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Drum & Bass Recommendations Best Of 2015

Juno Recommends Drum & Bass

Juno Recommends Drum & Bass

Drum & Bass Recommendations Best Of 2015
8 Dec 2015
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Cat: SYMMLP 004S2. Rel: 31 Aug 15
 
Drum And Bass
Free Your Mind (feat Singing Fats) (5:09)
Brand New (5:47)
Review: Break's long-awaited third album is getting closer and closer by the sampler. We don't need to the hype it; the word couplet of Break and album is self-hyping enough to all who know their D&B. We don't even need to hype these tracks; "Free Your Mind" opens with a lush "Love So True" style reggae refrain before dropping into free-flowing rolling gold topped by Fats instantly distinctive harmonies. "Brand New" opens with heavenly chords before dropping into a deliciously rough and angular groove. Classic Break, both of these kill it on all corners. Bring on the album!
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Cat: RASTA 003V. Rel: 09 Mar 15
 
Drum And Bass
Legalize It (4:56)
Herbalist (4:26)
Review: Pixel and Mystic Pulse join the Rasta Vibez crew for some skunk-skanked jungle fun. First up is a storming rifle-flex twist on Pato Banton's fun-but-firm statement on herbal legalities. Complementing his rapid fire chats with equally thundering amens, it's got reload written into every red groove. Flip for more smoky sonic sermons as they take on another spark-up standard "Herbalist" with such authenticity you could easily be convinced it's 1992 again... Especially if you've practiced the lyrical content so much you think time travel is a thing. Pure Vibez.
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Cat: SOULR 070. Rel: 19 Oct 15
 
Drum And Bass
Zero T - "Piano Clap" (5:10)
Tokyo Prose - "Tell Me" (5:12)
FD - "Work It Out" (feat Collette Warren) (5:15)
LSB - "Hideaway" (6:25)
Review: Four of the scene's most soulful heavyweights representing with sublime slices of rolling gold on Soulr's consistently impressive four-piece series: Zero T polishes up ivories so much you can see your thoughts in them, Tokyo Prose toys with a lush falsetto and dreamy soundscapes, FD find the blue note on his DAW and wraps it up tight in the smoky tones of Collette Warren while LSB reminds us of the beauty of sample-based groove simplicity with hypnotic Q&A charm. Authentic timeless D&B.
out of stock $8.69
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Cat: NONPLUS 030. Rel: 03 Aug 15
 
Drum And Bass
Approach & Identify (6:28)
Approach & Identify (Demdike Stare remix) (7:03)
Review: When Nonplus announced plans to reissue some of Source Direct's mid '90s output backed with remixes, the revelation that Demdike Stare were among those commissioned made for interesting reading. The Modern Love pair have been exploring sandblasted jungle through their recent Testpressing 12" series so it makes perfect sense for them to work their Lancastrian magic on a Source Direct classic. Demdike Stare's Cross Border Incursion is far removed from the original, pushing Source Direct into an alien echo chamber of stripped back textures and brooding sub-bass. . Of course there are plenty of Nonplus fans not familiar with Source Direct's original 1995 version of "Approach & identify" and the chance to indulge here in a slice of jungle history should not be passed up.
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Cat: RECIPE 046. Rel: 14 Sep 15
 
Drum And Bass
Liquid 94 (6:27)
Cut-Throat Hardcore (5:19)
Nautilus (5:44)
The Future (5:35)
Review: Eveson's old school homage Dead Man's Chest enjoys the vinyl outfit its sounds demand... "Liquid 94" is all about the trembling one note piano strokes over a breezy mid tempo breakbeat. "Cut Throat Hardcore" is exactly what the name suggests: icy pads, barbed wire breaks, mentasms and a haunted vocal sample that nags for eons. "Nautilus" is the darkest jam of the EP; all buried elements and warped textures wrap tightly around cymbal-splash heavy break with enough space for a very well known Lafayette horn sample. Finally we hit the arresting, super-spacious sounds of "The Future" where the vocal dominates over a broad-brushed drum swing and deep sea pads. Deadly.
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Cat: SOULR 067. Rel: 20 Apr 15
 
