“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…
Tag: D’n’B
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…
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…
16/11/2019: “Special Treat” by DJ Die
A V recordings classic – there’s no school like the old school! This one saw the light of day in 1997.
05/08/2019: “Love Has Gone” by Netsky
Netsky is one of the biggest stars to come out of modern drum & bass, and he has mainly done it without sacrificing too much…
27/07/2019: “Ska” by DJ Zinc
DJ Zinc has been knocking about the U.K. electronic scene since the hey day of acid house, and was at the forefront of a very…