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SUBFRIES posted:I used to just go by Ransom, nowadays I go by Harry Ransom. I post mixes in this thread and the dubstep thread fairly often. Last night I finally got the chance to play 'Crystalline' by Hybris and Noisia in a club. It got a reload. Heavy stuff.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:"Space Between" - Loadstar The flipside, BLVD, is loads better. http://soundcloud.com/loadstar/blvd Excellent production, melody, and is really really heavy out in the clubs. Can't wait to play it out.
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Riot.EXE posted:You know what though? If someone were just now getting into Drum & Bass, I'd rather their gateway be Netsky than Pendulum (No, I'm not a bandwagon hater of them, I used to listen to them for a little while back in '07 'cause people were hyping them like mad for some reason, and then their jig was up with me. I honestly believe they're crap.) Definitely. Can we include albums as a single entry?
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Feb 23, 2011 13:32
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SUBFRIES posted:Still one of my go-to tunes, as is the flip. You picked two that I was gonna pick, so I'm just gonna edit your post since it's formatted way nicer than I would have done. Yeah I'm lazy.
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Feb 25, 2011 17:05
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Boywunda posted:The Fugees - Ready or Not (DJ Hype Remix) - This is one of the first ones I heard and at the time I had considered "The Fugees - The Score" as one of my all time favorite albums. To see Ready or Not Jungle remix, I fell in love some more. Actually this remix was by Zinc. Great tune!
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Feb 25, 2011 18:00
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HJB posted:Nu:Tone's new album, Words And Pictures, is out. If you enjoy mediocre Hospital pop fodder combined with generic dnb sensibilities then it's the album for you. Just as an example here's System VIP (which happens to be one of the better tracks on the album). Not a personal attack on you, but I'm tired of people labeling anything released on Hospital, or anything with a vocal for that matter, as 'sell-out', 'mainstream' etc. It's closed-minded in a very sad way. Nu:tone is an excellent producer, and as soon as it was announced that his album would have vocals on every track, I knew that people would label it as 'cheese' because that's the automatic reaction for a d&b head. And this is speaking as someone whose favourite producers are Rockwell, dBridge, Icicle etc.
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Feb 28, 2011 23:53
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HJB posted:The thing is, mainstream dnb is cheesy to a degree, because if it wasn't then it wouldn't sell (gone are the days of Timeless and New Forms). Put another way, I can't stand the artists you mentioned simply because they make pure dnb for the "heads". It's not closed-mindedness as much as the fact that that's how it is. I'm confused. You don't like 'mediocore Hospital pop fodder', but you have the Hospital logo as your avatar, and you also don't like 'pure dnb for the "heads"'. I'm lost.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:Not to attack you either, but the same thoughts were running through my mind. I am not really into the "pure dnb" stuff. Perhaps in time, but I'm still young into dnb. God forbid a label try to put out music that people want to listen to that aren't into the pure stuff. Just checking you didn't misunderstand me...I pretty much agree with everything you said. It just saddens me that most people who are as into d&b as I am tend to be very closed-minded about anything remotely accessible. As a dj, it's a fantastic feeling playing experimental/unusual stuff to a crowd of heads and having them COMPLETELY get it and love it, but it's also fantastic playing accessible stuff to a crowd of people who know nothing about the music but what they do know is that it's making them dance a lot.
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What counts as good Hospital pop fodder in your opinion?
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Mar 1, 2011 14:23
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HJB posted:I think it might be wise for me to change the subject at this point. Here, have a free tune courtesy of The Burbs. Ah. I hope I didn't come across as having a go at you. Was just interested.
