   Any d&b and/or house music fans out there? (dedicated thread)
  Let's not discuss other music styles here - just drum & bass and house music.First of all, I'm a through-and-through Hospital Records fan (that's primarily London Elektricity (who create the label), Cyantific, High Contrast and the like), which sort of implies the softer side of d&b. This also includes such names as Dice, D Kay, Sonic, etc.I rather equally appreciate deep and soulful house with representatives akin to Rulers Of The Deep, much of Hed Kandi stuff, Towa Tei, Deep Dish and my recent most pleasurable find - Ian Pooley (Hit and Run, anyone?).Since I'm not in the business of pirating music, I'm also not in the business of knowing the best unknow stuff out there. Hence this thread.Things like the rawness of Kerri Chandler's Bar-a-Thym or Karou Inoue's Aurora (feat. Chari Chari) and its mild, yet powerful summery groove are a rare blessing, not often found by sheer accident.Hence I'm looking to firstly, learn what the musical preference here is as far as this kind of music goes, and secondly, what rare titles might hopefully surface from a little bit of probing around.So - post your favorites (artist and tracks) and describe briefly why you think they're as good as you say they are. I'm looking for obtainable rarities (it's liekly that anything not too grotesquely unavailable at stores is available on LP).My current top 10 tracks at the moment:- Rulers Of The Deep - As We Continue (I've also heard the Spiritchaser version somewhere, which sounds identical to me... can't figure it out)- The Roc Project feat. Tina Arena - Never never (specifically the erotic dub)- Solar Sides - Well You Needn't (the original jazz melody arrangement by Mr. Thelonious Monk is IMO so much poorer harmony-wise. Which is a bit weird)- Nuspirit Helsinki - Skydive (to me, house-driven nu jazz is still house music, even if it doesn't stem from the same 4x4 family)- Ian Pooley - Hit and Run- Cyantific - Heart Beating (didn't figure out how a d&b track could be so different yet original until I saw Caddyshack - aww those dirty gophers!)- High Contrast - at the moment primarily High Society and Natural High- London Elektricity - Harlesden (!, though I just love what they do and how they do it)- D Kay & Epsilon - Barcelona- Sonic - Futureworld or Road Movie (I just have to have something represent the progressive d&b here)Bonus track: Armin van Buuren - Burned With Desire; doesn't really belong here, but it's just too good to leave out.   
  why drum & bass and house in the same thread? theyre worlds apart.   ;Quote:Original post by nothing voidwhy drum & bass and house in the same thread? theyre worlds apart.Not if you like them equally. I had to choose one for the thread and I couldn't, so I chose to include both.   ;  I've been listening to a nice mixup of Roni Size's Brown Paper Bag by Aphrodite recently.   ;  grow balls and listen to some mens electronic music ^_^   ;  Oh? What's that men's electronic music like, then?superpig - does it still have that raw "Roni Size sound" (TM) to it (although Brwon Paper  Bag is really a bit different from his usual style)?PS - what's the deal with the States and drum & bass? I don't think I've heard of too many (actually more like no) groups/artists enter the music scene from that side of the ocean (it seems most of the d&b arena belongs to Europe rather exclusively). Then again, what would I know about it.   ;  One of the most grimy, dark and gritty DnB albums I have ever come across is Moving Shadow 05.2; almost industrial and very dark. Reminds me of something to do with like iron smelting or huge machines. Scares the shyte out of me [smile]I also like DJ Fresh for a bit of scary DnB- Living Daylights II is quite dark.I do tend to go towards the DnB that is dark and dirty and is created to scare. My mum feels really uncomfortable when I play some of my drum and bass. Its gonna get worse when I get my decks in the next month or so [grin]   ;  What about Goa/Psy trance?  Anybody dig that?  By nature, I'm a fan of house, but the other privously mentioned genres I like almost as much.  As far as DnB is concerned, does anyone like the darkwave style DnB?  That stuff is awesome.  One guy that I've been listening to lately is Tech Itch.  he's pretty good.   ;Quote:Original post by irreversiblePS - what's the deal with the States and drum & bass? I don't think I've heard of too many (actually more like no) groups/artists enter the music scene from that side of the ocean (it seems most of the d&b arena belongs to Europe rather exclusively). Then again, what would I know about it.dnb is quite big in the States, in fact I believe Optical & Ed Rush's Original Dr Shade album was release in the US a month before it was release over here. You got people like Marky in Brazil, Diesel Boy is from the US, you got DJ Craze from the US and many others, there are loads of dnb DJs out there to but I don't really know too much about the scene over there apart from it's definately happening!Personally when it comes to dnb as far as I'm concerned you can stuff your nice liquid stuff...it's all about nasty gnarly stuff which would scare the shit out of your gran.;Quote:Original post by irreversiblesuperpig - does it still have that raw "Roni Size sound" (TM) to it (although Brown Paper Bag is really a bit different from his usual style)?Eh, it's still there, in that BPB is very much still a major theme in the song, but there's a vocal track been added over the top that I think is more Aphrodite's style. Dig it up and have a listen, if you can.Quote:PS - what's the deal with the States and drum & bass? I don't think I've heard of too many (actually more like no) groups/artists enter the music scene from that side of the ocean (it seems most of the d&b arena belongs to Europe rather exclusively). Then again, what would I know about it.I think they call it 'jungle' over there.I've also been enjoying some Pendulum.   