So i had a shitload of people on another forum asking me to hook them up with some good DNB/Jungle selections... and being at work with 3 more hours of having nothing to do at all, I spent some time on putting together all of the info and tracks I thought people would dig. Wasnt even thinking about the siccness at the time until I came to this board and realized some of you would probably be interested in checking at least some of it out. Lots of different styles of music within the spectrum of DNB.. imo its way too versatile of a genre to even be categorized all under the same name.. Anyway, im just gonna copy/paste it straight here, hopefully it doesnt fuck up:
There are 9 mixes total, 3 from each generalized category who's name's are unofficial and basically just my own descriptions of the contents. Technically there are over 20 subgenres of Jungle/DnB, which only the really hardcore fans would ever even care about. And even then, some people don’t like the labels at all. But I myself find the separation is a good thing because the genre is much more varied than most people realize, even ones who have been listening and have been fans for a while.
I: Hard/Dark “Darkcore” and “Darkstep” are two of the most popular genres to the hardcore fans. I would say the majority of fans listen to darker and harder DNB. It’s more raw, more active, and suited more for underground raves where the music needs to be more intense and less clubbish.
A) Andy C – The Essential Mix
There’s really no other choice to put first on the list. Andy C is arguably the best technical jungle DJ in the world. His energy, track selection, and unique mixing are all better than pretty much anyone else in the genre. He only buys dubplates, which are basically ‘destroyed’ and used up after ~50 plays on the turntable, and it costs $50,000 to book his ass for an event, which is almost as high as Oakenfold and Tiesto’s bitch asses. But the crowd he will pull is worth it. This mix is 2 hours long and represents the DNB world as a whole.
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B) Kronos – The Beginning
Kronos is a local L.A. DJ who actually doesn’t primarily spin jungle. That’s because he’s a musical genius and any genre he attempts to get into, he immediately becomes a master of both track selection and of mixing the genre. Elitest, veteran DNB heads respect him, as well as the newcomers who like more “appealing” tune tracks – that’s really hard to do. Being praised from the entire spectrum of listeners is nearly unheard of in any electronic genre. But anyway, this mix is really dark. Its robotic and futuristic. Watch out because a couple of the tracks are really erratic and.. well.. not exactly aesthetically appealing at first. Sometimes I have to fast forward through a couple of them because its simply too intense and machine-like. But overall this mix is hard as shit.
Download (Left Click, Yousendit)
C) Lowtek – Operation Restart
A good friend of mine and I watched him evolve from a simple partier into a quality DJ within a span of about 18 months. I always promote his mixes as much as I can, because they represent a good example of what the majority of West Coast DNB heads listen to every weekend at their chosen events. A couple tracks aren’t good – track 5 being one of them, I even pleaded with him to burn that record and throw it in the dumpster because its nothing but an annoying piece of shit. The tracks arent labeled on these mixes but youll know when it hits. BUT, other than that, this is a great mix, his best one. Its solid all the way through, not just for the first half like a lot of dj’s mixes are.
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II: Neutral/Progressive “Jump Up” is the official name for this style, and it includes jungle songs with catchy tunes and a really active and energetic feel to them. Also the kind that best suits MC’s rapping over the beat. Everyone loves jump up unless they are really jaded and overly elitest.
A) Philly B – Resonate: A Drum And Bass Soundscape.
Very very flowing and consistent. Track selection is amazing, and mixing is so flawless that you often don’t even realize when the track has changed. Uplifting, euphoric. It’s like listening to a ‘dream’ influenced sound but filled with action.
Download (Left Click, Don’t Save As)
B) Miss Represent – January 2006 Mix
A female DJ, one of the baddest chicks I’ve come across in in the female DNB DJ world. This mix didn’t get me excited at first. Gave it a few more listens.. here and there.. and at some point it clicked and I had been missing something all along, and fully realized how powerful and quality this mix really is. She mixes popular songs that everyone loves with lesser known tracks that fit in perfectly. The bass on this one hits HARD sometimes, and there are a couple of reggae/vocal based tracks that I hadnt heard previously (which is very, very uncommon). DON’T SKIP THIS ONE! …
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C) Aphrodite – Urban Junglist
So earlier I said I never fucked with the mainstream popular cd’s that you could possibly find at music stores and best buy. Well I guess I lied when it comes to a few exceptions. And I would usually not even talk about Aphrodite if im conversing with other junglists, but it cant be denied that his style is very suitable for newcomers and casual listeners of the genre. This mix has a bunch of tracks that are pretty quality. And some that arent. But overall its very decent – “Barcelona” is one of the best dnb tracks of all time, and this is where I heard it first, so that was cool. But overall, don’t praise Aphrodite too much, he’s sort of washed up these days.
