today is dnb day
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- BANKattack0
respect for the thread.
Danny Byrd, One of the most talented producers hands down. I suggest you listen to "Weird Science" - first one that comes up on his myspace. Listen to the breakdown.
- rounce0
When I said "drum and bass is dead" I meant it in a "yeah people still like it but it's all same old jumpup shite being churned out for chavs and ZOMG GANGSTAH! studenty types who think it's awesome to alternate their feet while hopping on the spot and punching the air infront of them.
- BANKattack0
what do you listen to Rounce? And how do you dance to it? I've been listening to jungle and drum and bass for a long time now and it seems like it keeps getting better and more sophisticated.
- kush0
my favs
black sun empire
dj hype
dj zinc
pendulumcheck em out...
- I love pendulum but when they play live they have this guy yelling at you, ordering you to do things, I literally walked awayMeeklo
- I have an original of 'Roll the Beats'... Dj Hype takes me back.YAYPaul
- I credit DJ Hype for getting me into the scene.BANKattack
- i saw pendulum live last summer... very dopekush
- Meeklo0
When I said "drum and bass is dead" I meant it in a "yeah people still like it but it's all same old jumpup shite being churned out for chavs
Again, you have no ears, and if you do, you are not using them.
If you are serious however, you probably don't like this kind of music and that's fine, we all know is not for everyone.But I been at it (producing as well) since 95' and I can tell you right now is where the most exciting things are happening, the new breed of producers, the new fusions, the live aspect of it, the new sub-genres.. don't get me going..
- kinetic0
i've been listening to dnb / jungle / hardcore since '93.... i think even though the scene here in toronto isn't even near as big as it used to be....as a whole the scene is doing very well.
i agree that it is getting much more sophisticated. i think production wise dnb is one of the hardest genres to produce because of the wide frequency range.
andy c will be here in toronto on march 27th @ republik night club....dillinja played there and said it was one of the best systems he played on...second to valve probably. if you're in the gta and into dnb, it's definitely worth checking out. andy kills it!
- Andy C kills it - he and marky are two of my fav. dancefloor dj'sBANKattack
- Never seen Marky Live...but everything I've heard of his online has been rinsin!kinetic
- kinetic0
LTJ Bukem recently filled in for Fabio on radio1...there are lots of "weird and wonderful beats" in the mix.. check it out:
- BANKattack0
My latest tune - let me know what you think:
http://www.sam-bank.com/rain.mp3…
Meeklo we should talk - got any stuff I can listen to?
- stoplying0
I'm no scenester, no producer, no dj. I just love the rhythm of this style of music. That's all.
- Meeklo0
Some of my visuals for Andy C
- play0
one thing I dislike is when there is some annoying mc talking jibberish over perfectly good music.
- *inside the ride**inside the ride**inside the ride**inside the ride*
fuck off already!lvl_13 - agree.akrokdesign
- why are they still around, can you find someone (that is not an MC) that likes being yelled what to do?Meeklo
- *inside the ride**inside the ride**inside the ride**inside the ride*
- BANKattack0
http://www.sam-bank.com/Brazil.m…
Good vibes on this one. I've got tons, but only a few I'll share.
- BANKattack0
http://www.sam-bank.com/Memoirs%…
Downtempo and I'm done.
- Hey mang, I run an electronic night here in SD, would be nice if you came to playMeeklo
- I would definitely be down. You know a guy named Morgan Salmon? Used to DJ around there. Friend of mine.BANKattack
- I know morgan sully, he moved to Oakland thoughMeeklo
- Email me about that night - def. interested. Is there a website?BANKattack
- search "brokenbeat san diego" on youtube/ flickrMeeklo
- Meeklo0
Ok here we go, some of my chunes
Estacao Verao Remix
http://shikakufx.com/public/Esta…Kick/ Push Remix
http://shikakufx.com/public/Kick…- I'll do you the justice of listening on my monitors when I get home.BANKattack
- rounce0
@Meeklo:
I've been listening to drum and bass (and appreciating) since I was 4 when my mum went back to work and my childminder's eldest son who was about 12 was getting into drum and bass and jungle. I quite vividly remember him copying the LTJ Bukem @ Fantasia mix for me to cassette tape then me asking my mum how to work the casstte player propperly so I could listen to it. I'm 18 now, I play 7 instruments, and play regularly in a string quartet. I also own several analog synthesisers and drum machines and although they don't get as much use as they did when I was at school with tons of free time I still get them out sometimes for a session. I do occasionally do short guest sets on radio shows that friends have done from time to time but it's never been something I've really wanted to persue as anything more than a hobby. As for what I listen to, I won't bother listing genres or artists that I _do_ listen to more than what I _don't_: Most grime, indiepop, native american chanting (I tried it but it didn't really do anything for me), a lot of newer more commercial d&b, dancehall/dubstep crossover; thats about all that comes to mind in terms of stuff I don't enjoy listening to....aaand back to the subject of "Drum and bass is dead". I've only once been to a drum and bass night and had a thoroughly good time and I've been to quite a few. This came up in a conversation I had while having a smoke at breakspoll, with a friend of mine who's been an engineer since the early days of Metalheadz and mastered a few tracks for them and still does the majority of his work on D&B tracks. Even He said the scene is becoming more and more boring and is being chewed up by people looking to make some money and come off with a bit of street cred, with minimal effort. Sure there are a _few_ people who're still putting out nice stuff but I don't know of many hardcore d&b lovers who can honestly say that the scene is spilling over with creativity. Even my beloved Breakbeat has suffered recently at the hands of people looking to make some money, but at least there's still tons of interesting stuff coming out; not to mention the community is friendly as anything due to half gurning their faces off and the other half k-hole'ing so there's lots of love going around. Though I can't comment on how it is over the pond, as far as blighty is concerned I stand by my original statement, if you're ever in London, or anywhere in England for that matter I'd be more than happy to show you how sorry the state of Drum and Bass is.
- Point taken. I lived in London for close to a year and as an American who has to search out and find drum n bass, you all have it all around you - which yes, might be the reason it seems commercialized, but frankly, it's still tiny on the electronic music scale and especially the US scale. As for the scene, it's always going to be a balance between true fans and temporary people, but I think it's something that has shown real strength over the years. Look at happy hardcore and garage - for the most part those...BANKattack
- You'd be surprised how many happy hardcore nights you see here.rounce
- MikeColdFusion0
I almost agree with the drum and bass is dead statement. Its more like its dying a slow death. Everything sounds the same these days.
- akrokdesign0
today is a good day. dnb day.
- BANKattack0
I think it depends which sub genre you look at. The hardcore shit (like your graph) doesn't have much room for influence outside of robot sounds and saw basses. I agree, and frankly, I usually don't buy those records. I think the popularity of the whole genre is moving towards the soulful - funky side of things. Which, like hip hop (arguably another dying breed) is limitless in terms of sampling. The parallel between early hip-hop and drum'n'bass today is quite similar (in terms of sampling).
- MikeColdFusion0
you got a point with the sub genre thing. for a while we (my dj crew, Dedication, from St. Louis) only booked the new hard stuff like in the graph, SPL, Limewax, Ewun, Tech Itch etc. Then all of a sudden attendance started falling off and we started booking the lighter side of dnb like Atlantic Connetion and Random Movement, stuff like that.
I think the hard stuff evolved so fast it became a niche thing for internet wankers and left the casual listeners behind (at least until dieselboy puts out another CD).
- I wish that happened here, the hard stuff you see everywhere, and I'm too old for that, + Liquid please!Meeklo
- Dedication crew? I know you, yes??duckofrubber