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I'll take on Photek. I'm not gonna stick to just his d&b stuff though.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:I'm not a huge High Contrast but I really like that Days Go By track since it samples from Fleetwood Mac. You missed out some real classics  Swamp Thing? X-Ray? Timewarp (and the VIP)? Swamp Thing especially is absolutely incredible.Photek top 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DIesf-xgz0 "Knitevision" - One of the biggest percussive basslines ever. I love the way it sneaks in during the intro, and then slams in with full force once the perfect Photek drums come back in. It's impossible to understand how monstrous this is without hearing it on a big club system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykALcAUWM-E&feature=related "Mine to Give ft. Robert Owens" - Photek doing his house thing. Pure grooving deep house with classic-sounding vocals and a lovely warm catchy bass riff. This was a pretty big underground house hit back in the day, as I understand it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggeu5vhbueo "Ni Ten Ichi Ryu" - The ultimate example of those 'perfect Photek drums' I mentioned before. Possibly his most well-known tune. The Teebee remix is a very rare example of a remix of a classic that is just as good as the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjW4SwjiQlk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwG_aj8iWoQ "UFO" - Unsettling vocal samples, razor-sharp percussion, fantastic progression - this track builds atmosphere as an art form. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-SrE6iTuIM "101" - My favourite track off his new EP. Unparalleled use of samples and atmosphere. This could be an amazing soundtrack to so many things. Anae fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Mar 4, 2011 |
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HJB posted:It's in the same vein as his last two albums, Syncopated City and Power Ballads, so I'd definitely recommend checking them out. The A side, however, seems to be quite unpopular - there's nothing going on melody-wise for the student cheese brigade such as myself, yet the "heads" (cringe) don't like it either for the most part. I absolutely love the A-side. Understated, delicate, it's brilliant. Where's this negative feedback? Edit: just found the thread on DoA. Ignore it. It's DoA. They're a joke on the internet for being hilariously negative. Anae fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Mar 21, 2011 |
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Riot.EXE posted:Alright guys...great sets. Do you mean tracks with vocals?
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SUBFRIES posted:Five with the MCs: Gonna take an educated guess: Alix Perez - Down the Line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XRutfvyvoc Calibre - Drop it Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdNLKGRyYyQ
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Just finished recording, uploading and tracklisting my latest mix. It's a competition entry for Outlook festival in Croatia, and every play, 'favourite', and vote helps me on my way to becoming an international (technically) superstar DJ, at which point you can of course all join me on my champagne and cocaine-fuelled yacht parties. Quality d&b in 30 minutes. Mix here: http://www.mixcloud.com/aerial/outlook-festival-competition-entry/ Vote here: http://www.outlookfestival.com/outlook-2011-dj-competition/ Tracklist here: Icicle - Arrows >> Shimon & Andy C - Nightflight Nymfo - Sidewise in Time Rockwell & Untold - Rekohu Sunrise >> Icicle - Mnml Funk Nu:logic - New Technique >> Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows Micky Finn & Aphrodite - Bad rear end Moving Fusion - Turbulence DJ SS - The Lighter Ray Keith - The Chopper (Shy FX Remix) Hazard - Food Fight Break - Too Much Spectrasoul - Mimic Panic Girl - Blue Lights (dBridge Don't Panic Remix) Photek - Knitevision Breakage ft. Jess Mills - Fighting Fire (Loadstar Remix) >> Skeptical - Cold One (Jubei Remix) Siren - Snorkel Alix Perez ft. Foreign Beggars - Dark Days Commix - Belleview (dBridge Belle-Reviewed Remix) Origin Unknown - Lunar Bass (Commix VIP) Fresh - The Gatekeeper >> Bad Company UK - The Nine Anae fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Apr 9, 2011 |
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Dr. Goonstein posted:I would gladly vote for you... but the whole voting thing is a little misleading. The place you link says to add your e-mail and the URL of my favorite mix, but I have no clue where to do that at. I have signed up already - do I just put the URL of your mix in that box and hit enter? Yeah, I think just email and mix url in the box works. Also favouriting it and even just playing it on mixcloud helps. Glad you enjoyed it! Would be nice to get this thing off the ground. Shame I'm horrible at self-promotion, I just get embarrassed trying to shout about how great I am and how you should listen to my promo mix. Not a great quality as a DJ.
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Riot.EXE posted:This mix is today's "MIXTAPE MONDAY" post on my blog. That's fantastic, thanks! Have you got a link?
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HJB posted:I've not done the Friday 5 in a while so to make up for it here's an oddly-specific five for today: Just to add to this: Matrix - Mute '98 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM1iJDw8kso Incredible track. Seriously one of my favourite tunes ever, I would kill for a good quality digital or vinyl copy of this. Something about it just sounds amazing. Edit: this doesn't fit in with your theme. You just reminded me of an amazing Matrix tune so I decided to post it 
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het posted:As you might guess I'm admittedly less than enthused about "post 5 youtubes and nothing else" sorts of poo poo, but beyond that I think the general idea of a regular feature of the thread is clearly a good one since a lot of people participate and get something out of it. I just think it's sort of silly when you get people going "when will people post about jungle?" "in two weeks". I like the '5 youtubes' but it's only really good when people write a line or two about each track.
