late 90s tech-step
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Dusty
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Wormhole - such a classic album. Probably not too much of an overstatement to say it changed my life. I hadn't got into Jungle being a little too young and out in the sticks, but the dark tech DnB arrived at just the right time and sucked me in completely, until then my electronic music tastes consisted entirely of Aphex, Orbital and the Orb.
Anyway enough of the rambling, I'd recommend the following albums,
Technical Itch - Diagnostics
Decoder - Dissection
Dom & Roland - Industry
Difficult to find anything that had as much minimal funk to it as Wormhole - I'd love to hear other peoples suggestions.
Anyway enough of the rambling, I'd recommend the following albums,
Technical Itch - Diagnostics
Decoder - Dissection
Dom & Roland - Industry
Difficult to find anything that had as much minimal funk to it as Wormhole - I'd love to hear other peoples suggestions.
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jonny l, decoder, danny breaks, krust, the dylan stuff on droppin' science, a few dom and roland singles and remixes on moving shadow, some higher sense stuff..
john eden
male pale and stale
Comps I rate would be
Planet V (which isn't quite harsh enough for techstep, still a bit funky in places!)
The Origin Unknown etc comp that Ram did circa 1997 - Speed of Sound
The mixmag comp that Aphrodite and Mickey Finn did (which combines tech step stuff like that Johnny L Piper one and more jump up bizness)
Lots of twelves too. Ram Trilogy, Optical, stuff like that.
What was that name of that mad Digital 12" on 31 Recs with all the mad ravey sounds?
I should really dig this stuff out...
Planet V (which isn't quite harsh enough for techstep, still a bit funky in places!)
The Origin Unknown etc comp that Ram did circa 1997 - Speed of Sound
The mixmag comp that Aphrodite and Mickey Finn did (which combines tech step stuff like that Johnny L Piper one and more jump up bizness)
Lots of twelves too. Ram Trilogy, Optical, stuff like that.
What was that name of that mad Digital 12" on 31 Recs with all the mad ravey sounds?
I should really dig this stuff out...
Thanks for these!
Yeah it must be that minimal funk which I'm fiending for. They really forged their own sound.
Came across this just a minute ago. It looks like a good starting point, cheers for that.
Yeah it must be that minimal funk which I'm fiending for. They really forged their own sound.
tryptych said:
Came across this just a minute ago. It looks like a good starting point, cheers for that.
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The emotif sound as in Da Bomb Shit is the best of techstep - sparse, dark and soulful.
I second the Speed of Sound album.
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Is that Deadline?
bassnation
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theres loads of digital tracks that meet that description, but isn't he post techstep really? more a part of the ill-fated "rave revival" stymied by the refusal to slow down from their funkless 180 bpm speed. doesn't matter what rave stabs people nick if its too fucking fast.
but i rate digital in a way that i don't with most contemporary dnb artists. b-boyism is a fucking mental track.
john eden
male pale and stale
Yeah that's the one and bassnation is probably right - post:techstep. I think that was the last d 'n' b record I got excited about except the odd bit of breakcore, congo natty, and the new Naphta LP.
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Try Fanu?
I've been looking into the 'nu skool old skool' / hardcore breaks scene. There's some good stuff out there - it's as if the last 15 years never happened.
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Yes, something like Phantom Force would fit better.
Early Matrix tracks were great, like the Springbox Remix.