Drum And Bass
Bun Ya Too (feat Marcus Intalex, Chimpo, Fox, Rolla, Skittles & Strategy) (2:47)
Something To Believe In (feat Calibre) (5:36)
Diablo (feat Dub Phizix) (5:25)
Raptors (feat DJ Die) (5:01)
Review: Soul:R roll out this 12" accompaniment to Mid Mic Crisis, aimed to satisfy the needs of any DRS fans who prefer his music on vinyl and it's also a handy sampler for anyone that's not yet checked the collaboration heavy set from the Manchester MC. Given the sheer standard of artists that contributed, we don't envy whoever it was at Soul:R that was tasked with plucking four cuts for this 12" but the label have done a fine job. Most selectors out there will be happy to see the dark side crew cut "Bun Ya Too" here, whilst the skittering futurism of Calibre collaboration "Something To Believe In" was made for the vinyl format!
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Cat: USHR 001. Rel: 12 Jan 15
 
Drum And Bass
Track 1
Track 2
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Cat: 471981 1. Rel: 16 Mar 15
 
Drum And Bass
Yoohoo (LTJ Bukem remix) (5:29)
Yoohoo (Benton remix) (6:05)
Review: Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman's Dusky project has come a long way over the last few years, with the duo having released on Will Saul's Aus Music, among many others. Their "Yohoo" tune on 17 Steps was a big breakthrough in their sound, blending hard-hitting tech-house together with more soulful influences, and that tune is herein remixed by a rather special pair. On the A-side you got drum & bass legend LTJ Bukem spinning the original into a deep and mesmerising break driven anthem in trademark Good Lookin' style, while on the flipside B.Wright aka Benton flips the tune into a a veritable d&b-dubstep hybrid, where jungle breaks ride among half-step beats and grizzly low-ends. Gnarly.
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Cat: RASTA 005V. Rel: 31 Aug 15
 
Drum And Bass
Ethiopian Jungle (5:28)
Bam Bam The Alarm (6:00)
Review: More anonymous jungle flexing from Dutch imprint Rasta Vibez. In keeping with their timeless Jamaican remit, both cuts plunder the classic sample vaults to create a new twist on a well-loved sound. "Ethiopian Jungle" is loaded with toaster chat shots and sharp shards of Levy while rolling on some robust, rusty amens. "Bam Bam The Alarm" shoves Sister Nancy and Tenor Saw in a room together, locks the door and refuses to let them out until they make bass babies. Rewind.
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Cat: VRS 034 . Rel: 31 Aug 15
 
Drum And Bass
Footpath (5:29)
Leibniz (5:30)
Review: Oh boy... Last time these two roustabouts collided in the studio "Mythos" happened! And it became one of the biggest D&B tracks of 2013. Expectations have been set high since both parties teased us earlier this year. And thankfully we've not been let down; "Footpath" (which also features the perennial Kiwis The Upbeats) is a savage roller that sounds like live electricity lashing out of your speakers. "Leibniz" takes us deeper into the neuro badlands with full emphasis on the undulating bassline and strange textured loop. One for the build-up, one for the pay-off... Insideinfo and Mefjus never disappoint.
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Cat: INN 069V. Rel: 15 Jun 15
 
Drum And Bass
Bolkwush (4:57)
Roundabout (feat Makoto) (4:55)
Get It Up (4:33)
Around You (6:56)
Freedom (feat Jay Love & Makoto) (4:37)
Frenesi (5:21)
Getaway (feat Adrienne Richards & Random Movement) (6:01)
Those Moments (5:00)
Be With You (Fea. Collette Warren) (4:52)
Feelin' Fine (feat A Sides & Singing Fats) (5:02)
Medusa (6:03)
Your Love Is... (5:27)
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Cat: SMGRS 01. Rel: 09 Mar 15
 
Drum And Bass
Plantain (8:35)
What I Was Doing When I Was Doing What I Was Doing (8:30)
Review: As Djrum, Londoner Felix Manuel has exclusively restricted his output to the 2nd Drop label - remember that immense debut album Seven Lies from 2013??? Absent from the shelves of record shops since April last year, Manuel resurfaces here with some much needed material, not for 2nd Drop but Geoff Presha's ever on point Samurai Red Seal endeavour. If you are a Felix fan this partnership makes perfect sense and hopefully we will see more Djrum music given the Samurai Red Seal! Premium beat science is evident on both cuts here, with the little graffiti can shakes on the epic 8 minute A side "Plantain" a nice touch. Hit the superbly titled flip "What I Was Doing When I Was Doing What I Was Doing" for a more abstract, dank basement affair.
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Cat: BADU 002. Rel: 14 Sep 15
 
