six Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 So drum and bass was never one of my favorite genres growing up. I kind of just missed the classic era and ended up getting into IDM, house, and the big electronic acts of the late 90s instead. My first experience with drum and bass ended up being stuff like Squarepusher, Aphex, and Plug, so I'm all set on anything by the featured artists here. What I'm looking for is the absolute classics from the mid to late 90s and stuff that has been influenced by it since. I've been listening to a lot of drum and bass influenced music lately from footwork like Machinedrum and Om Unit to some of the more purist stuff like Dbridge, InstraMental, Breakage, and Fracture. I guess I'm looking for WATMM's favorite old and new stuff in the Metalheadz style. I know Photek and Goldie of course but am fairly naive outside of that old stuff. The ambient drum and bass with some nice melodies to counter the beats is my favorite stuff, but I like some of the really dark tracks too. Any recommendations welcome, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PRca4QXMM http://www.discogs.com/Grooverider-The-Prototype-Years/release/11120 http://youtu.be/GJQCi_CDeHw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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olo Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 maybe roni size or ltj bukem [youtubehd]cwI0gbGEyuI[/youtubehd] cant find the track. but you get the idea [youtubehd]SHQgn16uyOg[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 ltj bukem's producer 01 is worth checking out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxWuggikvyE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Thanks! Here's some tracks I've been into lately if this helps narrow the sound down. The more ambient/soulful side of dnb if you can call it that. http://www.mixcloud.com/ChrissyMurderbot/my-year-of-mixtapes-week-9-ambient-jungle/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5BPgKB58Xs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQpQ75_ICrI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwSXkRZ3NQg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE8zvPKEmO0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IweqjAlQfSA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx9-fjlh7Y4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Awesome, LTJ Bukem and Roni Size sound right up my alley. Will start there, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Awesome, LTJ Bukem and Roni Size sound right up my alley. Will start there, thanks! Can't go wrong with Bukem's label for that floaty space d&b sound; http://www.discogs.com/label/Good+Looking+Records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 oooooh where to begin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J3FF3R00 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Oh good. Another jungle thread. Here are some other threads to inspect... http://forum.watmm.com/topic/73587-watmm-lets-have-your-jungle/ http://forum.watmm.com/topic/70154-drum-and-bass/page__st__25?do=findComment&comment=1701384 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/70154-drum-and-bass/page__st__50?do=findComment&comment=1701407 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/70154-drum-and-bass/page__st__50?do=findComment&comment=1701836 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/45306-the-golden-era/page__hl__golden <- This one, mainly. http://forum.watmm.com/topic/54623-old-skool-rave-mix-tapes/page__hl__rave I can't stress TECHNICAL ITCH enough. I think in a couple of those threads I post a ton of Tech Itch tracks. I'll be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Yeah, sorry for another thread. I did a search for Metalheadz and nothing recent came up, only to notice a bunch of jungle threads shortly after posting. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Photek was a big one for me, especially Modus Operandi. I was gonna name-drop Coldcut as well, though they're heavily sample-oriented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 That's a lovely track, MadameChaos. Have yet to listen to the rest posted in this thread.I am particularly fond of this remix by Photek, especially when the synth comes in during the break.. just heavenly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid-666 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Check out these mixes on here. Each month they do a mix to cover a certain year in drum and bass. The mixes are really good. They have done from 1991 to 1998 so far http://dnbblog.co.uk/dnb-history-sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 i know nothing, but i like this [youtubehd]3ksF4xT6gvk[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 If you haven't already, check out metalheadz Platinum Breakz comps One and Two. 2 (circa 97) is my fave by a decent margin, essential if you're looking for something a bit darker and with more bite. Also, A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology album is a stone cold classic. Kruder & Dorfmeister also released a sweet mix album earlier in their career (96) very much on the looking good / "intelligent" dnb tip. Thanks for all the other recs in this thread guyze. I love discovering hidden gems from this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 This was my intro to d n' b, I bought this on sale at Half-Price Books in high school: http://www.discogs.com/Goldie-INCredible-Sound-Of-DrumnBass-Mixed-By-Goldie/master/46099 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 My old friends would be able to tell you a lot about this, alas I don't see them much, if at all nowadays. Which isn't much help is it? Lol Oh well. Today I listened to the Photek BBC Essential mix which is worth your time, you can find it online. Truth be told 90's Drum and Bass never did much for me, I mostly found it plodding, boring and repetative. Hence I always gravitate towards Braindance instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N9x0KxKceI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UmIBBCx0qE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Source Direct and Photek are kings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rqvt7ZfPh8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kkt8NWWyjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAiXkf3dBPo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JX-C6RjWlk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yircMpDTh0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeperson Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sounds like Source Direct is what you want, T-Power - The Self Evident Truth Of An Intuitive Mind is also great, Omni Trio if you really like mid 90's feel good vibes. My absolute faves: [youtubehd]Obv477QfDI0[/youtubehd] [youtubehd]SHg2du9015g[/youtubehd] Circles is my favorite track of ever, it's just perfect. Captures that feel good mid 90's vibe like nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olo Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sounds like Source Direct is what you want, T-Power - The Self Evident Truth Of An Intuitive Mind is also great, Omni Trio if you really like mid 90's feel good vibes. My absolute faves: [youtubehd]Obv477QfDI0[/youtubehd] [youtubehd]SHg2du9015g[/youtubehd] Circles is my favorite track of ever, it's just perfect. Captures that feel good mid 90's vibe like nothing else. word up. Totally forgot about Adam F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm gonna recommend you as much Good Looking Records ads you can handle. Also there's some lesser known stuff like Helen T and Slipmaster J which is worth checking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV3tWEqVNl4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0i78bIvDpE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Srfn4GqII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGzm0ZjO2U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a10bHVv4M-g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4qU-E25rGI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6INXyhm9eEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Duqf89ksc4 Ok this is not easy going but definitely a classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbLGnn07k7w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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