Download (Left Click, Yousendit)
III: Liquid Funk This genre is fairly new in comparison – first began to grow steadily around the year 2001/2002. It’s exploded into it’s own solid world, and is the main selection for events/clubs with a more laid back and ‘classy’ feeling. It’s really jazzy, funky, and often includes elements of reggae and dub. I personally love this shit. It goes extremely well with lazy ass days where you just want to relax. This style is probably the best choice when youre high because of how stimulating it is to the brain. Its overwhelming sometimes...
A) DJ Whizard – From The Top
This is the mix that introduced me to Liquid Funk. At first I wasn’t down with the sound. But 2 years later, I realize this mix is so damn quality and representative of the subgenre as a whole. You won’t be disappointed, lots of jazzy elements!
Download (Left Click, Don’t Save As)
B) Samba – December 2005 Mix
The most peaceful and positive vibed drum and bass mix I’ve ever heard, and probably ever will hear, because it’s chilled-music perfection. This is the mix for the end of the night when you just want to relax. This is the mix to prove Drum and Bass itself is more than what a single ‘genre name’ can describe. It has elements from so many different styles, and after it’s all done, you feel like you never want to listen to hard music again. This is about as ‘light’ as liquid funk can get and some of the tracks are too light to even be considered that. But its still active and it wont put you to sleep. Itll just relax you. THIS IS PERFECTION within the type of music it is representing.
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C) High Contrast – Racing Green [SINGLE TRACK]
I have more liquid funk mixes if anyone wants them, but those two I listed above should keep you happy for WEEKS if you’re into their style of sound. For this last pick, the only real option in my mind was to share this single track, for anyone who I haven’t yet dumped it on (probably not many of you though). In my opinion, and that’s a ‘big’ opinion since everyone has their own favorite track.. but imo, this is the most solid and complete piece of electronic music ever produced with a computer. There are no flaws in it. The structure of it, the flow, the buildup – peak – breakdown method.. its all perfection. So uplifting, and especially when under the influence of marijuana, It becomes so euphoric that its often almost ‘too’ powerful on the mind to handle. I’ve had pull over on the road before, when listening to it on my car system, just because I was so into the music during the peak of the song.
Download (Left Click Yousendit)
curious on any feedback you guys have.
There are 9 mixes total, 3 from each generalized category who's name's are unofficial and basically just my own descriptions of the contents. Technically there are over 20 subgenres of Jungle/DnB, which only the really hardcore fans would ever even care about. And even then, some people don’t like the labels at all. But I myself find the separation is a good thing because the genre is much more varied than most people realize, even ones who have been listening and have been fans for a while.
I: Hard/Dark
A) Andy C – The Essential Mix
There’s really no other choice to put first on the list. Andy C is arguably the best technical jungle DJ in the world. His energy, track selection, and unique mixing are all better than pretty much anyone else in the genre. He only buys dubplates, which are basically ‘destroyed’ and used up after ~50 plays on the turntable, and it costs $50,000 to book his ass for an event, which is almost as high as Oakenfold and Tiesto’s bitch asses. But the crowd he will pull is worth it. This mix is 2 hours long and represents the DNB world as a whole.
Download (Right Click Save As)
B) Kronos – The Beginning
Kronos is a local L.A. DJ who actually doesn’t primarily spin jungle. That’s because he’s a musical genius and any genre he attempts to get into, he immediately becomes a master of both track selection and of mixing the genre. Elitest, veteran DNB heads respect him, as well as the newcomers who like more “appealing” tune tracks – that’s really hard to do. Being praised from the entire spectrum of listeners is nearly unheard of in any electronic genre. But anyway, this mix is really dark. Its robotic and futuristic. Watch out because a couple of the tracks are really erratic and.. well.. not exactly aesthetically appealing at first. Sometimes I have to fast forward through a couple of them because its simply too intense and machine-like. But overall this mix is hard as shit.
