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The Origins of Techstep 

Techstep developed from jungle music and hardstep around 1995. The name of the genre was coined by Ed Rush and Trace

https://rinse.fm/episodes/trace-17-10-2023-2300/

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Trace: The Origins of Techstep pt.1 - Kool FM (17.10.23)

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https://techitch.bandcamp.com/album/covert-one
https://techitch.bandcamp.com/album/covert-two
https://techitch.bandcamp.com/album/covert-three

Links to show

https://technicalitch.bandcamp.com/album/over-shadow-kool-fm
https://www.over-shadow.co.uk/

Thank you.

Technical Itch - Rinse / Kool Fm - Over Shadow Mix

The festive season is here and I just hit 2 million plays, so it's a double celebration. Now if, like me, you think that nothing says Christmas like a bit of soul-crushingly dark techstep then I'm sure this festive offering won't disappoint. Indeed, this idea is one I've been sat on for a while; my mixing habits have definitely slowed this year but I really wanted to grind a decent one out before 2025. 

The mix rationale then. Caught up somewhere between my 500th listening of Trace & Ed Rush's legendary '97 One In The Jungle set, and the preceding year's Tech Steppin compilation, I found myself asking a simple question. What if the legendary (and it really is fucking legendary) 'No U-Turn Experience' mix had been made a year earlier? Why don't you ponder that for a minute, grab a large Baileys, pop this on and kick back. Merry Christmas.

PS. I couldn't post this up without a big shout to Nico @messingaboutwithsounds. His interview with Bailey earlier in the year gave a fascinating insight into the formation of this scene. What a dude. If you missed it and this is your kinda thing, well, it's essential viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdPwJ4d5Jw

Ed Rush, Trace & Nico - Mad Different Methods [Nu Black]
Lemon D - Break It Up [Reinforced]
Ed Rush - Guncheck [No U-Turn]
T.Power - The Mutant (Rollers Instinct Remix) [SOUR]
M.T.S. - Assembly Line [Juice]
Photek - The Seven Samurai [Photek Productions]
Teebee - Kung Fu [Self Released]
DJ Trace - By Any Means Necessary (Unreleased VIP) [Deep Jungle]
Skyscraper - The Difference [Emotif]
Ed Rush - Killamanjaro [Prototype]
Source Direct - Exit 9 [Source Direct Recordings]
Cybotron feat. Dillinja - Threshold [Prototype]
Skyscraper - Mach II [Emotif]
Perfect Combination - Pressures (Nico Remix) [Saigon]
DJ Die - Live And Direct [Full Cycle]
Rufige Kru - Dark Metal [Metalheadz]
Ed Rush - What's Up (Alternative Mix) [No U-Turn]
Skyscraper - Liberty 1 [Emotif]
DJ Trace - Mid Town Method (Level II) [Emotif]
Tanya Louise - Deep In You (Ed Rush & Nico Mix) [Multiply]
Model 500 - The Flow (Alex Reece Remix) [R&S]
Dillinja - Brutal Bass [Metalheadz]

Related listening
The One In The Jungle No U-Turn Experience - Trace & Ed Rush with MC Navigator, Feb 1997 https://on.soundcloud.com/G1gHZzzA91MYyWvV9
My Tech Steppin Compilation Mix https://on.soundcloud.com/mgVwSUJD5aob1Rs87

The No U-Turn Experience '96 [2M Plays Xmas Special]

After the multi-genre mash-up that was There & Back 010 I decided to get more specific for the 11th edition in 2024's crate-digging mix series; in this case to really dig into and explore DJ Zinc's brief but really awesome run of producing breakbeat garage in the early 2000's. Those of you who have been following my mixes for a while will know that I'm a huge fan of DJ Zinc - as far as I'm concerned, he's one of the best electronic music producers of all time, and since it's been 13 years since I made a tribute to him I thought it was worth pulling together another tribute mix, this time dedicated to his brief but super fruitful era of early 2000's breakbeat garage. Why? Well, not a very complicated answer: these tracks are great! Enjoy!

More mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

Read about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/01/pearsall-presents-there-back-011-november-dj-zinc-breakbeat-garage-2000-2004/

Recorded in Berlin, December 2024
100% Vinyl
(55:14, 127 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:
01. Menta - Sounds of Da Future (DJ Zinc Remix) [Bingo Beats]
02. Wookie - Back Up Back Up Back Up (DJ Zinc Remix) [S2S]
03. Jammin - Roll With Da Flava [Bingo Beats]
04. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek [True Playaz]
05. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek (VIP Mix) [White Label]
06. Jammin - That's the Way [Bingo Beats]
07. Jammin - Kinda Funky [Bingo Beats]
08. Jammin - Go DJ [Bingo Beats]
09. Jammin - Point 23 [White Label]
10. Jammin - Broken Point [Dump Valve]
11. DJ Zinc - People 4 (Bingo Mix) [Polydor]
12. Swoopes - Treats [Runnin]
13. Shox - Monkey (Mix 1) [Runnin]
14. Jammin - Tonka [Bingo Beats]
15. Dynamite MC - Topped Up [Strong]
16. Jammin - Hello [Bingo Beats]
17. Shelltoe - Whoa! [Runnin]
18. The Streets - Has it Come to This? (Zinc Distraction Edit) [Locked On]
19. DJ Zinc - Sea of Tranquility [True Playaz]
20. DJ Zinc - Flim (Zinc Breaks Mix) [Bingo Beats]

There & Back 011: November, DJ Zinc Breakbeat Garage 2000-2004

Part 1 of the almighty outfit that was Moving Shadow. Home to some of the greatest tracks the scene has heard, covering all sorts of styles. This first part is more chilled and funky...
Omni Trio - Thru The Vibe
Higher Sense - Cold Fresh Air
Deep Blue - Helicopter
Higher Sense - People Of The Universe
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix)
Cloud Nine - Jazzmin (Tango Remix)
Dead Calm - Urban Style
Cloud Nine - Teach Me To Fly
Dead Calm - Searchin
Aquasky - Dezires
Dave Wallace - Expressions Part 1
Pulse & Tango - Let The Hustlers Play
Dave Wallace - Expressions Part 2
JMJ & Richie - Free La Funk
Dead Calm - New Format jazz
JMJ & Richie - Universal Horn
JMJ & Richie - Universal Horn (PFM Remix)
Dead Calm - Mood Swingz
Foul Play - Vice
Dave Wallace - Flight
Foul Play - Karma
Dave Wallace - Waves
Mastermind - The Morning After
JMJ & Richie - Illicit Groove
Mastermind - Summer Fresh (Hoax Remix)
PFM - The Eleventh Hour
EZ Rollerz - Sunset Phobia
Tekniq - True
JMJ - Gravitational Pull
Universal - Altitude
EZ Rollers - Fever
Kudos - Horizontal Movements
Flytronix - Vertical Plains
EZ Rollers - Tough At The Top
Flytronix - Offshore Drift
Kudos - Do It Fluid
EZ Rollers - Hang On
Flytronix - Jaz Architecture
Fellowship - Interchange
Omni Trio - Higher Ground
Omni Trio - First Contact
Successful Criminals - Crazy Lover
Omni Trio - Kinetic
Flytronix - A Rosary For Rhythm

Moving Shadow 1

Tracklist:

Bad Company - Bullet Time
Technical Itch and Dieselboy - Atlantic State (Gridlok Remix)
Stakka and Skynet - Altitude
Nymfo - Bionic Fingers
Bad Company - Planet Dust
Matrix and Fierce - Climate
Rascal and Klone - Hyper-Kinetic
Cause 4 Concern - Vapourspace
Ram Trilogy - Mindscan (Ed Rush and Optical Remix)
Kosheen - Yes Men (Decoder Remix)
Zoia - Crash Landing Dub
Dom and Roland - Can't Punish Me
Future Cut - Overload
Technical Itch - The Rukus
Stakka and Skynet - Isolation
Moving Fusion - Sexdrive
Dillinja - Hard Noize
Ram Trilogy - System Error (Y2k)
Bad Company - The Pulse
John B - Up All Night
Total Science - Squash
Stakka and Skynet - BiosFear
Moving Fusion - Turbulence

