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Das Butterbrot posted:He took the best song from the album and made it into a boring liquid tune. The original is a really energetic dancefloor banger, this is just meh. Alternatively, Rob Swire posted a few seconds of his Witchcraft remix on his Twitter: http://soundcloud.com/robswire/16-seconds-of-witchcraft-remix-unmastered It sounds more like The Island Part 2, which, while not nearly as drum-and-bassy as Netsky's, it's more the kind of upgrade I was expecting, and it definitely delivers.
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Here's a BBC 1 radio rip of the full remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2MQH22U0l0 The DJ (Zane Lowe? I don't listen to BBC1, but that's the guy who has debuted all their other big tracks recently) talking over it is pretty annoying, but it is a radio rip after all. Absolutely destroys the gently caress out of both the original and the Netsky mix, and it sounds more like something that belongs on Hold Your Colour, which is definitely a good thing. Also, I'm now aware of the title "drumstep". I never knew what to call tracks like The Island Part 2 and the second half of Sub Focus' album, since they weren't quite drum-n-bass but weren't quite dubstep either. But that moniker makes sense, and I kinda feel like a dumbass for being unaware of it before. It's so obvious 
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Anae posted:'Drumstep' is a bit of a silly title if you ask me. It's just half-time drum and bass. Also, Sub Focus doesn't have a single half-time track on his album. Which tracks were you thinking of? Tracks like "Could This Be Real" and "Move Higher". I guess they are more electro/house, but they sound kinda different than electro/house I've heard in the past, so I guess I thought they were something else.
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zeldadude posted:Hey everyone, It's good stuff, dude  Kind of simplistic, but sometimes I really don't mind that, and this is one of those times. I also dig that all 3 songs are variations on a theme, like you plan to make them into a long mix. If that's the case, it's definitely something I could see myself listening to frequently in my car, so you have my support!
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Chalupa Joe posted:There's a new Concord Dawn album on Monday. I'm not a big fan of the vocals (never have been with Concord Dawn), but besides that it sounds like some good old-school DNB.
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I really dig what drumstep I've heard thus far too, and I'd also like to hear more of it. I guess that kills my chances of being a DNB Purist, but whatever, it's fun music.
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Ras Het posted:You also like Pendulum so I don't think there was ever any risk of anyone thinking that. Yeah, that was never my intention anyway haha. Drum & Bass gets me pumped up and Drumstep gets me pumped up. I don't see what DNB fans think is so wrong with Drumstep, as it's basically the same thing they've been listening to, just slowed down. It's a nice change of pace every once in a while. But whatever, to each his own
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LTJ was a much bigger name in the early days of drum-n-bass, so if you liked 90s DNB then you'll probably enjoy yourself. I think the Liquid DNB we hear today sort of evolved from artists like Bukem, based on everything I've heard of his. If you like Liquid, then going to see Bukem would probably be like a neat history lesson. Can't say for sure, though.
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KcDohl posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwr7Dr75dX0 Do you listen to Liquid? There's a good amount of Liquid DNB that reminds me of the chill early stuff from the 90s/early 00s. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNLVCwlb79w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5tizwSTxyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En7El96N25w It may not be made by the same artists, but that classic sound definitely lives on today.
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zeldadude posted:Tonight is going to be loving massive  Well now I can't wait for this either!
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Hospitality Brixton is going on now. I know this because Hospital's tweeting off the hook about it, and I'm incredibly jealous  I mean, just look at this line up! quote:Room 1 - Andy C + Dynamite MC, High Contrast, London Elektricity, Danny Byrd, Netsky, Fabio, B-Complex, Logistics B2B Nu:Tone, MC Wrec, AD, Darrison, Diane Charlemagne, Terri Pace, Elsa Esmeralda. There's also an afterparty featuring Danny Byrd and bacon sandwiches  Unfortunately, I live in the States, where no events like this ever seem to occur. And I'm a huge Hospital fan, so seeing all these artists in one night would blow my loving mind.
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chrix posted:You can tune in live here: http://live.breakbeat.co.uk/live/ Yeah, unfortunately I'm leaving work right now and I've gotta go somewhere right from here, so I'm not going to be able to tune in  Hopefully I can catch an encore or something. But I'd really like to be there to experience it.
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Anae posted:I'm not sure...I'm going off Netsky massively and have been since his album came out. I'm all for good pop d&b - but Netsky is just so boring. I loved I Refuse and still mix it regularly, but all his songs are starting to sound the same and it's not even a very interesting template. Meh. I disagree. I'm a huge Hospital fan, so I may be kind of biased, but still. There are artists, even other Hospital acts, that do what you're describing. But I've never found Netsky to be one of them. I think his album is incredibly varied as far as pop DNB goes, and I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to get into DNB.
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Goddamn, zeldadude. That's a really great track! Keep it up, man. I could definitely see you getting signed with stuff like that. At least, I hope you do!
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Hey look, yet another amazing show that I'd give almost anything to go to that's being held out of the country
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On the topic of Noisia, nothing I heard of theirs really grabbed me before Split The Atom. That's one of my favorite drum-n-bass albums now. I should probably go back and listen to their earlier stuff now, though. I might get more into it after getting into Split The Atom so much.