Download (Left Click, Yousendit)
C) Lowtek – Operation Restart
A good friend of mine and I watched him evolve from a simple partier into a quality DJ within a span of about 18 months. I always promote his mixes as much as I can, because they represent a good example of what the majority of West Coast DNB heads listen to every weekend at their chosen events. A couple tracks aren’t good – track 5 being one of them, I even pleaded with him to burn that record and throw it in the dumpster because its nothing but an annoying piece of shit. The tracks arent labeled on these mixes but youll know when it hits. BUT, other than that, this is a great mix, his best one. Its solid all the way through, not just for the first half like a lot of dj’s mixes are.
Download (Right Click Save As)
II: Neutral/Progressive
A) Philly B – Resonate: A Drum And Bass Soundscape.
Very very flowing and consistent. Track selection is amazing, and mixing is so flawless that you often don’t even realize when the track has changed. Uplifting, euphoric. It’s like listening to a ‘dream’ influenced sound but filled with action.
Download (Left Click, Don’t Save As)
B) Miss Represent – January 2006 Mix
A female DJ, one of the baddest chicks I’ve come across in in the female DNB DJ world. This mix didn’t get me excited at first. Gave it a few more listens.. here and there.. and at some point it clicked and I had been missing something all along, and fully realized how powerful and quality this mix really is. She mixes popular songs that everyone loves with lesser known tracks that fit in perfectly. The bass on this one hits HARD sometimes, and there are a couple of reggae/vocal based tracks that I hadnt heard previously (which is very, very uncommon). DON’T SKIP THIS ONE! …
Download (Right Click Save As
C) Aphrodite – Urban Junglist
So earlier I said I never fucked with the mainstream popular cd’s that you could possibly find at music stores and best buy. Well I guess I lied when it comes to a few exceptions. And I would usually not even talk about Aphrodite if im conversing with other junglists, but it cant be denied that his style is very suitable for newcomers and casual listeners of the genre. This mix has a bunch of tracks that are pretty quality. And some that arent. But overall its very decent – “Barcelona” is one of the best dnb tracks of all time, and this is where I heard it first, so that was cool. But overall, don’t praise Aphrodite too much, he’s sort of washed up these days.
Download (Left Click, Yousendit)
III: Liquid Funk
A) DJ Whizard – From The Top
This is the mix that introduced me to Liquid Funk. At first I wasn’t down with the sound. But 2 years later, I realize this mix is so damn quality and representative of the subgenre as a whole. You won’t be disappointed, lots of jazzy elements!
Download (Left Click, Don’t Save As)
B) Samba – December 2005 Mix
The most peaceful and positive vibed drum and bass mix I’ve ever heard, and probably ever will hear, because it’s chilled-music perfection. This is the mix for the end of the night when you just want to relax. This is the mix to prove Drum and Bass itself is more than what a single ‘genre name’ can describe. It has elements from so many different styles, and after it’s all done, you feel like you never want to listen to hard music again. This is about as ‘light’ as liquid funk can get and some of the tracks are too light to even be considered that. But its still active and it wont put you to sleep. Itll just relax you. THIS IS PERFECTION within the type of music it is representing.
Download (Right Click Save As)
C) High Contrast – Racing Green [SINGLE TRACK]
I have more liquid funk mixes if anyone wants them, but those two I listed above should keep you happy for WEEKS if you’re into their style of sound. For this last pick, the only real option in my mind was to share this single track, for anyone who I haven’t yet dumped it on (probably not many of you though). In my opinion, and that’s a ‘big’ opinion since everyone has their own favorite track.. but imo, this is the most solid and complete piece of electronic music ever produced with a computer. There are no flaws in it. The structure of it, the flow, the buildup – peak – breakdown method.. its all perfection. So uplifting, and especially when under the influence of marijuana, It becomes so euphoric that its often almost ‘too’ powerful on the mind to handle. I’ve had pull over on the road before, when listening to it on my car system, just because I was so into the music during the peak of the song.
Download (Left Click Yousendit)
curious on any feedback you guys have.
