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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.