Imagine a world without Drum & Bass music.

[H.Dot]

10 years ago, it was my favourite music apart from Garage, so it's definitely all about pre-1997 tunes for me. I stopped going to d'n'b nights in 1999, and making the mistake of going to a Raindance event about six months ago reminded me why.

I've just got in from an evening out, and even before reading this thread I'd put on an old DJ Hype set from 1993, which only serves to emphasise just how great it was then, and how dull it is now.

 

[Erich Zann]

"finds several ways to diss Squarepusher" is not the same as "namedrops S":

"a chin-stroking art crowd took the amen as their own in the name of - some might say - a sort of high-brow posturing. they proceded to push the levels of absurdity with its use, really tweakng the arrangements beyond the point of danceability and synchopation and into a realm of pure fetishisation and self-indulgence ... here's Squarepusher"

cheeky fucker

agreed - cool visual (the dubplate he'd recorded the audio onto) and interesting history of a seminal break.

i sort of missed a lot of what he was saying at this point because i was trying to listen to my g/f at the same time. I heard him say 'blah, blah, blah, squarepusher' and thought 'ooh cool, shut up woman and listen to this' - assuming that he'd flattered SP in some way.

 

[The_Reverend_M]

I've not stopped it... will see it through to the end. Recognise a few tunes in the middle Maybe I'm more of a jungle gal

Well as long as you like some kind'a bass/breaks you're alright by me!

p.s.
If Jungle is your bag check out some mixes here: http://www.murderbot.net/audio/index.html

The Ragga-Jungle of 'Murderbot Spring Mixtape' is one of my favs

 

[The_Reverend_M]

I keep forgetting how much I like jungle - I was in a shoe shop recently and the J Majik remix of Space Invader came on, it was impossible not stand there nodding my head looking vacantly at the same pair of shoes for 5 minutes.

TUNE.

 

[The_Reverend_M]

I hate the Hospitality stuff like High Contrast - I think it's horrible

Have you listened to much of their recent stuff ...? It's gone alot more dancefloor friendly than their soul/jazz odysseys of old ... see what you make of the Cyantific mix for download in this thread...

 

[Orang Utan]

I haven't, no. Haven't beem tempted though. Will check out the Cyantific mix when I'm next alone in the office

 

[Skim]

It's ragga jungle, darkstep and the breakcore/fucked-up geekbeats that do it for me. I hate all that light, jazzy dinner party d'n'b, all smooth-sounding and skippy – I like it sounding fuzzy, rough and bass-heavy

 

[Biddlybee]

p.s.
If Jungle is your bag check out some mixes here: http://www.murderbot.net/audio/index.html

The Ragga-Jungle of 'Murderbot Spring Mixtape' is one of my favs

Will have a listen later - ta

 

[Orang Utan]

The ultimate jungle tune for me is Dread Bass - do they make anything like that these days?

 

[chazegee]

Drum and Bass peaked with the Gambino family and super sharp shooter

<runs for cover>

 

[SubZeroCat]

no matter what type of music i listen to, there's nothing like a good slice of the drum and bass cake to get me rockin in my seat

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