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Just getting around to listening to the new Danny Byrd album, and first impressions of this are very, very good. There are some really great high-energy tracks on here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddXjWnLmvC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv8fQv-ezCc
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Dr. Goonstein posted:Also, I know I'm pretty late to the party, but I just started getting into Netsky's album. After a few listens through, I really like some of the tracks, but Iron Heart is easily my favorite, and everybody that doesn't know it needs to listen to it. Yeah, I agree completely. Every song on the album is great in my opinion, but the first few definitely stand out more than the others. I mean, when you put tracks like Iron Heart and these two in the beginning, there's no way for me to not get hooked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raY0FX06ctQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lm0faZrdrg But what's even better is that it doesn't even fall apart towards the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfQaiNBNSH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMY4VqfTF68 Even the bonus track is awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywxauc145YI This isn't my first post in here about Netsky's album, but I think it's a pretty important release. In my opinion, it's the most cohesive DNB album since albums like Era Of Diversion and Tough Guys Don't Dance came out a couple years ago. The synth lines in each song are so memorable. And I think everyone who enjoys this kind of sound should be listening.
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chrix posted:list of albums I've listened to a lot of those (Sub Focus, Noisia, Chase & Status, Mistabishi, The Upbeats, Calibre, etc.), and I think they're all great albums. But I'm not embellishing one bit when I say that almost every single tune from Netsky's album gets stuck in my head on a regular basis. I frequently catch myself whistling them. The rest of those albums have a few tracks like that, but not almost every track on the album. Sub Focus' album came very close to doing that for me, but Netsky's just goes all the way with it. That may be just me, though. That's why I made sure to say "in my opinion" before that statement.
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I know, I know. I've heard his non-album tracks and think they're loving awesome. Not saying that those labels are the only drum and bass out there, just saying that their stuff is usually what I find myself most attracted to. And honestly, I still get excited every time I listen to albums like Tough Guys Don't Dance and Era Of Diversion. So I think I probably will enjoy listening to Netsky's self-titled a few years down the road. Ke$ha is just flavor-of-the-week pop poo poo, and I doubt she'll have much staying power (at least I hope she doesn't). Netsky's self-titled is just one of those albums that sticks with me, and probably still will in a few years. We're all good, chrix  Just on different ends of the DNB spectrum. Not a bad thing.
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Listened to Rave Digger again tonight as I was driving home. As is the case with most drum-and-bass albums, it's much better in the car. The energy is definitely cranked up a few notches when you're driving fast down the interstate in the rain. So if you've yet to listen to this album, listen to it while driving first
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I appreciate all the facets of DNB. As I've said before, Dieselboy's The Human Resource was what really got me into drum and bass in the first place. While I enjoy that darker, harder, grimier stuff from time to time, I find liquid to be generally much more appealing to listen to. It's not that I hate certain styles/artists of DNB, I'd just rather listen to stuff like Netsky / High Contrast / Danny Byrd / etc. on a more regular basis than I would artists like Dieselboy / Black Sun Empire / Spor etc. Evol Intent's Era Of Diversion is an exception, though. I can throw on that album whenever and immediately get sucked into it. Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Oct 14, 2010 |
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Tactical Grace posted:http://www.stealthattack.co.uk/index.php?option=com_dhpevents&Itemid=69&eventid=585  That lineup's a lot better than Hospitality Brixton. How the hell?
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Dr. Goonstein posted:I know that I'm not in the know of many drum and bass artists as i've only been listening for like half a year, if that even. Some of the bigger names on that Metalheadz list include Calyx, Commix, Concord Dawn, D-Bridge, Dillinja, DJ Fresh, Ed Rush, Goldie, Klute, Optical, Photek, and Teebee. It's okay to not know who they are if you're a beginner coming into DNB with a clean slate, but you're going to at least familiarize yourself with them eventually if you plan on getting big into DNB. Artists like Goldie, Ed Rush, Optical and Photek started out in the 90s and definitely paved the way for the rest of the ones I listed, which are artists that are big players in the scene now. Jazz Cigarettes posted:Had the good fortune to catch Utah Jazz for free last night. So clean. Hadn't heard of this guy before, but this is really funky and cool. I'm digging it Thanks for posting it!
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I was watching some dubstep video on YouTube the other day and there was a Black Sun Empire song in the related section that I hadn't heard of, so I checked it out and it was a dubstep track. At first I thought they were remixing somebody, but then I found out that they changed their style. It sounds good, though. I hadn't listened to them in a while and it was cool to see that they were doing something fresh.
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zeldadude posted:Guys I'm hopefully getting this signed to Liquicity. Said he was interested. Oh yeah. This reminds me of some 90s video game music, and I dig it a lot. I reeeeeeally like your style, man! Keep making tunes forever. They're very enjoyable to listen to.
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I've been hearing a decent amount of buzz for the new Nu:Tone album, so I was going to see if anyone here had heard it. I listened to a few of the tracks on YouTube, though, and it wasn't really my thing. Kinda sucks, because I loved Back of Beyond.
