NOUGHTIES 'NUUM POLL - Dissensus top 30 garage/grime/dubstep/funky/bassline tracks

[hucks]

Here's mine, with a rather stupid bias towards more recent years due to a flaw in the method I used

Here we go, in order

Burial - Unite
Wiley - Crash Bandicoot
Joker -Digidesign
Kode 9 - Bad
Horsepower - Gorgon Sound
Cooly G -Floatin
Digital Mystikz - Anti War Dub
Shut Up and Dance - Epileptic (Martyn's No Strobe remix)
Zinc and Ms Dynamite - Wile Out(is this nuum? I think it is, even if it's not in any of the sub genres)
Ruff Sqwad- Functions on the Low

If I was to change it, I'd put in some more garage. Probably wookie. Really surprised there's no Burial, but dissensus always seemed to prefer talkin about his stuff than listening to it. There's a couple of excellent 30+ page threads in here for his two albums.


Anyway, great work Benny. Lookin forward to the
Mix, Benjy!

 

[baboon2004]

Discarda, um, attacking Functions on the Low. Bizarre:

 

[Sectionfive]

20)Sticky -Dollar sign
Perempay & Dee - Buss it
mos wanted - hungry tiger
Pinch - Qawwali
DJ Abstract – Touch
JAMMER - N.A.S.T.Y.
Hijack - Tears
Rebound X - Rhythm & Gash
Roll Deep - Regular
Kode9 - Swarm
Spooky - Joyride
Roxy - Morse Code
Dizzie - Ho
Mala - Left leg out
Distance - Nomad
Untold - Test Signal
Horsepower - Classic Deluxe
2000f - you dont know what love is
The Bug - Jah War (Loefah mix)
1)Silkie -Cyber dub



Kode9 - 9 Samurai
Random Trio - Paradise Dub
2562 ‎– Kameleon
Geeneus - Poppadoms
Dizzie - I luv u
Peverelist - The Grind
Distance - Night vision
Digital Mystikz i wait
Grievous Angel - Move Down low
Shackleton - you bring me down
DJ Abstract – Touch
Ramadanman - Blimey
Joe - Rut
DJ Bigga G - Mind, Body & Soul
Donae'o - fidget bounce
Waifer - who wants waifer
Crazy Cousinz - Inflation,
Pearson sound - WAD
Jon E Cash - Hoods Up & Kettle... Spanish Fly!
Charmzy - banger
Champion - Bad Girl remix,
Untold - Anaconda
Benga – Amber
Red Hot Entertainment - Junior Spesh
Jammer - Weed man
Mickey Pearce & Ms Dynamite- what you talking
Pangaea - Coiled
Digital Mystikz - Ancient Memories (Skream)
All Soundbwoy Out ‎- ASBO 001
Benga - Skunk tip (Skream mix)
Skream - Rutten
Benga – Walkin' Bass
Jason K - Soundbwoy
Bug - Skeng
Darqwan - Gud Money
Oris Jay - Flava
Wookie - Hype up
Digital Mystikz - Earth a run red
Tubby- Steppa
D-Malice - Gabryelle rexix
EL-B - Nobody better
Shola Ama - Taboo (Mj Cole 2step mix)
Alley Cats ‎– Cover Me
Rossi B & Luca - Skunk
Wiley - Firefly (Devils Mix)
Mad One - House girls,
Qualifide - Talk About Our Love
Geeneus ‎– Knife & Gun (Blackdown)
EL-B - Feeling inside
Goldspot - Sholay
Mr. Mageeka - Different Lekstrix
Trim - The lowdown
Blackdown - Confusion
Benny ill v DJ Hatcha - Crazy intro
Burial - South London Boroughs
Eastwood - Toothache
Digital Mystikz - 10 Dread Commandments
Mondie - Straight
Danny Weed - Creeper
Wiley - All in one war dub
Bossman - Bongo Eyes
Sunship - Cheque 1-2

 

[Tentative Andy]

