Hot off the press DnB thread

[ska invita]

was thinking....there was a time in around turn of the millenium or so (probably earlier) where producers explicitly started making tunes that would sound effective on the shittiest no sub speakers - read more than one interview saying that - people werent going out as much compared to earlier 90s and the producers effectively followed them home and expected the worst from their radios and music equipment -sub bass on its own (not layered with a mid range sound) went out the window - i reckon bad companys success was partly because their tunes play well on poor speakers... this is still kind of true with a lot of screetchy jump up.

theres a strain of modern tunes like those posted above though thats the opposite - tunes that are completely lost on shit speakers and more so than any other music from the scene of the last 25 years -all the work is in fine detail that only comes across on good speakers/sets. I really like that level of specialism and also confidence not to chase the easy reaction. Shows a faith in people caring from both sides, producers and listeners....

Its great that people are buying proper headphones again, for example...

i think it's safe to say that my tastes diverge from ska invita 's somewhat.

unity! im sure theres thousands of tunes we both like...

liking this one...newish Brazillian/Sao Paulian producer out on V - this cut from 2014....neuro but held down
Nitri - Gravity [CHRONIC]

Spoiler: ........

 

[ska invita]

just got emailed this by a mate who's feeling it
Om Unit
Machinedrum - Gunshotta (Om Unit Rollers VIP)Record Store Day 12" Exclusive!
https://soundcloud.com/omunit/machinedrum-gunshotta-om-unit-rollers-viprecord-store-exclusive

not mad into it but its a got an interesting flow on it - half drumstep, half 94 jungle shuffle

 

[The_Reverend_M]

digital and spirit - mosquito

Comes out 4th of May, only audio I can find for it at the mo' is here: https://shop.metalheadz.co.uk/vinyl/meta025

 

[ska invita]

digital and spirit - mosquito

Comes out 4th of May, only audio I can find for it at the mo' is here: https://shop.metalheadz.co.uk/vinyl/meta025

that wolf track sounds heavy too

 

[cypher79]

I'm really feeling this track from Spirit;



Surprised it didn't come out on Metalheadz, its got their sound stamped all over it.

 

[J Ed]

Also this is a fucking gnarly roller, heard Doc Scott open his set at Rupture with this in 13. ska invita you'll love this

Keep coming back to this, awesomely dark wob wob wob

 

[ManchesterBeth]

It had a little peak in popularity here 2013/14...... I've been mixing it for a while, but I think a lot of people struggle with finding the flow of it.

The Suki Quasimodo boiler room mix has some tunes in it.

i can't really get into it (as a genre I'd routinely buy to play out) tbf, some of the dream continuum/Om Unit/Rashad stuff is good but it doesn't at all sound very current to me. The exit/auxiliary/samurai sound is very current for me in comparison and i could see myself playing it out. Fracture drops quite a bit of the footwork sound in his sets, which i rather enjoy, but a straight set of it would sound a little bit too retro to me if you see what i mean.

I'm not saying i don't like footwork or footwork jungle, I do, neither do i need help getting into it, but everything i've heard doesn't really seem to be pushing boundaries.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

New Mark System


ska invita this type of sound your thing or not?

Love the engineering on the basslines on these minimalistic productions, really what does it for me. Subtle but rewarding on a good rig.

 

[ska invita]

New Mark System


ska invita this type of sound your thing or not?

Love the engineering on the basslines on these minimalistic productions, really what does it for me. Subtle but rewarding on a good rig.

very much so...i already posted it! great minds

this has just been released into the wild
Mark System - Optix

Spoiler: nasty

big track...perfect even....

 

[ManchesterBeth]

didn't see that. Still, deserves another mention

 

[ska invita]

didn't see that. Still, deserves another mention

in fact i just spotted my link got taken down by Exit, so good to have a live one on the thread. :thumbz:

ive got a feeling the drop on the track comes in awkwardly - i bet its a ever so slightly tricky one to mix

 

[ska invita]

Which is the most popular mp3-selling site for DnB, anyone know (or seen sales figures?)

