Name: Dev/Null - NTS Guest Mix #3 July 18th 2020 by Devnull / BTTO Radio
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Tous les mois, le collectif Forever DNB vient nous rendre visite à la Folie L1. Et ce mois-ci c'est Drazel qui nous propose une traversée du dubstep à la drum la plus fat.

[DJ SET] Darzel (Forever DNB)

Harmony - Moving Along
Tommy The Cat - Flying Papers
Sully - Verite - Tim Reaper Remix
Kid Lib - Slow Jump
Corporeal Face - What A Trip
Outrage - Recall
Theory - Alone In The Dark
Borai - Nice Tripsies
Filter Dread - Neon Horizon
Qant - Different Design
Sonar's Ghost - Souldrop
Tim Reaper - Lights Off, Heads Down - Sully Remix
Fendi-K - Make It Happen
Response & Pliskin - Conquered By History - Double O Remix
LMajor - Hush
Soul Mass Transit System - Nah Nah Nah
FFF - Bad Vibes
Lavery - Bells Of Darkness
Kloke - Tuff Luv - Kid Lib Remix
Tommy The Cat - How The River Flows
Paradox - Soviet

Nez Jungle Mix May '22

Here's a clean(er) version of the all-vinyl Techstep mix which went out on LSDJ's jungletrain.net show on Wednesday 4th June 2014.
The mix is split into three movements, with the first being 1996, the second 1997 and the third 1998. I have included listening notes, tracklistings and discogs links for the trainspotters. The track selection is purely personal, totally arbitrary and by no means comprehensive. It's also only the tip of the iceberg of killer records from these years. Depending on the response I may roll out a part 2 in the near future as there's an abundance of records here waiting to be dusted off and re-introduced to the world. There's never enough hours in a day though, is there?

Listening notes: 

Time: 0:00:00 - 1996 - is the period where this particular style was beginning to take shape, and pretty much centres around the pioneers Ed Rush, Nico, Trace and Dom & Roland (who criminally went uncredited as a co-producer and engineer on many of these early records). There were a lot of breakbeats still in use during this period as you will hear, but they were beginning to be programmed in a more 'steppy' regimented fashion (as opposed to the unhinged syncopation of the best 94-95 Jungle). Despite this, some of these records still have a real 'loose' style of production with plenty of what sounds like midi lag (causing the drums to regularly slide out of time) and foggy mixdowns (as everyone involved was probably baked). As a result of all this you'll hear a bit of drifting in the mix where I had to ride the pitch constantly to keep the tunes in sync. There are in fact one or two tunes in this part of the mix where breakbeats were actually layered or triggered out of time during the production stage, resulting in the actual finished tracks sounding like sloppy DJ mixing. Understand these are not production shortcomings at all, but rather endearing anomalies from a time when drum & bass was produced on real and actual pieces of linked up, temperamental hardware. The records in this part of the mix are moody as hell, swinging between ingrained melancholy, hazy cannabis-induced paranoia and straight up darkness.

01) Dom & Roland - The Planets (Moving Shadow)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/9442 

02) Doc Scott - Machines (Emotif)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/31130

03) Ed Rush - Killamanjaro (Prototype)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/496736

04) Raw Deal - Headless Horseman (Elementz Of Noize Steppin' On Headz Mix) (Botchit & Scarper)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/45189

05) Future Forces Inc.‎– Point Of Origin (Renegade Hardware) 
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/220567
(NB: I'm pretty sure this was early 97, not 96)

06) Ed Rush - The Raven (Metalheadz)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/111344

07) Ed Rush • Trace • Nico ‎– Mad Different Methods (Nu Black)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/325534

08) Skyscraper - Liberty 1 (Emotif)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/4499

09) Ed Rush . Nico ‎– Comatone (No U-Turn)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/19024

10) Ed Rush . Nico ‎– Technology (Boymerang Remix) (No U-Turn)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/19015

11) Elementz Of Noize ‎– Neon (Emotif)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/15881