1. Ruff Sqwad – Anna
2. Mad One/Devine Recordings - House Girls pt 6
3. Jammer, Wiley, Kano etc – Destruction VIP
4. Menta – Sounds of Da Future
5. Mala – Bury The Bwoy
6. Aramac – Hurt Inside
7. Wiley – Wot U Call It?
8. Chronik – Way Down The Road
9. TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn remix)
10. Agent X – Decoy
11. Hardhouse Banton – Reign
12. Wiley – Ice Rink
13. The Bug – Skeng
14. DJ Luck & MC Neat – A Little Bit of Luck
15. Wookie – Scrappy
16. Roll Deep – When I’m Ere
17. Dexplicit – Bullacake
18. Altered Natives – Rass Out
19. Sticky – Triplets
20. Cleptomaniacs – All I Do (Bump and Flex Dancehall dub)
21. Donaeo – African Warrior
22. Rudimental – Want You Back
23. The Ends – Are You Really From The Ends?
24. More Fire Crew – Oi
25. DMZ – Neverland
26. Fuzzy Logic – Twiss
27. Crazy Cousinz – Inflation
28. DJ Abstract – Touch
29. Ossie – Tarantula
30. Sony – Sugar Rush
31. Stush – Dollar Sign
32. Emvee – Windrush
33. Pearson Sound – Wad
34. Horsepower Productions – Gorgon Sound
35. DnD – Diamond Rings
36. Attaca Pesante – Make It Funky For Me
37. Danny Weed – Creeper
38. Peverelist – Dance Till The Police Come
39. Lil Silva – Different
40. Loefah – Mud
41. Roska – I Need Love
42. Wizzbit – Jam Hot
43. Redlight ft Roses Gabor – Stupid
44. Suburban Lick – Here Comes The Lick
45. Ill Blu – Blu Magic
46. Champion – Bad Girl remix
47. Joker – Stuck In The System
48. Dizzee Rascal – Vexed
49. Joe – Claptrap
50. DJ G Smallz – Monster Jam pt 3

 

[huffafc]

so solid - dilemma
so solid - 21 seconds
dj wire - last chance
dnd - levels
Sticky - triplets
ms dynamite - boo
musical mob - pulse x
wiley - ground zero (devils mix)
Alias - heat
more fire crew - oi
jon e cash - spanish fly
oddz - strung up vip
lethal b - pow*
danny weed - salt beef
ruff sqwad - functions on the low
dj marsta - gridlock
durrty goodz - switching songs pt 2
t2 - heartbroken
dj pantha - candy shop
benga & coki - night
Lil Silva - Nightskanker*
Champion - Motherboard*
Roska - sqwark
cooly g - up in my head
Nb funky - riddim box
altered natives - rass out
Mad one - house girls pt. 6
mala - lean forward
loefah - mud
dmz - b
dmz - neverland
skream - midnight request line
peverelist - roll with the punches
Pinch - qawwali
joker & rustie - play doe
untold - stop what you're doing
joe - claptrap
endgames - ecstasy (jam city refix) (released 2010, but i think circulating in 09??)
ramadanman - blimey
s-x - woo riddim

Overall Top 10
1. wiley - eskimo
2. loefah - twisup
3. d double - birds in the sky
4. El-b - digital
5. dizzee rascal - i luv u
6. kode9 & the spaceape - sign of the dub
7. burial - pirates
8. Apple - mr bean
9. Shackleton - tin foil sky
10. untold - stop what you're doing

(accidentally sent the ballot in with 'stop what you're doing' in top 10 and other 40, while debating where to put it, not an intentional double vote)

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

Top 10
Wiley – Igloo/Wot Do U Call It
Wiley – Colder/Just Me
Dizzee Rascal – I Luv U
Lethal B ft. like a million people – Forward Riddim/Pow
DJ Oddz – Strung Up VIP (how fucking good was Oddz tho? so many ace tunes. unsung hero too)
Ruff Sqwad/XTC – Functions On The Low aka Havana
Ruff Sqwad – Future
Trim – Notorious aka Turbulence Remix
Jill Scott – Getting In The Way (MJ Cole Remix)
Appleblim – Mystikal Warrior

