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Anae posted:Yeah. With (most) d&b no one is going to be writing about how there's a perfectly placed major 7th or something. It's going to be more 'this track makes me feel like I'm flying' or 'this track makes me stomp around like Godzilla'. I mentioned THAT aspect 'cause I'd been seein' a lot of talk like that (not on the classical music level, but on the producer level, I guess) on the dubstep thread. (Friday Morning 1:51 AM Central Time Edit because I don't wanna doublepost) FRIDAY 5: Music to Drive To Edition! "Storm in a Teacup" - Mutated Forms (For when you gotta get somewhere early in the morning and somehow, traffic is working in your favor.) "Red Raider" - Urban Assault (For when you're rollin' deep to go somewhere awesome and you wanna get hype as hell on the way.) "Dreams" - Camo & Krooked (For when it's a beautiful Saturday afternoon and you actually have the day off and you want to enjoy havin' the music up and the windows down.) "Conversations" - Mutt feat. Kevin King (For when you're driving home at friggin' 3 AM on a Thursday morning by yourself and the streets are practically empty.) "Sunset" - Metrik (For when you're just in a really good mood for no drat reason and just happen to be driving.) Riot.EXE fucked around with this message at 08:12 on Apr 22, 2011 |
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Ask me about techstep and listening to techstep while driving  Ed Rush & Nico - Guncheck 1995 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7-CPqhjrQY Boymerang - Still VIP (Dom & Roland & Optical) 1997 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gNRW19lodg Rufige Kru - Dark Metal (Source Direct Remix) 1997 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4U2-32YWpk Optical - To Shape The Future (Remix) 1998 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_X0o_-u8f8 Decoder - Lo Voltage 1998 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW9Btr_Pihs Bad Company - China Cup 1999 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDQNKgl8jDg These are more are less all the different sides of techstep, early No U-turn stuff to the early and late prototype sound to the later rolling pre-neuro stuff. vvv edit: Oops, I'm new here and saw people asking about techstep so figured why not. stationlost fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Apr 22, 2011 |
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^^^^^Don't worry about it, I only just realized you posted SIX tracks, and not 5...I've been goin' through your list. I've heard this style a lot and just never knew it was called Techstep...always learning, even now.stationlost posted:Ask me about techstep Very Educational. Not the theme of the week (which is "Music to Drive to")...but still, very educational, so thank you for that. Riot.EXE fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Apr 22, 2011 |
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I don't hate techstep, but I think most other D&B is much more interesting. For example, techstep could be used to score one part of a movie / video game / etc. really well, but that's about it. If you used it for the entire thing, it would get pretty grating. Whereas other D&B (liquid, for example), can be used in multiple different ways.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I don't hate techstep, but I think most other D&B is much more interesting. For example, techstep could be used to score one part of a movie / video game / etc. really well, but that's about it. If you used it for the entire thing, it would get pretty grating. Whereas other D&B (liquid, for example), can be used in multiple different ways. That's the beauty of Drum & Bass as a whole though...it's ridiculously diverse. P.S. Can't wait for your 5...
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Riot.EXE posted:That's the beauty of Drum & Bass as a whole though...it's ridiculously diverse. Heyyyyyy, isn't it technically Friday already? I'll just post mine now then  Friday 5: Tracks To Drive To Edition 1) Logistics - Murderation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSxCq5szRc For some reason, I just heard this one for the first time the other day. I don't know why it took me so long to hear it, but it's so drat perfect for a certain mood and I've been driving to it the past few days in a row because it just hits all the right notes when driving down empty stretches of normally-busy streets at night. 2) Netsky [ft. Darrison] - Escape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfVuJ1bIcbg I know I put this in the OP already, but it'd be a sin for me to not put it in this 5. Whenever I hear the drop in this song, I feel the need to go as fast as possible. That's why I usually listen to this album when I drive down the interstate at night so I can pull off going 90 or something like that while listening to this. loving thrilling and unmatched combination in my eyes. 3) Evol Intent - Middle Of The Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSSDHBOPhhs I'd group this one in with Netsky's Escape, since it gives me a pretty similar feeling. I don't think it gets me as much as it used to, but that's probably because this was the original drum & bass driving song for me. I started driving in 2008 soon after Era Of Diversion came out, so I wore this track the gently caress out by listening to it like every week or something crazy like that and accelerating when it dropped, just like with Netsky. This one will always hold a special place in my heart. 4) Invisible Man - Timezone 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxFvrBHiTc8 Okay, this one's completely different. Instead of getting me pumped the gently caress up and wanting to go faster, this one I just kind of space out to. Not that I don't concentrate on the road when I hear it, but...I don't really know how to explain it other than I get lost in it. It's like a ten minute long trance I go into that's kind of weird to snap out of because it goes on for longer than most d&b tunes. Great to listen to when I don't want to think about anything else but the road and the simple yet effective melody of this song. It's the first track on Tayla's Soul Survivors, one of the first d&b albums I was ever introduced to. The mix is one of my all-time favorite electronic music mixes overall, but this just sets the stage for it so well. I wouldn't have started it any differently had I been mixing. 5) The Upbeats - Nobody's Out There https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai59dIRZuRA Another one I consider a classic. Listening to this during inclement weather is the best. In fact I distinctly remember a couple years ago that it was raining so hard that a lot of the major streets flooded and I was driving home in that while listening to this song. My wipers were going nuts and I was only going about 5MPH at most, but there were a ton of cars stalled on the sides of the roads and it was just so...pre-apocalyptic feeling. The floods subsided a couple hours later so it didn't turn out to be a major event or anything, but in those moments when I was listening to this and driving through all that chaos (even as slowly as I was), it felt otherwise.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Heyyyyyy, isn't it technically Friday already? I'll just post mine now then It's been Friday, man...hence why I already posted my 5.