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het posted:Nobody does this though, and it's not a problem at all. Talk about how the track makes you feel, think about it and try to put it into words. It's not about music theory, it's just about articulating why you like a track. 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'.
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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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jonmitz posted:Can I nominate this song for best song of 2010? If you've ever heard it on a serious sound system you know what I'm talking about... I think both threads would consider it d&b. And yes, it's a loving banger. I was not a fan at all until I heard it in a club, and then...WHAM. Meaty as gently caress. Edit: I know it's not friday, but whatever. Everyone post a song that 'you REALLY have to hear on a big system'. My vote: Skeptical - Cold One (Jubei Remix)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4SuoPP-xWQ Combination of THAT growling noise, the loving enormous monster sub, and the snappy little drums. This song makes me go loving mental and it's one of my favourite tracks to play out and to just slam into a mix out of nowhere. Anae fucked around with this message at 01:51 on Apr 28, 2011 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I don't know about the absolute best of 2010 because there were quite a few bangers, but it's definitely up there. What defines it as drum & bass is the fact that it's 174 bpm. d&b is a tempo, not a drum pattern
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synertia posted:I'll just take Ram. All the haters, I don't care. I think two people should take Ram, and one do new-school Ram with the other doing old-school Ram. It's just too big and diverse a catalogue to only have 5 tunes.
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synertia posted:You want to be a taker one one of those eras? Yep, I'll take one - do you have any preference? I'm pretty much equal on both.
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synertia posted:Either one is ok, what would you qualify as the demarcation for old and new? I'd say Sub Focus' X-Ray was the turning point. I'll take after that if you like.
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synertia posted:Wow, ok. You can have it. (I would have put it a little earlier) Haha, it doesn't matter if we overlap a bit. Feel free to put in a few tunes from any era, showcasing more music can't be a bad thing! Out of curiosity, when would you have put the turning point? X-Ray for me heralded more synthy stuff and less rollery stuff.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:Haha it is just not my kind of label at all. They really give me the vibe that they are the "cool kids" on the dnb playground. I don't mind a couple of tracks - I like that Tru Born Playa track with MC Fats that got released awhile back, but not a whole lot. Sub Zero's couple recent tunes have been poo poo. Just don't produce the kind of stuff I get into. Older Tru Playaz stuff with Zinc, Pascal et al were wicked. I would kill to get the digital back catalogue. And Playaz has been on a roll recently (discounting a few tracks) - Busta Move, Tru Born Playa, Brighter Days, Food Fight, Proteus...all large.
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Dr. Goonstein posted:Hopefully the last 2 weren't considered dubstep - I guess I am pretty sure they were drumstep but I haven't develop the ear to discern the 2 very well yet. I figured they both had a kick-snare pattern going on so I must be onto something. 'In Your Eyes' is dubstep. Notice how it's a whole shitload of a lot slower. Good track though, and I don't like much dancefloory dubstep.
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infinity2005 posted:I got this Brookes Brothers release and thought In Your Eyes was pretty bizarre compared to what they usually do. It's like tropical themed dubstep. It's overall a bit cheesy imo. You think dub/reggae-influenced dubstep is bizarre?
