Yeah I was pretty bored with what was coming out, although I recently heard
the Mutationz double pack on DSC14, Trace's label and it is fucking SICK.
It is all remixes of the old Trace Mutant track. The Kemal and Stakka and
Skynet remixes are off the fucking hook, really got me excited about new
drum and bass again.
SOZISM.SHT
quoted 67 lines From: William Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
>From: William Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
>To: David George <dbgeorge@mailandnews.com>, idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] Why doesn't anyone write drum n' bass anymore
>Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 17:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
>
>< interesting thread.. although i completely disagree
>with the comments that everyone is making the same
>style of dnb nowadays. >
>
>I don't think anyone said every Single artist is
>making the same style, but a significantly huge
>portion of the scene has been jumping on the same
>trends..and few artists have a distinct sound anymore.
>
><surely to prove that theory wrong all you have to do
>is listen to some of it! >
>
>I don't hear much variety, like i use to.
>
>< i find the popular skittery techno dnb pretty boring
>(bc, konflict and the like) >
>
>I agree totally with that comment.
>
>< and sure a lot of this is being made but there are
>the other styles people have mentioned: >
>
>< -the minimal teebee / polar style (which sounds like
>a new take on photek's style to me) >
>
>I think Teebee's is too influenced by the UK scene. He
>use to be pretty good, but I don't rate his newer
>stuff very highly. His first album is worth picking up
>and so are his older singles...
>
>Polar is definitely one of the best people still
>producing dnb, but he's no Photek. Photek always had
>really great breaks, Polar's are usually pretty
>dull...but he makes up for it in melodies
>
>< -paradox' crazy beat construction (he's got his own
>category) >
>
>He makes good breaks
>
>< -rave shit (total science and the like) >
>
>Agreed
>
>< -digital is the king of dubby drum & bass... check
>out session on function records >
>
>I was way into Digital for a while, but all his tunes
>sounded too similar....and I became bored of his work.
>
>I think the current state for the last year (+) of dnb
>is exactly why no one has been talking about it on Idm.
>
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