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Riot.EXE posted:It's been Friday, man...hence why I already posted my 5. Oops, somehow I overlooked your post  My bad!Nice 5, dude. Those tunes are all top-notch and I can see how they'd be fitting to drive to.
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If you're talking about driving to DnB, it's got to be rollers: Bad Company - The Nine Love it or hate it, it makes me want to drive 90 miles per hour all the time. Matrix - Tightrope I love dropping this one in a set. People never see it coming and it always kills. (I was going to put Sleepwalk, but that one is more well known) It's got a nice break in the middle for mixing and overlapping basslines and really is all a song needs to be in this genrea, Awesome Drums and Awesome Bass. Dom & Roland - Parasite Kind of a personal for me and a softball, but I love the saw bassline and heavy drums. Nobody has really made any tracks that have the atmosphere of Dom's. Futuristic and dystopic, heavy and skittering all in one song with really not much fluff around them. There aren't really any songs like this anymore. For a bonus, listen to Dom's Industry album if you haven't. You will be blown away. Sparfunk & Joe Solo - Rapture No explanation, just an absolute stormer with no apologies. The changeup is brilliant, as well. Ram Trilogy - Titan Another Ram track. Sue me. If you don't get the desire to speed when you listen to this you have no soul. This is an absolute truth. Most of you have heard this, I'm sure, so I won't go into too much detail. hong kong divorce lunch fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Apr 22, 2011 |
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So far seeing a lot of stuff I love in today's theme (was just listening to "Muderation" yesterday, "Titan" a couple days ago). Will post my five up later. Probably going to be really heavy on the arpeggios.
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I like to diversify when I drive!  Liquid Stranger - Destroy Him My Robots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H1lZyix-I0 Metrik - The Arrival (Instrumental Mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1YXhFco68 High Contrast - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8h_MfZng4o The Qemists (feat. Enter Shikari) - Take It Back (THE PROTOTYPES REMIX) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJcNj2V5KQ Sub Zero - Poon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L5k1Hjnxrw
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synertia posted:If you're talking about driving to DnB, it's got to be rollers: That link does not take us to that song...
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I realise every music nerd must groan about this but I have to say that I think out of all the genres youtube completely castrates drum and bass (or at least the stuff I like). I was trying to get together some tunes I wanted to share and it was depressing. Nothing sounds worse than a dillinja track via youtube (just try it). I'm going to stick to posting the mixes. Jippa fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Apr 22, 2011 |
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synertia posted:This is a raging mix (Based on tracklist) for my favorite era in DnB. This is what was out when I first started and I maintain that almost nothing compares now. Golden isn't it. I used to have it in higher quality before my last hard drive died.