Drum And Bass
Orange Moon (6:39)
Cleva (6:45)
Review: Two really delicate portions of jazz-frazzled drum & bass from a producer who has decided to remain anonymous. "Orange Moon" sounds like a contemporary take on a 4Hero jam with added muscle, the vicious arrangement wrapped tightly with Martina Topley-Bird-style dulcet vocals. Accompanying this, "Cleva" is a sprightlier affair with jazz fun firing off with every meandering key stroke. There's a fine line between liquid and mischief... This mysterious character treads it finer than most.
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Cat: BLCKTNL 014. Rel: 23 Mar 15
 
Drum And Bass
Black Sun Empire/State Of Mind/PNC - "Untill The World Ends" (5:38)
Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - "Bad" (5:18)
Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - "Ego" (6:07)
Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - "Jack Nicholson" (4:33)
Review: Some of the biggest D&B cuts delivered so far this year, the digital release of "Until The World Ends" has caused so much havoc BSE can finally unleash the vinyl versions. And boy do they sound better for it on wax. From the savage roughage of the State Of Mind-co-piloted title track to the demonic, psy-minded techno bluntness of the riff on "Ego" via the planet-wide rips on "Bad", this is essentially a blue-print on how to creatively develop viciously dark, neuro drum & bass without compromise. Shucks, they've even got a tribute to one of the best actors of the past 50 years. Wave your white flags now.
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Cat: RAMM 199. Rel: 12 Oct 15
 
Drum And Bass
Shatterdome (4:43)
2 Stroke (4:26)
Review: Ram's heavily tatted neuro-monster Audio lays down two more muscular tech-shredders for the more rapacious dancefloors. "Shatterdome" mischievously provokes the EDM psyche with a cheery synth line before hurling you into a sea of sandpaper sonic filth. "2 Stroke" reminds us of Audio's funkier side as a scattergun bassline flickers off-and-on the kicks with trippy effect. Rumour has it he's going to drop his fifth album pretty soon... His first since signing to Ram, we can't wait to hear it.
out of stock $6.30
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Cat: META 030. Rel: 03 Aug 15
 
Drum And Bass
Paper Faces (feat Martyna Baker - Ivy Lab remix) (4:34)
Starz (feat Kevin King - LSB remix) (6:24)
My Tearz (feat Steo - Ulterior Motive remix) (6:00)
Just Can't Take (feat DRS - DBridge remix) (4:04)
Review: One of the many premiere league D&B artists to have emerged from The Netherlands, Lenzman galvanised seven years of production kudos with his stunning debut album last year on Metalheadz. Now comes the all-essential, star-studded remix EP as we're treated to rubs from some of the finest names in the game: Ivy Lab strip "Paper Places" right back to its soulful bones, man-of-the-moment LSB gets his Calibre on with velvet pads and unrelenting drums, Ulterior Motive flip "Tearz" into a brutal stepper with an array of bass wheezes and groans that sound like they've got a 40-a-day habit, while the legendary dBridge adds a sharp two-step to the perennial soul/jazz roller "Just Can't Take". Each one of them representing the true essence of remix, Metalheadz have put together something very special here.
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Cat: RAMM 184. Rel: 25 May 15
 
Drum And Bass
City Lights (original) (3:21)
City Lights (instrumental) (4:35)
Review: With well over a 100,000 plays on Soundcloud in less than two months and the firm backing of Annie Mac, Culture Shock's hookup with Bryn Christopher ranks as one of this year's most hotly anticipated drum and bass drops. Continuing a very fruitful relationship with RAM, "City Lights" is yet another anthem to add to James Pountney's discography as Culture Shock and Christopher's vocal lends the track real crossover potential. Those wanting to experience Culture Shock's rambunctious production sans vocal will find solace in the B side instrumental version.
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out of stock $6.30
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Cat: RAMM 186. Rel: 18 May 15
 