the rest
Kosheen – Hide U (Madd Slinky + ES Dubs Remix) fun bonus nuum fact: ED Dubs = Spatts from Criminal Minds
Sia – Little Man (Exemen Works)
Sticky – Triplets
Donae’o – My Philosophy (Bounce)
Delinquent – My Destiny (Nu Skool 2 Step Mix)
More Fire Crew – Oi
Wiley – Eskimo
Wiley – Before This
Wiley – Snowman
Roll Deep (Wiley, Scratchy, Trim, Breeze // prod. Wiley) – Morgue
Trim + Wiley – It's Over
East Connection – We’re Ready (Devils Mix)
Wiley – Nan I Am London
Roll Deep (Wiley, Scratchy, Trim, Flowdan, dunno who produced it) – It’s On Me
Roll Deep – When I’m Ere
Roll Deep/Wiley – I Will Not Lose
Danny Weed – Creeper
Dizzee Rascal – Hoe (Oi Remix w/DR, Major Ace, Wiley, Crispo from Musical Mob)
Dizzee Rascal – Give U More (Wheel riddim) ft. DDE
Dizzee Rascal – Stop Dat
Trim + Scratchy – Trim N Scratch aka It’s Like
Trim – Flowdan
Ruff Sqwad – Anna
Ruff Sqwad – War
DJ Eastwood – U Ain’t Ready
Jon E Cash – War (VIP>original but my vote's for either)
DJ Dread.D – Invade
DJ Oddz – Blade Runner
Jammer – Destruction (the original, not the VIP on Run the Roads) ft. Wiley, DDE, Kano, Sharkey Major, Footsie, Esco, Monkey, Hyper, Titch + Goodz
N.A.S.T.Y. Crew – Take You Out
Terror Danjah/NASTY – Cock Back (the version w/Titch + Riko, not the one on Run the Roads)
Big E-D – Frontline (instrumental or DDE vocal. DDE's bars are fucking classic tho)
Flirta D – Warp Speed
Waifer – Grime (best vocals of this are Wiley + DDE)
Rebound X – Rhythm N Gash (Tempa T vocal of this is too hype as well)
Durrty Goodz ft. Ny – Give Me The Music
Tempa T – Boy Off Da Ting (the most Tempa T-ish of all Tempa T tracks, i.e. like guzzling pure rocket fuel)
Dexplicit – Bullacake
JTJ – No Means No
T2 – Heartbroken
The Bug ft. Flowdan + Killa P – Skeng

honorable mentions: Gotta Get Thru This, various other MJ Cole remixes, Know We, Pulse X (that female vocal is ace), Street Fighter, Stretch, almost everything else from BITDC, Are You Really From the Endz, Bare Right Hooks, Birds In The Sky, bare Tunnel Vision tunes (Crash Bandicoot, Stormy Weather, Nightbus Dubplate, WD25, etc), Wifey Riddim, various DMZ + Loefah ting, Sine of the Dub, Jah War, Alicia, Bristol purple in 08, Aidy's Girl, Wut, loads + loads more grime...

 

[continuum]

Kosheen – Hide U (Madd Slinky + ES Dubs Remix) fun bonus nuum fact: ED Dubs = Spatts from Criminal Minds

I DJ'd b2b with Spatts once at a NYE house party. Think we were both playing dark garage or similar. Remember that he kept drawing insanely good dubs out of his bag. If I remember right I came up on a pill during the set. Ended up chatting to some girl downstairs for ages and had to be dragged back onto the decks as Spatts was getting fed up DJing on his own. Never knew he was ES Dubs.

 

[Corpsey]

Going to enjoy listening to all the ballot picks for stuff I've never heard.

 

[Benny Bunter]

Runners up

Here is a selection of tunes that only just missed out on the top 30. There was only a hair's breadth between many of the tunes in this poll so any of these could have potentially made it. I had to draw the line somewhere (and no one DARE say recount - this was a fucking nightmare to sort out as it is).

Sticky - Triplets

Ruff Sqwad - Xtra

D Double E - Birds in the sky

Riko - Chosen One

Terror Danjah Ft Riko, Bruza, D Double E, Hyper - Cock Back

Wonder - What

Wonder & Kano - What have you done

Dizzee Rascal - Stop Dat

Perempay & Dee - Buss it

Peverelist - Roll with the punches

Mala - Left Leg out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSqGnKHEJ4k

Mala - Bury da Bwoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia2AZAOQ2M8

Kode 9 - Samurai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cOC2NcbADM

Menta - Sounds of the future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TIj8ECzQgk

 

[Sectionfive]

All worthy of consolation prize.

