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[ChrisFizik]

Happy 909 Day

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.780 was Lemon D - City Lights

With drum machine loops and keyboard notes, we go back to the source, the hi-tech jazz of Detroit techno, the original prototype. In a sparse techsteppin' world Lemon D's urban soundtrack has electronic soul.



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[ChrisFizik]

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.810 was Pressure Rise - Stranger (Bad Company Remix)

Optiv (RIP) & Jon Skinner's Pressure Rise showed their d'n'b versatility with instruments & vocals and also featured top remixers. )EIB( remind the adventurous producers of the late-90s dark, techy world they're living in knocking the jazz right out with its relentlessly rumbling step.



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Yesterday's Trainspottle no.826 was Stakka & Skynet ft. Kemal + Rob Data - Biosfear

A meeting of minds realizing a vision of synthy energy & technical precision to set dancefloors ablaze while inspiring a new wave of techstep & neurofunk sounds. Named not for environmental concerns but the terror of studio PC problems the pair of duos had while producing this!



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Happy Halloween

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.832 was Studio4 - 12:00am

Keeping the underground supplied it's Shy FX lending some of his wolf expertise to the Frontline/Playaz kru with a jump-up stepper made to get ravers howling. Relentless wobbly fun for the dance.



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Sample on point for American heads on US presidential election day! For mankind & junglists everywhere!

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.837 was DJ Die + DJ Suv - Mankind



Die & Suv in that very creative & collaborative period bringing hallmark jazz'n'bass twists as they roll with Bristolian style. With a sample of US President LBJ's speech on voting rights the Full Cycle kru pushes forward in their unending search for freedom & funk in the dance.


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Yesterday's Trainspottle no.901 was Paradox - Play Twice Before Listening

A key proponent pushing for greater representation of sounds Paradox's expert drum programming presents a journey that's both a celebration of breakbeat history and integration of jungle/drum & bass evolution with core samples, beats & bass completing the groove. Drumfunk science.



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In honour of American Presidential coronation Inauguration day

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.914 was Q-Project - Ask Not

Like the sample of JFK's Inaugural Address this tune asks what you can do for your dancefloor answering with an upbeat singalong liquid funk groove driven by strong bass & rolling breaks. Catch Quiff in trademark spectacles sneaking into the historical sleeve artwork.



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Happy Valentine's Day

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.938 was TeeBee - April Dawn

Brandy's sultry R&B stylings get down with TeeBee's deep, techy soundscape and crisp beats and an added old skool edge makes the perfect match for lovers of liquid funk soul on the drum & bass dancefloor. Had some fun with the music video



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Happy 303 Day

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.955 was Trace & Optical - Sphere

Both fans of a good acid lick Trace & Optical bring tough techsteppin' beats and tense, sci-fi edges together with a twisting 303 funk to make the alien groove adding new shapes to the future of drum & bass.




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Yesterday's Trainspottle no.998 was Special Forces - The End (Remix)

Revisiting Robert Owens' rich vocal flavour originally from downtempo "Can't Come Down" Photek seamlessly melds classic house universality with his modern sonics. Moving the soundsystem and dance with raw drum & bass weight precisely placed details perfect this slice of dark soul.



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Started Trainspottle no.0001 with Capone - Friday

Yesterday's Trainspottle no.1000 was Cyba Space ft. Shanie - You're Gonna Miss My Face (Dillinja remix)

Fast Floor expanding their electronic production skills with soulful stylings of dance songstress Shanie take things a brilliant step further with top tier d'n'b remixes. Dillinja's mid-'97 creativity with heavy drums and melodic bass show his evolving urban flavour headed from Cyba Space to Cybotron.

 

[ChrisFizik]

That’s 1000 blind test rounds! Thanks for playing Trainspottle! Feel like it's a nice time for the beats to take a break. Thru jungle/dnb/old skool hardcore, classics & forgotten gems, we dug for the daily tunes and shared recaps with passion. Appreciate all the 'spotters having a go. Big ups!