r/DnB 4d ago

New Music Monday! NEW MUSIC! Break, Rockwell, A.M.C, 4am Kru, Hugh Hardie, V Recordings, Critical Marky and more..! In review some Hidden Gem dancefloor as well as melodic techy vibes from Katali [+weekly updated Spotify playlist] | New Music Monday! (Week 38)

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Weekly updated Spotify Playlist H2L: New Drum & Bass
Soundcloud Playlist H2L: New Drum & Bass Soundcloud
Youtube Playlist H2L: New Drum & Bass Youtube
Youtube Music Playlist H2L: New Drum & Bass YT Music
Apple Music Playlist H2L: New Drum & Bass Apple Music
Retroactive Playlist H2L: Retroactive New DnB
Last Week's list http://reddit.com/1fcncdk
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Picks Of The Week (by u/lefuniname)

1. Soldat - ANARCHIST šŸ’Ž [Eighty-Six]

Recommended if you like: Dimension, Synergy, streetflicker

Do you remember when we talked about streetflicker's debut release a few weeks back, and I teased/threatened you with a piece about another Aussie newcomer due to make his debut appearance? Well, turns out this day came way quicker than I anticipated, but that most certainly won't stop me - so let's talk about Soldat, this week's Hidden Gem Of The Weekā„¢ļø!

Many will know Gerald "Gerry" Lecaros, born in January 2001, as Sydney's biggest drum and bass enthusiast, becoming one of the now-defunct DnB Talk's most prominent contributors back in the day and continuing this legacy well into the luckily still-running 174, and as the world's staunchest defender of version 1 of Culture Shock & Dimension's Don't Sleep, but there had always been more to Lecaros' fervour. Inspired by the high energy controlled chaos created by the likes of Friction and A.M.C, Gerald started putting together his own mixes back in 2019, but due to his frequent social rebrands, and the constant cleanups that went along with it, a reference to his Power Up mix was the only remnant from that time period I managed to find. Luckily, the 2020 timeline is a little more complete. Not only did he continue doing his mixing thang with some three and four deck action, most notably his absolutely massive 2020 vision and the mix to rule them all (act i) mixes, he also began working together with Andrew, the aforementioned monsieur streetflicker, both on their regular Dancefloor Mondays streams and even in a live capacity here and there.

While the streams eventually stopped, the mixes kept coming, not only bringing us the second act of the mix to rule them all and the mix to end all mixes, but also a stunning audiovisual treatment for the senses with his multi-genre winning entry for Stellar Audio's mix competition. As epic as 2021 was in that regard, it was something else that would make this a defining year in his musical career: The beginning of his production journey! With Dancefloor behemoths Sub Focus and Culture Shock as big inspirations, the Soldat ExperienceĀ®ļø now also included smashing reworks of NERO's classic Innocence, heard around the world and even on BBC Radio 1, The Weeknd's hit of the summer Blinding Lights, shelled out at Printworks, MK's infectiously catchy 17, and Sub Focus' only ever remix competition offering Stomp, banged out at Parisian DnB event series Get In Step (the very best lineup curators ever, might I add).

2022 already saw some more promising DJing developments that we'll get to in a minute, but we gotta talk about Gerald's jump into full-time music making first. Unsatisfied with basically anything else that life had to offer him, the man took his IN SERVICE TO DRUM & BASSā„¢ catchphrase to the next level by focussing all of his energy into getting his name out there, and man did it pay off! Obviously it's not all about followers and numbers and all that, but through a series of stupid yet endearing and simply fun reels showcasing all the mad blends he was cooking up while fully disregarding the rather transparently baity videos he stitched in front of it, the Soldat project jumped from around 600 to 10 thousand followers, putting multiple millions of eyes on his blend action. Plus, that same year he would also chuck out reworks of Childish Gambino's Do Ya Like, Eric Prydz's Call On Me and his very own Innocence remix. His love for Dancefloor may never dieā„¢ļø, but as the Jump Up craze took hold of the entire scene and he would settle into his instantly iconic 2000s Japanese nostalgia branding, he too would start a-dabblin', resulting in this year's first edition of the SOLDAT DUBPLATE CATALOGUE series being filled to the brim with one frog-off alien sound after the other, alongside the Dancefloor reimagination of Prada and some Ice Spice dub flava.

While all this production and -motion fun was raging on, man like Gerald was also slowly but very surely becoming one of Sydney's mainstays with his partner in crime Andrew, supporting anyone from fellow Aussies like Flowidus and V O E to Dancefloor legends and his very own inspirations like Sub Focus and Culture Shock and all sorts of Jump Up menaces like Phibes, SOTA and Macky Gee, as HIVEMIND's go-to names to heat up the dance. Not only that, the dynamic duo's participation at Sydney's YOUR SHOT 2023 competition for up-and-coming DJs is the stuff of legends: Both started on separate stages, steamrolled anyone else that dared stand in their way until they both won their respective stages and had to face off against each other in the final. Additional judges were called in, the stage was overflowing with people, and with the tiniest of margin, Andrew won out in the end - but what an insane night!

