I still have this CD from the end of high school. Glad to re-listen on here. One of the best dnb mixes from back in the day.

Words cannot express how this album makes me feel.  What a great mix

still one of my favorite mixes ♥️ I bought it when it came out

sickest drop of all time and I will die on this hill👾

Wowwwww! Haven’t heard this in a long minute!!

KLASSIK DnB Cuts 💪🏽⚡⚡

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

Essential Mix

Essential Mix 2015-03-14 - Spor

Calyx & TeeBee BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (No Voice Overs)

Dieselboy - Witness The Strength (1995) Side A

Dieselboy - Witness The Strength (1995) Side B

Dieselboy - Supreme (1995) Side A

Dieselboy - Future Sound Of Hardcore (1994) Side A

Dieselboy - Future Sound Of Hardcore (1994) Side B

Entita makes his Dispatch debut with the Daily Routine EP - a four-track package that embodies his raw yet forward-thinking take on drum & bass.

Label boss Ant TC1 first connected with Entita after hearing (and supporting) an impressive LFLF EP, later meeting him in person at a Dispatch night in Prague. What followed was a long but rewarding creative process, with ideas being traded back and forth, mixes refined, and even an additional track left on the cutting room floor. The result is an EP that feels both carefully considered and brimming with energy.

The EP captures that spirit across four weighty cuts, capturing exactly that balance between the classic Dispatch DNA and his forward-facing sound. From Entita’s razor-sharp solo cut to the collaborative efforts with Serpnt, Yatuza and Furious Freaks, the EP delivers both grit and groove in equal measure. Expect rolling basslines, intricate drumwork, and that unmistakable raw funk that feels both nostalgic and refreshing.

With its mix of solo identity and collaborative chemistry, Daily Routine EP reaffirms Dispatch’s commitment to deep, timeless, raw drum & bass – and marks Entita out as a name to watch.

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Daily Routine EP

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Here is “The Soldier’s Story”, my first truly original cd for the prestigious American electronic music label Moonshine. For this release I was given complete control of choosing all of the music and really went out of my way to find the best future thinking, unreleased and heavy as hell drum and bass at that time. This one was not just for the dancefloor and really started to establish the way I would approach choosing music for all future mix projects. Some of the key tunes on here would be my collaboration with Technical Itch “Atlantic State”. The bassline was born out of a keyboard glitch and the cool pads in the intro are from a Skinny Puppy sample cd. The name was a nod to the classic 808 State tune “Pacific State” (the Atlantic ocean separates the USA and the UK ;). Jonny L “Bellz” was just a white hot smasher that I loved to death. And “The Stalker” was a weird super minimal tune that eventually became the anthem for my drum and bass weekly “Platinum" in Philly (everyone used to love that track!). For the intro I used a bunch of samples from the videogames Half Life and Quake (I found the sound libraries and broke them up and mined the shit out of them). At one point I was contacted by some people who worked on Half Life and they said they used to play my mix at the office. That was awesome. This mix sounds fast because I mixed it on my home turntables that were modified to play faster than normal. I always thought faster was better. The artwork was done by the late Todd Baldwin of Airline Industries. He hired famous Marvel comics artist Paul Gosier to draw me as a super soldier for the cover. Most people didn’t really think it looked like me ;) Finally, I lifted the title from the movie “A Soldier’s Story”. In the drum and bass scene a “soldier” is a die hard fan of the music. That pretty much sums me up to this day. Enjoy!

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TRACKLIST

Dieselboy - Precautionary Procedure
Konflict - The Beckoning
Usual Suspects + Fierce - Sawn Off
DJ Friction - Photon Remix
Future Cut + Mark Da Intallex - Plastic
Technical Itch - Deception
Technical Itch - Stack
Moving Fusion - Sex Drive
Jonny L - The Bellz
Usual Suspects + Loxy - Stalker
Vertigo - Drained
Danny Breaks - Dissonance
Peshay - Vegas
Kosheen - Yes Men (Decoder Remix)
Technical Itch + Dieselboy - Atlantic State
Decoder - BS9

A Soldier's Story

Bad Question (Suckerpunch!)

