Do you have a favourite era or year of drum and bass?

I would say for me it is probably 1992. And 1993-1994 was quality as well but I don't want to get too broad with this when I'm trying to pick a favourite.

The vibes from 1992 tunes are like nothing I've heard since. There's an unashamed happiness to the music. Now, drum and bass has always had some great darker tunes on the other end of the emotive scale, but 1992 combined the "happy" vibes as I seem to be calling them with the energy of a good breakbeat workout.

1992 also has a distinctive sound. You hear tunes from then and you can often guess when they came from.

[Macc]

next year

or maybe the one after that. the one when i finish my album anyway. so probably 2012.

92/93-97 if i had to be more precise 94-96

95-97 wows me to no end. So much diversity in output.

I would say for me it is probably 1992. And 1993-1994 was quality as well but I don't want to get too broad with this when I'm trying to pick a favourite.

The vibes from 1992 tunes are like nothing I've heard since. There's an unashamed happiness to the music. Now, drum and bass has always had some great darker tunes on the other end of the emotive scale, but 1992 combined the "happy" vibes as I seem to be calling them with the energy of a good breakbeat workout.

1992 also has a distinctive sound. You hear tunes from then and you can often guess when they came from.

same as down to a tee (avoiding the word dito)

93-94 seemed to be the last real music explosion.....jungle or otherwise.

i think we're due for some mayhem...

1996-1999

2007-2008

I like the things the way they are right now. I'm really digging the music as it is right now.

the whole rise, up till 2000

1992 was brilliant, and there will never be a time quite like that again!
But, my favourite without a doubt is mid 1993 to mid 1994, where the dark and musical sounds merged together with mad amen edits..


I'm thinking early GLO, early back to basics, Legend Records, Creative Wax, and artists such as Invisible man, DJ Pulse, Jason Ball, and sooo many more, I'll be here all day listing them if I'm not careful

pre 97, because i started listening to drum'n'bass in 97. i still feel i missed lots of good stuff because i got into so late.
but actually there's always been something very good and interesting, as my taste has also developed over the years. each year or era has something very special for me.

1996-1999

its like movies, every year offered its own goodness. none too much above the other.

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93 all the way. The golden year.

I like the things the way they are right now. I'm really digging the music as it is right now.

Me too.

Although though 94-97 still seems pretty untouchable.

[denaris]

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^^^^^^

Although I have a massive love for 93-95 (excluding the horrible Bad Ass style jump up that frequented the music 95 onwards). Hype, Bukem, Fabio, Randall, Tango, Ratty, Rider, all DJs I enjoyed seeing and too many great producers around that time.

So it's a toss up (ooo err) between 93-95 because of the breaks and vibes 96-98 dark stuff because of the memories and quality tunage.

96-98

well memories wise, the most exciting time was from 98-02 when i moved to London and started hitting the scene. It was all fresh for me, i was buying all kinds of music and taking fair amounts of chemicals...

I have really got into the breaks so i would say the best music was before the explosion of over compressed uberdnb..Listened to older Renegade Hardware and Ram stuff last night from 97 onwards and still love that grimey "robotnbass"

over compressed uberdnb

nice term

Listened to older Renegade Hardware and Ram stuff last night from 97 onwards and still love that grimey "robotnbass"

this is sort of the beginning of where it all went wrong for me. the early ram trilogy stuff was great... and then came the copycats

95 for me

this is sort of the beginning of where it all went wrong for me. the early ram trilogy stuff was great... and then came the copycats

yeah i know what you mean, there was a lot of copycat stuff..still Future Cut, Dylan, Loxy Ink and co still smashed it for me then

I really don't like much of that late 90s 'techstep' at all. It's just devoid of any appeal to me. I don't like the militant Alien Girl-style beats, or the atmosphere to the tunes, or much really. Drum and bass has got a lot better since then on average it seems. (Bear in mind I only got into it around 2001 though, so my perception may be skewered by what I now know of late 90s d&b.

Nonetheless, it's not my thing. I listened to that Doc Scott Bluenote set loads of people on DOA were raving about and I just didn't get the appeal.

[Macc]

I really don't like much of that late 90s 'techstep' at all. It's just devoid of any appeal to me. I don't like the militant Alien Girl-style beats, or the atmosphere to the tunes, or much really.

Same here. Bag of shite.

Wormhole and all that had a bit of funk to it at least.

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