Kinda wish Pev would remake roll with punches now that he's got the craft nailed.

Love the tune but could do with a polish and the pressing was really quite

 

[Benny Bunter]

Glad people enjoyed the countdown and seem generally happy with the final list.

Those of you lamenting the lack of certain tunes/artists: Lots of the more connoisseurial grime and particularly dubstep definitely suffered from split voting, inevitable in a poll like this.
For example, practically every Mala or Coki tune they ever made received at least one vote, lots of Black ops/Wiley/Ruff Sqwad one vote wonders too.

Overall I think its a good list, no huge surprises (though I was scratching my head at Qawwali tbh) but a fair reflection of the boards general tastes - quite broad and varied but with a definite Grime bias.

 

[Benny Bunter]

Looking at Benny's top 10, surprised 'All I Do' didn't make it (I forgot to vote for it, but then I forgot to vote for Crash Bandicoot freestyle and many others) - still can't get my head round 'Flowers' being the top-rated UKG tune.

I swear there must have been more people who forgot to vote for All I do/Bump n Flex, hardest garage tune ever.

especially after this EZ vid that got discussed on here recently

(go to 14 mins in and brace yourself for when it drops)
!

 

[franz]

yeah i don't get what's special about qawwali. maybe you had to be there, but i don't have the same feeling about Neverland or Root, for example...

good to see full lists to see how things shake out within genres...

been half-trying to cobble together a list for myself the last few days... especially with Funky, it's great to go back and revisit. So many favourites never even really saw proper release. the only one that made it to the big list that wouldn't make mine (i'd prolly swap Reign for Sirens...) is Inflation... i can kind of appreciate what folks see in it, but in terms of importing a melodic palette from grime, it doesn't do for me what the sour r'n'b vibes of a track like Wanna Be Your Girl does...

 

[Benny Bunter]

So many favourites never even really saw proper release. the only one that made it to the big list that wouldn't make mine (i'd prolly swap Reign for Sirens...) is Inflation... i can kind of appreciate what folks see in it, but in terms of importing a melodic palette from grime, it doesn't do for me what the sour r'n'b vibes of a track like Wanna Be Your Girl does...

aah...Wanna be your girl gives me tingles every time, definitely would have voted for that had I remembered! Ill blu should have been in there somewhere too.

Inflation though, you can't test...with Funky I instinctively went for the OTT dramatic tunes.

 

[baboon2004]

I swear there must have been more people who forgot to vote for All I do/Bump n Flex, hardest garage tune ever.

especially after this EZ vid that got discussed on here recently

(go to 14 mins in and brace yourself for when it drops)
!

Yeah, that's partly what I was thinking about! Amazing.

Re Inflation - there's a great pirate radio rip I have with someone chatting over it about the Harry Hill Bongo Jam skit. Will put it on youtube tonight, along with a couple of other bits (including Wiley over the Shanghai Riddim, which I had totally misremembered as being Dizzee - they were doing a b2b radio session)

 

[viktorvaughn]

if there's real interest in doing a grime poll then I volunteer to collect + count the votes this time. is there real interest?

I would 100% do this.

Well done Benny, good effort and very interesting reading.

 

[viktorvaughn]

Glad people enjoyed the countdown and seem generally happy with the final list.

Those of you lamenting the lack of certain tunes/artists: Lots of the more connoisseurial grime and particularly dubstep definitely suffered from split voting, inevitable in a poll like this.
For example, practically every Mala or Coki tune they ever made received at least one vote, lots of Black ops/Wiley/Ruff Sqwad one vote wonders too.

Overall I think its a good list, no huge surprises (though I was scratching my head at Qawwali tbh) but a fair reflection of the boards general tastes - quite broad and varied but with a definite Grime bias.

Yeah, it's an ace list. Kind of nails Dissensus tastes pretty well. So which Dissensus DJ is going to do the mix then? Could be a Grievous Angel kind of thing, or Benjy Bars...