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:These are all awesome, guys. Great starting points for the respective labels! Yeah, that's me, had a pretty hectic few days. Here we go though! New-school RAM Recordings! Mostly avoiding the obvious tracks that everyone knows, no point putting them down here. Chase and Status - Take Me Away, Sub Focus - Timewarp etc etc. You should definitely check them out IF you haven't heard them before. In fact it's pretty much legally required. Sub Focus - Swamp Thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luvBUrbSyFc There's two stages to this track - that INSTANTLY recognisable lead hook coming into the mix, and then the UURRRGHHHHHH of the bass switchup. A perfect track - I can't think of anything you could do to this that would improve it. Pure fire in a rave. Destructive simplicity, one of Sub's best tracks ever and woefully unknown to people just getting into the scene. Certified classic. Lomax - Artisan VIP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASrHWEJBfl0 Killer sample, killer break, and above all the MOST killer of all killer basslines. This tune destroys crowds so hard Andy C had to sign it somehow even though the original came out on a whole different label. This will blow you away on a system. Noisia - Deception http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Crczi0IX4 Sheer energy in this one. Fantastic buildup, signature Noisia impeccable production, then aggressive-as-gently caress bass stabs when all hell breaks loose and it drops. Culture Shock & Furlonge - Surprise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrRDn97E3tQ This was actually the B-side to Bad Red, which was the bigger tune on release, but I believe this is actually better (and it seems to have stood the test of time better with DJs). I honestly believe Culture Shock is one of the absolute best producers in d&b today, and this track showcases his unbelievable ability to to absolutely nail production - notice how 'spacious' but tight the whole track sounds. Big hands-in-the-air buildup, funky bassline, great melodies and synths, he got it spot-on with this one. See also: Culture Shock - Footloose (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgfxLeld_yA) Ram Trilogy - Lunar Bass (Commix VIP) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tn1Bv7MjIo It's kind of hard to describe tracks like this. Clean break, perfect rolling bassline with an ENORMOUS sub-bass. I love this track to bits, you just can't go wrong with it. Great change-up in the bassline after a while too, to keep things interesting. If you liked these, also check out: Spinline - Run http://soundcloud.com/spinline/run Ram Trilogy - Gridlock (Break Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Vyq6x-ZIY Wilkinson - Moonwalker (this track is loving grotty) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vnjoDHT2LI DJ Fresh - The Gatekeeper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi6afk17snU Shimon - The Shadow Knows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtxclfdjCq8 Xample & Lomax - Contra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDCz4kunXfg Anae fucked around with this message at 21:45 on May 21, 2011 |
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chrix posted:Commix - Broken Man Dude. Thank you so much for posting this, I've never heard it before and it's a loving monster. This is definitely going into my sets.
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infinity2005 posted:Where's that dickhead Clipz surely he'd love to be taking advantage of this poo poo? Funny you should say that actually. As of late 2009 he completely reinvented himself as Redlight...and he's really good. It blows my mind he's had quality like this in him all this time while making poo poo like 'Offline'. Here's a few Redlight tracks. When they get dropped on nights out it's pure carnival time, I love it. What You Talking About ft Ms Dynamite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7nUXLjzjhM (the instrumental to this is called MDMA if you're interested) Source 16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPrXFOCi-d8 Stupid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yERZC42S4T4 (Disclaimer: none of these are d&b. They are, however, proper party tunes. Don't expect Clipz to have started making Autonomic tunes.)
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infinity2005 posted:Ahaha ok i dunno why i didn't know that. Well fair play to him. Should i be expecting to find Dillinja making deep soulful house tunes or something as well now instead then? I wish he was doing that rather than what he's doing now.
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chrix posted:Oh man, about a month ago, I grabbed up just about every Moving Fusion track I could get my hands on. Such great tunes and they're appropriate for just about any set. Since we're on the subject of both older jump-up and Moving Fusion...mix Mickey Finn & Aphrodite - Badass with Moving Fusion - Turbulence. You won't regret it.
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28 Gun Bad Boy posted:stuff God I love your posts. Out of curiosity, you speak as an insider from the original dubstep scene; what were you doing back then? Producing? Promoting? DJing? With who etc? Also, I'm going to post a few of my favourite d&b tracks that are floating about at the moment, and I want you to tell me what (if anything) you don't like about them (seriously, I'm interested). If that's ok! Synko & Indigo - Reflection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Ni5vfvsx8 Rockwell & Untold - Rekohu Sunrise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRo3XQfSf0Y J-Majik & Wickaman - Old Headz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RKm52Rc2bA Commix - Justified (Spectrasoul Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54nR7lJsy7c
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28 Gun Bad Boy posted:Of course we all know the final straw was when Benny Ill was on after Peverelist(who has never been a favourite of mine). Everyone was up doing their thing when Peverelist was on. Now Benny Ill comes on and half the crowd just split. To me those were the folk who just didn't get it. Don't understand the groove. And this was after Benny's first track was Stone Cold. How the gently caress can you ditch the dancefloor after hearing the first like bar of that track and know it's coming on!? Man I was shocked I tell ya! Some people! Not even this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH-1P8N3__0 Also, can you reply to the rest of my post? Edit: gently caress me that Stone Cold track is good. I'm going to have to hunt that down. Anae fucked around with this message at 12:21 on Jun 25, 2011 |
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cheese-cube posted:(Yes yes I know Hospital/Med School are rubbish etc.) Disagree, I really like Relapse. Also this Kryptic Minds remix of one of his tunes is fantastic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PscE1uE_VM
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Hate to be that guy, but this isn't a d&b track. It is however a loving amazing tune so everyone should listen to it anyway.
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