WELCOME TO THE JUNGLIST MASSIVE, WE'VE GOT FUN N GAMES: 2017 Rolling Drum and Bass/Jungle/Liquid/Neurofunk/170

Cop Envy - Balanced

https://soundcloud.com/cry-baby-records/cop-envy-balanced

Second release on Cry Baby Records, I really liked their Dan White release from last year. This would probably sit well next to Yally.

Alix swaps his nuclear hip hop concrete style of late, which has been quite fun, example below...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C9e43Ok-L68

For something in an altogether more traditional rolling liquid funk style. Nobody does this better except maybe Mr Calibre above...

https://open.spotify.com/track/7inzvaKIgrpvkkP8A9jmys

I'm a little surprise I hadn't already heard about a new Perez/Spectrasoul EP, but good looking out article don.

I heard a track in a mix that I liked by Dirtbag, I think the name was Blue Water or something, but it hasn't been released or even signed yet. Posting this here to remind myself to look out for it >.>

reissue alert

https://hardwax.com/label/suburban-base/

Nice, I love that DJ Hype track. Hopefully we'll start hearing some of those tracks getting more play with younger DJs who maybe didn't have a chance to buy jungle 12"s in 1994?

more reissue goodness

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/photek-traenon-remastered/648817-01/

Really can't recommend this Essential Mix highly enough. Tour de force.

https://www.mixcloud.com/essentialmixcollection/20170506-essential-mix-camo-krooked/

Haven't gotten to that Camo & Krooked mix, but I guess there's a new Urbandawn track on it? Def going to check it out today.

RIP Marcus Intalex - https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39107

^ I know, what a total bummer. RIP. Seemed to be getting some props for his techno stuff as Trevino lately (Skream/ Boddika)

For MIST - Outerspace and Universe he deserves a lot of respect, but this is just immortal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiQiQ84xLOw

New Patife et al EP out, called The Vibe Is Coming. I haven't heard it yet but I'm guessing I'll love it, like nearly everything from Brazil and like literally everything I've heard Patife on. Summer tunes are rolling out :D

it's on Spotify and the second track on it, "Feelings," has improved my day considerably

seems as good a time as any to note that the accompanying thread spotify playlist is up to date and awaits your ears.

ILM's Rolling Drum & Bass / Jungle Thread 2017 Spotify Playlist

hard to get very excited about a digital reissue but always happy to relisten to this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQW2YoQetE

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39624

this is a really good track:
https://goreshit.bandcamp.com/track/found-it

Detboi's latest for Metalheadz is worth checking out

yeah it is ... perfect new school science

also on metalheadz, perfect 97 revivalism below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK3IgCFYkIQ

maybe more 95-96, hard to say

stick with it, levels up about 4.5 mins in

metalheadz on the comeback.
i picked up the recent(ish) mikal album a few weeks back, and damn, it hits the spot.
just a shame that the new goldie album sounds like a snorefest from the reviews.

Yup, Metalheadz on point lately

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TVR6F7Ngqr4

And

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W3MXLBfnl74

And on the new V records Brazilian album

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NdHLdASWUPU

And delightfully 1996 vibes straight outta Reykjavik

https://open.spotify.com/track/40MOwpSdVqU3Vz8eCTElqv

Oh and Kid Drama on Headz as well. I do love Kid Drama

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F2HR96y5h5Q

I haven't heard the new Makoto album yet but the tracks I've heard from it were really good. My Spotify access should be back by Wednesday, that's probably the first place I'm going to go.

Schedule for this year's Sun and Bass festival, for anyone interested. Look at the goddamn names, it's nonstop legends. I'm hoping to go next year. Bassdrive will probably be broadcasting bits of it live this week.