Time: 0:46:13 - 1997 - As 1996 wore on, producers from outside London began to get involved. The last 96 tune and the first 97 tune in this mix are both by Elementz Of Noize, hailing from Newcastle (UK), who would go on to put out a slew of awesome singles on many different labels over the following couple of years. The techstep bug also caught on with a few German producers and labels like Position Chrome, Precision Breakbeat Research, Don-Q and Gyration all churning out their own take on the sound during this period. From a production standpoint the tunes of this period are generally much cleaner (with a couple of exceptions), faster and more stripped down than the 96 selection. You'll hear the 'steppiness' of the drums getting harder and more well defined, with actual breakbeat loops appearing less in the productions apart from the occasional amen or helicopter fill between the 2-step kicks and snares. Another feature that crept in during 1997 was the harsh 'white noise' snare that would become a defining characteristic of the best techstep records throughout 97 and 98. A great example of this is the inimitable remix of Doc Scott's 'Shadow Boxing' which can be heard in the mix here, sticking out like dog's balls. There's still a lot of darkness in these 97 tunes, but you'll also hear an increasing amount of cold, rigid, minimal repetitive machine music as well such as the spectacularly challenging Mampi Swift tune 'Hi Tek'. (If your other half happens to be in the room and tolerates more than 1 minute of that particular tune you definitely have yourself a keeper.)

12) Elementz Of Noize ‎– Astral '97 (Mindswitch)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/31107

13) DJ Wyld Pitch ‎– Darb Down (Arcane)
http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Wyld-Pitch-Darb-Down-Mysterious-Kufa/release/632788

14) Nasty Habits ‎– Shadow Boxing (The Remix) (31 Records)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/19321

15) Kapricorn ‎– The Gate (Urban Flavour)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/255891

16) Majistrate ‎– Gravity (Juice Records)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/356815

17) Mampi Swift ‎– Hi Tek (Charge)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/84288

18) Skynet ‎– MK Ultra (Audio Blueprint)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/200785

19) Scorpio ‎– Trouble (V Recordings)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/71651

20) Nico Featuring Makai ‎– Omen (Nu Black)
http://www.discogs.com/Nico-4-Featuring-Makai-Omen/release/31430

21) Vortexion ‎– This Side Down (Reinforced)
http://www.discogs.com/Vortexion-This-Side-Down/release/61384

22) Ono Sendai - Fallen Angels (Precision Breakbeat Research)
http://www.discogs.com/Ono-Sendai-Codebreaker-Fallen-Angels/release/62297

23) Elementz Of Noize - Mephisto (Smokers Inc)
http://www.discogs.com/Elements-Of-Noise-Torch-Mephisto/release/161780


Time: 01:32:37 - 1998 - I re-recorded this section of the mix, as I wasn't particularly happy with how it originally went out on the jungletrain.net show. Track selection and mixing could have been better, and I have tweaked and rectified this here. You will hear the tunes are noticeably faster again, with most records pitched up between +5 and +7 to give them a bit more urgency and roll. In my experience this is pretty much how the tunes were always played back in the day on all the London pirates, in all the record stores, clubs and on mixtapes. Production standards by this stage were pretty tight and you will hear even less general usage of breakbeats in the tunes during this section of the mix. The 2-step pattern drums by this stage were harsh, loud, sharp and 100% quantized with the aforementioned 'white noise' snare in full effect on several of the tunes. The atmosphere of these 98 tunes tend to be more about tension and suspense as opposed to straight up darkness, and the final few tracks in this mix showcase techstep at its most brutally caustic with strident treadmill percussion and acid-burn analogue squelches that sound as if they'd sear your flesh if you got too close to the sound system. 
 

24) Proteus ‎– Black Note (Abstrakt)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/354327

25) Research - Research (Saigon)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/74298

26) Absolute Zero + Subphonics ‎– The Code (Renegade Hardware)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/159808

27) Origin Unknown - Sound In Motion (RAM Records)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/46943

28) Decoder - Dazee Age (RuffNeck Ting Records)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/508356

29) Dylan - Kombat (Renegade Hardware)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/23320

30) Dom & Roland - Isolate (Saigon)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/74298

31) Rayman ‎– Locutus (Gyration)
http://www.discogs.com/Rayman-Sahadum-Locutus/release/46533

32) Decoder & Mark Caro ‎– Eko (Tech Itch Recordings)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/4991

33) Dylan & Facs - Long Stroke (Droppin' Science)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/65617

34) Facs & Red ‎– Fat Cap (Juice Records)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/14844

35) Panacea - Hybris (Makai Remix) (Position Chrome)
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/231072