Drum And Bass
Faithless (feat Bianca) (4:07)
Gambino (VIP) (3:47)
Review: The first fruits of DC Breaks' forthcoming album (released - like Ram label mates Wilkinson and Sub Focus before them - on Virgin EMI), "Faithless" combines the duo's ability to lay down a bassline so sharp and gritty it's technically a deadly weapon with a radio-ready, arms-up, end-of-night vocal. "Gambino VIP" is an exemplary example of VIP science; the original on steroids with added angst and raw power. This is how gangsters roll...
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Cat: RAMM 191. Rel: 20 Jul 15
 
Drum And Bass
Ghost (4:16)
Tremors (3:07)
Review: Ram champs Delta Heavy are deep into their debut album. And if this type of spread is what we can expect from it, we're in for a treat; "Ghost" is the lead track. All radio-ready and heavy on the vocals, it's in the same league as La Roux's "In For The Kill" (albeit at a different tempo). After something much darker and gnarly? Flip for "Tremors". The clue in the title; it's the duo at their hardest and heaviest. Two sides, two stories, two more reasons to keep Delta Heavy locked on the radar.
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Cat: EXIT 059. Rel: 28 Sep 15
 
Drum And Bass
Losing You (5:00)
Revolve-Her (5:05)
Recall & Reflect (4:12)
Never Left (4:07)
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Cat: META 025. Rel: 04 May 15
 
Drum And Bass
The Wolf (4:54)
Spiral (4:50)
Mosquito (4:54)
Review: Digital & Spirit meets Metalheadz? Woof indeed! The Wolf is the pair's first 12" drop together since Original Rockers, that monster slab of ruffige on Phantom Audio and the three cuts here are just as deadly!! The title track rolls on a half-step, leaving plenty of space for Digital & Spirit to crank up the dark side pressure with some truly punishing bass weight. Complementing this, "Spiral" slips more of a percussive shuffle into the mix and balances out the darkness with some delightful, Detroit techno-esque synths. The dub heavy "Mosquito" might just be the pick of the bunch, bristling with that dark funk we come to expect from the pair.
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Cat: JC 041. Rel: 16 Nov 15
 
Drum And Bass
Sound Killer (Ed Solo remix) (4:31)
Sound Killer (Ed Solo remix instrumental) (4:29)
Review: Taken from his Roots Garden-released album earlier this summer - All A We - Brother Culture teams up with Jungle Cakes bossman Ed Solo for a storming, skank-flexed junglist shock out. Where the original was all warm and deeply textured, Solo has flipped the dynamics for something a lot sharper and harder hitting. Saturated in sunshine stabs with really nice attention to paid on the backing vocal harmonies, it's yet another skank-scud. Killer!
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Cat: SHA 087. Rel: 16 Mar 15
 
Drum And Bass
Friction vs Icicle - "Crucifix" (5:03)
Friction vs Technimatic - "Floating Frames" (4:58)
Review: Want to hear something that'll blow your complacent brains out? Get a load of this: Icicle and Friction have been in the studio together and created the sound of two planets colliding in the form of "Crucifix". Luckily this meeting of minds has been fully documented by Shogun Audio and packed up nicely into a perfect two parter release. On the other side, Friction joins the ever inspirational Technimatic fellas for "Floating Frames", a tune so soaringly, achingly beautiful it could bring entire civilisations to their knees. So it's fair to say this release has all aspects of universal domination covered.
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Break - "Give It Up" (4:34)
Mako - "The Space In Between" (4:43)
Break/Need For Mirrors/HLZ - "Atlas Shrugged" (6:54)
Review: If you're not overjoyed by the release of new material from Break, you should have a quiet word with yourself. Yes, the man is a powerhouse and manages to share a seemingly endless supply of his own brand of break-laden tunes year after year; but that don't mean he burns out, it means he fires up. As the title suggests, Break Presents Symmetry Sessions 2 follows the inaugural edition from Symmetry that surfaced earlier this year and features surprising tunes like the foray into minimal desolation from Mako, and a fine collaboration between Break, NFM and HLZ in "Atlas Shrugged". The man himself lays down a killer lead track in the shape of the vicious jazz tech business of "Give It Up".
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Cat: WARM 037LTD. Rel: 12 Oct 15
 
