After a short hiatus we're back with the We Dont Mess About Podcast, Episode 020! This mix features several classics from the drum and bass world, as well as a couple newer and underappreciated gems. Including tunes from Black Rain (Omni Trio), Deep Blue, Calibre, Naibu, Cern and Vaccine, you're sure to enjoy it. All tracks taken from the crates in this vinyl only mix.
Tracklist:
1. Seba & Robert Manos - Make My Way Home [Offshore]
2. Black Rain - Uptempo (Strobe Mix) [Scale]
3. Deep Blue - Soho Code (Version X) [Offshore]
4. Calibre - Deep Orca [31R]
5. Rufige Kru - Sometimes Sad Day [Metalheadz]
6. Naibu ft. Miss Drop - Doubts [Horizons]
7. State of Mind - Ronald Reagan [State of Mind]
8. Noisia - Omissions [Vision]
9. Cern - Micromega [Renegade Hardware]
10. Vaccine - Rhyme Related [Vaccine]
The first two tracks, mashed up together, are classics out of the early 2000s. Seba's 'Make My Way Home' featuring Robert Manos features lovely vocals and breakbeatss, while 'Uptempo (Strobe Mix)' puts a toned down drumline matched with tender synths to create a rolling vibe. The album Uptempo is taken from, Black Rain's 'All Tomorrow's Food', is well worth checking out if you dig the style.
http://www.discogs.com/Seba-Make-My-Way-Home-In-The-Sun/master/440682
http://www.discogs.com/Black-Rain-All-Tomorrows-Food/release/179908
A classic on Offshore Rec, Deep Blue's 'Soho Code' continues the sparse drums matched with truly rolling basslines to give an image of the ocean flowing back and forth. It's been a long time since I've heard anyone other than Offshore Rec's label head, DJ Clever, playing this one.
http://www.discogs.com/Deep-Blue-Soho-Code-Version-X-Coral-Spirit-Remix/master/511917
Continuing the ocean vibes, Calibre's 'Deep Orca' trills piano highs and deep subs for an extraordinarily relaxing tune. Taken off of 31R's 'Future Beats, the Album' (good luck finding the vinyl) not a whole lot of people have been on this one due to its short and tight mixing.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-31-Recordings-presents-Future-Beats-The-Album/master/772913
One of my favorite tunes, 'Sometimes Sad Day' by Rufige Kru, taken from the 'Memoirs of an Afterlife LP' combines rolling bass with melancholy filled synths to create an amazing piece of art. Check it.
http://www.discogs.com/Rufige-Kru-Memoirs-Of-An-Afterlife/master/175795
Naibu is no newcomer, but many people don't know the tracks he's released outside of his reknowned albums. 'Doubts' is one of these, which adds some serious energy to the mix with his own unique style.
http://www.discogs.com/Naibu-Discrete-EP/release/2250787
State of Mind hasn't released anything on vinyl for some time, and many of their more recent tracks have fallen to the idea that the more compressed a tune is, the better. 'Ronald Reagan' stems from before this time, and is everything that late 2000's neurofunk vibe had to offer.
http://www.discogs.com/Naibu-Discrete-EP/release/2250787
Okay, Noisia's 'Omissions'. Almost every DJ in the world has got this one in their bag. Yet, no matter how many times I hear it, it still sounds so damn fresh. Deep, dark, and gritty, this one is a true masterpiece.
http://www.discogs.com/Noisia-Bad-Dreams-Omissions/release/700127
Part of the 'Limber EP' on Renegade Hardware, Cern's 'Micromega' is a tune that got overlooked in the shadow of Limber. Minimal vibes combined with eerie synths gives this tune its identity. Well worth giving another listen.
http://www.discogs.com/Maztek-Chroma-6-BTK-4-Cern-Limber-EP/release/4263048
Finishing off the mix is a new tune by Vaccine combining minimal drum and bass and serious hip hop. Released as a not-on-label white label this year, a lot of people have overlooked this one. Killer!
http://www.discogs.com/Vaccine-Rhyme-Related-Oubliette/release/7265692
Thanks for listening! Watch out for episode 21 in a few weeks, another mix featuring underplayed and underappreciated gems of all genres. Until then!
Peace n Bass
-Sheep