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Which is the most popular mp3-selling site for DnB, anyone know (or seen sales figures?)

itunes I'd presume. Juno, Beatport, and breakbeat.co.uk are probably the runners' up.

 

[sim667]

i can't really get into it (as a genre I'd routinely buy to play out) tbf, some of the dream continuum/Om Unit/Rashad stuff is good but it doesn't at all sound very current to me. The exit/auxiliary/samurai sound is very current for me in comparison and i could see myself playing it out. Fracture drops quite a bit of the footwork sound in his sets, which i rather enjoy, but a straight set of it would sound a little bit too retro to me if you see what i mean.

I'm not saying i don't like footwork or footwork jungle, I do, neither do i need help getting into it, but everything i've heard doesn't really seem to be pushing boundaries.

Slick shoota and fishstix are both worth a look

 

[ska invita]

having a good flick through the juno chart - not found anything to write home about - dnb charts have always been a bit weird tbh

this is pretty alright though (but not in the chart)
uneasy tune

Spoiler: Skeptical - Delusions of Grandeur {Exit - Jan 2015}

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Tasty.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

Wot's the track in March's Fracture b2b Chimpo metalheadz sesh at 57:50? Uses the soul beat runna/Silver Blade break to devastating effect. ska invita stethoscope

 

[ska invita]

Wot's the track in March's Fracture b2b Chimpo metalheadz sesh at 57:50? Uses the soul beat runna/Silver Blade break to devastating effect. ska invita stethoscope

link D? not sure what sesh youre referring to.

 

[ska invita]

Tasty.

look forward to hearing this in its entirety
nice to hear a track with a melodic pad!
also usually when a track drops in with one of these minimal beats it never goes anywhere, never builds - nice to see that rule being broken for once to - really good development ..... well, it was standard in old tunes, but nice to see in a modern tune

 

[ManchesterBeth]

link D? not sure what sesh youre referring to.

Here you go
https://soundcloud.com/metalheadz/rinsefm-18th-march-2015-feat-fracture-chimpo

Some killers in there for sure. Also a few less than exemplary vocal dnb tracks, they can be done right in house but the dnb vocalist generally (though not always, there are rare exceptions ofc) just seems to grate.

 

[ska invita]

no idea on the ID dial ~ too new for me to have a clue! good tune though on first listen ~ will give the show a listen when i get some quality time

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Can't say I know it either!

 

[ska invita]

rider has a new 4 track ep coming out ~ all great tunes that id be really happy hearing him play out (upfront stuff with his fingerprints on) but the one track i could imagine in my bag is Saviour Selector - the best clownstep tune ever made!
Track C here:
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/62756-meta026-grooverider-presents-codename-john
heavy ~ one to reach down to the floor to

 

[ManchesterBeth]

Cruel Culture & Keosz - Threat

Spoiler

Nice beat programming in this one, tense atmospherics, dungeon-esque kryptic minds dubstep bassline, good 'un for sure.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

Cern - Tiamat

Spoiler

Fantastic futuristic experimental stuff from Cern as always. Dragging bassline.

Yeah yeah the tweaks are subtle and this isn't gonna blow anyone's mind on headphones but would love to hear this record out.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

This came out this week. A track by Beastie Respond. Chilled half-stepper. Really rate it, never heard of the producer(s) but I'm be checking the back cat...

 

[Jeff Robinson]

And on the same album...

 

[ska invita]

^^^ kind of doing that minimal dub techno thing but at dnb tempos - interesting!

 

[ska invita]

From last summer but new to me ~ even though im a bit wary of classical pianos in dnb its a lovely little dusk-time roll out this

Spoiler: Anile - Depths

 

[sankara]

This came out this week. A track by Beastie Respond. Chilled half-stepper. Really rate it, never heard of the producer(s) but I'm be checking the back cat...

Another dub techno thing at DnB tempo. I wouldn't mind if this became a bit of a fad.

Spoiler: Mystic State - Faded