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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQqCRczgkY[/youtube]

This one is alright.

This is what I mean by dub techno:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mIptzDFxLo[/youtube]

I've heard that kind of thing before, I always kind of thought of that as just deep tribalish tech-trance. Don't know if your familiar with Dj Hardware but he's got a double cd called Let The Drums Speak; really sick mix, especially disc 2 (kills me they don't have audio for it though):

http://www.amazon.com/Let-Drums-Speak-D ... 290&sr=8-5

I was into trance and techno for a long time (especially the harder side of both), lots of people I like in both genres but overall though it seems like its hard for me to get really pulled into the straight-4 beats unless its reminiscing on the days where I was actually going out of state to see people from the UK, Germany and all that - mostly from 1998 till 2001 or 2002.

I'm not too fond of trance but absolutely adore techno and electrofunk. Anything particularly robotic and inhuman.

I guess electrofunk is not too far off from dubstep, just has a more organised rhythm.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u96HV80g-NA[/youtube]

Into Richie Hawtin (Plastikman) or Steve Stoll at all?

More into Patrick DSP's stuff. The stuff he spins is absolute stimming techno.

A few of Plastikman's earlier works are ok, not really into him. Jeff Mills? Juan Atkins? Underground Resistance? Definitely.

I made a remix...
http://www.imeem.com/people/Kz4q3iZ/mus ... dub_remix/

Ok, just made a short beginner of a track (something I'd probably have to work on adding a lot more tricks and stunts to but - still lack the experience as of yet).

Apothecary:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sxcoqx

Coki - Goblin
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9_jXaGX708&feature=related[/youtube]

Cloud - Worms
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBpTr2JdPV0&feature=related[/youtube]

^^some great stuff guys, thanks!

btw tech were you the guy who mentioned jungle? I just downloaded some Venetian Snares and it's pretty sick (in a good way ;p) and really drilling a hole in my head right now

Mmmm, Venetian's really not my side of the sound. I don't think I'd want to start a specific drum & bass thread just because - it would die in a flash - but still, I can give you a list of some good stuff to check out on Youtube. One warning though - it'll be a monstrous list, let me know if you'd rather I post it here or PM it.

Still getting into dubstep, but I'll recommend the previously mentioned Boxcutter and Burial stuff. Hella good. I also like Vex'd, but thought "Degenerate" was a little underwhelming, considering how much people had hyped it.

As far as Venetian Snares is concerned, his stuff tends to be more breakcore than jungle. He switches things up a lot from album to album, so it can be tough to peg down what's worthwhile and what's not. "Doll Doll Doll"and "printf("shiver in eternal darkness/n");" are two that I like a lot because while they're harsh, nasty, and manic, they're fairly structured and listenable. "Winnipeg is a Frozen s**thole" is similar, but a bit less varied overall. "Rossz Csillag Alatt Született" is my favorite, though - classical music interspersed with fast, splintered breaks. It's actually really beautiful and sad sounding.

I generally recommend Enduser for people who kind of like breakcore, but can't handle the stuff that pounds your brain to mush. Kind of a mix of downtempo, breakcore, and Bollywood samples.

Jungle/Drum & Bass listing per Anna's request

I know 'laundry list' is an understatement, I'd just recommend browsing by producer
and just come back to it whenever you get bored (just don't forget about it!)

Some tracks not youtube available that I'd recommend:
Matt U & Icr - Totem
SKC & Matt U - Primevil
Loxy & Ink - Killing Season
Gremlinz & Aspect - Kilo
Loxy - Ancients
Loxy & Resound - The Fall (Burning Shadows EP)
Invaderz - You Bring Me
Dub One - Volcon

Youtube available:

Deep/Minimal drum & bass 2007-2008:
icicle - broken fingers
Icicle & Nymfo - Franky Mountain
Icicle & Switch - Strange Behavior
Icicle - Spartan
Icicle & Spectrasoul - Body Language
Icicle - Lost Hours
Breakage - Clarendon
Breakage - The Shroud
Breakage - Rebel Creations
Survival - The Beginning
D Bridge - mourning dawn
Proxima - Critical Force
Lomax - Innocent

Other 2005-2008 era:
Digital and Drum Cypha and Resound - Straight Up
Naibu - It took A Long Time
Chris Su - Exodus
OB1 & Kontrol - Angels & Demons
Blame - Skyline
Blame - Psychotropic
Break - Void Dweller
Commix - Emily's Smile
Digital - GG's
Rob & Goldie - The Shadow (Hive VIP)
Prolix & Nocturnal - crater
Commix - Talk To Frank
SP & Verse - Surrender
Hive - Krush
Outrage - Critical Mass
Gremlinz & Friske - Shattered
Gremlinz & Stranjah - Tingz
D Kay & Lee - Waxd (D Kay Remix)
Noisia - The Tide (has a healthy slice of Sky Captain innit!)
Konflict - Messiah (Noisia Remix)
Raiden - Chernobyl 4
Raiden - Infection (original - the E-Sassin remix sucks)
Proket - Locomotive
Evol Intent & Corrupt Souls - Filth Bath
Limewax - Invasion
Limewax - Cracking Core
Technical Itch - Pressure Drop

