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Roni Size - Fashion / Step Up

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Drum n Bass
Year:
1995

Tracklist

Fashion
Step Up

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Fashion / Step Up (12") V Recordings V010 UK 1995
Fashion / Step Up (12", W/Lbl, Promo) V Recordings V 010 UK 1995
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Rated 5/5
Review by unsane Jan 18, 2008

referencing Fashion / Step Up, 12", V010

Not entirely sure why this one is averaging out at a score below 4 on here (as I type this in '08). I guess it's impact isn't really evident to anyone who didn't pick it up at the time it was released.

It's not really a dancefloor record as such, but at the time this was released it was at the forefront of the new, more mature and sophisticated Jungle sound that would soon be referred to as 'intelligent' and as time passed, and the BPM increased, 'liquid'.

Both Fashion and Step up, whilst giving a firm nod to their 94 jungle roots, moved the sound and the scene far forwards, out of the realm of something to play to kids off their heads and into a sophisticated, more Jazz and Reggae influenced sound, rather than just a fat break and some flappy bass that happened to sample these genres.

Respect to Mr Size for the inspiration, and to Bryan G and JJ Frost for having the vision to push out music like this.