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Fiend · January 15, 2007, 10:44:02 pm

Quote from: saltbeef on January 08, 2007, 07:49:57 pm

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Good choice, Sir. Sorry no site for you though.

Fiend · January 15, 2007, 10:45:49 pm

Quote from: andi_e on January 13, 2007, 06:17:02 pm

Could somebody recommend some good introductions to DnB?

My apologies, I haven't been following this thread recently.

Hmmm. What sort of stuff would you like? Do you know any particular style you fancy? Dark? Mellow? Hard? Uplifting? Simple dancefloor? High tech? Would you like general compilations, or more specialised (and usually better albums)?

andy_e · January 16, 2007, 01:00:02 am

Well, once again you entice me with the prospect of dark ambient/dark DnB... Also some ravey stuff a bit like Pendulum - Slam!

BenF · January 16, 2007, 08:36:42 am

Quote from: andi_e on January 16, 2007, 01:00:02 am

Also some ravey stuff a bit like Pendulum - Slam!

Ooh dear, I don't think you're going to get any Pendulum recommendations off Fiend!

cofe · January 16, 2007, 01:12:51 pm

also came across a Biggie track i'd not heard before - 'party and bullshit'

bonjoy may have a particular affinity for the line "i got the tre duce, and the duce duce in my bubblegoose"

even the biggie smalls raps about geese.

Fiend · January 16, 2007, 03:26:14 pm

Quote from: andi_e on January 16, 2007, 01:00:02 am

Well, once again you entice me with the prospect of dark ambient/dark DnB... Also some ravey stuff a bit like Pendulum - Slam!

Okay as Ben said I'm unlikely to be recommending any pop music like Pendulum.

The closest that would be tolerable would be: Ed Rush & Optical - Chameleon (Virus) which is pretty ravey and OTT but still enough proper drum&bass elements.

But better, and purer, Blame - 720 Revolutions and Blame - The Turning Point (both 720 Degrees) are two fine CDs for fairly trancey and energetic dnb, the former being particularly good.

Also in the energetic vein, Various - Nu Generation (Infrared) is a high octane mix of slightly harder stuff still with a ravey feel.

For dark dnb, the gnarliest at the moment has to be Ohm Resistance - Forwards In Backwards Time (Ohm), which is proper industrial stuff, with a few great tracks on it.

Another good one is Nphect & Dizplay - Beautiful Bytes (Basswerk) which is consistent well produced dnb with a dark but hi-tech atmosphere. I find it a little samey though.

As a contrast, Fierce - Dominion (Quarantine) has a fairly dark atmosphere on the mix CD in particular, the music is somewhat smoother though.

For older stuff, Various/Manifest - Future Beats Vol 2 (Renegade Hardware) is hard to beat for harder beats, plenty of great tracks on there.

Also as a bridge between the darker sound and ravier sound, it is very well worth checking out Dieselboy - The Dungeonmasters Guide (Human) which is a classy compilation of very fine tracks, and Various - Highly Emotif (Emotif) which is a high octane ride through varying but relentlessly energetic dnb.

Most of these CDs are available at Juno, a few are on Amazon and a few you'll have to hunt around for.

Houdini · January 16, 2007, 08:56:42 pm

nEIL_M - Your source of pain is my entertainment. (119MB - Laptop mixed techno)

saltbeef · January 16, 2007, 10:36:20 pm

Quote from: Houdini on January 16, 2007, 08:56:42 pm

nEIL_M - Your source of pain is my entertainment. (119MB - Laptop mixed techno)

nice. this is primo. but its obviously not for winding down haven't written my personal development (hoop jumpinng exercise)plan

soapy · January 17, 2007, 11:30:30 am

hanuman - smoke and mirrors

*manual d/l at bottom of url

Herbert · January 22, 2007, 09:23:46 pm

sorry to drag this thread back to Neutral Milk Hotel once again... anyone heard On Avery Island? Interweb snoopery suggests its a different kettle of fish to In The Aeroplane etc, but would be interested in anyone else's take on it.

Also thanks to whoever recommended The Mountain Goats for his cover of Two Headed Boy

http://www.themountaingoats.net/mp3/two_headed_boy.mp3

Bonjoy · January 22, 2007, 09:27:42 pm

Not as good as In The Aeroplane but On Avery Island is still very good

Tim Heaton · January 23, 2007, 12:32:03 am

Hi,

Don't know if this has been already mentioned but recently I have been loving Sufjan Stevens' "Come on feel the Illinoise". I was actually recommended it by Amazon when buying Neutral Milk Hotel and thought what the heck live on the edge. Safe to say I have not been disappointed.

Anyway Sufjan Stevens is trying to create an album based on each American state. So far he's managed two in the space of the same number of years. Buy it, it's awesome especially if you do a little bit of research about the things he is singing about.

Tim

andy_e · January 23, 2007, 12:57:14 am

Quote from: saltbeef on January 16, 2007, 10:36:20 pm

Quote from: Houdini on January 16, 2007, 08:56:42 pm
nEIL_M - Your source of pain is my entertainment. (119MB - Laptop mixed techno)
nice. this is primo. but its obviously not for winding down haven't written my personal development (hoop jumpinng exercise)plan

I also enjoyed this! Houdi, where do you find this shit?

