Drum & Bass

es-cee wrote: »

i'm 100% glad i'm doin the courses, and would recommend them highly! just a bit of an eye opener is all.

I wish I had 2 things.....the money & the time lol ........ahh atleast when your a famous producer banging out crispy clean new stuff and rubbing shoulders with the elite I can say "Ah sure I knew him when he was just another oldskool lover" ........ and "where's me signed CD & vip passes"

Newer tunes I'm feeling / battering :




^ First, third and last tunes on that clip. "Stonehead" sounds pretty empty until you hear it on a proper rig, unprecedented levels of sub bass....





Fierce & SPY - Fury : could only find a short clip but it's deadly.




ST:Cal - Falling down : the one that's being mixed into Steptoe there, huge tune.



Wasn't sure about this one at first, but I find myself utterly unable to walk down the street without wanting to sing the riff at the top of my voice. Vangelis business. Smashes dancefloors to pieces too - probably not worth listening to on laptop speakers.

EarlERizer wrote: »

Cheers Steve

Not the first time I've heard that (check Es Cee - he's forever telling me to come into the present lol)

Nebula - Ice Sculpture ...... I like it!!!
D*Minds - Directions ....... Liking it too!
Equinox - Your Loves so cold ...... Like that too!

That's not a bad start for me lol 3 from 5 ..... I like the above 3 as they probably sound the closest to the oldskool sound if ya get me? The other two are so so , I think I just like the sounds of the snares

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the new stuff is bad or shyte or anything, just my own preference is the oldstuff which to me sounds perfect .......or gritty,rough,raw n smudged (no thats not bad vinyl handling lol) , whereas to me alot of the newer stuff has a kinda tinny polished crispness to it ....... I mean, if they were to re-produce (remaster or whatever ya call it) Omni Trio's Renegade Snares or Origin unknowns Valey of the Sshadows today would they sound the way they did originally or would they have a more polished sound? if theydid then it wouldn't be the same to me.

As for the sounds been pushed forward,I'm open to alot of new sounds, I actually like alot of the early Dubstep stuff thats been put out.

Apologies, I'm lousy at putting my 'thinking' into words .......I think i'm just guilty of been a stubborn old fart who likes things the way he remembers them lol



Right, going to have a listen to those further vids ya posted.

:cool:

old dogs, new tricks, and all that jazz :D:D

ah ya give the tunes a chance, thats enough for me man
i know plenty of peeps who wont entertain the idea of listening to any tune any genre past 93, and also my cousin who is 41, wont entertain anything past 1990 :rolleyes: yes i know lol, get with the fcukin times! but each to their own is how it goes, gonna have to bring you into the twisted pepper one night G, steve does be rockin the basement in there, dnb styleee

This should give EsCee a grin ...........I'm starting to appreciate these newer dnb sounds lately!!



The nicer smooth n mellow stuff for now! :cool:

Cheers m8,it's an extract from an 45min 'mix' i tried for the craic but made a balls of it at 17:50 by dropping in a harder Nnetsky 'dubstep' type tune in error :(

young lad's a wicked producer, surprised he's not been signed to a label yet tbh.

dark as fúck too, really like it.

top tune, bland to some, but who gives a shít!

Eddie Ere wrote: »

Nice one, I'll make sure to tune in this Wednesday, got to see the Shogun crew at Outlook this year and was really impressed. Kryptic Minds (although not exactly D&B I suppose) are doing it for me too at the minute.


Trips to Dublin/Cork are limited at the moment, but I'll keep an eye on the socials and try make it for a night soon. Any other labels/artists you'd recommend in a similar vein?

Yeah man, love Kryptic Minds - they actually did DnB for years before moving to Dubstep in 2008, some of their stuff on Metalheadz and the last album they did on their own label Defcom as well as the deeper stuff on their other label Osiris was very good indeed. They were kings of the really really hard and evil tunes for a good while until they got bored and started making deeper stuff (have a look around for "Minor 9" and "Afterlife VIP") and then figured they'd have more crack making Dubstep. Great producers, if I'd been into that uber-dark tearout stuff I'd own a lot more of their records than I do.

Here's a few labels I'd recommend to someone who digs the Shogun stuff and who likes Rockwell specifically:

Labels:

Exit - D:Bridge is probably one of the most influential DJ's in DnB right now, his Autonomic series of podcasts with Instra:Mental redefined the relationship of DnB to the wider scene of forward thinking electronic music. Do yourself a favour and get all the Autonomic podcasts (google them) and then go buy his Gemini Principle LP and the Mosaic Volume 1 various artists LP - the latter in particular is a great snapshot of where cutting edge DnB is at right now. The Genotype LP and the forthcoming Loxy & Resound LP are also worth a punt.

