Daze of Reality drum'n'bass mix - September 2005

Since this blog is evolving into a bit of an era-hopping thing, here is a mix I did back in 2005, covering tunes from 1998 - 2005. I like this one because the track selection sums up my favourite styles accurately.


Marcus Intalex and ST Files - Warp 2
London Electricity - The Mustard Song
Mathematics - Like Dis
Mathematics and Tactile - Rub-a-dub
Shimon and Andy C - Live Line
Shy FX - Bambaata (Back To The Core Mix)
Klute - Don't Wanna Be Alone
DJ Lee and DKay - Tuning
Matrix and Danny J - Vertigo (Goldtrix remix)
Commix - Five Reasons
Visionary - Youthman
Serum - Dub Dread

54 meg, 39 mins, 192kbps


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DJ Aztek - 1992 mix

This is a top-notch party vibe mix from the well-known DJ Aztek, covering the 1992 hardcore-breakbeat sound. I was just starting to rave in 1992, and the music from that year really can't be beat for the out-of-control feeling of velocity, like every sound was designed to make you rush harder.

The mix has been around for a while, I found it on the excellent Dnbforum.

No tracklist but if I tell you it contains Drop XTC by DJ Crystl and Slipmaster.J I think that might help, no?

Great quality sound - 160kbps bit-rate, enjoy!

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The Old School Sound Revival 2000 - 2002

The first post this year is a 30 minute mix I did to showcase a very few of my favourite tunes from around 9-10 years ago. Artists such as Total Science and Digital were leading a sound which moved away from massive reese basslines and the tech-step vibe, toward a stripped back jungle - sound, with loads of old skool samples and proper syncopation on the breaks.

The best known and loved tune of this revival is undoubtedly the Total Science remix of Dubplate, which was originally done by Wots My Code in 1993.

I threw in a Sonic & Silver tune from 2004, more neurofunk, just to break it up a bit.

320kbps download


Shine - Loxy & Ink - 2002
Nightmare (Digital Remix) - Dylan & Loxy - 2001
Murder Thing - Total Science - 2000
The Russian - Sonic & Silver - 2004
Meathook - Fon (2) - 2002
Spacefunk 2000 (Nasty Habits Remix) - Digital - 2001

DJ Storm at Bass Bubbles, Adelaide 2000

DJ Storm is wicked. If you didn't know that you really have to listen to this mix from her Australian tour of 2000, the set is from Adelaide and the crowd sound nicely amped, as the Adelaiders know their quality dnb.

I saw the Perth leg of this tour and it was impressive - by the end of Storm's set (round 4am) the dancefloor was still full and there was a crowd of hollering and whooping junglists in the back corner, basically just baying like wolves at the moon. I may or may not have been a part of this behaviour.

No tracklist, but it has Dillinja-style nastiness, neuro shit like C4C, minimal skankers, the lot. It also has Change by Jonny L mixed into Nasty Ways by Dillinja. If that doesn't make you download it .... I dunno, son.

The first 4 minutes only has some sound clipping issues, the rest is sweet as.

Shout to Ironman for the link.

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The fretless crossfader

I got put onto this by an old friend who is a reliable source of amusing hip-hop (Shout to Matt), I think the video is self explanatory so have a listen. What sort of noise could you make with this?

The DJ/product developer is JohnBeez, you can find various other videos on Your Tubular.

Shuey - Moving Thru Air mix 1999

A beautiful mix of '99 style drum'n'bass in the more melodic vein here - its a rip of a Moving Thru Air promo CD mixed by DJ Shuey.

The Break And Enter crew had a positive effect on the dnb scene in the last couple of years of the 90s decade, providing Perth a consistent monthly weeknight of soulful sounds called Moving Thru Air.

I don't have tracklist, but have a download anyway. The selection is sublime and the mixing is faultless.

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Aphex Twin - Polynomial-C

This is the first Aphex Twin tune I ever heard, I think it was in a 1992 documentary about the Perth rave scene which I will upload and post here very soon.




Anyway, some people don't like calling Aphex Twin techno, but I think that is a modern sitation caused by techno's converegence on a very narrow definition as 4x4, layered minimal dance music.

Aphex Twin's own label is called Rephlex Records - and they call their music 'braindance'.

"braindance is the genre that encompasses the best elements of all genres, e.g traditional, classical, electronic music, popular, modern, industrial, ambient, hip hop, electro, house, techno, breakbeat, hardcore, ragga, garage, drum and bass, etc."

Well, okay. Check it out.

Discogs info.