Thrive in '95 - Jungle's zenith
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sadmanbarty
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this stuff all sounds like car adverts or heavy metal shredding but with sampled breakbeats instead of guitars.
luka
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Corpse sent me a message saying he's very sorry but he's massively tired and can't read his bible. He can't sleep either and is just lying awake staring at the ceiling. Your ottoman eunuch will be back tomorrow though don't worry.
sadmanbarty
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on the other hand i love this, so i'm in no position to judge
L Double on one of the earliest Metalheadz releases, this came out in mid-95. This was the flip to the much better known 'Da Base II Dark', and is a classic example of rolling jungle. Really it doesn't have too much in common with the later Metalheadz catalogue, but it rolls along very nicely. Super hard hitting on a big soundsystem.
Corpsey
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BTW this reminds me that I am a fan of LTJ Bukem's Logical Progression mix from 1996, just to prove that I'm not anti-jazz-jungle.
One of the most memorable (with a liberal use of that word) sets I ever saw was Bukem at EXIT festival playing for three hours as the sun rose. No doubt a lot of that stuff would sound a bit tepid outside of the context but at the time I really felt the truth of that cliche 'being taken on a musical journey'.
Was Atlantis the best thing Bukem ever produced? It's definitely the best thing I've heard that he produced.
droid
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Andy C - Roll On
The first tune from the much maligned RAM records features Andy C rolling it out with some uneasy Dillinja style pads. One of those tunes that got caned by DJ's due to its ultra solid break action and unfussy bass line. The big action here is in the think shaker shuffle. Surprisingly powerful on a system and perfect warm up material.
The first tune from the much maligned RAM records features Andy C rolling it out with some uneasy Dillinja style pads. One of those tunes that got caned by DJ's due to its ultra solid break action and unfussy bass line. The big action here is in the think shaker shuffle. Surprisingly powerful on a system and perfect warm up material.
music (happy raw) is indeed great. atlantis is very nice but after 15 years I'm sick of hearing it.
firefinga
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https://www.discogs.com/lists/JungleDnB-1995-02/310024
That's my list for February 1995 Jungle I curated on discogs.
I did those lists using old playlists from radio shows and old music mag record reviews to re-create a plausible month-per-month release list. Although only of releases I thought were decent/good. Those lists are nowhere complete, I omitted lots of releases I didn't like much.
So, that Asend track could very well have been released in 1994 already, but hit the playlists sometime around February '95.
droid
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PFM - The Western (original mix)
Speaking of Good Looking, here's a tune that pretty much defines artcore. Propelled along by some simple break work, (just a think and hot pants shakers afaik) and a resonant walking 808 bass line, this one is elevated to the higher reaches by an eerie pitched down flute sample, fantastic pads, strings and a brilliantly crafted melodic progression that culminates in the unusual main guitar hook. None of this should work - but it does, and the final product has that ambiguous 6AM vibe... an afterglow of ecstasy on the macro and micro scales.
Later horrifically desecrated by Conrad in one of the worst MC crimes of the 20th century.
Speaking of Good Looking, here's a tune that pretty much defines artcore. Propelled along by some simple break work, (just a think and hot pants shakers afaik) and a resonant walking 808 bass line, this one is elevated to the higher reaches by an eerie pitched down flute sample, fantastic pads, strings and a brilliantly crafted melodic progression that culminates in the unusual main guitar hook. None of this should work - but it does, and the final product has that ambiguous 6AM vibe... an afterglow of ecstasy on the macro and micro scales.
Later horrifically desecrated by Conrad in one of the worst MC crimes of the 20th century.
pattycakes_
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Why does everyone on here hate conrad so much?
luka
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Patty, it had to be patty!
pattycakes_
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In 96 I nicked the ministry of sound comp - one half of a whole decade from my local music store. He used to leave the cds in the sleeves of the ones in the window. Tsk. On it was bukem's logical progression sessions 1. I listened to that thing over and over until one of the hot girls in my classes older brother borrowed it and never returned it. Karma maybe. Anyway I fuckin loved that mix and when I relistened to it for the first time 4 or 5 years ago it sent shivers down my spine. Conrad's voice played a role, so ya'll can kiss my ass!
Corpsey
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Used to love this. My main interest when producing music (at first anyway) was using 'Ambient Chord 2' on Reason to make this grandiose weepy breakdowns. Never had a MIDI keyboard to replicate the hardcore piano riffs.
This is 'atmospheric' but I can also picture it shelling a rave. The 'B' section reminds me of rare groove samping tunes like Tom N Jerry 'Maximum Style'. Very clean.
Edit: the further I get into this the more I am relieved to find I still love it.
This is 'atmospheric' but I can also picture it shelling a rave. The 'B' section reminds me of rare groove samping tunes like Tom N Jerry 'Maximum Style'. Very clean.
Edit: the further I get into this the more I am relieved to find I still love it.
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