13th February 2008, 14:09
13th February 2008, 15:15
tyranny Wrote:ed rush and nico - lo
It's only Nico (with some additional bits of Fierce). The darkest techstep ever ;)
Anyway:
Neotech - Terminal
Ed Rush & Nico - Neutron/Torque/Comatone/Mothership
Doc Scott - Shadowboxing
Fierce & Nico - Input
Boymerang - Still (and the VIP from Dom & Optical)
Trace & Nico - Mid Town Methods (Level II)
T Power & MK Ultra - Mutant Jazz (Trace Rollers Instinct remix) the first ever!
Tonic - Implants
Cybernet & Genetix - Cyborg2/Program 3
Genoforce - The Germs
Twisted Anger - 9027/Exquisite/5 o'clock
Dom & Matrix - Vandal
Suspicious Circumstance - Completely Real
13th February 2008, 15:18
Ed Rush - The Raven
I posted it Monday Airmail
Also love proton and the trace tune that goes 'danger coming from the 23rd chamber' - anyone know what thats called ?
Cheers
I posted it Monday Airmail
Also love proton and the trace tune that goes 'danger coming from the 23rd chamber' - anyone know what thats called ?
Cheers
13th February 2008, 15:28
Paradigm X Wrote:Ed Rush - The Raven
I posted it Monday Airmail
Also love proton and the trace tune that goes 'danger coming from the 23rd chamber' - anyone know what thats called ?
Cheers
that's on Emotif.. Midtown Method by Rollers Instinct I think.
13th February 2008, 16:14
Just realized I love tech-step more than any other sub-genre of dnb. Any good '97 tech-step mixes about, then? I know a little, but not enough!
13th February 2008, 16:21
Hades aka Script Presents :
31 Records VS Prototype (96-99)
Deep Beats : Nasty Habits
Mute â98 : Matrix
March : Nasty Habits
Moving 808âs : Optical
Urban Space : Boymerang
Bounce : Optical
Sphere : Trace
The End Part 1 : Optical
Schitzoid : Calyx
Sonar : Trace
Mechanics : Dom & Roland
Cutlso (Lokuste Mix) : Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce
Still : Boymerang
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7ivwmmz3wzm
Early Tech Step Mix (M/S & Tech Itch) HADES aka SCRIPT
Rage Roll : Dom & Optical
PMG5 : Decoder
The Virus : Technical Itch
Storm : Dom & Roland
Jazz Station : Decoder
Stronghold : Technical Itch
Chained On 2 Sides : Dom & Roland
Twister : Decoder
Terminal : Technical Itch
Homicide : Dom & Roland
Quake : Decoder
The Vandal : Dom & Roland
Frostbite : Ice Minus
Weekend World : Calyx Remix
In My dreams : Decoder
Quadrant 6 : Dom & Optical
Time Square : Decoder
Concrete Shoes : Dom & Optical
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bmm4j5jgijo
Hades aka Script Presents :
âTimez Change 93-98 Mixâ
No U Turn / Saigon / Nu Black
Dub White : DJ Ruffkutt
The Illuminati : Deep Rooted
Dangerous : DJ Ruffkutt
Wax Musical (Remix) : Dom & Roland
We Enter : Ryme Tyme
Whatâs Up : Ed Rush & Nico
Mothership : Ed Rush
Bloodclot Artattack (Lick 1 Remix) : Ed Rush
Mad Different Methods : Ed Rush / Trace & Nico
Technology : Ed Rush
Droid : Ed Rush / Trace & Nico
C701 : Nico & Davis
Area 51 : Trace & Nico
Breaking Limits : Unknown Face
Comatone : Ed Rush
August (Remix) : Ed Rush & Nico
Defect : Ed Rush
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6ljd1dnjy1m
there you go
lol
peace
31 Records VS Prototype (96-99)
Deep Beats : Nasty Habits
Mute â98 : Matrix
March : Nasty Habits
Moving 808âs : Optical
Urban Space : Boymerang
Bounce : Optical
Sphere : Trace
The End Part 1 : Optical
Schitzoid : Calyx
Sonar : Trace
Mechanics : Dom & Roland
Cutlso (Lokuste Mix) : Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce
Still : Boymerang
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7ivwmmz3wzm
Early Tech Step Mix (M/S & Tech Itch) HADES aka SCRIPT
Rage Roll : Dom & Optical
PMG5 : Decoder
The Virus : Technical Itch
Storm : Dom & Roland
Jazz Station : Decoder
Stronghold : Technical Itch
Chained On 2 Sides : Dom & Roland