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Bad Question (Suckerpunch!) - kSm015

The third CD I did for Moonshine. Released in 2001 it contains the classic track "Suicide" by Kosheen and was also the first mixed cd to feature a then little-known artist called High Contrast. :)

TRACKLIST


1 Teebee - Blue Rose	
2 Nico & Rukkus - Defender!	 
3 Universal Project - Bleach	
4 JL - Dust (Total Science Remix)	
5 Ink & Dylan - Need You	
6 Future Cut - The Specialist	
7 Decoder - Hord 39	
8 Stakka, Skynet & Friction - Altitude	
9 J Majik	feat. Kathy Brown - Tell Me   
10 Skeptic - Tear	
11 Decoder & Substance - Icon	
12 EBK - 2000/2000	
13 Dylan & Ink  - Kali Kurse	
14 N.Code - Traction	
15 High Contrast - What's The Story	
16 Kosheen - (Slip And Slide) Suicide	

DJ Dara - Future Perfect

recorded live at America's legendary DnB weekly, RESPECT Thursdays in Los Angeles, California October 29th 2015. photo courtesy of R3GAL D

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System Upgrade was my 4th and final mix CD release for Moonshine back in 2000. I was on a roll at this point, given that my last CD “Soldier’s Story” had been released only one year before. I was super motivated by the freedom that I had finally been given to select all of the music in my mixes, and this tracklist reflects a truly diverse selection of really great drum and bass from that era. Being able to kick things off with the remix of “Mindscan” by the legends Ed Rush and Optical was truly an honor for me. At that time stateside artists and DJs were still struggling with garnering respect from the UK. I feel that this mix was sort of a transition for building trans-Atlantic relationships during that unfortunately tense era. Dillinja came through with a beast of a remix for American super producer Hive with “Ultrasonic Sound”. Decoder did serious justice to his remix of my tune “The Descent”. And E-Sassin was one of my favorite artists at the time and straight killed it with tracks like “Symptom”. A true American DNB classic. The rest of the mix was filled out with plenty of great music from the likes of Bad Company (the first time they licensed a tune for the American market), Kemal and Rob Data AKA Konflict and of course Dom + Roland, Tech Itch, etc. Was always super happy with the tunes I was able to get for this one. And yes, this was another mix I did in my pajamas sitting on the floor of my living room in my apartment in Philadelphia. Very classy! The artwork was handled by Justin Fines, otherwise known as Demo Design. I discovered his work on a flier at a rave in Detroit back in the 90s. He was way beyond most flier designers at that point in time. Currently he is killing it in the world of TV commercials here in NYC. Was very lucky to have him on board for this project. The concept of the mix was elevating consciousness through music. This theme played out through the title of the mix, the graphics, the liner notes, and the intro (which was a collaboration between myself and a Mr Justin Geller). Here is a fun story. The rainforest environment FX in the intro were recorded in binaural sound (that means in headphones they should sound like they are in true 3D audio). We also used a sample from one of my favorite new age / synth artists at the time named Steve Roach. Outside of the new age music scene I didn’t think he was well known. Buuut…Moonshine ended up getting contacted by his lawyers for my illegal sampling of his track. I had to forfeit all of my income from the CD to pay Steve Roach back for using his music in my intro without clearance. To this day I am still not sure how he found about it. Long story short, “System Upgrade” is a mix that reflected the vibe of drum and bass at the time and it was a very important stepping stone between what I had previously been doing before mix wise and what I would go on to do with the “6ixth Session” and future mixes. And, to this day, people still tell me that it is their favorite mix. I don’t disagree. I feel like this was an important moment in the progression of the  US drum and bass scene.

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TRACKLIST

Dieselboy - Loading Program
Ram Trilogy - Mindscan (Ed Rush + Optical Remix)
E-Sassin - Symptom
Hive - Ultrasonic Sound (Dillinja Remix)
Biostacis - Brain Hack
Dom + Roland - Can’t Punish Me
Decoder - Road Rage
Future Cut - Overload
Kemal + Rob Data - Konspiracy VIP
Stakka + Skynet - Side Effects
Dieselboy - The Descent (Decoder Remix)
Jonny L - Selecta
Decoder - Dumb
Facs + B-Key - Antics
Technical Itch - Deadline
Bad Company - Sentient 
Absolute Zero - The Code (Usual Suspects VIP)