Drum And Bass
Nichoho (5:35)
Sienna (6:15)
Review: Fresh from re-releasing his 08 album Return To Forever, Seba lays down two brand new originals: "Nichoho" is a throwback to Seba's Good Looking days thanks to its crisp amen, star-gazing arpeggios and mildly raunchy vocal sample. "Sienna", meanwhile, gushes with breezy pads and rolling soul. Driven by an arresting, somewhat hypnotising vocal texture, it's yet another example of Seba doing what he does best. Stunning.
out of stock $8.41
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Cat: RAMM 187. Rel: 11 May 15
 
Drum And Bass
Hopelessly Coping (original) (3:40)
Hopelessly Coping (Rene Lavice Hopelessly Doomed remix) (4:08)
out of stock $6.30
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Cat: DISDLRLP 01S1. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Drum And Bass
Human Error (feat Break)
Underpin
Review: Once seen devastating the dance with Octane, DLR has been a solo operator for just over two years now. In that time he's developed an impeccable reputation on his own rights... And he's written a stunning debut album - Seeing Sounds - that sees him exploring his sound and minimal D&B science with real attention to detail. Here are two examples of its excellence; "Human Error" is, as you'd expect from a Break collaboration, a wriggling, unpredictable slammer coded with an array of unique bass tones and off-beat twists. "Underpin", meanwhile, is an elastic groover where the elements ricochet off the stern, concrete beats with twisted, dark funkiness.
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Cat: SHA 092. Rel: 01 Jun 15
 
Drum And Bass
Friction vs Dimension - "Kinetic" (4:28)
Friction vs Prolix - "Dark Moves" (4:45)
Friction vs Metrik - "Timelapse" (4:30)
Friction vs Ulterior Motive - "Curfew" (5:25)
Review: The concept behind Friction's Vs series is simple: hook up with as many mates in the studio as possible and write straight-up floor-flatteners. No theme, no pretention, just talented producers working together and playing off each other's strengths. Following epic co-labs with the likes of Icicle, Technimatic and Total Science comes the fattest edition yet as the BBC broadcaster teams up with Dimension (hooky and euphoric), Prolix (outrageously nasty and techy), Metrik (unabashed evangelism with a very well-known vocal hook) and Ulterior Motive (old school references wearing new school armour). Each one repping all player's finest attributes, Friction has brought out the best in his peers... And his own work. Essential.
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Cat: SHA 095. Rel: 20 Jul 15
 
Drum And Bass
Secret Smile (feat Lucy Kitchen) (5:36)
Dirty Hands (5:17)
Flashbulb (4:49)
Remember You (5:28)
Review: Their first new material since their evergreen debut album Desire Paths, Shogun duo Technicolour and Komatic deliver four breezy rollers in time for the warmer months. "Secret Smile" is all about Lucy Kitchen's arresting delicate vocal while "Dirty Hands" takes us deeper into Reese territory with its surging bass and ghostly vocal echoes. Deeper again we hit the title track "Flashbulb", a reflective halftime stepper with another instantly infectious vocal texture. Bringing us to sweet, string-soaked steppy finale, "Remember You" pushes us further into the D&B cosmos with a timeless, almost progressive feel that wouldn't have gone amiss around 10 years ago. Stunning through and through; Technimatic can do no wrong right now.
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Cat: SPEAR 061. Rel: 29 Jun 15
 
Drum And Bass
Fear Bites (feat Dynamite MC, Villem & McLeod) (4:34)
I Don't Need (feat Break) (5:19)
Review: Riya gets her own release. It's about freaking time. The soulful siren of the underground for ten years, there aren't many people who are better connected or more respected amongst the 'good guys' of UK, European and Brazilian drum and bass than this lady. She's a force to be reckoned with. Working with Dynamite MC, Villem, McLeod and Break on this stunner of a two-track, the beats drop hard and the bass rolls deep. But really, what did you expect? If you call yourself a drum and bass fan, pick this up as soon as your fingers stop tapping to the sample of "I Don't Need".
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