It was just after these records in late 1998 and early 1999 that Ed Rush changed the game again with his releases alongside Optical on Virus (and in particular the Wormhole album) which saw the techstep sound mutate into what that likeable numpty Simon Reynolds would term as 'Neurofunk'. There were still some producers making 'techstep' records throughout 1999 and 2000 but from where I was standing they seemed to be largely ignored in favour of the new 'Neurofunk' style. In my personal opinion this inevitable style shift would result in drum & bass that held a wider appeal but was far less adventurous production-wise, more dancefloor friendly  and formulaic but ultimately devoid of any real 'vibe'. Style over substance became the order of the day with a narrow emphasis on ultra-clean percussion and tedious low frequency noodling. Knowledge magazine interviews still featured photos of artists with their puffer jackets zipped up to their foreheads however, so at least some things stayed the same. 

DJ Mark N - 96-98 Techstep Vinyl Mix

Womaniser-Anastovski remix
Hey boy hey girl- Genex remix
WAP - Asquith remix
I like to move it- Psametik remix
Missy Eliott vs Yerba Terps vs Nenderkant- Dj Please
Get Ur freak on- Polo Lilli remix
Set U Free- Polo Lilli remix
Free- Kelvine Swine remix
Need your loving DnB remix- Unknown Artist
Your not alone - Jensen Interceptor remix
No digitek- T-menace and Mandidextrious
Ready or not- Jamin Nimah remix
She wants Tekno- Stereo Nuttah
Eurocore- Headkick
Boom boom boom- Wan Bushi
My gabber my back (lick it)-Girls love breakcore
Vortek - Smells like team spirit remix
Miki Taiki- Jolene

Shambles 2023 Popping Off Mix

Vol 2 (150-180bpm) of a 2 part mix series covering 91-93 hardcore tracks with a heavy ragga, dancehall or dub feel.

This one's got loads of the more well known ragga classics (baptised by dub, durban poison) plus some obscure bits and even one unknown unreleased dubplate from 93 I still haven't been able to id. 

Big respect to Rebel MC, the don of all things ragga-meets-hardcore, who I cribbed art for vol 1 and vol 2 from.

Ragga Hardcore Vol 2

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Bang Face Weekender Warmup: Enduser - 15 February 2020

Tracklisting:
Unknown Artist - Wack Up
Format - The Stomper
D’Cruze - Want You Now (DJ SS & EQ Remix)
Acid Beard Massive - Cheeky Rush II A
Technotrance - YRS Stomp
Demo and Poet - Welcome to My Nightmare
JBL + Bigga - Respect
Phantasy + Gemini - Stop The Beat
Category 3 Feat DJ Clarkee - Transposer
DJ Fury - Worldly People
Equinox - Sinister Crew
DJ Terroreyes & Mr Mix - Hardcore Jungle
Unknown Artist - Dubplate
Overdubb - Eruption (3D Mix)
Remarc - One for the Vibes
Eat Life - Digital Fish
Harmony & Xtreme - Red
Unknown Artist - Untitled
Dev/Null - Dark Phase (PO-33)
DOPE - Dope on Plastic Part 3
Love Dove Jay - Dark Loving
Dillinja - Steal The Way
Unknown Artist - Untitled
International Rude Boyz - Drum Programme (Remix)
Dev/Null - Dark 4/4se (PO-33)
Space Cube - Inbound
Sulfurex - Point Break
Unknown Artist - Tease Me Up
Unknown Artist - Untitled
Dave Charlesworth - Universe #1 (Citrus Remix)

Dev/Null - NTS Guest Mix #3 July 18th 2020

This is a mix of 91/92 tunes I used to rinse back in the day at such places as Slimetime, Roller Express, Labrynth and of course on Pulse 90.6FM. There's no let up, it's full on face melting nut nut hardcore, as dirty as you like. 

Warlock - ONLY FOR THE HARDCORE mix

It’s a bold title I know. It’s open for debate. 2 hours of forward thinking breakbeat music. 

Music from Skee Mask, Mani Festo, Cop Envy, Pearson Sound, Millie & Andrea, Decanal, Tsunga, Dead Mans Chest X Sonic, Hooverian Blur, Mor Elian, Ryan James Ford, Stavrogin, Meat Beat Manifesto, Figure Ground, Denham Audio, Fiesta Sound System and more.

Mix is downloadable.


Recorded 0ctober 2020

Future Sound of Breakbeat Mix

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Dev/Null - NTS Guest Mix #3 July 18th 2020

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