Pantontino · January 23, 2007, 12:56:07 pm

Quote from: Tim Heaton on January 23, 2007, 12:32:03 am

Hi,

Don't know if this has been already mentioned but recently I have been loving Sufjan Stevens' "Come on feel the Illinoise". I was actually recommended it by Amazon when buying Neutral Milk Hotel and thought what the heck live on the edge. Safe to say I have not been disappointed.

Anyway Sufjan Stevens is trying to create an album based on each American state. So far he's managed two in the space of the same number of years. Buy it, it's awesome especially if you do a little bit of research about the things he is singing about.

Tim

Couldn't agree more, 'tis a cracking album. I like to listen to it in the car on long journeys.

I've just got Boys and Girls in America by The Hold Steady, and it is slowly taking over my head space. Like a cross between Paul Westerberg/Replacements, Husker Du and Bruce Springsteen. I'd recommend it.

http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady

dontfollowme · January 23, 2007, 06:42:33 pm

I am currently listening to:

After seeing it on the top ten on oink. It sounds fairly solid on the first couple of listens.

Houdini · January 25, 2007, 08:34:00 pm

Quote from: andi_e on January 23, 2007, 12:57:14 am

Houdi, where do you find this shit?

Why, the internet, of course! Glad you like it.

And this weeks slice of tech is Bushby - Regular Service.

andy_e · January 26, 2007, 01:37:24 am

Quote from: Houdini on January 25, 2007, 08:34:00 pm

Quote from: andi_e on January 23, 2007, 12:57:14 am
Houdi, where do you find this shit?

Why, the internet, of course! Glad you like it.

And this weeks slice of tech is Bushby - Regular Service.

Downloading it now- I'm guessing it'll be ace.

butters · January 26, 2007, 01:45:00 am

It is rare that the great Houdini lets us down on the music front....

Houdini · January 28, 2007, 11:34:42 am

Puh-lease... All tributes to be paid in CASH, no cheques!

(Do feel free to post your own trawlings, preferably of the standard of Unc's Ruskin mix.)

Eddies · January 28, 2007, 05:43:08 pm

If dirty stinking bass is your thing then you need to check out Dillinja and Lemon D, of Valve recordings.
A couple of Londoners who own the largest sound system in the world at 120K watts!!

They played Manchesters Apollo Theatre on friday and it was awesome.

You aint heard DnB untill youve heard the valve sound system.

(woz) · January 29, 2007, 12:04:13 pm

Just wanted to say thanks for the excellent recommendations on this thread

. My current favorites are:
The blogariddims05 thing,
CPI - B-Girl set for the Decypher Cru (from one of the linked sites)
Bushby - Regular service (only listened through once so far though)

Mine to add to the list would be:
DJ Shadow - Outsider Mentioned lots on here already. Quite different from his other stuff, and(think someone else said this) doesn't really fit together as an album well, but has some good stuff on there.
Xen Cuts 2 disc collection. Only recently got hold of this but I love it.
Dj Nu Mark -Hands On Excellent funky hiphop, although I'm not too sure about the 'Rappers from around the world' bit near the end.
I also managed to dig out a load of old Mixmag cover cds, which I always thought were excellent. These are my favorites:
Sander Kleinenberg - Nice prog house ish mix
Steve Lawler Tribal house and filthy funk for great outdoors - Title says it all.
Trance n' Bass - Almost certainly too poppy for D n' B guys (fiend) but I'm probably on about my 50th listen
Plump Dj's - Don't remember the name but it was breakbeat. Sadly the Cd is long since dead and only a tape remains.

Thanks again, and keep them coming!

unclesomebody · January 30, 2007, 09:45:11 am

I mentioned this in the thread about partying in Frankfurt but I am so impressed it's getting mentioned in here too. You can listen to various sets of amazing techno by visiting http://www.robert-johnson.de/ and clicking on Programm.

Just choose a date and off you go! This club has decided to stop advertising who is playing because it's not about who's playing the music but simply the music. I think it's a great concept, and it only works because everyone who plays there is fucking excellent. So now you can just listen to what may be coming up at the club. Genius.

(woz) · January 30, 2007, 01:10:30 pm

Have a wad point for the Robert Johnson link

Have been listening to it whilst working for the last couple of hours.

Monolith · January 30, 2007, 01:13:01 pm

Would quite like to swap some mix cd's/compilations with anyone of a techno state of mind. I have a few here I'm happy to send out.

SA Chris · January 30, 2007, 02:58:25 pm

Quote from: unclesomebody on January 30, 2007, 09:45:11 am

I mentioned this in the thread about partying in Frankfurt but I am so impressed it's getting mentioned in here too. You can listen to various sets of amazing techno by visiting http://www.robert-johnson.de/ and clicking on Programm.

I am assuming this sounds nothing like this Robert Johnson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician)