Spending my Labor Day Weekend doing homework, what else is new? 🙃
I’m listening to Atlantic Connection. I’ve always been a huge Atlantic Connection fan. I don’t know if he was gone for a bit or I just wasn’t aware of tunes he’s been doing over the last couple of years… the latter is more likely. We know I am late as shit about finding out about new dnb tunes. 😂 Regardless, I’m always happy to listen to his stuff.
Two of my AC faves.
Hope everyone is enjoying their 3 day weekend. 🥰
Writing a paper. What else would I be doing? APA format. 😒
A few tunes in my study playlist that are keeping me from sulking as I write:
DnB you are so versatile. I zone out to you when I’m planning a bunch of lessons and, I zone out to you when I know I have no intention of planning said lessons. This morning it’s the latter.
Thanks Juju for the reminder, I am now in full-blown Atlantic Connection mode.
It’s gorgeous outside this a.m. and I’m only planning on listening to tunes from 2006 – 2007 today. 🙂
Is the Queen Bee the busiest? I’m pretending she is, cuz that’s me. Work, school, work, school, work, school… you get the gist. With my schedule like this, this summer might not be as cool as I want it to be. 😦 I’m going to try my damndest to at least have some fun though. There are way too many patios calling my name! That’s my favourite part of summer, meeting my friends for some drinks and just kicking it on a patio in the nice weather.
Reisha moved in and that’s awesome. It’s nice to live with someone who you’ve been friends with for 8 years. I will miss Caroline though. She was a good roomie.
We had a taste of summer for a couple of days and now it’s back to grey, 66 degrees and rainy. Can you say boo? Ultra lame.
You know what’s not lame? Dnb! I’ve been compiling lists upon lists of tunes that I’m digging. There’s so many! I’m really lovin what’s out right now. I need to attend a big show so I can hear them on a loud sound system.
Tunes:
Remember, I’m still catching up on listening to the mixes I’ve downloaded, so if a tune is old to you, it’s new to me, since I’m only just now hearing it. 🙂
Skeptical – Cold One (Jubei Remix)
Is this out?? I need it! How come I’m only hearing it now?? My obsession with Jubei continues. Loves him.
Will Miles – Sounded Like A Dream
This tune rules. Lovely, summery, liquidy vibe.
Komatic & Technicolor – Those Feelings
Need For Mirrors – Punch Drunk
Ayah Marar – Follow You (Artificial Intelligence Remix)
This I definitely need to hear on the dancefloor. Makes me wanna brock out every time the bassline kick in. Loves it.
Today’s Oldie:
Atlantic Connection – Rocksteady – Westbay Recordings 2007
I’m in a girly mood today. Nice melody.
Jerona Fruits – Podcast Vol. 17
Tracklist
Andyskopes – Must stay strong (Jerona Digital)
Sinistarr – Mainstay (Metalheadz)
Heavy1 – Xiphactinus [Lenzman Rmx] (DMND)
Icicle – Nausea (Shogun)
The Burbs – Zone out (Jerona Fruits Dub)
??? – Breathe [Stunna Rmx] (Dub)
Joe Syntax – Sightlines feat Jono Mcleery (Medschool)
Wilkinson – Everytime (Ram)
The Burbs – Abadon (Jerona Fruits Dub)
The Burbs & Wutussi 87 – Do the dam (Jerona Fruits Dub)
SPY – Turn the lights off (Hospital)
The Burbs – My Shadow (Jerona Fruits Dub)
Noisia & Phace – Program (Vision)
Taxman – Dreamland (Playaz)
Oh man. The past couple of days have been quite rough. I have an infected tooth. I need to get it extracted. I’ve been in an excruciating amount of pain since thursday. The infection has caused some hearing loss which I’ve been dealing with since then too. 😦 I am so not a happy camper. Things are a little bit better today cuz I actually went to the dentist and he gave me some antibiotics and we made an appointment to say sayonara to the tooth when the infection is gone. TMI? Probably. LOL. I guarantee you no one cares that much about my teeth. 😉
Tunes:
James Blake – Limit To Your Love (Lynx Remix)