Those Metalheadz tracks are amazing, I dunno if they've got someone new signing records but they've got a couple bangers right there. I've heard better stuff from Brazil last year but I'll still check out the V comp.

kid drama is great but what about kid lib?

https://soundcloud.com/kidlib/kid-lib-first-horizon-distant-horizons-12-out-now

That Kid Lib track is great, I had it up on youtube and another track from the EP started right after and that one was great too.

stoked for results of this, always found these genres hard to crack for the Good Stuff

Sleepwalker, the new AwakeFM EP on Omni is great, I recommend it highly if you like atmosphere and melody and shit like that.

https://omnimusic.bandcamp.com/album/sleepwalker-ep

Andy Skopes - inna Dilinja 1997 kinda style

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g5YHIgQJ0

Dark and mean from Homemade Weapons

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9HhBIm3y9qM

For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:

ILM's 2017 Rolling DnB + Jungle Thread Spotify Playlist

I'm sure the new T.R.A.C. album Life In Motion isn't news to anyone, but hot damn is it good. Probably the only dnb album of the year that crosses over into my all-genre top ten.

should we start the 2018 thread so i can repost this detboi masterpiece

https://www.metalheadz.co.uk/download/methpla026d

And on comes Alix as a late substitute and bangs it into the top corner for DnB track of 2017

https://youtu.be/8-jkC4Yf13o

Legendary full cycle artist has now dropped the "DJ" from his moniker and returns on 31 records. And it's really good

KRUST!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BaWx_AsTwA

Not bad.

Oh no.DJ Tango has passed away. Never to be forgotten fo this

https://youtu.be/1FX_GZfAkhY

And this

https://youtu.be/4L2VmS8EL9o

And finally. With his partner DJ Ratty, probably the finest exponent of the classic late 92 early 93 Jungle Techno sound. RIP

https://youtu.be/LowK4JV5zzU

Sorry forgot this. I am quite sad about this but leaves a very strong (and surprisingly influential catalogue)

https://youtu.be/1tUM6x_znf0

i posted my favorite tango track on another thread earlier today ...

Atmospheric Drum 'n' Bass Youtube thread

^nice choice

http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=620

"junglewave"?????

https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/22274

Looking forward to the dgoHn mix, I always liked his tracks

Lol no one said anything about 'authentic' breaks, and I don't think anyone of note is using an S1000 any more. If you're concerned with the standard shape of basslines in electronic music, why not just listen to Floating Points, maybe some actual jazz, or whatever the current version of IDM is? Although trad IDM leaned pretty heavily on sine waves too iirc.

The fact is that there aren't a lot of producers making jungle now and they are mainly hewing to that classic sound so there isn't a lot of experimentation going on that I've heard. More experimentation in some of the jungle/garage crossover productions but that's also solely melange as experimentation.

MikoMcha that's a solid release from Sully. I like the b-side a little better.

I guess this would qualify as "tired pad samples"?

Tim Reaper - Lights Off, Heads Down (Sully Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2NVF1ZutiU

Ok one last post: this thread seems acceptable as the rolling jungle etc thread going forward, shall I petition the powers that be to change the title to "2017 AND BEYOND"? Any suggested revisions or alternatives? Is neurofunk a separate genre from drum & bass at all? I thought it was just one of many styles that emerged 1996-2002.

Yep that kind of pad sound was pretty much what I had in mind when I referred to ‘tired pad samples’.

Tim Reaper / Sully / Fracture are awesome and imo bring something new using the classic hardcore continuum collection of samples.

Some of the other ‘new’ jungle I have come across on Bandcamp is quite depressing in its half-assed throwing together of already caned into the ground samples / breaks / tropes. Kind of retromania at its worst and spectacularly lazy.

Agreed, I should have clarified that I meant there aren't a lot of producers making GOOD jungle right now. Haven't heard much from Fracture at ~160 bpm tho? I do like almost everything I've heard from him.

His 'Velocity EP' on 1985 is worth a listen along with virtually everything he puts out on his Astrophonica label.