System Upgrade

SixEleven DJ MixSeries Volume 1 was my 3rd mix CD. At the time I had just relocated from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and was living in an apartment with my friend Nigel Richards, a fellow dj and owner of the record store and label 611 Records. I was working at the shop during the week and playing shows on the weekends. Nigel decided that he wanted to get into the mix CD market and we conceptualized the idea of a “mixed series” of music that highlighted good DJs that were also personal friends. For me, this was an opportunity to really start learning the ropes of licensing music, doing better graphic design (I designed the artwork for all of the CDs...and yes that's a picture of my turntable) and putting a more personalized stamp on the music I was pushing on these compilations. I had little to no input on the track selections of my first two mix CDs, so this project was my first real foray into total artistic freedom. To be honest, I don’t completely remember how I was able to lock down all of the music for this tracklist! I just remember that it was a pain in the ass dealing with the various labels and artists and artist egos and budget restrictions. Most of the tracks on the compilation were unreleased when it was made, so I had to cut acetates / dubplates of all of the tunes. Sidenote - every time you play a dubplate you degrade its sound quality. I had to make doubles of every tune, practice with one set, and then try and nail a perfect mix with the unplayed set. Talk about stressful! I mixed this thing sitting on the floor of my living room, turntables in front of me and fingers crossed. It was my first time doing a mix on a mixer that actually had EQ and FX (the Pioneer DJM-500). I used the tight flange FX quite a bit in here for a metallic sound. Also, my turntables were modified and pitched up to play faster. That’s why this mix sounds like it is around 190BPM. I always liked my drum and bass extra fast for some reason! Besides “Messiah” from the 6ixth Session, the track “Tough At The Top” is the one I get the most comments about from people that are familiar with my music. Overall, DJ MixSeries Volume 1 represented a very specific touchstone in my musical career. It was a transition point that really helped jumpstart later projects with crazy intros (this one had none), better graphics, more esoteric and unique track selections, etc. A belated super thank you to Nigel for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. This was definitely a fun art project and a big dip into the deep end of music development.

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TRACKLIST

Hoax - The More I See You (Urban Flavour Remix)
DT - Serious
EZ-Rollers - Tough At The Top (Origin Unknown Remix)
Concept 2 - Unlock The Secrets
Dom + Matrix - Foot Steps
Facs - Rupture
Technical Itch - Hidden Sound (Dom + Roland Remix)
Solar Nine - Audio Distortion
Embee - The Power
Secret Methods - Animation
Swift - Mission
Decoder - EKO
Decoder - DHR
Vagrant - Space Boogie
Sharp Scientific - Stratocruiser

SixEleven DJ MixSeries Volume 1

FOUR MEN - ONE MISSION

It happened during the summer of 2000. North America’s most prominent drum and bass DJs joined forces to create the legendary crew known as PLANET OF THE DRUMS. Using their combined muscle to push drum and bass music into the spotlight of the main stage they toured tirelessly for well over a decade, fronted by the vocal rhyme animal known as Messinian. Their incessant drive and motivation helped set the groundwork of the scene that exists today.

Feeling their work completed, the team turned their focus to personal projects and the PLANET OF THE DRUMS program was retired. But as was soon discovered, the drum and bass scene in North America began a slow freefall into underground obscurity.

This could not stand.

Reuniting in 2017, the PLANET OF THE DRUMS crew returned to continue their original mission - celebrating, honoring and advancing drum and bass music. “AWAKENING” represents a retrospective of some of their favorite sounds, highlights and moments from the past year. What always made POTD special was the compelling combination of the boys’ varied styles - AK and his raw motherfucking breakbeats. Dara’s rolling dancefloor vibes. Dieselboy with the heavy cinematic pressure. Three hundred and sixty degrees of futuristic drum and bass business.

THE PLANET HAS AWAKENED!

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PLANET OF THE DRUMS ➤
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AK1200 ➤
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DARA ➤
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twitter.com/daralickt
soundcloud : @dj-dara

DIESELBOY ➤
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soundcloud : @dieselboy

MESSINIAN ➤
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twitter.com/mcmessinian
soundcloud : @messiniandubstep

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CLICK HERE FOR TRACKLIST >> tinyurl.com/yblufllg

Awakening

Planet Of The Drums - Awakening

On April 13th 2012 history was made. Dieselboy touched down at Beta Nightclub in Denver Colorado for the first time...and proceeded to bring the fucking house down. The event was streamed live on the internet via Ustream, but the raw audio was not recorded. This set has been meticulously re-created here for your listening pleasure.

No "playlist". No computer assistance. No smoke and mirrors. No SYNC button.

ONE man.

THREE decks.

