The beats are more like they are now than they've ever been before.
Sounds & stories from the dance music continuum, collected & connected.
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That Night on Toronto Jungle Radio
One Sunday night in Toronto three stars of the UK drum & bass scene made an appearance on local radio show The Prophecy that went down as one of the most exciting sets ever, a snapshot of the music and scene both globally and locally and much-loved piece of Toronto jungle/dnb history.
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Trainspottle
The musical intro guessing game Heardle inspired us to ask "why not us too?" and make a version for classic jungle/dnb and more from the dance music continuum. Fancy your trainspotting skills?
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Alive Always
Daft Punk treated us to footage from their 1997 Daftendirektour live PA in LA on the anniversary of their 'retirement'. An amazing recording from the vaults with all the Homework favourites.
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A Wormhole to new Drum & Bass territory
Ed Rush & Optical led us thru a tunnel to new sonic territory with their Virus LP 'Wormhole' in 1998. Look back at the time when the album was birthed and its impact on the drum & bass scene including a recording of the duo from an appearance on Radio 1 with Grooverider.
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Infolines
The essential digits for promoters and partygoers. Reflected on infolines after seeing a pic of scribbled down Toronto rave hotlines of some classic promoters from early party days and see a pic of some more from the later 90s wave of a golden era in Toronto raving.
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Manni Dee Homage to London Acid Techno Features Familiar Voice of Chris Liberator
Chris Liberator did a vocal for acid techno homage on Manni Dee's new LP of tougher sounds on Perc Trax. Manni chatted about the album, scene & life with Apogee Joe on Rinse FM recently & treated us to a mix from the Liberator DJ himself.
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Remembering Kemistry
Years on from her untimely death on this day we always take a moment to remember Kemistry and the legacy of her contributions to drum & bass.
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Thank You Keith Prodigy
On the anniversary of his passing, thinking of Keith Prodigy, his evolution in the group and a particular, personal influence on my life.
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Acid Techno's 'avin It Heyday
On a day celebrating the TB-303, acid and dance music, one really must look at the London acid techno scene. Revolving around fast, hard techno beats with grinding, raw, dirty 303 acid lines, and underground parties of squats, drugs, travelers and sound systems in the mid-90s it was epitomized in a compilation called It's Not Intelligent...And It's Not From Detroit...But It's F**king 'avin It!
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RIP Leon Music House
Sad news of Music House dubplate cutter Leon Chu passing away. His impact on the drum & bass scene and beyond will be remembered.