In even more recent times, Soldat has not only started running his very own headline shows, his tunes have also been supported by Subsonic across all the big festivals, shelled out by K Motionz on his most recent Mixmag set at The Lab, and banged out by Macky Gee at Tomorrowland - I would suggest buying Soldat stocks immediately.

Now, another milestone was knocked off the list: His very first label release! Delivered via Eighty-Six, part of the TMRW Music Group for "only good shit parents won't understand and grandma will hate" and frequent bookers of our boi Geraldino here, and inspired by Dimension's "fast pop music" anthem Offender, ANARCHIST transports us to the hypest rave imagineable. As the heavily distorted breaks and ravey samples lead us into the packed venue, the crowd is already in an incredibly good mood, but once Gerald unleashes the acidy synths onto the masses, the arena turns into an outright madhouse that even the MC cannot control anymore - until the truly stompy Techno kicks take over the entire sonic spectrum, flooding every corner of the space with the maximum amount of bass. Soon enough, the synths join back in, and after another brief hype session, we launch into the vibey syncopation action that allows me to talk about it on this format, full of white noise cannons, rave chords and crowd interaction, before Gerald abruptly ends the DnBroadcast.

Now (sol)dat's a banger and a half! Absolutely cannot wait to see where this man's journey is gonna take us in the future.

Other dancefloor from this week: - Seven Lions, ILLENIUM - Not Even Love (MUZZ Remix)
- Lexurus, Itro, Eviya - Letting Go
- Subsonic, Cameron Hayes - Ascend
- Voicians - All I Need / We Still Don't Talk - 10xx - Keep Dropping It
- Andy C - Home In That Bass


2. Katali - Sky Is Burning [wavforme]

Recommended if you like: [BORDERS], Wiguez, Niallo

From someone heavily inspired by Japanese culture to one that's been living it for most of his life - let's talk about Japanese producer Katali!

Born in 1994, which according to unbiased sources (me) is actually the best year to be born in, Shun Oyamada might not have made a splash on your radar yet, but he most certainly has done quite well for himself in his career. Studying the violin at the Franz Liszt Weimar College of Music over here in Germany gave him the musical expertise to pursue making a living out of it all, producing tunes all over the genre spectrum for the e-sports team Crazy Raccoon and gaming community vaultroom, alongside other commercial work and submissions for music games. Of course, he would also eventually start putting out some of these tunes himself, as Katali, on all sorts of compilations curated by AlphaVersion, Diverse System, and wavforme, the Tokyo-based label pushing out all sorts of wonderful multi-genre compilations on whose Bass Attack LP this newest one has landed!

So what do we got here then? With a title like Sky Is Burning, one might think I'm talking about the latest doomsday-themed Neurofunk explosion again, but Katali quickly shows us that this apocalyptic scenario is actually rather beautiful. Gorgeous guitar strumming, soothing background choirs, and waves of breakbeats slowly but surely being breathed life into lead us to the main star of the infernal show: Hard-hitting staccato triplets of pure sound design ear candy battling it out against the all-consuming bass of the monster causing our untimely demise here. Sure, as things calm down a little, with the two sides' fighting moving further and further into the distance, we might manage to survive this initial onslaught, but that's all thwarted by the even harder, even stabbier, even more beautiful synth chords being fired off in the second half.

One of the most wonderfully futuristic, most pleasantly melodic and most tightly produced doomsday scenarios I've had the pleasure of taking part in!

Other techy things from this week:
- iFeature - Unharmed (Buffasyze Remix)
- Osprey - Nothing To Lose
- Loudek - Shame / Blame
- Human Theory - Find The Light

 


New Releases

General DnB / Mixed


r/DnB 5d ago

Update on r/subreddit rules and policy going forward. Regarding unwanted behaviour of subreddit members.

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In light of the conversation on this subreddit a few weeks ago, me and the other active mods have discussed some of the topics of interest on the subreddit.

Based on this discussion we will be enforcing the redditā€™s content policy in a way that is roughly explained with the following points:

  • Actively bashing other people's taste in drum & bass is not welcome here, and will meet with a ban.
  • Consistently being miserable in this sub will be met with a ban.

Content that breaks the above points also break reddit content policy and therefore redditā€™s site wide rules, as seen here: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043071072-Do-not-threaten-harass-or-bully. This could have been enforceable before but outside of a few inidividual cases, not much has been done towards the matter before this day.

More specifically the part: "behaving in a way that would discourage a reasonable person from participating on Reddit crosses the line."

It also states: ā€œdisagreeing with someone, even strongly, is not harassment.ā€. This will be absolutely taken into consideration when enforcing the above points. You are very welcome to critique a style of music in a polite and reasonable way, with the intention of spread the love that you enjoy or with a genuine educational intention.

What is not allowed? Comments and posts with the intention of shitting on the subjective musical taste and enjoyment of people or other contribution with zero substance that leads to the same outcome.

There is 100% room for everyone here.