1997 - 2000 Jazz Step:
Roni Size - The Calling (goldie remix)
Roni Size - Only A Dream
Roni Size - Its Jazzy
Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag
Ray Keith - The Reckoning
Krust - Blaze Dis This One
baby fox - when the rain comes (dj krust remix)
krust - maintain (blue and gold cover version from 1997)
krust - going nowhere
krust - true stories
Scorpio - Li Li
Suv - Bragga Funk
Suv - Invaders
DJ Die - Special Treat
DJ Die - On Time
dj die - reincarnations

1997 - 2000 Dark Jungle and Techstep:
Codename John aka. Grooverider - Structure Of Red (1997)
Codename John aka. Grooverider - Dreams of Heaven (1997)
John B - Secrets (1997)
John B - sight beyond
John B - Undertow
Jonny L - Piper (1997)
Grooverider - Where's Jack The Ripper? (1999)
Grooverider - Rivers of Congo (1999)
Bjork - Bachelorette (Grooverider remix) (1997)
Matrix - Convoy (1998)
Matrix - Mute (1997)
Doc Scott (aka. Nasty Habits) - Shadowboxing (1996)
Ed Rush & Fierce - Locust (1997)
Boymerang - Still
Boymerang - Mind Control
Bad Company - The Nine
Bad Company - Breath
Dillinja - Silver Blade (1997)
Dillinja - Revelations
Dillinja - Fluid
Shanie - Miss My Face (Dillinja remix)
Decoder - Tag 2000
Optical - the end pt.1
OPtical - The Shining (1997)
Optical - Dark Skies
Ed Rush & Optical - Punchbag (1998)
Optical - To Shape the Future (remix or VIP)
Ed Rush & Optical - Crisis (1998)
Ed Rush & Optical - Funktion (1998)
Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - Alien Girl (1998)
OPtical - Moving 808's
Ed Rush & Optical - Medicine
Concept 2-Cause N Effect
Trace - Sonar
Nico & Makai - omen
Dom & Optical - Quadrant Six
Dom & Roland - Mechanics
RAM Trilogy - No Reality (1998)
Absolute Zero - colours in noise
Ganja Kru - Plague That Never Ends
Mampi Swift - Tripping
Mampi Swift - Hi Tek

1997-2000 Digital (he gets his own category because all the new dark/minimal
I think really came by his imspiration):
Digital - Reaction
Digital - Fix Up
Digital - Stitch Up
Digital - Rockers
Digital - One Ton

1996-1997 Classic Metalheadz label:
Hidden Agenda - The Flute Tune (1996)
J Majik - Repertoire (1997)
J Majik Arabian Nights (1997)
Source Direct - Stonekiller (1997)
J Majik - Your Sound (1996)
Peshay - The Nocturnal (Back On The Firm)
Dillinja - The Angels Fell
Doc Scott - Unofficial Ghost (1996)
Rufige Kru - Dark Metal

1993-1996 Ultra-Classic:
roni size - all cru big up remix (1995)
roni size - fashion remix (1995)
dj ss - rollidge
Kemet Crew - Vibe Out
Danny Breaks - Firing Line (Origin Unknown Mix) (1994?)
dj kane - let's go to work
gang related/mask - concentration
swabe - will o' the wisp
amazon II - basslights
krust - guess
rude & deadly - give me a dubplate (1997 remix)
ed rush - guncheck
peshay - piano tune
peshay - vocal tune
roni size & dj die - music box (1993)
Skanna - This Way (1993)

Drumfunk (just started listening, don't know much aside from 1998 to present):
Fracture & Neptune - A Glass World
Fracture & Neptune - Deadlands
Fracture & Neptune - Planet 13
Macc - If
Fanu - I Play It Cooler
**also, don't have him listed here but Paradox (aka. Alaska) is a HUGE name in drumfunk as well.



Anyway, with all that said - pop a few aspirin after your done reading this and have a blast

Last edited by techstepgenr8tion on 18 Jan 2009, 11:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.

VENETIAN SNARES!

Cheers for the categorisation Techstep. Keep the reccomendations coming

I agree.

I think this thread should be renamed, it's a bit too narrow... any ideas?