Drum & Bass Megathread Part II v. What's an Amen Break?

pirate radio is an awesome thing :) im listening to jungletrain.net currently, there's a couple of pretty great streaming stations out there.

some new stuff:



 
thought id share this. reading ASC's blog the other night. http://theasc.blogspot.com/2014/04/an-ethnographic-and-technological-study.html

hjdb = hardcore jungle dnb

This dissertation explores a number of important issues that have not been addressed in prior writing on HJDB, and consists of three main objectives. The first is to provide a written history of the genres from the perspective of those that have made the music. This history catalogues the origins of the United Kingdom's DJ-oriented electronic music genres, the incorporation of breakbeats into this music that created the Hardcore genre, and developments that then resulted in the creation of the Jungle genre and subsequently the Drum & Bass genre. The second objective is to provide an explanation of the main technologies used in the creation of this music (e.g., the digital sampler) and the techniques developed by musicians to harness this technology. The third objective is to provide methods for the computational analysis of HJDB music, through automated determination of the breakbeats being used, detection of downbeat locations, and an estimation of the degree of rhythmic modification. Each of these objectives has been informed by over twenty interviews with musicians and label owners from throughout the history of HJDB.
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http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121313&silo_library=GEN01

when he says it goes in depth (and then some) that's not an exaggeration, 543 pages! a great find for those passionate about the music. just save the file, who knows, ya may finish it one day =)
 
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Any BSE fans here? I started going through some older D&B and came across this. Been quite a while since I have listened to them...

 
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Any BSE fans here? I started going through some older D&B and came across this. Been quite a while since I have listened to them...
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whoa, heck yes. i don't remember when that particular track came out but i recall it.

killer edrush+optical track, weirdfish.

every year i get the urge to revisit my dnb archive. this year, that time is now. here is another fav from 'back in the day"

 
[video=youtube_share;_KL3CqMnGns]http://youtu.be/_KL3CqMnGns[/video]

Still fresh 14 years later

=D
 
had that dieselboy cd back in the day. good shit

old sch ool jungle heads

https://soundcloud.com/modernlove/hate-bad-history-side-a

i got a casette tape rip , and i love how it sounds so f'n lo-fi

HATE are G.H., Andy Stott and Miles Whittaker - a trio of producers with a long collaborative history of releases on Modern Love as part of various configurations from Pendle Coven to Demdike Stare and Millie & Andrea - as well as a ruck of individual projects from each of the three. After a lifetime sucking up records by Tom & Jerry, Source Direct, the 2 G's, SUAD, Cold Mission, Skanna, Photek and a whole ruck of unmarked whitelabels, the trio started dicking about with old Jungle samples discovered in a stack of floppy discs picked up with an old sampler a few years back. It led to a series of 12"s in 2008 followed by a handful of one-off live sessions which soon enough got put on the backburner as each of the three got busy with their other projects. Earlier on in 2014 the trio convened for a rare show in Sweden and decided to put down a mix session to tape - bringing together previously unheard material. The results are before you on the A-side of this tape, while the B-side features 40 minutes of archival Jungle jamzz bolstered by that unquantifiable ferric haze.
 
[video=youtube_share;U0zRwjtLI1k]http://youtu.be/U0zRwjtLI1k[/video]

Still gives me goosebumps.
Feelings of just how SOFT my pants feel.
Eye wiggles

:D
 


This, and most other Headz, Moving Shadow and Hardware releases are what I'm in to. All about the break and reese! Not a massive modern DNB fan though to be fair.
 
goldie's cool, love his stuff but most of the metalheadz guys are hit n miss for me.

was just giving this a listen as the morning sun shine in

 
^ yea, goldie and crew played a big part when i was getting into dnb. recall helping my dad work listening to goldie's double album, and buying metalheadz just because the logo/cover looked cool.

def can see the solstice track going well with the sun light.

your comment reminded me of this track... give it a listen to start your day =)
 
that's one of those tunes that i love out loud but can't stand in my headphones! Chris SU just put out an EP, was deliberating getting it, i think i shall



now looking forward to snatching up this release too

 
^ what a coincidence you posted the chris su feat state of mind track. i discovered chris su tunes from listening to state of mind back in the day. tho im not a big fan of the neuro sound, it is dope to hear they are still active. the break remix is dope, style is more my cup o' tea.

here's what SoM sounded like back in '06

 
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