I’m definitely late on this James Blake bandwagon. His voice is sexy. This Lynx remix is on point. I like it whenever Lynx does remixes that have this vibe. It gives me that Distance Zero melancholy feel. ❤
Today’s Oldie:
Atlantic Connection – Don’t Love You – Dispatch Recordings 2006
Tracklist
Komatic – Seasons Sleep (rubik dub)
Dramatic & dbAudio – Green Box (ingredients dub)
Kjell – Dependence (rubik dub)
Drifta & Dean C – Sway (technicolour remix) (blu saphir)
I Wannabe – Miracle of the 21st Cetury (rubik)
Technicolour & Komatic ft. Jayma – Vermillion (technique dub)
Kjell – Lincoln Place (rubik dub)
Technicolour – Parsons Green (Komatic remix) (dub)
June Miller ft. Mindmapper – Quartz Controlled ( )
Godfather Sage & SGNL – Swan Dive (Calculon Remix) (rubik dub)
Komatic – Make the Most Of Now (Technicolour Remix) (spearhead dub)
Subterra & Bazil – Cold Shoulder (nu directions dub)
Calculon – Odessa (ASC Remix) (rubik dub)
Komatic – Assembled Conciousness (dub)
Komatic – When You Come Home (dub)
Technicolour – The New You (spearhead dub)
Random Movement – Risk (rubik dub)
The Fugees – Fugee – La (sevin remix) (dub)
Komatic – The Open Choice (dub)
I’m making an executive decision and doing my end of year top tracks today. I’m going to Philly today and then I’m not taking my laptop with me to NY tomorrow so that really leaves me no time to write.
Here is my repeat of end of year disclaimers…
My list is always going to be kinda bogus. LOL. The tunes I blogged about towards the end of the year are still fresh in my mind and therefore get more attention than the ones I blogged about back in the beginning of the year cuz I’m not sick of hearing them yet. The list is in no particular order. I have been told that I have strange taste in some dnb track so my list means absolutely nothing. It’s just a compilation of songs that I personally liked over 2009. We also must take into account that the latter half of the year I wasn’t as diligent about writing tracks down due to the loss of my job so I’m not as up on new tunes as I used to be. This list is just of tracks that I would have been happy to keep on my ipod for the past 365 days.
End of disclaimer. 😉
I mulled over my list for ages. I started out with 70 tracks and could only cut it down to 30 this year. LOL. I really tried to narrow it to at least 20 but I really like all the tracks on the list, so 30 it is. Eek. This will be a long post. 🙂
Kiki’s Top 30
01. Utah Jazz – Survival of the Fittest
02. Atlantic Connection & Grimm – Better Man (track is in Grimm player)
03. Alix Perez feat. Spectrasoul & Peven Everett – Forsaken
04. Klute – 174bpm (track is in player)
05. Random Movement – Waterlogged
06. Total Science – Soul Patrol (Lenzman Remix)
07. Beatchemist – This Close (track is in player)
08. Stunna – Generation Gap (sorry no sample :()
09. Dave Owen – Sending My Love (sorry no sample :()
10. Bal – Red River Valley (track is in player)
11. DBridge – Wonder Where
12. Naibu – Tigresse (track is in Fokuz Recordings player)
13. Marcus Intalex – Airbourne
15. Quantrek & Heavy 1 – Independent (track is in Quantrek player)
16. BCee – Glitter Balls
17. Spectrasoul – In Profile
18. Logistics – Jungle Music
20. Mikal – Just Disappears (track is in player)
21. Jubei – Outcast (track is in player)
22. Metrik – Time to Change (track is in player)
24. Kjell – Lincoln Place (track is in player)
27. dRamatic & dbAudio – Neyo Remix (track is in dbAudio player)
28. Mr. Sizef – Garmoniya Mirov
29. Stanza & Grimm – By My Side
30. Calibre – Love’s Too Tight to Mention
Happy New Year!
Yesterday consisted of a ridiculous extended hang out session. LOL. I loved it. I also love that Jeremy and George are still here for 3 more days.
Short post today. Have a good weekend.
Tunes:
Atlantic Connection & Grimm – Better Man (track is in Grimm player)
This track is lovely. I love the vocal. It has this warm sultry feel to it.