Presenting a 90 minute bass ass-kicking straight from the man himself.

Remastered by Mike at Darkart, August 2014
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DIESELBOY - LIVE AT BETA

Dieselboy - DJ'ing 101
State Of Mind + Black Sun Empire + Bulletproof - Roulette (Gridlok Remix) // STATE OF MIND
Athys + Duster - Barfight // TITAN
Camo + Krooked - Cryptkeeper (Mind Vortex Remix) // HOSPITAL
Loadstar - Bomber // RAM
Gridlok - Blender // PROJECT 51
Dieselboy + Bare - Beyond Thunderdome // HUMAN IMPRINT
Camo + Krooked - Hot Pursuit (Funtcase Remix) // HOSPITAL
Cookie Monsta - Time To Get Crunk // CIRCUS
Sub Focus - Swamp Thing (Zardonic Edit) // DUB
Rednek - They Call Me (Zen Remix) // ROGUE INDUSTRIES
Noisia - Diplodocus (Kill The Noise Remix) // MAU5TRAP
Noisia - Diplodocus (The Upbeats Remix) // MAU5TRAP
Gridlok + Prolix - Poisonous // PROJECT 51
The Upbeats + Noisia - Creep Out // NON VOGUE
Dom And Roland - Strobe // D&R PRODUCTIONS
Jaydan - The Death Dealer // SMOKIN RIDDIMS
Photek - Age Of Empires // METALHEADZ
Zen - Rhubarb N Custard (Taxman Remix) // FLIP AUDIO
Funtcase - 50 Calibre (Sub Zero Remix) // CIRCUS
Adam F + Horx - Shut The Lights Off feat Redman (Sigma DNB Remix) // BREAKBEAT KAOS
Noisia + The Upbeats - Dustup // VISION
Sub Focus - Stomp // RAM
Zardonic + Playma - Kick Ass // BIG RIDDIM
Camo + Krooked - Run Riot (Sub Zero Remix) // HOSPITAL
DC Breaks - Move Closer feat Belle Humble // RAM
Sub Zero - Run N Hide // PLAYAZ
Dope Ammo + Tone Def - Rolling (Sub Zero Remix) // DOPE AMMO RECORDS
Gridlok - Enemies Of The State // COMMERICAL SUICIDE
Dub Phizix + Skeptical feat Strategy - Marka // EXIT
TC - New Style // DON'T PLAY
Terravita - Bach Off // DIM MAK
Dieselboy + Bare - W.M.F.D. // HUMAN IMPRINT
Zardonic + Mark Instinct - Numbernin6 + Run DMT - Real Steel // BIG RIDDIM
Terravita + Obsidian - Pirate Bass // DIM MAK
Serum + Northern Lights - Rush // ZOMBIE
Gridlok - Insecticide // PROJECT 51
Gridlok - Warrior Code // PLAYAZ
Gein + Counterstrike - Pentagram VIP // BAD CHEMISTRY
Numbernin6 - The Final Five // SUBHUMAN
Zen - Bass Invader VIP // FLIP AUDIO
Ed Rush + Optical - Chubrub // VIRUS
Kontrol - Forcefield (Optiv + BTK Remix) // RENEGADE HARDWARE
Inside Info - Honey Bee // VIPER
Sigma - Hi Top (Ed Rush + Optical Remix) // VIPER
Hive + Keaton + Gridlok + Echo - Violent Sound feat Armanni // VIOLENCE
Original Sin - Detonate // PLAYAZ
Chuckie - Who Is Ready To Jump (Dillon Francis Remix vs Loc'd Out Refix) // DUB
Camo + Krooked feat TC - Get Dirty (Smooth Remix) // HOSPITAL
Taxman - Thr33 // PLAYAZ
Aeph - Nightrider // BAD TASTE
Sub Focus - Vapourise // RAM
Nero - Crush On You (Knife Party Remix) // MTA
Nero - Crush On You (Killsonik Remix) // MTA
Bong - Hostile Enforcement // ATOM
Bong - Nemesis // DUB
SPKTRM - Planet Human (Mark Instinct + Nerd Rage Remix) // HUMAN IMPRINT
Skeptiks - All Hail // NEVER SAY DIE
Killbot - Wrecked // DIM MAK
Pixel Fist - Let Yourself Go // BENGABEATS
Krome And Time - The License (Doctor P Remix) // STREETLIFE

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