Old School 90s 2000s Techstep DnB Mix

I haven’t uploaded anything new in quite a while, and I figured today is the day. You’ll hear two turntables and some quality drum and bass from another era - dry drums, dirty synths, and long, evolving arrangements created with vision, feel, and immense imagination. Some of these tracks are foundational, while others have only been heard by the most dedicated fans who have dug deep into the genre.
Hope you enjoy it! Shoutout to all the bass headz! 🔥

Tracklist:

1. Pressure rise - Changes (Bulletproof remix) /Aspect/
2. Pro-active - Cactus /Moving Shadow/
3. Rascal & Klone - Twister /Moving Shadow/
4. D-Force - Dreamtime /Square One/
5. Kraken - Meatball /Underfire/
6. Mosquito, Midnight & R.I.S.K - Outbreak /Square One/
7. Bulletproof & DJ Riddle - Mindframe /Cyanide/
8. Acetate - Genetic Engineering /Emotif/
9. Falcon - Bug Bite /Citrus/
10. Magnetic Media - Bad seed /Liftin' Spirit/
11. SKC - Offguard /Commercial Suicide/
12. DJ Jo-S - Turbo /Higher Education/
13. Mathematics & Tactile - Dead End /Social Studies/

Aquatech - Techstep History Session Vinyl Mix

90 minutes of techstep and dark jungle drum & bass, featuring releases from Antares, Benny L, Friske, Ahmad, Bungle, Dom & Roland, and more in the tracklist.

Epilogue of Atlas mini-series, Exhibit C: Echelon dialed up to breakneck 180BPM, while focusing on foreboding techstep with occasional deep DnB, dark jungle, and halftime seeping throughout.

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Tracklist
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00:00 | Antares - Reality
05:06 | Grief - Bishop
08:29 | REZ - System Shock
12:05 | Benny L - Stand Firm
16:08 | Triple Sickz vs Raw Science - Bruiserville
17:53 | LIMEWAX - INVASION
20:02 | Soul Intent - Fight The Future
21:28 | Ahmad - Warpath
22:56 | Kemal + Rob Data - Portal
25:23 | Quartz - Blacklist
27:52 | Basic Rhythm, Friske - Driller
28:57 | Agent 932, Survey - Dub Nasty
31:46 | Esher - Locked
33:54 | Mad Vibes - Soundtrooper
35:20 | Ahmad - Persian Dub
37:49 | Bungle - Infinite
39:36 | Dom & Roland - Dune
43:20 | Friske - Rigged System
45:28 | Quadrant, Iris - Dark Star (Homemade Weapons Remix)
46:53 | Genotype - Aggression Snare
49:01 | Offish, Laytn - Downgrade
50:58 | DJ Trace - Sanctuary
54:32 | Cypher(UK) - Scavenger
56:19 | Paragon - Detractors
58:27 | Bungle - Barricade
1:00:13 | Dom - Drones (feat. Current Affairs)
1:01:59 | Facs & Scythe - Mindsplinter
1:08:05 | Quoit vs. Submerged - Page Fault
1:10:05 | Homemade Weapons - Concubine VIP
1:11:51 | John Rolodex - Pentium
1:14:20 | Tim Reaper - Something Unreal
1:17:34 | Detboi - Drumsolo
1:23:11 | B KEY & LOXY - Battle Scars
1:25:36 | Benny L - Replicant

Echelon | Techstep + Dark Drum & Bass Mix

Trace returns with another deep dive into the shadows of the sound. Tales From the Underground – strictly raw, rolling, and razor-sharp drum & bass from the dark side

https://www.rinse.fm/shows/trace/

Trace: Tales from the Underground – Kool FM (17.06.25)

This mix presents a more chilled side of Dillinja. These are mostly tunes from '94 to '96, when he was a studio hermit putting in his 10,000 hours and finding his sound. The tough beats and chest crushing bass are present, but these earlier tracks have a breathy ambience that nicely balance the heaviness. IMO 30 years on they still smoke 99% of today's jungle revival tracks. Track list is below. Enjoy!

00:00 Dillinja - Sovereign Melody (Deadly Vinyl, 1994)
03:36 Dillinja - Breathe (Deep Jungle, 2018)
07:25 Dillinja - Another Dimension (Deep Jungle, 2017)
10:19 Basic Influence - Still Waters (Run Deep Mix) (Hardleaders, 1997)
13:31 Björk - Cover Me (Dillinja Mix) (One Little Indian, 1996)
17:13 Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Remix) (Razors Edge, 1996)
21:37 Dillinja - Brutal Bass (Metalheadz, 1995)
24:49 Dillinga - Follow Me (Kickin, 1995)
26:31 Dillinja & Bryan Gee - Bad Man (Amen Mix) (V, 2015)
29:37 Capone - Mysteries Of The Deep (Hardleaders, 1996)
33:13 Dillinja - Promise (Metalheadz, 1997)
38:48 Dillinja - Threshold (Prototype, 1996)
40:50 Dillinja - Ja Know Ya Big (Metalheadz, 1995)
45:02 Trinity - Chapter 19 (V, 1994)
47:08 Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Deadly Vinyl, 1994)
50:02 Alex Reece - Basic Principles (Dillinja 'Step 1') (Metalheadz, 1995)
53:14 Basic Influence - Rainforest (Hardleaders, 1996)
58:32 Dillinja - You (Dom & Roland Productions, 2018)
1:00:50 Dillinja - Deep (Deep Jungle, 2020)
1:03:26 Dillinja - The Angels Fell (Metalheadz, 1995)

Artwork by RQ

@dillinja

The deep side of Dillinja (Jungle dnb mix)

16th September 2007 - 1997/98

01 ???
02 Regulate - Border - Mask Productions
03 Ed Rush & Optical - Funktion - V Recordings
04 Ed Rush & Optical - Funktion (Remix) - V Recordings
05 Ed Rush - Sabotage - Metalheadz
06 Dylan - True Force - Droppin' Science
07 ??? 27.19
08 DJ Krust - Future Unknown - Talkin Loud
09 Shimon & Andy C - Climate Control - Ram
10 ??? 39.17
11 Goldie - Temper Temper (Optical Remix) - FFRR
12 DJ Kane - Atitude - Breakdown - Kool FM LP
13 Optical - Dark Skies - Metro
14 Dillinja - Acid Trak - Pain

DJextreme - 1997/8 Techstep Drum & Bass [Jungletrain Mix EXT073]

Dark And Heavy

Codename: RCRDS favourite NonRev returns to the label for his first full-length release on the label, the beautiful 'The Trivial Sublime'.

Featuring 10 brand new solo tracks along with collaborations with Fortune & Chance, and TRC2, this is a stunning example of this fast-rising stars' journey in dancefloor focussed Atmospheric Drum & Bass.

Links:
https://codenamercrds.bandcamp.com/album/the-trivial-sublime
https://cygnusmusic.link/k9grm3e

Buy Now

NonRev - Float

The name lol I was going to call it her smile and i thought it was super funny and cheesy and like I like women hence the joke name thought it sounded funny at the time personally 

Her smile (Heterosexual version)

An old mix I found on a CD from 2000. I think we must have done this for a radioshow or something, or maybe a DJ showreel. All recorded live on 2 turntables!!! Old School Style!

Some heavy tunes on this mix! Enjoy!

Aquasky 'D&B Mix - Recorded live on the turntables in 2000' - HEAVY! *DOWNLOAD*

Ed Rush and  DJ Trace  Live on BBC Radio 1 (07.02.1997)

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