Been thinking about starting a new rolling hardcore continuum thread. But for now what’s foremost in my mind and relevant is that in the past week I’ve seen two out of my all-time top 20 d&b producers posting dumb reactionary hot takes. Ffs.

I have to assume that one is Photek, but I can't see anything he's said publicly since last year...

i am strongly pro a hardcore continuum thread

No it was Dom (of & Roland fame) straight up stanning for Jordan Peterson, granted rating him in the 20 is being pretty generous. But also dBridge but that was a bit more vague, just seemingly taking a stand for the Canadian clown caravan. Photek too? Ugh.

Dog Latin I hear ya and value your thoughts friend but tbh Blu Mar Ten just posted this

I used to do a monthly podcast but stopped @ ep 30. I carried on privately making a playlist of music to be included if I ever started it again but I don't think I will, so here's that playlist for your enjoyment. Regularly updated, so shuffle & enjoy it.https://t.co/yubu0Myacj

— Blu Mar Ten (@BluMarTen) February 15, 2022

I just want bangers tho. Here are some of mine, kind of in order of early doors through tear-out: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IKIunrynAHYh1qt0SemKW?si=279cfd568a664070

I don’t even know what a banger is anymore. Thanks for the list tho.

Dom (of & Roland fame) straight up stanning for Jordan Peterson

Yeah if you check his Twatter (don't) you'll see Photek also stanning JP. Probably not the most embarrassing thing on there tbh.
Ugh...

That's a shame about Photek. Never cared that much for Dom and Roland though.

Thanks for that Blu Mar Ten link above.

I'm liking a lot of the retro stuff that's about - Tim Reaper and Co, Rupture Records, even stuff on Omni who are hit and miss but seem to release 4 or 5 EPs every month. Even enjoying some of the Tik-toky pop jungle from Nia Archives and Pink Panthress.

If you want straight face melting bangers, Grid Recordings still putting out some fun stuff which I guess would be classed as jump up but done in a non-obvious anti-anthemic kind of way. Check out Yatuza, Muzo, Nick the Lot for example

Also good recently: Sl8r - Temptation, Need for Mirrors - Dozy, Blocks and Escher - This One (On R&S). Also liking Myth, Fluidity, Fanu and the always reliable Break.

I go to Junodownload new releases every Monday and it's 95% shite but dnb still produces a few gems so I can't let it go as a genre

Cheers to you!

From here this actually looks like a good jumping off point for a new thread…feeling a little sleep deprived, thanks neighbors. But this is what I’ve got — I feel like I’m forgetting something:

Rolling thread of the HARDCORE CONTINUUM from 2022 into the future (jungle, drum and bass, uk garage, dubstep, bass music, funky, halfstep &c)

Any suggested fixes?

Just call it Rolling Ravey Bangers

Or just add "breaks" to it. I'm really into throbby bassy breaks with a bit of a garage flex atm

Beat you to it ROLLING RAVEY BANGERS / HARDCORE 'NUUM

Aha ok. Don’t you think it’s kind of helpful to have a somewhat more descriptive title? Is the goal just to keep all discussion here safe from the prying eyes of any outsiders or maybe even newcomers?

Anyway Don I was gonna say ‘Dozy’ is tremendous! I was under the impression Need for Mirrors was just another stadium d&b act. I should pay more attention to R&S records also…I checked out Omni Music, like you said it’s a low signal to noise ratio there. The same could be said of Juno sadly, I know there is plenty of quality there if you dig for it. Too bad cause they used to have that top notch blog thing going on.

it's 95% shite

What you said. Rupture is great, all the usual suspects there…going back to 2013 tho! I’ve been so deluded for so long ;_;

Last post: if any of you are on Twitter I’d like to subscribe to your newsletter. I’m @danielviborg but mostly just shitposts tbh.

Aha ok. Don’t you think it’s kind of helpful to have a somewhat more descriptive title? Is the goal just to keep all discussion here safe from the prying eyes of any outsiders or maybe even newcomers?

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