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DnB History

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Being a raver/dj is a time in my life that I will never forget.  I made so many amazing friends and enjoyed every moment of it.  One of the best things that came out of that period of time is my record collection.  About 19 years of dope tracks that are all my favourites.

Telling me to pick one as my fave is pure cruelty so I always preface it with “for today.”  I do that with my students too, I tell them they can tell me what their fave thing in whatever the category is, just for today and it’s okay if it changes tomorrow, so no one feels left out.  LOL.

My set up is in the basement at my mum’s house and as I wait to leave for Japan I have impromptu bedroom dance/mix parties probably about 4 times a week.  It always makes me happy.  I have so many good records.  I could mix for days and be in constant bliss.

As I tell you frequently, I am no way remotely up to date with what goes on in dnb land today.  I tune in every once in a while and get updates from my friends that are still a part of the scene and I’m content with that. My friend Judi (one of my amazing raving buddies I have been fortunate to make of the past 2 decades) posted this link to a Dara article from DAD on 20 years of drum n bass and it brought back so many memories.

I have so many crazy/hilarious/classic/monumental/epic stories from my raving/djing/promoting days, I would love to sit down with the younguns today and hear what their stories are like.  Mainly just because I’m nosy and I don’t really live that life anymore so I instead like to live vicariously through others.  😉

Anyways, check out the article.  Peep the tracks.  Good read.

20 Years of Drum and Bass History in 20 Tracks

**  EZ Rollers – Tough At The Top is one of the tracks Dara chose.  There are some records that I don’t own and they are the ones that haunt you every time you hear them.  I own the original and it’s extremely wonderful but I also really love the Origin Unknown Remix and never got it.  I always think that I will spend one day trolling for the copious amounts of tunes I don’t own but then I go back to living my regular life and forget about it.  I am going to Discogs to buy this tune the second I finish this post though.  LOL. **

The 2nd drop is ridiculous.  I know for a fact I hugged many a speaker brocking out to that drop. It’s really what this remix is all about cuz the part before that is pretty tame.  Loves it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27H-RvBkWek

 

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Stressed Out Kiki

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I’m not gonna lie.  I’m kinda frazzled.  I don’t have enough time to do anything and each day since I got back there’s like ten thousand errands to run.  On top of that my roomate moved out yesterday and my flat looks like a squatter lives there so I need to rearrange crap and clean.  All of these things = not fun.  I know it’ll all sort itself out but in the interim it’s still worrisome. :/

Tunes:
Level 2 – First Me

EZ Rollers – Here I Am – Basher Remix (track is in Basher’s player)
Nice track.  I actually like both versions.  The original is in EZ Rollers player.

Today’s Oldie:
Click n Cycle – 125th St. – Emotif Recordings 1996

LTJ Bukem – Fabric Live Promo Mix June 2009
Nice!  I’m actually excited for this mix. 🙂

Tracklist

01 Redeyes – Battle Sweet Things (Spearhead)
02 Redeyes & Mutt – Ode To The Ghetto (Good Looking)
03 Calibre – Alien (Unknown)
04 A-Sides – Tokiado (East Side Records)
05 Paul T – Beautiful Girl (Fizzy Beats)
06 Zero T – Make It Home CIA)
07 A-Sides – One Love (East Side)
08 J- Layze – Memoryz (Looking Good Records)
09 Calibre – Out The Box (Signature)
10 Mutt – Era Draft (Unknown)
11 Furney – Pipez (Good Looking)
12 Ink and Perpetuum – Say Never (Colours Audio)
13 Redeyes – The Science Of Sleep (Unknown)
14 Furney – You Were There (forthcoming Good Looking)
15 Furney – Missing Her Missing You (Good Looking)
16 Utah Jazz – Cloud 9 (V-recordings)

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Basslines & Broomsticks

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I was telling Stunna yesterday that I’ve totally been in a lazy funk. At first I was annoyed and stressed for a couple of weeks and now I’m just lazy. I decided to snap out of it yesterday and I’m in full form again. I went crazy listening to dnb and am back to full on post it note scrawled pieces of paper form. I have tracks to talk about and I actually went out. Holla.

It was dubstep night at Seminar. Chicago’s dubstep scene really is fire. Nameloc and Borja are on some other shit with their production. Loves it!

Tunes I’m lovin’:

Naibu – Here Now (track is in the player) It’s no secret that I heart Naibu. This track is dope.

Arje – Awakenings Really great rolling track. Heard this on Overfiend’s show. No sample but definitely check out the stuff in his player.

Future Engineers – Eden ( Method One Remix) Track is in the player.

Today’s Oldie:
EZ Rollers – Tough At The Top (Origin Unknown Remix) – Moving Shadow 1998 Talk about great remix. I loved the original already and then Origin Unknown came with this gritty version and it was fire. Loves it.

If you’re in Chi you should make a trip to Smart Bar tonight for some liquidy goodness at Junglefly. All of your faves in the house, Stunna, BRC, Submorphics etc. Should be a good night.

Marcus Intalex feat. Break – Soul:ution Radio 12

Tracklist

Instra:Mental – Photograph – Darkestral
Carl Matthes & Tyler Straub – Avani – Break The Surface
Break Feat Kyo – Last Chance – Symmetry
Spy – Monochrome – Soulr
Calibre – Two – Drop – Signature
Lynx & Kemo – You Are Being Lied To – Soulr
Marcus Intalex – Electrocution – Soulr
Lomax – Too Real – Soulr
Mutt – Go On And Cry – Inside
Benny Page – Run It Back -Dub
D-Bridge – Wonder Where – Non Plus
– Break In The Mix 45 Minutes –
Craggz & Parallel Forces- Shake The Disease – Dub
DJ Stretch – Papa Lover (Serum Remix) – Dub
Lomax – Shortlist – Dub
Lynx feat. Spoonface – All You Own – Soulr
Calibre – Trying To Remember – Signature
Dan Habarnam – Zoom Back Camera – Dub
Marcus Intalex – Debbit – Revolver