can't resist making mention of this since its really a favorite of mine that I doubt any of y'all have ever heard- but in the rare niche of Detroit-made D&B, this is actually a pretty dope track with *very* detroit strings.
DJ Shortstop "Its Murder" on a Twilight/Databass release. (the production is ghettotech-quality but its still rocks!) ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:14:56 -0400 >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: "David Hampson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Photek - all his stuff on Photek Productions and Science but >especially check UFO > >UFO must be one of the best dance tracks ever. eerie, cinematic, >and dark, but not in that irritating way that drrum and bass is >now, but more like an emotional darkness. and photek's beats are >just killer. he's a total inspiration to me. i remember reading in >like 1996 that he spend about 3 weeks on just the drums for each >track. wild. > >>4-Hero - the earlier you go the better - check Cooking Up Your >Brain 12" Parallel Universe LP; their stuff as Tom and Jerry is >good too though difficult to find.... Mr Kirk's Nightmare > >i dont know, i think 4 hero have been pretty consistantly the >bomb. they had no real down periods. the older hardcore stuff was >great, the tom and jerry stuff is some of the best, but their new >stuff though not exactly drum and bass related is also fabulous. >theyre heroes of mine for sure. > >>Goldie/Metalheadz - Terminator is a massive tune - think it has >just been reissued; Inner City Life is great too and the Timeless >LP. Goldie went down hill in a big way after that... > >i have to disagree with this as well. while his second LP wasnt >anywhere near as good as timeless, any track or rmx by Rufige Cru >is pretty much essential. the liquid fingers rmx is totally larry >heard making a jungle tune, that "beachdrifta" track has one of >the best string lines ever, totally detroit styled emotional dance >music. and "the shadow" which he did in 97 with rob playford is >another dark cinematic emotional masterpiece. i also cant say >enough about goldie. he is THE MAN. > >>Shy FX - most stuff on Ebony and SOUR is brilliant - Original >Nuttah with UK Apachi has the maddest fast rapping on it you ever >heard - was recently reissued; Gangsta Kid probably the next one >I'd pick out as a recommendation (also Gangsta Kid II!). Also >check Bambaataa, Cry (T-Power remix).... > >id definitely say that shy has no 313 relevance, but he's still >really good. he's churned out enough anthems without putting out >much if any filler material. its crazy. > >>Omni Trio - Renegade Snares is their big tune - just reissued but >don't think it has the original mix on it... > >the high contrast mix is very good though. it maintains so much of >the original that its impossible to not like it. omni trio for me >is the most consistantly detroit drum and bass artist. > >>Alex Reece - Pulp Friction - classic tune, gets used quite a lot >on TV these days for some reason! Alex remixed Model 500 tune on >R&S though I think it was the Frank de Wulf mix I preferred; also >his remix of Tricky's Brand New Your Retro... > >alex reese is another very techno influenced cat. some of the >fallen angels stuff from 99-00 was like techno with a fast beat. > >>Jonny L - Piper Grooverider remix > >jonny l's recent stuff is actually structured just like a harder >more loop based techno track. lots of loops and no breakdowns, the >basslines even sound like some harder euro techno. good stuff >though, very funky. > >>Prizna - Fire - this one got reissued a while back and is a on >the same lines as Original Nuttah > >except much much much much better. "fire" and "the arsonist" are 2 >of the best ragga tunes ever, ive never seen them get played >without being rewound. > >>Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows - just reissued - it tends >to appear for a couple of weeks each year and then vanish; >sometimes known as Long Dark Tunnel... > >someone mentioned pfm's "cruising detroit" on the "storm from the >east" comp. thats the tune. both storm from the east comps are >good. i dare anyone who doesnt like jungle to listen to photek's >rmx of the ez rollers' "believe" (on SFTE 1) and try to say that >jungle isnt a beautiful emotional expressive form of dance music. > >tom > >________________________________________________________________ >andythepooh.com > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ Free 20MB Web Site Hosting and Personalized E-mail Service! Get It Now At Doteasy.com http://www.doteasy.com/et/
