2016 rolling Drum & Bass / Neurofunk / Liquid / Drumstep / Etc.

Just updated the Youtube playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1fmqf9vwPIkskLHY0QdE4MHWTmijn7-3

So, I've finally gotten around to checking out the Urbandawn LP (Gothenburg Cluster) and yes, it's really good - up there in my albums of the year after a couple of listens. It's got that mix of variety and inventiveness that's generally lacking from D&B LPs. So, posting a few tracks here, why not?

This is one of a few tracks which manages to incorporate jazz without it turning into one of those godforsaken loungecore LPs from the late 90s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeT4AruJcRg

This one is hard, aggressively funky, slightly melancholy, cheesy vocal samples, lots going on generally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjG0nE9rw_o

Ok, one more from the Urbandawn LP (thought there is plenty more) - not sure how it will go down as it includes a lot of the euphoric / melancholy trance elements which people seem to find cheesy, but posting as I think it's just beautiful.

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

Come to think of it, there are a lot of elements on the LP which more tasteful UK producers would leave out - sci-fi vocal samples, session soul singers, etc. - but perhaps the message hasn't got through to Brazil? If so the lack of self-consciousness is refreshing.

This is pretty dope. Very Photek-y, and I like the half-time clave feel in almost all of the tracks.

https://soundcloud.com/samuraimusicgroup/sets/homemade-weapons-negative-space

Now I'm looking up videos of Daniel Baeder (the drummer that's my favorite part of those Urbandawn tracks) and he's ridiculous

Seems this is from 2015, but anyway, some very pleasant prog-jazz-D&B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TInD-ynauRg

This one is the ripest of all sci-fi-D&B cheese, delicious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NhKMFMs9Us

not into any of this stuff you all are posting ... production is too clean, everything sounds super loud and clear, it all sounds like demo track that might come with a new bass synth software or a drum sample pack or something

this is more my speed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA-m99MdejE

^ For a minute I was thinking that was quite pleasant but slightly familiar. Then I realised the rhythm track and swoopy noises are just a straight lift from"The Mystics" by PFM. From 1995.

Sadly, Mark Goodings of Hidden Agenda, the awesome rare groove sampling Metalheadz mid 90s outfit died a few weeks ago.

This is out today and nicely channels their style...

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

is it? i just gave "the mystics" a quick listen and i don't hear it ... maybe i missed the part you're talking about

though of course i concede the larger point, "juice it" is shameless 90s liquid d&b revivalism

speaking of PFM ("progressive future music"!) i have been listening to this comp for the past few days

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Storm-From-The-East/release/9808

it was so much better in the 90s

i heard about mark goodings. really sad news. hidden agenda were always so underrated.

that dub phizix track reminds me that they managed the only good track on the ill fated metalheadz 03 comp (i think that was the point when i realized it was over for metalheadz)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihsHJ7DLKPo

that dub phizix track is really cool, maybe i should pick up that dub phizix fabriclive mix i was talking about upthread

i will also allow that the om unit + krust track you posted was pretty cool

this masterpiece was my favorite hidden agenda track

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

As it's the festive period why not post this here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsKKf-WNtdI

I was thinking about doing a short poll of the year if people are interested, but then I thought nah, they're probably not.

I would have had an uninformed ballot in said poll but eh

Came here to post: http://www.igiveyougive.org/Gift/50/foreign-concept/music-for-aleppo
Some nice dnb supporting Doctors Without Borders. Eight tracks for $4 if you play your cards right, and all proceeds go to a good cause.

^ Ah yes "Progressive Future Music". Terrible name (of it's time, rather like the Storm from the East compilation although I don't backlash that stuff as much as some e.g. Simon Reynolds) but some legendary tracks ("Cruising Detroit", "Danny's Song" and of course "The Western")

I recall once seeing an FBD Project 12" in Fopp, Glasgow on which the store assistant had written out FBD as "Future Beyond Dance". However I had read in the mid 90s rave fanzine Eternity that it actually stood for "Funded by Drugs" because Neil Trix has sold weed to buy his studio. Neil confirmed this was correct many years later when I enquired on Twitter.

In tribute then, I shall post this stone cold classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlNFEsyq5PQ

Some late entries...

Hidden Turn - Not Kill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ZB7sFEjpg

Quite a bit of Teklife stuff also skirts around d'n'b/jungle territory...

DJ Chap - Float

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQxhpOL2eY

Taso X DJ Manny X DJ Tre - Bussin

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

Quite a bit of Teklife stuff also skirts around d'n'b/jungle territory...

DJ Chap - Float

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQxhpOL2eY

Taso X DJ Manny X DJ Tre - Bussin

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

Taso X DJ Manny X DJ Tre - Bussin

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

feel like fresh 86 label had a particularly good year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1AAIxUaeB0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfwVSrK1XOc

another release i enjoyed

Playlist is finalized for the year here.

ILM's Rolling Drum & Bass Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist