Tracklist
| The Dark Stranger (Q-Bass Remix) | 4:46 | |
| Warpdrive | 4:50 | |
| 6 Million Ways To Die (DJ Hype Remix) | 4:27 | |
| Rumble | 4:07 | |
| Spiritual Aura | 4:13 | |
| Watch Out | 4:16 | |
| Information Centre (DJ Ron Remix) | 4:34 | |
| Lovable | 3:54 | |
| Shuffle | 5:08 | |
| Scottie | 4:13 | |
| R Type | 5:17 | |
| Superpod | 5:08 | |
| The Way (VIP Remix) | 4:48 | |
| Beyond Bass | 5:19 | |
| Gun Connection | 5:34 | |
| Music Box | 5:10 |
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum & Bass Selection 1 (CD, Comp) | Breakdown Records | BDR CD01 | UK | 1994 | |
| Drum & Bass Selection 1 (2xLP) | Breakdown Records | BDR LP 001 | UK | 1994 | |
| Drum & Bass Selection 1 (Cass) | Breakdown Records | BDR MC 001 | UK | 1994 | |
| Drum & Bass Selection 1 (Cass) | Breakdown Records | BDR MT 001 | UK | 1994 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing Drum & Bass Selection 1, 2xLP, BDR LP 001
This was a big compilation when I was young, and then I lost it for years. Got it back recently and it's even better than I remember. All the tracks are big, and quite a varied bunch, some really nice moody atmospheres on here. I like the way that it covers the earlier vibes of the jungle days from my point of view, not too early as it was 1994. You have the M Beat party tracks plus the moodier bits and some hardcore as well. I don't think there's one single cheesey track on here.
referencing Drum & Bass Selection 1, CD, Comp, BDR CD01
This release was the first to showcase (and name check) a new style of music that emerged from the ashes of rave and had mutated from the Darkcore subgenre. Whereas the latter eschewed the helium vocals and "toytown" samples (lovingly embraced by the nascent Happy Hardcore scene), the compliation title hints at the focus of the tracks in this compilation and where a newer style of music was moving towards. The tracklisting is chronological, with the link from Darkcore to D & B highlighted by the first three tracks - 'The Dark Stranger', the beat-driven 'Warpdrive', and the Uncle 22 remix. We are treated to the rapid machine-gun beats of Subnation's 'Scottie' and the Mad P-sampling 'The Way' along the way, but the overiding focus of the compilation is the emergence of the reggae/ragga vocal sample, showcased by at least two-thirds of the tracks here. The highlights however, are the two releases that do not rely on either the 'dark' or ragga vocal notions, namely 'Spiritual Aura' and 'Music Box'. Perhaps it is credit to the (reputation of the) producers involved, but these tracks still sound as fresh as they did back in 1993/94.