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This fits in that elite section at the top of the genre, up there with The Nine, Titan & Alien girl as essential classics. Fluid starts with a wierd delayed drone lasting only a few bars then stops and theres a wierd sample which nobody can actually id, to me it sounds like "twisted fury", then all hell lets lose, distorted twisted bass and distorted breaks with an amen switch up every 8 bars, the flip is more of a roller but still has some very chucky breaks and heavy bass, more based on the musical side of things. An absolutely cracking 12".
Voice is one of the scariest drum & bass tracks ever made. Based around a simple dark 4 note riff backed up with nasty down pitched amens and a massive deep sub base line. I was lucky enough to hear this out on a big system when it first came around and you could feel your hair moving because of the bass. The phatness of production was so so much better than 99% of tracks from the era. Paradise on the other hand is a stunningly produced mellow stepper with a "paradise" sample. All in all one of Dillinjas best 12"s from a massive back cat, if your a fan of his this is absolutely essential.
If there was ever a tune that really should of been a lot bigger than it was, has all the makings on a big tune. Smashing 2 step beats and simple 1 tone bass with some nice switch ups whick kept you interested. Heard Brian g, Grooverider and Dj Lee playing it on dub over a year ago and loved it straight away yet that was the last I heard of it for ages until late 06 when it got released. I think this is a potential gem of the future where people will hear it, wonder what it is and why they never brought it due to the relatively small label. Buy on sight, and absolute bomb of a tune.
Unsung hero of the drum & bass scene. Has been around since the very begining and if Grooveriders the Godfather then Brian G is god. Behind V records which in my view shaped the direction of the drum & bass scene in the mid - late 90's, responsible for bringing through endless amounts of artists including Roni size, Die, Krust, and more recently Dj Marky & Artificial intelligence. And thats just his ear for good music. His dj sets are completely unique, allways has been one of if not the freshest dj, no fillers here just pure quality. Plays across the board Liquid to bouncy jump up and his quick style of mixing where he just rolls the next tune off is completely distinctive and you can tell its him without even knowing. Without a doubt one of the most influential men in this scene.
Both these tracks were produced a few years back in around 2000 at a guess and were meant for the Bad Company live act Digital nation which never happened and the group split leaving these and another load of tracks unreleased. These 2 tracks have become cult classics with endless forum threads calling for release which eventually came. Guessing its to late as sales were low. Although completely fresh and different to anything else with its vocoded vocals and trance feel and with the obvious Bad Company production sound to the tracks they just sound dated now hence the lack of demand when it finally became available. If you like your 98-2002 BC/Virus/Ram sound I cant recomend this release enough.
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - Drowning In Her / We Are The Future
Apr 14, 2007
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This is surely one of the deepest most intense tunes out there. Produced by the awesome Foul play under alias.
Its a tune you would of heard played by the likes of Ltj Bukem, Grooverider and Randall back in 93 although it sounds light years ahead of time. I'd say its a bit of a hidden gem and I myself didnt identify it till recently due to the fact it came out on a less commercial label than most of there stuff. Stunning creepy pads, crisp amens, lovely warm sub bass then what makes the trck is the "I'm drowning in her" vocal. This track really is pure heaven and an essential tune for the collectors of oldskool jungle and drum & bass heads alike but be prepared to pay, its pretty rare and extremely sought after. | ||||