Twister : Decoder
Terminal : Technical Itch
Homicide : Dom & Roland
Quake : Decoder
The Vandal : Dom & Roland
Frostbite : Ice Minus
Weekend World : Calyx Remix
In My dreams : Decoder
Quadrant 6 : Dom & Optical
Time Square : Decoder
Concrete Shoes : Dom & Optical
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bmm4j5jgijo
Hades aka Script Presents :
âTimez Change 93-98 Mixâ
No U Turn / Saigon / Nu Black
Dub White : DJ Ruffkutt
The Illuminati : Deep Rooted
Dangerous : DJ Ruffkutt
Wax Musical (Remix) : Dom & Roland
We Enter : Ryme Tyme
Whatâs Up : Ed Rush & Nico
Mothership : Ed Rush
Bloodclot Artattack (Lick 1 Remix) : Ed Rush
Mad Different Methods : Ed Rush / Trace & Nico
Technology : Ed Rush
Droid : Ed Rush / Trace & Nico
C701 : Nico & Davis
Area 51 : Trace & Nico
Breaking Limits : Unknown Face
Comatone : Ed Rush
August (Remix) : Ed Rush & Nico
Defect : Ed Rush
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6ljd1dnjy1m
there you go
lol
peace
13th February 2008, 16:39
Just play What's Up, Mad Different Methods and Mothership over and over and over again until they get the message... Techstep don't come any better than them
13th February 2008, 16:42
not forgetting the mighty silver blade!
13th February 2008, 16:46
tyranny Wrote:not forgetting the mighty silver blade!
Highly over-rated.
Never really thought of it as Techstep either tbh
13th February 2008, 17:04
naphta Wrote:tyranny Wrote:not forgetting the mighty silver blade!
highly over-rated.
never really thought of it as techstep either tbh
you know my feelings on this one
thanks for the mixes hades, will be listening to them all over the next week or so, cheers!
13th February 2008, 17:31
Silver Blade is the almighty
What makes a tune techstep really though?
Futuristic sounding, not 94 jungley?, between 96/98?
I dont know.
Silver Blade ticks all boxes though, and tickles my fancy I might add.
What makes a tune techstep really though?
Futuristic sounding, not 94 jungley?, between 96/98?
I dont know.
Silver Blade ticks all boxes though, and tickles my fancy I might add.
13th February 2008, 17:40
Does tech-step still exist as a sub-genre? In ye're opinion, I mean.
I'd characterise Spectra-soul's a-side on their new ep on nu directions as being pretty close. Also Instra:mental+Jonny L's output 1-2. Any other good recent examples?
Also I don't think it should be limited to strictly steppy stuff, like one-two beat structure. It's all about sparse, metallic beats and proper atmospheres, generally of the dark & moody variety I reckon photek's early stuff was closely linked to the sound, for me it's a synthesis of the values of both jungle and tech-step. I might be wrong though...
I'd characterise Spectra-soul's a-side on their new ep on nu directions as being pretty close. Also Instra:mental+Jonny L's output 1-2. Any other good recent examples?
Also I don't think it should be limited to strictly steppy stuff, like one-two beat structure. It's all about sparse, metallic beats and proper atmospheres, generally of the dark & moody variety I reckon photek's early stuff was closely linked to the sound, for me it's a synthesis of the values of both jungle and tech-step. I might be wrong though...
13th February 2008, 17:43
Photek - Third Sequence anyone?
Might just fit
Might just fit
13th February 2008, 17:44
Naphta Wrote:tyranny Wrote:not forgetting the mighty silver blade!
Highly over-rated.
Never really thought of it as Techstep either tbh
i think it was a bit of a transitional tune in that it has none of the rawness of the early no-u-turn and emotif classics but it still has pretty much the same aesthetic - although by this stage the radical grunginess and militancy of techstep was starting to be lost and it had lost it's "shock of novelty" value.
