“Jump up” D’n’B gets a bad rap. There’s loads of rubbish out there, for sure. I wouldn’t dismiss the whole lot though, as among the…
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17/05/2021: “All I Need” by Kasious
The intro to ‘All I Need’ is one of the greatest in the history of D’n’B. Ominous doesn’t cover it. The atmosphere is cavernous… The…
09/05/2021: “Good Thing” by Brookes Brothers
Purists will call it pop music. Within the Drum & Bass scene, many people refer to this kind of light, melodic D’n’B as ‘dancefloor’. I…
03/05/2021: “Black” by DJ SS
The best drum and bass and jungle tunes from back in the day are remarkable for their relative simplicity. The frantic, stuttering Amen break drum…
28/03/2021: “LK” by DJ Marky and XRS featuring Stamina MC
Brazil just turns everything into gold. Musically diverse as the country is, it isn’t known for Drum & Bass. But when Brazilian D’n’B DJ Marco…
10/02/2021: “Champion Sound (Total Science Hardcore Will Never Die Remix) by Q Project
This is one of the anthems of the Drum & Bass scene. Rightly so, too. It’s a belter of a tune! The original 1993 hardcore…
03/02/2021: “Remember The Roller” by Dr S Gatchet
Released in 1995, this Jungle classic foreshadowed a later development in Drum & Bass – the rise of rollers. Many people argue that rollers is…
27/01/2021: “No Destiny” by Break
Released in 2005 on Commercial Suicide records, this stomping Neurofunk track begins with a eerie, atmospheric arrangement of samples to raise the tension, with flowing…
02/11/2020: “Blow Them Away” by Serum featuring Inja
Inja is one of my favourite Drum & Bass MCs. He’s insightful by the standards of D’n’B rappers, and knows when to give a track…