Jackin' / Electroline

MellaDee

Member
There's a few things to be said about the whole 'Jackin" thing.

One issue with it is the scene itself, perma tan men snorting to much Mkat.

I think a large part of its being around though is due to police & club policys up north basically preventing us from running bassline nights or playing bassline in general.

It's pretty much to me a house take on the cheesier sound of bassline, but at its best there are some tracks that really can work well such as.


 

MellaDee

Member
Also i dont wanna get started on Tom Zanetti, his rise to fame is something so far beyond me. Sooo many good mc's up north yet he's shining through due to the 'Jackin" scene.
 

datwun

Well-known member
Yes! From that Marcus Nasty Jackin set with Shantie right? Reminds me of 96-97 era 4x4 garage like Confetti/Nice N Ripe.


Yeah I see it! Love the way it's got the twinkly 'we are the stars bit' then goes into that really bubbling MC bit. I think I'd totally lose my shit if it came on in a rave.
 

datwun

Well-known member
Big up Hannah Wants!

More big things from Certified Jackin:

Extra points because I love the original (not the '08 remix, never dat)
 
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MellaDee

Member
Gotta agree some stuff is touching on the early 4x4 garage sound.

I think the sound is kind of merging with more garage stuff right now in general aswell.

Even clocked our own stuff being tagged as Jackin House, and i'd say this track is clearly more on the bassline side of stuff.

 

Blackdown

nexKeysound
i listened to that marcus nasty 060612 mix in the original blog post and was baffled, i dont think i would have clocked it was anything new/distinct if someone hadnt said it is. plus whats up with all the bait refixes, faithless, lilly allen, "i know what is what but what tha fuck" etc? sounded like an ibiza set... honestly i'm not even sure if i heard the right mix haha.
 

MellaDee

Member
i listened to that marcus nasty 060612 mix in the original blog post and was baffled, i dont think i would have clocked it was anything new/distinct if someone hadnt said it is. plus whats up with all the bait refixes, faithless, lilly allen, "i know what is what but what tha fuck" etc? sounded like an ibiza set... honestly i'm not even sure if i heard the right mix haha.


Bait vocal remixes are a huge part of it. Its not a underground club scene thing. Walking down the main street in Doncaster you can hear it coming from a few bars, which says a lot to be honest.
 

datwun

Well-known member
I have zero problem with bait refixes~

+ It's not a new thing in that it's got a brand new sound or anything, but it's a new combination of influences, similar to Witch House or something like that but evolving naturally out of a vibrant local scene rather than on the internet as a arbitrary cut+paste influences thing

That warpy bass sound sounds pretty future to me though, obviously linked to speed garage and bassline (to a lesser extend dubstep), but somehow more tecky or something. I'm not a producer so I couldn't say what about it is distinct, but I definitely had a 'this sound is good enough to base a scene on' moment listening to the Marcus Mix.

+ I just like that it's vybezy and that the scene seems to have loads of energy, and that the best of it combines that club-ready thing with a certain darkness. The worst stuff's obviously a total parr, but that is what it is.
 

Benny Bunter

Well-known member
i listened to that marcus nasty 060612 mix in the original blog post and was baffled, i dont think i would have clocked it was anything new/distinct if someone hadnt said it is. plus whats up with all the bait refixes, faithless, lilly allen, "i know what is what but what tha fuck" etc? sounded like an ibiza set... honestly i'm not even sure if i heard the right mix haha.

I wouldn't expect you to like Jackin' Martin. Don't beat yourself up trying to.

;)
 

Benny Bunter

Well-known member
Theres quite a few tracks that have that cold, dead-eyed, thousand-yard-stare vibe, like DJ Narrows' dark 4x4 garage stuff. The sound of bad drugs.

Hannah Wants & Lorenzo - None a them


So its not all about Faithless refixes is it?
 
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