have two basslines playing at once, like in the mix between splice and blush response, other than that its spot on. Just recorded a new mix myself, heres the tracklisting: 1. Icicle - Cold Fear [Shogun Audio] 2. Jubei & Alix Perez - Distrust [Metalheadz] 3. FD, Hydro & Keza - Canopy [Critical] 4. Jubei ft. D Bridge - Patience [Metalheadz] 5. Alix Perez - Behind Time [Shogun Audio] 6. Phobia & Jubei - Cooper's Dream [Coded Music] 7. Phace - Strange Science [Shogun Audio] 8. Alix Perez & Noisia - Loose Ends [Shogun Audio] 9. Ulterior Motive - Featherweight [Subtitles UK] 10. Rockwell - Full Circle [Shogun Audio] 11. Noisia & Phace - Floating zero [Invisible] 12. Ulterior Motive - 2098 [Subtitles UK] 13. Break - Isis [Symmetry] 14. Spectrasoul - Buried [31 Records] 15. Icicle - Driftwood [Shogun Audio] 16. Spectrasoul - Organiser [Critical] 17. Jubei & Alix Perez - Untitled [Metalheadz] 18. Octane & DLR - Back in The Grind [Dispatch] 19. Alix Perez ft. Foreign Beggars - Dark Days [Shogun Audio] Will have a link up in a sec!
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, turned up the massive subwoofer and listened to Triad's basslines for the next 30 minutes. It's just so deep. I've been playing Fiasco out like a madman.
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Neurophonic posted:Come on then, I'm seeing Alix Perez and Icicle for the third time in a month tomorrow and I'd like to give your mix a spin before I head out to get me in the mood. Judging by the tracklist it'd be just the trick. Haha, you didn't go to outlook festival by any chance did you? On one of the nights there I saw DLR, Ant TC1, Commix, Spectrasoul, Alix Perez, Break and Icicle from 2200-0600, then the next day I got up and went on a Shogun Audio boat party during the day and saw ALL of that lot do one massive b2b session for 4 hours, on a huge boat in some loving carribean-looking paradise land... I reckon heaven is probably a shogun audio boat party! Yeah apologies for the delay it turned out that the mix I recorded had some horrible nasty buzzing sound over all of it so I had to re-record everything. Heres the final mix with an updated tracklisting: Tensor - Future Funk 49:49 Soundcloud link - http://soundcloud.com/tensor/future-funk Tracklist 1. Data - Abstractions [Horizons] 2. Jubei & Alix Perez - Distrust [Metalheadz] 3. FD, Hydro & Keza - Canopy [Critical] 4. Jubei ft. D Bridge - Patience [Metalheadz] 5. Alix Perez - Behind Time [Shogun Audio] 6. Phobia & Jubei - Cooper's Dream [Coded Music] 7. Phace - Strange Science [Shogun Audio] 8. Alix Perez & Noisia - Loose Ends [Shogun Audio] 9. Ulterior Motive - Featherweight [Subtitles UK] 10. Rockwell - Full Circle [Shogun Audio] 11. Noisia & Phace - Floating zero [Invisible] 12. Ulterior Motive - 2098 [Subtitles UK] 13. Break - Isis [Symmetry] 14. Spectrasoul - Buried [31 Records] 15. Icicle - Driftwood [Shogun Audio] 16. Spectrasoul - Organiser [Critical] 17. Jubei & Alix Perez - Untitled [Metalheadz] 18. Octane & DLR - Back in The Grind [Dispatch] 19. Alix Perez ft. Foreign Beggars - Dark Days [Shogun Audio] Let me know what you think!
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That Danny Byrd & Netsky tune does absolutely nothing for me. I guess I can see why people would like it but those off-beat wob basslines are so base and those autotuned vocals are just cringe... On a less negative note, Ram records have some big things happening over the next couple of months. Andy C is releasing his nightlife 5 mix on the 4th of october along with a couple of Nightlife EPs worth of Ram tracks, the first one was put up on soundcloud yesterday. There's a nice selection on there, from techy stuff to almost jump up: Nightlife EP pt. 1 Ram Trilogy - Gridlock (Break Remix) S.P.Y. - Go With The Flow Spinline - Run Culture Shock - Cathedral Hamilton - Soundboy Callide - Supreme They dropped this out of absolutely nowhere, fair play to ram for keeping their tunes off youtube etc months before they're out, it keeps you excited about releases!
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chrix posted:Klute must be making the US rounds then, because he'll be here in Indianapolis this tuesday. So excited! Klute is so underrated as a dj. It's really strange, every time i've seen him he doesnt really play songs similar to his production style at all but he loving rinses it every time. I'm sure youll love it!
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zeldadude posted:Different strokes for different folks. It is sort of a let down after it drops but the buildup is pretty sweet imo. Hahah nah none taken mate. I genuinely just love dnb so much I just wanna spread the word as much as I can, and like i said, I can see why people would like it and im not cussing anyone for liking that tune it just does nothing for me! Here's a logistics remix of that SPY - by your side tune, what do you reckon? http://soundcloud.com/spearheadrecords/by-your-side-logistics-rmx-final Auspex fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Sep 25, 2010 |
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Neurophonic posted:http://soundcloud.com/octane-dlr/octane-dlr-dnb-movement-podcast-october-2010 This is literally one of the fattest mixes I have ever heard. Octane and DLR are the future...
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Thats a tasty looking tracklist. Downloading now...
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Yeah apex is a ridiculously talented producer. I love how his liquid tunes always have a dark edge to them and his darker tunes usually have some sort of liquid element. heres some of his newer unreleased stuff: Apex - Disconnected http://soundcloud.com/apex-music/apex-disconnected Apex - Surrender http://soundcloud.com/apex-music/surrender Here's a couple more fresh tracks that are really doing it for me at the moment: June Miller - The Killing Tree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CXcSiIH9ig (this one is loving obscene on a big system) Phace & Misanthrop - Desert Orgy http://soundcloud.com/neosignal/phace-misanthrop-desert-orgy-nsgnl006 Break ft. Silent Witness and Survival - Conference Call http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3lgocrR3h8 This one is forthcoming on Break's new collaboration album, "Resistance", which is out on nov. 29th I think. Definitely check it out! S.P.Y. - Go With The Flow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYeOaDhUAKw Hyperlogic - Only Me (Hamilton remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xYJUEgmic Check out that filter on those first hits! Octane & DLR - Seven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrEGvA0WrXI Survival - Sky (Break Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbTh3tvf28k This one is forthcoming on Dispatch Records' "Transit One" LP. Literally ALL the tracks on it are sick, check it out if you like this sort of sound. Ill leave you with a couple of really good mixes I've heard over the past couple month or so. If you like the sound of the tunes I posted then give these a try! Anile & MC Fokus - GRAM Agency Podcast http://www.beatsfortheplanet.com/2010/09/03/anile-mc-fokus-gram-agency-podcast-9-september-2010/ Octane & DLR Dogs on Acid Guest Mix http://www.dubplatedigest.net/2010/10/doa-mix-octane-dlr.html enjoy! Auspex fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Nov 6, 2010 |
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SUBFRIES posted:If any of you like: This album is wicked. In the same vein everyone should check out Break's new album Resistance which is out today. Some highlights Break, Silent Witness & Survival - Conference call Break & Spectrasoul - Martyr Break & SP:MC - Between the Lines Break & Die - Slow Down Break, Calyx & Teebee - Dont look down Yeah these tunes have been getting absolutely rinsed at nights out recently, I can't remember the last time I went out and didnt hear "Slow Down" at least once. Auspex fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Nov 29, 2010 |
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QPZIL posted:Could someone recommend some good grimy neurofunk stuff for me to listen to? I'm fairly new to DnB but like that aspect of it. Check out this megapost, there's a big list of neurofunk artists in there. Also check out the artists under "Agro" http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?action=showpost&postid=377358103&forumid=150 It's a little bit dated now so let us know what artists you like and we can suggest more stuff.
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QPZIL posted:poo poo that's an awesome post! I'll have to go through and note down some of the names I've liked, but I can say for sure I enjoyed Jubei and Teebee. Jubei and Teebee eh? You have good taste! In that case on the newer side of things you should check out these mixes Jubei Reprise Agency Podcast My demo CD (shameless self-plugging but theres quite a few Jubei tunes on there!) Octane & DLR DOA mix Anile & MC Fokus GRAM agency podcast and also these artists/tracks: Ulterior Motive Octane & DLR Anile Alix Perez (his recent "Dark Days" EP especially I think you might like) Phace Again let us know what you like and we can recommend some more stuff for you.
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Easy guys, i've been producing for a little while now, heres my latest tune. any comments/criticism would be wicked. cheers! Tensor- The Void
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Did anyone else hit shogun audio at cable on saturday? absolutely sick night! saw Icicle, Rockwell, Break b2b Spectrasoul, Optical B2B Fierce B2B Matrix classic virus set, Alix Perez, and DJ Friction. Every single set was absolutely spot on, wicked selection of tunes and I don't think I heard a mistake the entire night. If any of you guys are around london and into the techier side of dnb I highly recommend you check out the shogun nights, always so good. Here's a few tunes ive been really feeling recently on this side of dnb: BTK - Vengeance (Octane & DLR's Ripping and Tearing Remix) Noisia & Phace - Close Second This clip is mixed into Phace - Freedom of Filth which is also a wicked tune! Noisia & Phace - Program Icicle - Dreadnaught Genotype - Upload Crisis Hybris - Keeping Me Pessimist - Niche This tune sounds like the soundtrack to an alien invasion. that horn at the drop... Enei, Eastcolors & Noel- Cracker Marcus Intalex & S.P.Y - Triband Data - Abstractions (June Miller Remix) Ed:it - Replicants Skeptical - Sphere Rockwell - BTKRSH Rockwell is putting out some pretty interesting stuff as well, I like the direction hes going in! What do you guys reckon?
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SUBFRIES posted:I'd include albums, personally. I've definitely suggested albums / compilations in the past. I'm definitely up for this, we should include mixes as well!
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The GRAM Agency Podcasts are always really good and a new one has just come out, this time mixed by Hybris. For me he's one of the most forward thinking producers in drum and bass at the moment, I highly recommend checking out his mix.
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I'm gonna go with Break I think!
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Haha i'm a bit late to the party but heres my friday five for one of my favourite producers at the moment, Phace Phace - Strange Science http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qJ6sYJbugs&feature=related Phace - Vintage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICj9F4gcBo Noisia & Phace - Program http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbaBTMkZ9A4 Noisia & Phace - Floating Zero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcoe6PxDI7U Noisia & Phace - Close Second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yedg2SDPd8
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Well, its friday here in london so i'm gonna go ahead and post mine! there are literally so many possible tracks to draw from here, im gonna try and pick ones where you can feel the seperate influence of each artist. Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - Alien Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOrKiEqTcio A classic tune. Octane, DLR & Survival - Spectrum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Rbo93iSiU Heres something fresh, this ones not out til may but its been kicking around for a little while now. Absolutely kills it on a big system, the second drop is too much Spectrasoul & dBridge - Glimpse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxehe84TjY4 On this track especially you can really feel the seperate artistic influence of spectrasoul & dbridge. The beats and bassline are pure Spectrasoul but those strings, pads and vocals are dBridge all over. Love it. Noisia & Phace - Program http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbaBTMkZ9A4 Haha I posted this one for last week's friday five but it fits the theme again and it is just too good. Definitely give this one a listen, its out in a couple of weeks on noisia's record label Vision. Break, Calyx & Teebee - Don't Look Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4wVQbsFmS8&feature=related Massive collaboration from 3 of my favourite producers. This one is from Break's recent album "Resistance".
