Major tunes by year

rap - so in love, roughest gunark, more time.....

lighter tune -dj ss
aphrodite- deep in the jungle
guntalk - rebel rose
dred bass - B2B remix

dj taktix - our children, THE WAY
goin out for the loot/on that dust
 
Just realised that there was no klute or teebee on those lists....
Are you going for "quality" tunes that may stick around for ever and still sound good, or anthems?

You should add
teebee - liquid light (FUCKING BEST TUNE EVER IMO :mr_cool: )
klute - lie, cheat, steel LP :gslayer:

Lie Cheat & Steal - Klute 2003

I'll add Teebee.

Major means had an impact then, might still have an impact now. Not every tune is Timeless, but might still be major.
 
heres a few i can think of......

not sure of the years, maybe someone else can help

ray keith - the chopper (original/shy fx remix) (dread)

ray keith - dark soldier (dread)

dj rap(?) - spritual aura

dead dred - dred bass (moving shadow)

dj krome & mr time - ganja man (tearin vinyl)

dj krome & mr time - the licence (tearin vinyl)

mask - square off (dope dragon)

new blood - worries in the dance

q-project - champion sound (legend)

taktix - its the way (back 2 basics)

jo - r-type (awesome)

the house crew - super hero (production house)

noise factory - breakage 4 (i bring you the future) (3rd party)

shy fx - this style (s.o.u.r.)

a-zone - calling all the people

l-double - little rollers vol 1 (flex)

dj nut nut - special dedication (hard step)

ray keith - something out there (dread)

demolition man ft prizna - fire (original/urban shakedown mix)

mampi swift - 2nd strike (true playaz)

mampi swift - jaws (charge)

moving fusion - the beggining e.p. (ram)

bad company & trace(?) - nitrous


thats all can think of for now
 
love for the world/working with my brother(revelations ep)

dread bass (B2B remix)

our children - dj taktix

more time - dj rap and aston

length and strength - rob andrews

time to move - dextrous and rudeboy keith
 
Peshay - Preadetor - Metalhaedz

Total Science - Wots My Code (Newer Version) CIA
Digital & Spirit - Remote Control - Timeless//Phantom Force - Phantom Audio

Some randoms....
 
another few....

marvelous cain - hitman (i.d.(?)) 1994

m-beat - rumble (renk) riiiide the punnaaany!

splash - babylon (deejay)

shy fx - the message (dunno if this was released on anything other than a bootleg)

dopeskills - 6 million ways (frontline)

tribe of issachar - junglist (congo natty) 1996(?)

dj trend - 2 degrees (tnt)

jb - say what (the blind man) (back2basics)

roni size - 26 bass/snapshot (full cycle) 1999

blackstar ft top cat - champion dj (congo natty)

rebel mc ft tenor fly - wickedest sound (desire) 1991

will try and add years to the tunes ive listed when i can be arsed to sort through my records, alot of dnb records dont put the year on them though
 
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As the regulars know I've been putting a lot of work into the wiki article (s) on dnb.

For the history of dnb article I've been working on a list of tracks and releases by year - based on their significance - musically & popularly & commercially & historically. That is how the affected future production trends, how popular they were to listeners, how they sold and how they affected dnb history

I found the BBC has already put together a nice list that goes like this:

£10 To Get In (and remix £20 To Get In) - Shut Up and Dance '89
Spliffhead / Hooligan 69 - Shut Up and Dance '90
Mr Kirk's Nightmare - 4 Hero '90
The Psycho EP - DJ SS '90
Some Justice - Urban Shakedown & Mickey Finn '91
We Are I.E. - Lennie de Ice '91
28 Gun Bad Boy - A Guy Called Gerald '91

Major tunes 1992
Terminator - Rufige Kru (Goldie & Rob Playford)
Demon's Theme - LTJ Bukem
Stepper's Delight - Smith & Mighty
Hold It Down EP - 2 Bad Mice
A New Breed of Ravers - DJ SS
Here Comes the Drumz - Nasty Habits (Doc Scott)
28 Gun Bad Boy LP - A Guy Called Gerald
Major Tunes 1993
Valley of the Shadows - Origin Unknown
Music - LTJ Bukem
Lion of Judah - Conquering Lion
Music Box - DJ Die & Roni Size
Bludclot Artattack - Ed Rush & Nico
Breakbeat Pressure EPs - DJ SS
Gangsta Kid - Shy FX (feat. Gunsmoke)
Renegade Snares - Omni Trio


Major tunes 1994
Terrorist - Renegade (Ray Keith)
Original Nuttah - Shy FX with UK Apache
Incredible - M Beat with General Levy
Burial - Levicticus (aka Jumping Jack Frost)
Code Red - Conquering Lion
Timestretch - Roni Size
It's A Jazz Thing - DJ Die & Roni Size
Rrrroll da Beats - DJ Hype
Deep Love - Dillinja
Inner City Life - Goldie
Parallel Universe - 4 Hero