Today’s Oldie:
Nu:Tone – Vital Organ – SOUL:R 2003
This is one of my fave Nu:Tone tracks. I feel like it’s a nice, happy-go-lucky roller. 🙂
Tracklist
Hour 1
Dwele – I Think I Love You (Drum And Bass Bootleg) – Dub
Original Sin – Kiss – Playaz
Alix Perez – Fade Away – Shogun
Netsky – Everyday – Liqweed Ganja
Sean Paul – So Fine (Tc Remix) – Vp
Pinchers – Enemies Bootleg – Dub
Potential Bad Boy – Gangsta Roll Remix – Dub
Roni Size – Windrush (Heist Remix) – V Recordings
20 Years of Hype Classic Selection
Primary Source – Lovin You – Reinforced
Randall – The R – Reinforced
Dj Hype – The Chopper – Suburban Base
Andy C – Roll On – Ram
Hour 2
Original Sin – Therapy – Playaz
Noisia – Deception – Ram Dub
Crystal Clear & Netsky – Come Back – Dub
D Kay And Dj Lee – Tuning (D Kay Remix) – Chronic
Logistics – Eastern Promise – Hospital
Hlz – Venomous Dub – Dub
Utah Jazz N Soulmatic – Disc – Oh! – Dub
Spy – Sub Dub – Soul:R
Break – Bass Shower – Shogun
Zen – Boom Box – Dub
Clear Skyz – Jabba Wokky – Clear Skyz
Hazard – Taktix – Playaz
So I made my top 25 of 2008. I feel like it’s a bit nonsense to do this because a) I cheated and just did it from May onwards cuz that’s when I started my blog and have detailed documentation of all the tracks I liked and b) I obsess over tracks so much there’s no way I like a track that I heard in May as much as I do one I like today cuz of the whole “playing on repeat constantly” factor. So this dodgy mash up top 25 will just have to do. 😉
I was going to try and pick a favourite for the number one spot but that is just utterly impossible for me. So here they are in no particular order whatsoever. Some I couldn’t track down mp3s for because they haven’t been released yet or whatever so I apologise for the lack of samples.
Top 25
01. Calibre – Alone In A Crowd
02. Blame – Stay Forever
03. Q Project – Tears – Marky & Bungle Remix
04. Dan Marshall – Words Can’t Explain (no sample)
05. Dan Marshall – Same ‘Ol (no sample)
07. Chase & Status – Take Me Away
08. Break – Enigma – Calibre Remix
09. Atlantic Connection & Lynx – Danger Zone – Submorphics Remix (track is in AC player)
10. Survival & Chris Inperspective – The Right Way
11. Chris Inperspective – Biffy’s Not Here
12. Naibu – Here & Now (track is in player)
13. Tyler Straub – Easy Does It
14. Spherique – Falling Leaves (track is in player)
15. Calibre – U Could Dance
16. Lenzman & Redeyes – Thieves In The Night (track is in Redeyes player)
18. Sinistarr – Detroit Diesel (track is in player)
19. M25 – I Want Impressions (track is in player)
20. Random Movement – Used Illusions (no sample)
21. SpectraSoul – Dark Hour
22. Stunna & Tyler Straub – Weak (no sample)
23. Carl Matthes & Bionic 1 – Let It Go (track is in Carl Matthes player)
24. B-complex – Beautiful Lies
25. S.P.Y. – Seeing Through Shadows
I hope everyone has a good New Year’s Eve. I’m just having people over my place and chillaxing. I don’t like dealing with the NYE crowd. I’m noticing that I really am slowly slipping into senior citizen status as a majority of the time I would much prefer to stay at my house and have people visit me than go out. LOL. I guess I’m just getting ready for when I get put in a nursing home.
Blame – ESP Mix December 2008
(no tracklist)
“It’s just another Manic Monday o oo o”
I loved that Bangles song. What girl in the 80s didn’t? Susanna Hoffs was the shit. Don’t get me started on Eternal Flame. LOL.
I actually had a really great weekend. A lot of hanging out went on.
Saturday I had to go to Chuck E. Cheese for my Jessica’s kid’s bday. What a nightmare that place is. My child will NEVER have a party there. The other parents kept saying to me, “this is probably making you decide you don’t want kids” but actually I wasn’t thinking that at all. The place itself was horrible not necessarily the children. Bad kids are bad because of bad parents that has nothing to do with not wanting kids. Chuck E. Cheese’s atmosphere is just chaotic on it’s own, that’s why I thought it was insane. I needed a nap after only being there for an hour and a half!