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Hey guys, I just finished recording a new hour long mix of techy drum and bass. I know some of you guys arent into this side of dnb but give it a listen anyway maybe you'll change your mind Tensor - April 2011 Neuro/Tech DnB Mix Tracklist: 1) Billain - Probes [Syndrome] 2) >>>Noisia – Displaced [Vision] 3) Phace -Strange Science [Shogun Audio] 4) Spor – Kingdom [Lifted Music] 5) Octane & DLR – The Fly [Sonorous] 6) Phace – Vintage [Neosignal] 7) Alix Perez ft. Noisia – Loose Ends [Shogun Audio] 8) Siren – Snorkel [Siren] 9) >>>Break – Isis [Symmetry] 10) June Miller & Mindmapper – Quartz Controlled [Buried Audio] 11) Genotype – Upload Crisis [Broken Audio] 12) Skeptical – Cold One (Jubei Remix) [Ingredients] 13) Rockwell – DJ Friendly Unit Shifter [Shogun Audio] 14) Phobia & Sato – Jitter [Coded] 15) Gremlinz & Anile – Stand Alone [Renegade Hardware] 16) Octane, DLR & Survival – Transition [Renegade Hardware] 17) BTK - Vengeance (Octane & DLR Ripping and Tearing Remix) [Dutty Audio] 18) S.P.Y. - The Boy Who Cried Wolf [31 Records] 19) Fresh – Heavyweight [Digital Soundboy] 20) Enei, Eastcolors & Noel – Cracker [Critical] 21) Icicle ft. SP:MC – Dreadnaught [Shogun Audio] 22) Ulterior Motive & Zero T – Breach [Subtitles UK] 23) Break & Die – Slow Down [Symmetry] 24) >>>Rockwell - Noir (Ulterior Motive Remix) [Critical] 25) >>>Break & Spectrasoul – Martyr [Symmetry] 26) DBridge & Vegas – True Romance [Metalheadz Platinum]
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I just listened to a few minutes of it, but drat this is loving sick. Haha thanks mate im glad you like it! Anae posted:Just finished recording, uploading and tracklisting my latest mix. just listening to this now. very classy mix, you got a lot of tracks in here for 30 mins and theres a pretty wide selection! I went to outlook last year so I know how sick it is, best of luck mate
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nines posted:
this track? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7e-0i6kT2w Thats Photek - Age of Empires
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Apr 13, 2011 02:36
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SUBFRIES posted:Which, to continue the lineage, is a remix of one of my favorite old school rave tracks: Didn't know that! learn something every day haha. Speaking of horns, How about the warhorn at the drop here for pure evil. Sounds like the soundtrack to the alien invasion or something Pessimist - Niche http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIw0jDo-dKQ
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Apr 13, 2011 20:39
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Anae posted:
Yes. This is an enormous tune, easily one of my top 5 favourites from the past year as for tunes that you have to hear on a big system... massive VIP remix of Break & Die's 'Slow Down' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPUOi_eCOdU That bass note at 0:27 will blow you away. Friction double dropped this with Fresh - Signal at the last shogun audio night in London and it destroyed the place. complete dancefloor devastation. also this: Blokhe4d - Kisses and Lies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kupEMO6FGzo The bit between 0:26 and 0:48 sounds RIDICULOUS on a big system. Honestly even listening to it on top notch headphones doesnt compare in the slightest. One of the guys from blokhe4d finished a renegade hardware night about a year ago with this tune and ive never seen so many melting faces on the dancefloor. As an aside, what is it about the techy/darker side drum and bass that turns you euphoric-synth-driven-liquid fans off? I would love to see more of you guys get into it! Auspex fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Apr 28, 2011 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:people that don't know what genre it fits into. It's called 'Drumstep' which is technically drum and bass as it has a 170 tempo but it uses a half-time drum pattern like dubstep.
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