Scorpio – Mellow Song

Scorpio – Mellow Song (Full Cycle Records, 1996) I dropped a little breadcrumb to today’s post in my previous breakdown of Photek’s ‘Rings Around Saturn’. I mentioned Dr Who Dat?’s Beat Journey LP, which includes a track that uses the same Pharoah Sanders sample as Rupert Parkes’ masterpiece. Produced by Jneiro Jarel, who would later

Bill Riley – In At The Deep End

Bill Riley – In At The Deep End (Protocol, 1996) I realised earlier this month that it was ten years since I started this blog and I thought this milestone was worth marking with a new post. The original idea behind DnB 365 was to write about a different track every day throughout 2013, so

Roni Size / Reprazent – Tribal Gathering ’97

DnB 365 reminisce about the first live performance by Roni Size / Reprazent at Tribal Gathering ’97 and exclusively reveal some previously unseen footage from the festival. I can rarely say that I was “there”. Those legendary nights in the history of drum & bass such as Rage, Speed and the Blue Note were like

Roni Size & DJ Die – 11:55 (Gangsta Mix)

Roni Size & DJ Die – 11:55 (Gangsta Mix) (Full Cycle, 1995) The Hustlers Convention LP by Lightnin’ Rod from 1973 is a seminal work that sounds like a Blaxploitation film put to wax, telling the story of two friends on a night out that ends in a shootout with the police and subsequently prison.

Wings – Wings

Wings – Wings (Reinforced Records, 1997) Here’s part two in a series of posts themed around the Exit Records 10th Birthday night at Fire this Friday – check part one here if you missed it. If you haven’t got a ticket for this one yet you’d better move fast as they’re nearly sold out. Due

DJ Die – Special Treat

DJ Die – Special Treat (V Recordings, 1997) A few weeks ago I looked at DJ Die’s ‘Something Special’, with its sample of Pee Wee Marquette introducing Art Blakey’s Quintet. ‘Special Treat’ appears on the other side of that 12″ and isn’t just similar in title as it also samples some introductory talk from a

DJ Krust – Set Speed

DJ Krust – Set Speed (V Recordings, 1995) Kirk Thompson AKA DJ Krust was one of the founding members of the Full Cycle label with Roni Size and DJ Die but had already tasted success as part of Fresh 4, a Bristol based group who had a UK Top 10 single with their Smith &

DJ Die – Something Special

DJ Die – Something Special (V Recordings, 1997) Daniel Kausman AKA DJ Die has been on the scene since the very beginning and was one of the key figures in the development of the Bristol sound as a founding member of Full Cycle Records. He has an extensive back catalogue with releases both as a

Substance – Prisoner

Substance – Prisoner (Ruffneck Ting Records, 1996) Back in 1993 the Ledge Crew began a jungle club in Bristol called Ruffneck Ting with DJ Dazee as resident. By 1995 it had developed into a record label and Substance were a recording collective featuring Dazee and Mark Morrison. The moniker would later be used for Morrison’s

Gang Related & Mask – Dictation

Gang Related & Mask – Dictation (Dope Dragon, 1996) The intro of ‘Dictation’ samples the opening fanfare of Richard Strauss’ ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’, better known as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey, making it a perfect set opener. In fact Strauss’ own program notes refer to this part as ‘Sunrise’. A male voice sampled