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Jippa posted:Golden isn't it. I used to have it in higher quality before my last hard drive died. Speaking of the Golden Age of Drum & Bass ... Enjoy some EZ Rollers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSuSTbNIhsA
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I'm a big fan of the more "liquid" stuff but there doesn't seem to enough out there for my liking (otherwise I might consider that as a new genre to DJ). If anyone else here uses themixingbowl.org, there's a great user mix on there that still has seeds (CCM - 1st the Worst). I guess this guy really likes Lenzman; I do too. Quite a few years ago I saw LTJ Bukem and Makoto along with this diva MC, that was pretty fun. Oh can anyone explains what VIP means in this context? I see that after quite a few dnb tracks, but I don't think it refers to an artist. Atlantic Connection & Lynx - Dangerzone Lenzman - Fade Away S.P.Y - Elite Squad Random Movement - Cant Resist (S.P.Y Remix) Lenzman - Bittersweet Lenzman - Bittersweet Part 2 Lenzman - Rags To Riches Big Bud - Diggit Lil'London - Good For Your Health (ATP Remix) Undersound - The Extra Mile Robot Redford - Dying Star Big Bud - Want You So Bad Lenzman - Lose You (VIP) Bonobo - The Keeper (Redeyes Remix) BCee - Diagnosis Murderer Mutt - Conversations Calibre - Rockafella ATP - Be Mine Calibre - All You Got Makoto - And I love Her
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actionjackson posted:
VV What he said. VV Space Jam fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Apr 23, 2011 |
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actionjackson posted:Oh can anyone explains what VIP means in this context? I see that after quite a few dnb tracks, but I don't think it refers to an artist. It can mean "variation in production" or it's a special version of the track for VIP's. Special in that it might have a vocal specific for that DJ (old "Super Sharp Shooter" VIPs that spelled out the DJs name), or only a few people will ever have it (like Hive's other version of "Mass Hysteria" that only he and the Bad Company guys seemed to have).
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Next Week: Music fitting for Fight Scenes in a badass Action Movie. You're already loving the idea, aren't you?
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lmao that is so lame.
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Mike_V posted:lmao that is so lame. I want a more aggressive Friday 5...that's all.
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DJDace posted:Speaking of the Golden Age of Drum & Bass ...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wzN5WjiqNA
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A little late to the party, but whatever...my Friday driving tracks. It's quite the mixture, but all tracks I bang on a regular basis in the truck. Dom and Gridlok - Moodswings Limewax - Agent Orange London Elektricity - The Strangest Secret In The World Evol Intent - Flipside Concard Dawn - Broken Eyes
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I'm a little late to the party too, but a lot of awesome tunes have been posted. Stuff by Metrik is awesome - subfries already got BLVD which is an amazing tune in my book, especially to drive to. Mattix & Futile - "Corkscrew" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMSkJivXbHM This song just gets me extremely pumped up. I think it could easily fit into next week's theme too though. The build up is tremendous. I am not familiar with much of Mattix & Futile's work, but this song is intense. DC Breaks - "Take That" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0tRwOlu9c This song starts slow and chilled out, but that changes pretty quickly. Awesome for a night cruise, to get you in the partying mood. DJ Fresh & Sigma - "Lassitude" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMny1jIfKU4 The song starts with a solid "Get on your marks.." and gets me going. Usually can pick up my mood no matter how I am feeling. I wasn't a fan of much off of the latest album by DJ Fresh besides Hypercaine, but this song is awesome too. Phetsta - "Prism" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBPHLUOEghM Another awesome one that starts out mellow but quickly grows intense. Makes me want to get out of town and just drive. Delta Heavy - "Space Time" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ7sA189W0Y Lots of people probably recognize this track from the killer opening to Andy C's Nightlife 5. This is another track that just demands you break the speed limit. After all, there's not speed limit in SPACE. In addition to my (late) Friday 5, I wanna give a plug to an up and coming DJ going by the name of Switch Fusion. I am pretty sure I read that the kid is only 18, and he's producing some awesome stuff. His latest track, Mercenary, just dropped (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynQIQgdHmeo). It's got a free download on his soundcloud and stuff. It's really synth-heavy liquid drum and bass, and I love it.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:Delta Heavy - "Space Time" Fuuuuuuck, I completely forgot about this one somehow. Such a good tune, and great to drive to  Dr. Goonstein posted:In addition to my (late) Friday 5, I wanna give a plug to an up and coming DJ going by the name of Switch Fusion. I am pretty sure I read that the kid is only 18, and he's producing some awesome stuff. His latest track, Mercenary, just dropped (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynQIQgdHmeo). It's got a free download on his soundcloud and stuff. It's really synth-heavy liquid drum and bass, and I love it. I really enjoy this. It could benefit from being a couple minutes shorter, but it's still awesome. I've tried my hand at making drum n bass before, and while in some ways I think I succeeded and in other ways I failed, I'd really like to make some synth-heavy stuff like this myself. I think I'd be alright at it. Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Apr 23, 2011 |
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SUBFRIES posted:It can mean "variation in production" or it's a special version of the track for VIP's. Special in that it might have a vocal specific for that DJ (old "Super Sharp Shooter" VIPs that spelled out the DJs name), or only a few people will ever have it (like Hive's other version of "Mass Hysteria" that only he and the Bad Company guys seemed to have). Thanks - any particular reason this terminology is only used in dnb? Also, did anyone else see London Elektricity just came out with a new album on Hospital? I noticed it on beatport.