certainly not overrated though, it's definitely an all time classic in my book
as for techstep, you can be a strict taxonomist and insist that techstep is 96-97 sample based jungle with distorted bassines and a grungy dystopian aesthetic that stemmed from the results of a long recession and 18 years of tory rule, the dismantling of the welfare state and the privatisation of social capital
or you can end up with a fairly meaningless word that doesn't really describe much more than jungle + basslines put through a few guitar distortion pedals
13th February 2008, 17:45
Bonz Wrote:Also I don't think it should be limited to strictly steppy stuff,
it never WAS about strictly steppy stuff at the time to be honest... check out the tech steppin lp on emotif and the torque lp
13th February 2008, 17:47
as for whether techstep exists as a genre today i would have to say "no"
although there is stuff being made that resembles it rather well - "fire like this" on secret operations being the most techsteppy tune of recent years imo - and that jonny l vs. instramental tune you already mentioned is very fine too
although there is stuff being made that resembles it rather well - "fire like this" on secret operations being the most techsteppy tune of recent years imo - and that jonny l vs. instramental tune you already mentioned is very fine too
13th February 2008, 17:48
Some good points Tyranny, it's the vibe we're looking for here.
You are wrong about Silver Blade though, it's definitely not techstep
You are wrong about Silver Blade though, it's definitely not techstep
Ashes
13th February 2008, 17:51
tyranny Wrote:as for whether techstep exists as a genre today i would have to say "no"
how is techstep a genre?
13th February 2008, 17:53
Silver Blade is one of the greatest tunes ever if not the greatest, overrated?!
13th February 2008, 17:54
Some nice dakstep in here
dak Wrote:Hello everyone,
It's been long since I've made any dj mixes so here's finally one to scratch the surface of what I've been up to and feeling this year. I haven't been on the decks too much lately so the mixing is kinda sloppy at some points but at least I had fun drinking beer and recording this one. Hope you enjoy it too!
Hosted by Fanu. Thank you bro!
Link:
http://www.fanumusic.com/mixes/dak_d&b_mix_121207.mp3
Tracklist:
Skynet - Hal (Hidden Agenda remix) [Audio Blueprint]
Majistrate feat. Agent K - Under Attack [Juice]
Resound - Rise Like The Sun [unreleased / Secret Operations]
Dak - Ovi B [unreleased / Counter Intelligence]
Dragon Fist - Follow The Leader [Kartoonz]
Cycom - Petrol [unreleased / Lightless]
Swift - The One [Charge]
dj Surreal - Seascape [Hard Leaders]
Dak - Ovi A [unreleased / Counter Intelligence]
Jonny L - Common Origin [XL]
Teebee - Droids [Audio Couture]
Dak - Ovi C [unreleased / unsigned]
Hokusai - Black Rose [Source Direct]
Doc Scott - Drumz '95 (Nasty Habits remix) [Metalheadz]
Dak - untitled [unreleased / unsigned]
Trace & Nico - Cells [No U-Turn]
Ratana & Preslav - Decompression [unreleased / unsigned]
13th February 2008, 17:54
Ashes Wrote:tyranny Wrote:as for whether techstep exists as a genre today i would have to say "no"
how is techstep a genre?
some good advice here.
13th February 2008, 18:01
tyranny Wrote:Bonz Wrote:Also I don't think it should be limited to strictly steppy stuff,
it never WAS about strictly steppy stuff at the time to be honest... check out the tech steppin lp on emotif and the torque lp
I fully realize that steve, my two 'new' examples above are on a strictly stepping vibe though, and I wanted to open the discussion up to more than just steppers. Sorry if it didn't come across as intended.
When does a tune stop bearing a 'resemblance' to a genre and start being a part of it? If either of those tunes had used a guitar pedal in the making of their basslines, could I THEN start calling it tech-step? I mean, we've already got the recession on the way
Also why would tech-step be a meaningless word exactly? Would it not be a useful word to describe the differences between a tune like shadowboxing and some all-out ragga-core track from 94-95? I'm not to well up on me ragga-jungle
13th February 2008, 18:02
Sir Loris Of Crowthorne Wrote:Some good points Tyranny, it's the vibe we're looking for here.
You are wrong about Silver Blade though, it's definitely not techstep
13th February 2008, 18:07
Bonz Wrote:I fully realize that steve, my two 'new' examples above are on a strictly stepping vibe though, and I wanted to open the discussion up to more than just steppers. Sorry if it didn't come across as intended.
When does a tune stop bearing a 'resemblance' to a genre and start being a part of it? If either of those tunes had used a guitar pedal in the making of their basslines, could I THEN start calling it tech-step? I mean, we've already got the recession on the way
Also why would tech-step be a meaningless word exactly? Would it not be a useful word to describe the differences between a tune like shadowboxing and some all-out ragga-core track from 94-95? I'm not to well up on me ragga-jungle
13th February 2008, 18:12
Oh shit, is this DOA?? My bad, sorry to bother you steve