Critical / Critical Modulations series - founded in 2002, released Rockwell's early stuff, still puts out a serious amount of good music most months. Since you like Rockwell, have a look at the first release on their Modulations series of 10" releases - "The Cleaner" by Hybris is a wicked tune. All the various artist compilations on the label are worth owning too - Critical Sound Volume 1 and "All Sounds Electric" volumes 1 & 2. Enei is the new star of the label, his "Stonehead" EP and his big anthem "Cracker" are both cracking releases.

Warm Communications - excellent Texan experimental DnB imprint, has released tunes by Naibu, System, Fracture & Neptune, Martsman and ASC.

Offshore - Another US label, based in Brooklyn. Try and find a few of DJ Clever's mixes and take it from there. Can be willfully difficult sometimes, but they have some cracking releases under their belt by the likes of Martyn, Fracture & Neptune, Martsman etc.

Subtle Audio - excellent Irish label based in Limerick. Get the Subtle Audio vol. 1 & 2 compilations and then check the rest of the back catalogue. ASC - "Oceanography" is probably the tune on there you'll like the most; it really is special. I've been starting sets with "Tensions" by Sub for the last few months, quite Rockwell-ish despite coming out well before Rockwell got his first release. Aphex Twin is a huge fan of the label.

Commercial Suicide - Klute's label hasn't been essential purchase material for me for a number of years, but that's more down to the fact that I'm just a bit picky and it's a pretty diverse label. Amit's LP "The Never Ending" on that label however is one of the ten best DnB solo albums this century, and Amit's work continues to surprise and surpass. Check Klute's solo output too - astonishingly diverse producer with a real feel for melody.

Soul:R - Marcus Intalex's label. release wise you should check out the Lynx & Kemo LP, both DAT:Music compilations, the Soul:ution volume 1 mix CD and Intalex's own "21" LP. Check out Intalex's Soul:Ution radio show too.

Ingredients - newest label on this list, only going since 2008, rapidly grown into a crucial imprint for interesting minimal rollers. Recipe Book volume 1 is teh album to go for, but check out the individual releases too.


www.rolldabeats.com <- best discography site on the web for DnB / Dubstep stuff; just type any of the labels i've mentioned into the search field, pick "label" and go check it out - you can click through to find full discographies of any artists you like, check for aliases and what not. Very handy.



revised gig schedule:

Invasion Cork @ Cruiscin Lan Dec. 2nd

Tribe Dublin @ Twisted Pepper feat. Bonz (Tribe, Ancient Ways) & Sho (Absys Records, Poland)

Dublin, King 7 - 9th December

Dublin Twisted Pepper 23rd December (TBC)

Dublin Twisted Pepper 31st of December

January dates still TBC.

Eddie Ere wrote: »

http://www.exitrecords.co.uk/marka/



Insane track, more along the minimal DnB line, but it's pretty heavy stuff

Huge tune that, I'm avoiding it as much as possible - been popping up in mixes since September and i really really don't want to overexpose myself to it because I know for a fact I'll get it when it comes out, hammer it for weeks and then get sick of it....

But yeah, that's going to be getting rewinds for months to come...

stomprockin wrote: »

Hey Executive Steve, where do you play? and what type of style?
Have you done anything for pulse?

Easy mate, play all over the place really, but usually the Twisted Pepper - I run a night in there called Tribe along with another lad called Bonz, we run a record label called Ancient Ways and a weekly radio show on Raidio na Life 106.4FM.

Style wise you'll hear me play pretty much anything upwards of 170bpm, but I mainly tend to veer from deeper minimal tunes to dubby halftime tunes and all the way up to breakier drumfunk / jungle / techstep stuff - the only cheese i like is in my fridge though.

Was offered a slot on Pulse a few years ago but wasn't too enamoured of the setup up there; no decks in the studios, loads of dicking round with FTP servers, editing radio shows etc - I'm a vinyl man through and through and like to be able to just turn up to a station and play tunes the way God intended.

Did do a guest slot (interview and a bit of a mix etc) for one of the lads up there at one stage though, was nice. You'd think if they're paying Tubridy the guts of half a million they'd be able to shout the Pulse DJ's a few bob for records and a bus fare home after the show though, being the national broadcaster and all...

Are you anything to do with Pulse yourself?



quick plug:

www.soundcloud.com/ancientways

www.facebook.com/ancientways

www.tribedublin.com



Incoming gigs over the next few weeks include:

RAID @ King 7 - Friday 9th December

Renegade Noize Christmas party - 23rd December

Twisted Pepper NYE - 31st December

Tribe presents: Loxy & Mantmast @ Twisted Pepper (mid-January, date still TBC)

Poster Fish - January 28th (venue still TBC)