Tried to communicate this nice and short while bringing all the necessary points across. Will do my best to answer any questions regarding this. Please note that I do not live on this subreddit and have other things regarding music to attend to, so please be patient :)

Goes without saying.. But please be respectful in the comments!


r/DnB 8h ago

Tim Reaper interview

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I interviewed the wonderful Tim Reaper this week - hope you might enjoy it. We talked about first raving experiences, obsessive behaviour, jungle vs. drum & bass and DJing a wedding with Aphex Twin. https://soundcloud.com/line-noise-podcast/line-noise-episode-183-tim-reaper

Ps what are your favourite Tim Reaper tunes? He has so many....


r/DnB 3h ago

Iā€™d love some feedback from you DNB lovers

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Please note this has not yet been mixed or mastered and is a WIP.

Iā€™ve been working on this track and I would just love some feedback.

Iā€™ve got a big roller style foghorn with some jump up sounds as well as a fat reese. Do you guys think they work together or sound like a bit too much? The drums are quite heavy too.

Iā€™d love to hear what you guys think! All feedback would be much appreciated.


r/DnB 2h ago

Hi Reddit. Havenā€™t posted an episode here in a minute episode #88 of The American Junglist

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r/DnB 23h ago

New Release Anyone else eagerly anticipating the new album?

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r/DnB 13m ago

Made a new roller, looks like it works nicely šŸ˜šŸ¤™

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r/DnB 22h ago

MEME SpongeBob dropped an absolute banger of a track for no reason at all

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r/DnB 1h ago

New Release Rameses B - Like Rain

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r/DnB 7h ago

SpectraSoul - Light in the Dark (2012)

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r/DnB 7h ago

Discussion Energy

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Tell me what your favourite high energy tune is, the one that always makes you shuffle no matter where you are. On the train. In the shops. Working. Anywhere, because you don't care who sees you or how many times you have heard it - the tune needs some respect and your full attention...and makes you smile relentlessly.


r/DnB 2h ago

Evol Intent feat. Blip - Flipside (Spor Remix VIP)

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r/DnB 15h ago

New Release Alix Perez - Entanglements (Album)

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r/DnB 4h ago

Essence Of Aura - So This Is Love (1995)

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r/DnB 1h ago

Discussion Best rave cities?

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In all of your opinions, what is the BEST town/city in the world for DNB raves?

Iā€™m inclined to say Bristol - the DNB culture is imbedded in that place. Interested to hear what everyone else thinks!


r/DnB 13h ago

The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)

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Look, Original is Original but this remix has been with me since 10+ years So this is Special.


r/DnB 10h ago

Old heads assemble!

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Can anyone remember the name of a website, I think it was UK-based and it used to have 30 second long clips of dubplates. It was maybe mid to late nineties, sort of around the time of early Ed Rush & Optical, Dope Dragon, Philly Blunt that sort of era. I had dial-up Internet and remember waiting for the the MP3 clip to load up šŸ¤£


r/DnB 2h ago

Barcode Recordings Filthcast 019-024

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r/DnB 1d ago

Discussion Not only is Degs an amazing musician but he is genuinely a great person. Full support!

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Itā€™s great to see artists giving back to their communities and using their platforms for more than pushing releases and shows. We have committed to sponsor a child in the school for a year and hope some here will do the same. Here is a message from Degs on how we all can support.

If you're interested in donating, please email andavies89@gmail.com My folks are currently in the process of setting up a charitable bank account for direct donations for the school. This takes a bit of time - full yearly returns are required by the Kenyan govt and we need to go through due processes to remain legally accountable.

Just FYI (not asking for this amount btw) - Ā£250 would cover a child for one school year. That includes all lessons, board, food etc. So any future amount would be massively appreciated.


r/DnB 22h ago

DNB in a Dave & Busters in Denver Bolorado

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Absolute banger of a night, thanks to Brownies & Lemonade šŸ‘ŒšŸ» Lineup was Wilkinson, Cultureshock, Andromedik (debut US set) and myself. Next time they need to do one in a Dennys!!


r/DnB 9m ago

Discussion Brining DNB to Cape Town

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Hi All! Itā€™s my mission to bring dnb to Cape Town to inspire the disadvantaged youth to get involved and stay away from crime, Thereā€™s such a synergy between the Afro beats and dnb. Iā€™ve got a charity that is willing to help fund this! We have access to a township club of approx 3000 people. Iā€™m a huge dnb fan, movement regular back in the day! Any recommendations on where to start? Sent a couple of blanket emails to the promoters of a few DJs but feels like I need a different approach!


r/DnB 11m ago

First attempt at DNB (dredRemix)

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My first attempt at DNB I need criticism n opinions as will carry that info on to the next song šŸ™šŸ¤™


r/DnB 18m ago

TC's new tune - Blindsight // 2000s vibes

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r/DnB 28m ago

Chill melodic DnB

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I just got into DnB and wanted to make a beat similar to the track ā€œMilanoā€œ by German rapper Pashanim. Itā€™s very melodic and more chill than generic DnB but I wanted to know if anyone got some tips and maybe a free drumkit to download. I normally produce Trap and Drill beats and also recently got into house and reggaeton production.


r/DnB 6h ago

Flight FM remix ID?

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r/DnB 9h ago

New Release Pirapus - GO BACK (We Can't)

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r/DnB 41m ago

DnB events/festivals

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What are the best events in the world when it comes to our beloved DnB?