 

[owengriffiths]

'Wanna be your girl' would have ended up in my list as the token funky tune but I only heard it for the first time a few weeks after sending in my list. To be perfectly honest my knowledge of UK Funky will always be patchy unless the likes of Rinse take a leaf out of the BBC's book and start doing up to date tracklistings (and as someone else said given that so much of this stuff is unreleased or just gets sent out for free you can't even use discogs to educate yourself). The internet was meant to make finding tracks easier but for me it's the opposite, the alternative outlet for info is mags like Mixmag but it's too much work nowadays to read it cover to cover, especially given that their free CD's have been mediocre for the last ten years now. At least Kiss have a full time funky DJ in Pioneer, what's 1Xtra's excuse. They waste several hours a day on joint broadcasts with Radio 1 which is fucking pointless.

 

[owengriffiths]

My list, which features a fair bit of Grime so I wouldn't have any problem with doing a Grime top 25 in the future.

1. Dizzee Rascal- Do It 2. Phoenix- If I Ever Feel Better (Todd Edwards Mix) 3.Sweet Female Attitude– Flowers 4.Drama- Don’t Give Up 5. United Grooves Collective- Glad You Came to Me (Steve Gurley Mix) 6. Wiley- Eskimo 7.Wonder- What 8. EL-B & Roxy- Deep Deep Love 9. Dizzee Rascal- I Love You 10. Coki- Lost City
4Hero ft Lady Alma- Hold it Down (perhaps the best broken beat track) http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF1821995-02-01-06.mp3
Etienne De Crecy- Scratched (DJ Hype mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37NVo29hsD0
Dixie Peach- Gwarn (Mr Bumpy Mix)
Wizzbit- Jamhot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PigYro4QxU
Rebound X- Rhythm & Gash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLL4D36eJNc
Dizzee Rascal- Stop Dat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awpTfbpyyc
Dizzee Rascal- Get By http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD0LpIV8CD4
Ruff Sqwad- Xtra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d7NLvwNCZQ
Tubby– Steppa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yzJwgjDJyk
Endz Productions- Are You Really From the Ends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOvcpY8ndnY
Skream– Midnight Request Line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6pTSGvp7T8
Coki- Shattered http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp-_sqzIXRs
Artwork- Rank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NICek6DQo5g
Coki- Haunted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfzFNu9I34
Loefah & Skream- Fearless http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsuJikQjfj4
Hakan Lidbo- Walk Away- (Todd Edwards mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MxPDEq1Sfc
Brasstooth- Celebrate Life (El-B Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfgqNaZ1RNk
Naughty- Pussy Track (DJ Hype mix)
So Solid Crew- Dilemma (though presumably a 1999 white label or dubplate) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doMX6su9Ue0
Sticky ft Ms Dynamite – Booo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a3XUCOPxcU
DJ Narrows- Saved Soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-V2yD3uCCk
DJ Abstract– Touch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGn6bOom3xw
Sia- Little Man (Wookie mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWYdidITDrk
Wiley- Firefly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFVRkarg3pU
Bossman- Bongo Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZerdPwQz-I
Macabre Unit- Sense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABNQF-donPI
Jon E Cash- Reverse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC1NbL3x5yo
Benga & Coki– Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKg5IfQ9IaU
Mala – Alicia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvHl1gXUMQ
Mala- Neverland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eZkc0xErYw
Riko & Wiley- Pow Back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuOkT5pLpJA
Monsta Boy- Sorry (I didn’t know) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdI4aDuZ1Jo
Daniel Beddingfield- James Dean (Todd Edwards Mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI-q2w61W3k
DJ Luck & MC Neat- A little bit of Luck (cheeky one as it's 99 originally) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J4X9KTtfzE
Quest- Seafront http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2tdo7FT9Qk
Alias- Warriors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx8IC2iHkdc
Musical Mob- Pulse X http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bMQTU2iI1E
Skepta- Duppy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbgIWtlnmlo
Todd Edwards- Never Leave http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...dAwu65U#at=150
Loefah- Mud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awnRAEATgn0

 

[crofton]

This has been very interesting, big up all pollsters. Really looking forward to the mix!