Major Tunes 1995
Pulp Fiction - Alex Reece
Warning - Firefox
P-Funk Era - Pascal
Circles - Adam F
Babylon - Splash
The Western - PFM
The Mutant - DJ Trace
Super Sharp Shooter - DJ Zinc
Set Speed - DJ Krust
The Angels Fell EP - Dillinja
Champion Sound - Black Star ft Top Cat
Major tunes 1996
Peace, Love & Unity - DJ Hype
Reach Out - DJ Zinc
Dictation - Gang Related & Mask (Krust & Roni Size)
Skylab - Ed Rush
Killamanjaro - Ed Rush
Earth Vol. 1 - Good Looking Recs compilation
The Rhode Tune - Flytronix
Junglist (DJ Zinc remix) - Tribe Of Issachar

Major tunes 1997
Brown Paper Bag - Reprazent
Warhead - DJ Krust
Ni Ten Ichi Ryu - Photek
Circles - Adam F
Acid Track - Dillinja
Shadow Boxing - Nasty Habits
Piper - Jonny L
New Forms album - Roni Size Reprazent (see picture above)
Modus Operandi album - Photek
Major Tunes 1998
Bambaata - Shy FX
The Nine - Bad Company
No Reality - Ram Trilogy
Miles from Home - Peshay
Salsa - John B
Ultra Obscene - Breakbeat Era
The One - Mampi Swift
Killa Bees - Usual Suspects

Major tunes 1999
Clear Skyz - DJ Die
Watermelon/Sicknote - Ed Rush & Optical
Bacteria/Gas Mask - Ed Rush & Optical
The Pulse - Bad Company
The Fear EP - Bad Company
Molten Beats LP - Ram Trilogy
Ark Angel - Rufige Kru
Twisted Individual - Muzik

Major tunes 2000
Tripped - Mampi Swift (picture disc above)
Terrorist (Dom & Roland Remix) - Renegade
Sonar (Trace & Optical remix) - DJ Trace
Deadline - Digital
Champion Sound (Total Science Hardcore Will Never Die Mix) - Q Project

Major tunes 2001
Go Dillinja - Dillinja
Body Rock - Andy C & Shimon
Planet Dust - Bad Company
Jungle Jungle - Total Science
Lose Control - Marcus Intalex & ST Files
Midnight - Un-Cut feat. Jenna G
Cybotron LP - Dillinja '01

Major Tunes 2002
LK (Carolina Carol Bela) - DJ Marky, XRS feat Stamina MC
Shake Ur Body - Shy FX & T Power feat. Di
Don't Wanna Know - Shy FX & T Power feat. MC Skibadee & Di
Messiah - Konflict
Return of Forever - High Contrast
Twist 'Em Out - Dillinja
Big Bad Bass Vol. 1 - Dillinja & Lemon D

Major tunes 2003-'04
School Disco - Baron '03
Tooled Up Remixes EP (incl Gimp Mask & Crap Rinse Out mixes) - Twisted Individual '03
Billion Dollar Gravy album - London Elekricity '03
In The Grind - Dillinja '04
True Romance - D-Bridge & Vegas '04
Racing Green - High Contrast '04
So Vain - Breakage '04
Drop It Down - Calibre ft Singing Fats '04
The Odyssey - Drumsound & Simon 'Bassline' Smith '04
You're Mine - Potential Bad Boy ft Yush '04
No More - Roni Size ft Beverly Knight & Dynamite MC '04
Defcon 69 - Total Science '04
X-Ray - Subfocus '04

Major tunes 2005-'06
Love's Theme - Chase & Status '05
Selector - DJ Hazard '05
Break The Cycle - Hive & Keaton ft Gina Rene '05
Forever - Ill Logic & Raf '05
Thirsty (Lemon D Tearout Mix) - ODB & Black Keith '05
Bollock Yoghurt - Twisted Individual '05
Slam - Pendulum '05
Slippery Slopes - Clipz '05
Thunder - DJ Die & Photek ft Hollie G '05
Desperado - Artificial Intelligence '05
Girlz - Potential Bad Boy & MC Fats ft Yush '05
Feelings - Shy FX '05
Tarantula - Fresh vs Pendulum ft Tenor Fly & Spyda '05
The Immortal - Fresh '06
Deep - TC & Jakes '06
Voodoo (Pendulum remix) - The Prodigy '06
Drive In - Baron '06
Everyday - Shy FX & T Power '06


The list is a bit biased and is lacking quite a few tunes.

So here is a chance for the dnb afficiandos here to show off (I had a different thread up about this a while ago but it had disappointing results).

Please give your suggestions for tracks for a given year with the full name of the track and artist and year so I don't have to rack my brain 'on what you're on about.

Please do not treat this thread as an excuse to slag off TC, Clipz or Pendulum. Or techstep or jump-up or liquid or darkside for that matter.

Just some significant tracks. No need to argue as its hardly going to be a definitive or exhaustive list - just I want it to be a quality one.

PACMAN
BEASTMAN
 
Again, like everyone else I can't remember the years, but I'm sure you'll know them...

The Beginning - Moving Fusion
Bring It On - Keaton & Hive
Jaws - Mampi Swift
 
bagga worries - ride the punany
krom & time - illegal subs (rmx)
Krome & time - sound for the underground
 
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