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Auspex posted:Easy guys, i've been producing for a little while now, heres my latest tune. any comments/criticism would be wicked. cheers! This sounds like something that would be played in a laser tag arena. And that's not a bad thing at all. It's creepy, haunting, discomforting. Sounds like something to hide in the shadows and hunt by. I like it. I don't think it's something I could listen to all the time, but for a certain mood/setting it'd do wonders. I could also see it working as the soundtrack for a movie scene in which two characters chase each other over rooftops at night or something like that. It has that brooding feel to it. Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 11:35 on Jan 29, 2011 |
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On the topic of Aphordite, this was some of the first proper Drum N Bass I heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-0lKzT8kyc My brother had it on a mix CD that he was playing when I was driving around with him in like 2000 or 2001. I remember loving it like crazy and searching Kazaa (or BearShare, whatever I was using at the time) for hours and not being able to find it
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Zahi posted:"Song created between me and my dad, after pendulum created propane nightmares it gave us inspiration to create this" This sounds like Pendulum holding a band practice as 10 year olds. Or the soundtrack to a fight scene in an SNES game. I can't really decide which.
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Friday 5? Sure, why not. Digital - Laters Star Vector Burn - Paradise Lost [D-Star Remix] Evol Intent - Broken Sword DJ Fresh - The Immortal LTJ Bukem - Horizons
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Even if all you guys think Netsky's generic or whatever, I still consider his album one of my favorite DNB albums of the past couple years and think it'd be a great introduction for anyone who wants to get into the liquid/Hospital side of drum & bass vv
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I'd join in the gateway 5 but I think I've already posted all the tracks that got me hooked on the genre / that I'd recommend to others looking to get into D&B in the OP and various other posts in this thread
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The extent of drum & bass in Pendulum's new music is that same drum beat they use in almost every song of theirs. They used to be much more D&B-oriented around the Hold Your Colour era and before, but yeah, chrix is right. That's why there's a separate Pendulum thread. They aren't so much a drum & bass act as they are a multi-genre electronic act. I still love 'em, though, despite them dropping D&B from their repertoire for the most part. They were one of the first few artists to get me into D&B years ago Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Feb 24, 2011 |
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Ah, the gateway 5! Pendulum - Sounds Of Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBthUhBMy0 Black Sun Empire - Extraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuzl1aaL2gg Cyantific ft. Logistics - Flashback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDprqrlyI9E Nu:Tone - Jet Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVHmA2FuDhs D Kay - Interlude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMW8bdObksw That D Kay track might not be a great starter track for someone just getting into D&B, since there's no one who cranks out tunes quite like his to check out. There's a ton of similar tunes, sure, but he's got a pretty unique style. It's just been a favorite of mine for years. Individual Soul was in the second batch of D&B albums I got, and I fell head over heels in love with its style. edit: A bonus 6th for if anyone wanting to get into D&B needs to be introduced to High Contrast, which I absolutely believe should happen: High Contrast - Lovesick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfM6X-bv8vA Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Feb 25, 2011 |
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I'll go with High Contrast. Y'all already know he's my favorite producer, so it's kind of the logical choice. I already have an idea of which 5 I'm going to post, too.
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zeldadude posted:Also, everybody listen to the song I posted a few posts ago. Some of the best amazing chill dnb I've heard, with lush chords, amazing vocals and a warm bassline. Give it a listen and give a holla if you like it, more people need to hear this song! I always love hearing ambient-ish D&B like this. Thanks so much for posting it
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HJB posted:I'll do Mistabishi, partly because I love his tunes, partly because his new album is due to come out the following Monday. He's releasing another album? I had no idea. Is it gonna be self-released or something? Because I thought he got dropped from Hospital.
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For Favorite Producer Friday (or just Producer Friday, I'm not really sure which one it is), here are my 5 for High Contrast: (in no specific order) Lovesick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y4V6RrUIfo The first track on High Society. I fell in love with this one first time I heard it and it's one of those tracks that gives me this warm, chilled out feeling every time I hear it. Everything's Different https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpPk9dhK8iw The first HC track I ever heard, and boy was I impressed the first time I heard it. It was the best, most refined liquid D&B I'd heard, and I was immediately in love. Right after the song finished playing the first time I heard it, I went and got Tough Guys Don't Dance and it was so great. Still one of my favorite albums to this day. Days Go By https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YF97oinYDQ The closer to Fabriclive 25 which sends goosebumps down my entire body every time I listen to that mix. It's just the perfect closer to something like that. I'm not sure that it produces the same impact when listened by itself, but in the context of the mix, goddamn it's powerful. That mix is absolutely crazy and one of my favorites, and this is a great inclusion in it. Brief Encounter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwN4v9HiBfM Orchestral, epic sounding tune. Sounds like something that could maybe be used in a car chase scene set at night in a Bond movie. Only Two Can Play (ft. Spoonface) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57l6Zi5C4Jk One of those tracks I keep coming back to more than others. Parts of Spoonface's vocals in this remind me of old jungle music, which is definitely a welcome quality in contemporary D&B. Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 10:54 on Mar 4, 2011 |
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