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actionjackson posted:Thanks - any particular reason this terminology is only used in dnb? Yeah, Yikes was coming out pretty soon. Thanks for reminding me - I've been wanting to get my hands on The Plan That Cannot Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vywMu5CS7Jg). What an amazing piano-heavy dnb tune. Also, for what it's worth, there are Dubstep VIPs too. It might just be a British thing.
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actionjackson posted:Thanks - any particular reason this terminology is only used in dnb? Oh, it's not limited to dnb, it's prolific in a lot of other electronic genres, and it's roots are (probably) from the soundclash culture of dancehall & reggae.
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I'm kind of interested in trying a dnb mix at some point. Right now I do house-ish stuff around 125 bpm and I do pretty well at it (though I'm not great or anything). How much of learning curve should I expect switching from 4/4 to a breakbeat and ending up in the 170-180 bpm range? I also noticed the tracks are shorter on average compared to 4/4 stuff, which would make mixing a bit more difficult in that regard as well. I'm mainly interested in the liquid stuff, so I'm also looking for what kind of labels really stand out for that sound. The ones I can think of so far are: Hospital Shogun Audio Spearhead Toolroom
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Viper Recordings has the best liquid in the business if you ask me. Lots of amazing up and coming artists on that one, and some already famous ones there too. Make sure to include them
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Dr. Goonstein posted:Viper Recordings has the best liquid in the business if you ask me. Lots of amazing up and coming artists on that one, and some already famous ones there too. Make sure to include them Co-signed. Go check out the "Acts of Mad Men" Compilation.
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Riot.EXE posted:Co-signed. Go check out the "Acts of Mad Men" Compilation. gently caress I should pick this one up myself. Is this where M&F's remix of Get Shaky came from? That is an amazing remix.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:gently caress I should pick this one up myself. Is this where M&F's remix of Get Shaky came from? That is an amazing remix. Yeah, it's track 5 on the unmixed bundle.
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first time poster I usually just lurk the house thread but Im really digging this liquid drum & bass.
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wigtrade.cc posted:first time poster I usually just lurk the house thread but Im really digging this liquid drum & bass. House-influenced liquid slow-burner, just for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CYVsDusdvE
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Well guys, I'm not one to get all hyped up for the summer - it's fun and all, don't get me wrong - but i have just 3 days of school left in my senior year of high school, so there is a little reason to celebrate I spose. So with that, let me reign in the fun with a few new-ish summer tracks for you to enjoy. "Where You Should Be (Shy FX Remix)" - Skream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3Yw5v4HzE "Beautiful (ft. Robert Owens)" - Brookes Brothers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM42FUk1V4o "Truth Beyond (ft. William Cartwright)" - Interface http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIxre6klh24 Some may think these are a little too mainstream - that last one is taking some serious hits by the fans on UKF, but I love them, and they really put me in a good mood.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:
Holy poo poo man, these two tracks blew me away. Thanks for the recs.
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Just found this thread and wanted to say thanks for all the great suggestions. To contribute back, here's my "driving 5". You'll probably notice I'm a big fan of liquid tunes with driving chords... Cyantific - Cover Story (Featuring Matrix) http://youtu.be/wk33MSXK4B8?hd=1 A bit repetitive, but I love how the bass line works with the melody. London Elektricity - Remember The Future http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG3un0g4Fuk Love the harmony in the vocals. Matrix and Futurebound - Coast to Coast (Ft. Louis Smith) http://youtu.be/S6GbfftD_L8?hd=1 If this goes on when I'm driving my speed instantly goes up 15mph New Zealand Shapeshifter - Sleepless (B-Complex remix) http://youtu.be/ItuIuLqCFeI?hd=1 This ones a bit more mellow, but the drums in this on are phenomenal. High Contrast - Racing Green http://youtu.be/WbV5QDEwrTs?hd=1 This one's a classic for good reason. A great song to just chill out to. On a side note, has anyone been looking forward to London Elektricity's new album? I'm looking forward to the inevitable remixes of Elektricity Will Keep Me Warm
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Kuvo posted:On a side note, has anyone been looking forward to London Elektricity's new album? I'm looking forward to the inevitable remixes of Elektricity Will Keep Me Warm Awesome songs! Always glad to get some new blood posting all of the time. And yeah, I just downloaded Yikes! last night. Haven't got to give it a listen but I have heard the title track get dropped a couple times on Radio 1 Xtra and it seems pretty good. Plus it has The Plan That Cannot Fail, which is loving amazing piano-heavy DnB. Should be a good album!
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