Omni Trio – Renegade Snares
Rob Haigh AKA Omni Trio first popped up on the Moving Shadow catalogue with the classic “Mystic Stepper” in 1993, it was his next release later that year though that would forever carve his name into drum n bass history. The classic piano line, uplifting vocal sample and simple but hugely effective bassline of “Renegade [...]
LTJ Bukem & Tayla – Bang The Drums
Good Looking are responsible for some of the finest moments in drum n bass history and this atmospheric roller from 93 is up there with the best. As with all the best tunes from the era, it’s simple but hugely effective, combining otherworldly atmospherics and pads with a tough rollin’ amen and a wall of [...]
Droppin’ Science – Volume 1
Danny Breaks has always been one of my favourite producers, from his early classic rave tunes as Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era through to the launch of his Droppin’ Science imprint and then onto his hip hop work later, everything to come out of his studio is pretty much gold. Today’s classic sees [...]
Jo – R-Type
Today’s classic sees us go back to 1993 and dive head first into a breakbeat classic. Released on Dj Slipmatt’s Awesome Records, “R-Type” is a brilliantly chunky bit of jungle goodness. Wall to wall sub bass, rolling breaks and an insanely catchy 8-bit style hook all combine to create one of the best tracks of [...]
Engineers Without Fears – Spiritual Aura
The term “intelligent drum n bass” isn’t one that really ever stuck with me, finding one form of music more intelligent than another being slightly baffling. One track however that fell under the journalist’s banner and shaped my listening tastes in the early 90′s was the amazing “Spiritual Aura” by Engineers Without Fear. Dj Rap [...]
Simon D – Back 2 Skool mix
After Simon’s brilliant dnb mix last month, we’re proud to welcome him back – this time digging in the crates with a brilliant mix of classic old skool breakbeat, rave, jungle and drum n bass. Get it down the pipes! Stream below or download for portable listening: Tracklist: sonz of a loop da loop era [...]
Apollo Two – Atlantis (I Need You) (LTJ Bukem Remix)
This was the 3rd release on LTJ Bukem’s legendary Good Looking imprint, it came out around early 1993 and to this day I can still remember the first time it graced my ears. In those days, tapes recorded at raves did the rounds at school (I was only 15!) and a recording of Randall at [...]