Hung out with Dan and Jay. Dan’s heading home to Romania for the holidays and I haven’t seen Jay in ages so it was nice to spend some time with them.
Hung out with Reisha, mixed a pretty nice old skool set and played with her baby.
Spent all day hanging out with Stunna yesterday after I picked him up from the airport drank and talked about dnb. I talk about Stunna a lot because he’s one of the few people that doesn’t mind rambling incessantly about dnb with me. Submorphics come in at a close second as he has become quite tolerant of my aim convos and doesn’t seem to mind keeping me company at work. LOL.
Told you a lot of hanging out went on.
Tunes:
Beatkonexion feat. Mike Romeo – Soldiers (track is in the Mike Romeo player)
Lynx & Atlantic Connection – Danger Zone (Submorphics Remix) (track is in the AC player) I didn’t really like the original of this. It was ok. The remix is dope though. Very sexy.
Today’s Oldie:
Mental Power – Purple (Barcode Remix) – Formation 1997
I had Formation Records nostalgia and mixed a little Colour Series/Country Series/VIP box set in my old skool set on saturday and was like ooh I gotta put the Purple Remix as my oldie for monday. This one goes out to my buddy Rob from my JVC crew. We were both big fans of this track.
Influenza Media keeps cranking out these mixes! I have no problem with that at all. 😉
Hobzee – Exclusive Mix For Influenza Media
Tracklist
01. Brother – Lower East Side
02. Specific – Out Of Reach
03. Henree – Wild Cherries
04. MISTICAL – Eject
05. NotioN & Hobzee – Hidden Life
06. Eveson – Naughty
07. Commix – Bear Music
08. Hobzee & Zyon Base – A Knife In Water
09. Calibre – Ringtone
10. Mixmaster Doc & Random Movement – Rattled System
11. Henree & Lynx – Hypothesis
12. Sol ID & Subtone – Depth Perception
13. MJ Cole – Sincere Remix
14. Hobzee & Zyon Base – Red Letter (Suvival Remix)
15. Calibre – Hypnotise
16. Hobzee & Zyon Base – Sad Song (forthcoming INMD003 – 10/01/2009)
How is it that I’ve been so busy?
Had a really good weekend.
Lots more work to do so I better hurry up and get to the post, right?
Loving that Ant TC1 and Survival mix I posted on friday. Awesome tracks.
Also loving the new Redeyes EP.
Redeyes Presents: The Night Is Over EP (Cruise Ship To The Stars and Sugar with Mutt are my faves)
S.P.Y. – Seeing Through The Shadows (I really like this one. It totally has this eerie gritty feel to it.)
Atlantic Connection – Peace of Mind (I’m so late on this tune but I’d actually never heard it before until this weekend and I love it. I’m mad that I slept on it though. I’ll have to try and get a copy)
Komatic – Beijing (It totally has that Autumn (V Recordings) feel to it. Very Pretty. Track is in the player)
Today’s Oldie: Dj Die – Autumn (Commix Remix 2004 Liquid V) I remember when I got that Planet V album. 1999 was a good year for dnb I tell ya. This album was sooooooo good. So many awesome tracks. I really liked the feel of Dj Die’s original but I remember I wasn’t really that in to the bassline. I thought it was ok but didn’t think it was up to the calibre of the essence of the track as a whole. I would just play the intro and then mix out once the bassline kicked. 5 years later, enter Commix… I love remixes that still use the same elements of the original and just enhance it by filling in blanks etc. Commix did such an awesome job with this remix. Really great track all round, both original and remix.
Toodloo
My Obsession with Paul Sg continues. 😉
Paul SG b2b w/ Caine – Promo Mix October 2008
Tracklist
01. paul sg & caine_crystal tears_unsigned
02. paul sg & caine_faces dissapeared_unsigned
03. subwave_think_shogun audio
04. calibre_sokitume_signature
05. spectrasoul_tectonic_dsm
06. paul sg & caine_faux pas_unsigned
07. enei_the straight way_unsigned
08. paul sg & caine_operate_unsigned
09. naibu_back engineering_avalanche rds
10. paul sg_redline_unsigned
11. paul sg_tears runnin_unsigned
DnB & Kiki 