DnB thread!

Gee · 10 Feb 2011 at 15:50

twist3d0n3 said:
i'm not really a fan of that track, some of his stuff i like, but ultimately i just prefer the european way of doing d'n'b

I'm not that keen on LK tbh, much prefer the MIST remix. And I'll have to agree with you on that the Europeans are killing the scene at the moment, all the Russian, Estonia and Czech cats are smashing it!!

twist3d0n3 · 10 Feb 2011 at 15:51

aye, eastern european stuff, most notably neurostep is where it's at atm

twist3d0n3 · 10 Feb 2011 at 15:52

Brian8bit said:

woot - free download too!

Gee · 10 Feb 2011 at 18:04

Paul SG gave away a free track the other week too, nice little roller.

Link

Brian8bit · 10 Feb 2011 at 18:27

Free downloads from the artists / labels are always welcome.

Janesy B · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:55

cm1179 said:
it does all sound the same to me, it's all essentially 2 step. the amen era was much better. pendulum have a lot to answer for.

this was when it had a soul

Gee · 10 Feb 2011 at 23:07

Everyone's using that O'Jays sample now, first Stereotype then Phil Tangent, and now Marky & SPY!

Both will be forthcoming on Marky's Innerground Recs. sometime in the future I imagine. Love it.

Marky · 11 Feb 2011 at 00:22

twist3d0n3 said:
can't help but feel marky is 'living the dream' off one track tbh, he makes out like he's a god, but he's average

How dare you! I am a Drum and Base God...

twist3d0n3 · 11 Feb 2011 at 01:19

sorry mate, but you just don't cut the mustard

Gee · 11 Feb 2011 at 13:21

Marky said:
How dare you! I am a Drum and Base God...

Haha, brilliant!

Janesy B · 12 Feb 2011 at 18:40

twist3d0n3 · 13 Feb 2011 at 13:57

ChroniC · 13 Feb 2011 at 18:41

I loved DnB back 12 years ago when I first started listening to it, and visiting CocoSheeBeen in the Opera House.
Now I think its rubbish, likes of Pendulum and such.

My top 3 all time tracks.

and a hard to get cd I would recommend. Pure Drum and Bass, mixed by grooverider.
Amazing,

twist3d0n3 · 13 Feb 2011 at 22:24

really digging this guy at the moment

Janesy B · 13 Feb 2011 at 22:55

ChroniC said:
I loved DnB back 12 years ago when I first started listening to it, and visiting CocoSheeBeen in the Opera House.
Now I think its rubbish, likes of Pendulum and such.

Ah come off it, there's loads of great stuff. Problem is most of the stuff that hits the mainstream is watered down and you get people shouting LOL DNB IS CRAP LOL.

twist3d0n3 said:
like

ChroniC · 14 Feb 2011 at 00:01

Prove me wrong. Find 3 tracks they equal what I posted from the last 2 years.

Janesy B · 14 Feb 2011 at 01:12

Yeah but whatever I post will be dismissed by you becaue you picked three genre defining tracks that seemed ordinary at the time but they had a massive influence on the whole genre. Hard to say what current tracks will have the same impact. My point is that there's much more to Drum & Bass than Pendulum (who don't even see themselves as a D&B act any more) - the last few videos I posted prove that.

Anyway dBridge post bad company - see The Gemini Principle, Q Project is still around with Total Science releasing some great tunes (see above) and Blokhe4d (Vegas from BC and another producer) are coming out with some great releases too. So all the names from back in the day are still around and making great music. Don't label it all crap.

ChroniC · 14 Feb 2011 at 01:21

Janesy B said:
Yeah but whatever I post will be dismissed by you becaue you picked three genre defining tracks that seemed ordinary at the time but they had a massive influence on the whole genre. Hard to say what current tracks will have the same impact. My point is that there's much more to Drum & Bass than Pendulum (who don't even see themselves as a D&B act any more) - the last few videos I posted prove that.

Anyway dBridge post bad company - see The Gemini Principle, Q Project is still around with Total Science releasing some great tunes (see above) and Blokhe4d (Vegas from BC and another producer) are coming out with some great releases too. So all the names from back in the day are still around and making great music. Don't label it all crap.

I wouldn't do that at all, in fact I said they were just my 3 most favourite tracks, (and they were never consider ordinary, they were the tracks that made you get back to your tired feet after 6hrs of raving) they were my favs then and are now, I could pick another 10 of similar style if you like and they would still be better than most things produced now.
DnB has changed, but unlike dance music doesn't have individual sub genres. For instance, I like electro but hate hardhouse. I hate pendulum but they probably should have a class of their own.

I like to think of a few.... Jungle, Soul, Grimey, Speed etc.
I will still urge you to post you three good tracks from the last two years, cause I bet you wont as you know that there isn't much worth posting.
I cant explain exactly why but DnB now seems to have 1 to many beats or snares. Its become faster, less rhythmic, to much like some sort of crap cross between DnB and Hardcore, the treble is to high and there are no dark interludes or breaks, just constant repeating boredom.
What twist3dOn3 posted is a prime example. Pendulum dross.

Janesy B · 14 Feb 2011 at 01:29

Easiest way to separate styles of Drum & Bass is by record label, more or less every one has it's own sound. From Jump Up & Drumstep on True Playaz all the way to the other end of the spectrum where you have Exit Records, Autonomic & Non Plus

I've already posted 10 or so tracks from the last two years in this thread already, all in varying styles - from Original Sin to Polska!. Overall the standard of production is much higher IMO. There is a huge amount of junk around I will admit so finding what you like can be hard but keep an open mind

ChroniC · 14 Feb 2011 at 01:37

Just to follow up, im going to post dnb tracks as they were and should still be. There not Genre defining, there just perfect examples of why everything now is ****

Actually these two were genre defining, and I will never forget them