Techsteppin' - Various Artists

This compilation gave the name to the genre that is much loved, and yet also parodied in drum'n'bass. The cliche is of dnb at its minimal harsh worst, but the reality is that a lot of these tunes define what is hardcore about drum'n'bass. It was quite a contrast to the junglist mentalism, but also part of the jungle scene.

Personal favourite is 'Headless Horseman', have a beer and turn this one up.

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Hydro - The Zone (5.24)
Doc Scott - Machines (6.10)
Ed Rush - Check Me Out (5.16)
Skyscraper - Mach II (5.53)
Rollers Instinct - Haze (5.09)
Skyscraper - Liberty One (7.14)
Cronic Crew - Black Marbles (6.50)
The Limit - Get Stoned (6.11)
Rollers Instinct - The Mutant (5.29)
Morph - Headless Horseman (Steppin' On Headz Mix) (5.04)
Remix - Elementz Of Noize
Hydro - Tha' Bomb Shit (6.42)
Skyscraper - The Difference (7.42)

Cryptonite ‘A Quantum Leap’ - April 10th, 1993

If you love that mix of deep, lush vibes and straight-up paranoia-inducing drum break mentalism, then this rave pack from late 1993 is something to check.

I first heard the Randall and Bukem (what a combination!) set a couple of years back thanks to the almighty 1992 of www.dnbforum.com fame.

Then I stumbled upon the Ratty set late last year, the man is pushing jungle techno in classic form. Looks like it's been ripped from a tape pack, but its good quality sound for an old tape, trust me.

What I love about this sound is that it represents a time when things were really changing in the hardcore scene. The sound was getting darker, the cheesy high-pitched vocals were well on the way out, but it hadn't descended into cliche of any type. I recall hearing a lot of this music in 1993 and early 1994, I think it set the tone for a lot of junglists.

Sorry no tracklist, soak up the vibe!

DJ: Mickey Finn
(1) 30:00 - 192kbps - 41.3mb mp3
(2) 29:58 - 192kbps - 41.2mb mp3

DJ: Randall & LTJ Bukem
(1) 29:46 - 192kbps - 40.9mb mp3
(2) 29:47 - 192kbps - 41.0mb mp3

DJ: Ratty
(1) 30:05 - 192kbps - 41.4mb mp3
(2) 30:06 - 192kbps - 41.4mb mp3