This is one of my favourite tunes of all time!

'Inner City life' is taken from the 'Timeless' album which is not only the best jungle/drum and bass album of all time, but also a defining moment in the history of dance music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeless_(Goldie_album)

Yikes, 11 minutes of eardrum-splitting 30" woofers blasting out that bass.... ouch! I went through a few years of a drum-n-bass phase, but got such massive headaches I had to stop.

If you like Trance that's a bit more relaxing than this, I highly recommend Paul Oakenfold's GU007 album. I make sure to listen to the first disc at least once a month!

Title track of DJ Krust's 1st album - released 99. Very abstract stuff.

DJ Krust ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Krust )
Krust (or DJ Krust) is part of the Bristol based Reprazent collective, as well as releasing his own solo material. He is most famous in his own right for the mid 90s release 'Warhead' which was one of a handful of tunes released in early 1997 which saw Drum and Bass move towards a more stream-lined sound. 'Warhead' has been remixed several times by both Krust and other artists.Krust is also well known for his 1996 release "Angles" on V Recordings.

Saul Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Williams)
Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) has been considered a powerful voice of the hip hop generation as a poet, preacher, actor, rapper, singer, and musician. He is most known for his blend of spoken word poetry and hip-hop and for his leading role in the independent film Slam.

There is a direct correlation between the volume of drum n bass and how good it is, therefore, TURN IT UP!

Wait for that drop at 0:45 too

The Blade II soundtrack was composed of collaberations between pop artists and electronic artists, such as we have here with Cypress Hill and Roni Size. It's a fun soundtrack - check it out - http://www.amazon.com/Blade-II-Various-Artists/dp/B000062RB9/sr=8-1/qid=1168866217/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1940561-1156636?ie=UTF8&s=music

Roni Size himself, is a *huge* drum n bass producer that has been around since the beginning of the dnb scene. I would say his most notable work is from his collaberation with the Full Cycle crew in Reprazent. DJ Die, Krust, Suv, Ona Lee, MC Dynamite - all huge names in the scene, along with Si John and Rob Meril - bass/drums when they perform LIVE! Seeing a drummer play at 170bpm for 2 hours is amazing...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roni_Size

Josh Wink (born Joshua Winkelman in 1970) is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. Wink's style is a mixture of techno, acid, house, drum and bass, and experimental music. In 1995, he released several hits, including "Don't Laugh," "I'm Ready" and "Higher State of Consciousness," which topped the dance charts in Europe.

He has had many recent club hits such as "How's Your Evening So Far?" (with Lil Louis) and "Superfreak (Freak)" and has also gained a lot of attention for his remixes of FC Kahuna, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Towa Tei, Ladytron and Depeche Mode, among others.

- More @ <Ahref="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Wink">Wikipedia

I love the campiness of dnb videos. this one is quite funny and includes Pendulum at the end (coming out of store). This track actually made it into the UK Singles chart it was so popular!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendulum_%28drum_and_bass_group%29

Pendulum is a drum and bass/breaks group from Perth, Australia. In 2003, the group relocated to the United Kingdom. They have no affiliation with the late 1990s Melbourne based electronic group of the same name who released the album 3 Knocks.

The group is comprised of Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul Harding. In 2005 they released their debut album, Hold Your Colour. Critically, the album was well-received in both the United Kingdom and Australia. In addition, it was one of the biggest selling Drum and bass releases of all time. Pendulum have also collaborated with The Freestylers, releasing the single Fasten Your Seatbelt. MC Spyda and Tenor Fly also feature as vocalists on Tarantula. They are currently signed to the Breakbeat Kaos Records label.

The Pendulum sound is typically heavy beats accompanied by low, buzzing basslines, overlaid with epic synthesized leads. They've produced various remixes of other artists, the most well-known being their remix of "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy.

"Slam" is still their biggest hit to date, peaking at #34 in the UK Singles Chart after receiving substantial airplay from BBC Radio 1.




*Stares at Farhad*

POP! KAPOW! SLAM!!!!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Pendulum-Slam-drum-n-bass

This is nice. I like techno (Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman - his DE9 record reminds me of this) but dont know too many big names. I'm def. gonna check more out! Thanks!

Is it just me or is there a noticable slowdown (syncing the right most deck) at 1:25 ?

And a final note about DJ's. I think people dont realize the distinction between being a DJ and a PRODUCER. Any old goon can be a decent DJ and get the crowd pumped, but it's the producers - the people that create the records - that have the talent. Producers are almost always DJ's though
This is definitely a new level of DJ'ing though. Definite talent here.

In the drum n bass world, Andy C is known for his DJ skills - double drops, teasing tracks in only for a few seconds.. relentless. Curious? check out his Nightlife series of albums.

Amon Tobin is a musician, DJ, and producer known for his massive sound walls of sampled jazz fused with drum and bass and samba. Amon Tobin scored the Hungarian film titled, Taxidermia - This is one short clip of the film.

- More @ Wikipedia

I like some Chem. Bros stuff, and hadn't heard/seen this before. I found it a bit lackluster (especially relative to the stuff I normally listen to... drum n bass)
So I went on a submission binge:

http://www.videosift.com/playlist/mt256/drum_n_bass_videos

See my playlist of drum n bass videos here:
http://www.videosift.com/playlist/mt256/drum_n_bass_videos

This track broke into the drum n bass scene back in 2002 and started a whole new style. Heavily influenced by the native sounds of Brazil, DJ Marky and others like DJ Patife create a laid back, fun, and natural sound.

The video is really not that exciting but the song itself is great

London Elektricity is part of the Hospital label, based in the UK. This is a more melodic form of drum n bass
I believe this was release around 2002

See my new playlist of drum n bass videos - http://www.videosift.com/playlist/mt256/drum_n_bass_videos

See my 1st drum n bass music video here: http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=24949

Just saw this http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=24749 (chemical brothers out of control) in the queue and was slightly disappointed after seeing "amazing" in the title. It's a nice song but doesn't get me goin as much as this video!

DJ Fresh is a drum n bass producer. Drum n bass (a.k.a dnb) is a fast, broken-beat form of dance music (~170 bpms). It's hugely popular in the UK. I've been listening to it for years now.

I'll post some more dnb vids as well

Here are some dnb sites:
http://breakbeat.co.uk/
http://www.dogsonacid.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/drumbass/