Stay ConnectedWelcome to the official Drum&BassArena Podcast, hosted by The Risky (founder of Drum&BassArena). Every week he selects the biggest upfront drum&bass tracks from the worldwide drum&bass scene. Plus there’s a weekly competition, classic tracks from the vaults and unsigned artists get an airing. Essential drum&bass listening!
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Signing their first two hard hitting tracks to Sinuous Recordings in 2004, thereís now no stopping this Toronto based duo who have lined up releases on DSCI4, MAC II, Circle, Sudden Def and just recently signing a single to Andy C Ram Sister label Frequency. Ed Rush & Optical - The Kindred [Virus dub] >> Sub Focus - Swamp Thing [Ram] BSE vs State of Mind - Red Velvet V.I.P [BSE dub] L-Plus - Middle East Sun [Viper] The Upbeats, Ewun & Evol Intent - Smash [Non Vogue] Chase & Status - Judgement [Ram] >> Jo - R-Type [Awesome] C4C - Catch 22 [Hardware dub] >> Sub Focus - Juno [Ram] Basher - Cosmos [Frequency dub] Brookes Brothers & Futurebound - Dawn Treader [BBK] Culture Shock & Brookes Brothers - Smoothie [Ram] Sub Focus - Join The Dots [Ram] Basher - Mitsubishi [Abstract] Rawtee - Foamparty [dub] >> Moving Fusion - Turbulence [Ram] NC-17 - Slug Path [DSCI4 dub] >> Capone - Friday DC Breaks - Romper [Viper] >> Roni Size & Krust - Hopscotch [Full Cycle] NC-17 & KC - Zombi [Frequency dub] Nphonix & Enei - Spacecraft VIP [Cynaide dub] Sub Focus - Timewarp [Ram] >> Shimon & Andy C - Body Rock [Ram] Rawtee - Mash Up Your Mind [dub] Krust - Kloaking Device [Full Cycle] DJ Vapour - One Fine Day RMX [36 Chambers dub] >> Omni Trio - Renegade Snares [Moving Shadow] Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Special [Technique dub] NC-17 & KC - Crystal Lake [dub] Subterra - Serengeti [Frequency dub] The Upbeats - Lick A Demon V.I.P [Virus dub] NC-17 & Locuss - The House [dub] Bad Company - Ladies of Spain [BC Recordings]
DJ Profile throws down a seriously big mix for Drum&BassArena with big jump up vibes and plenty of forthcoming killers. 1) SIMON BASSLINE SMITH FT YOUNGMAN MC- WHOS READY 4 THE BASSLINE(PROFILE SPECIAL) 2) HEIST-DUSTY BIN 3) DILLINJA-OI(WHO) VIP 4)MAJISTRATE & NICOL-MR NICE GUY 5)ZEN-RAVING RUDEBOY RMX 6)ORIGINAL SIN- D 4 DANGER 7)JAYDAN-WHAT YOU WANT 8)HEIST- DONT UNDERSTAND(TAXMAN RMX) 9)DILLINJA-CLIFTON CRUNCH 10)ORIGINAL SIN-OHM 11)CRISSY CRISS FT YOUNGMAN-SKANK OUT 12)BASSFACE SASHA-INTERNATIONAL 13)HAZZARD-KILLERS DON'T DIE 14)MAMPI SWIFT- ONE FINGER TEST 15)TAXMAN-ORIGINAL NINJA 16)HEIST-BOOK EM DANO 17)SUBFOCUS-TIMEWARP 18)MAMPI SWIFT-WEST COAST 19)SOULPRIDE- 20)TANTRUM DESIRE-LETS GET ILL 21)SHY FX-RAH(ORIGINAL SIN RMX) 22)CRISSY CRISS-TROUBLEMAN 23)HAZARD-COWARDS BEWARE 24)VIBRASPHERE-STEREO GUN 25)MAJISTRATE & NICOL-PSYCOSIS VIP 26)MAMPI SWIFT-FEAR *DUBSTEP*
JFB Uk DMC Champion 2007 Runs Ground breaking night Battlejam with 2x Uk Beatbox Champion Beardyman. Apart from being a turntabalist playing a various selection, JFB has a Drum&Bass upbringing & has been playing nights like Movement since 2000.This mix consists of 23 rolling tracks with a few exlucives donated from Ed Solo, some beatjuggling at the beggining and a nice amount of scratching mixed on three decks and 2 seratos live in his bedroom studio, is 50mins long. Tracklist: 1 : Total Science - Listen 2 : A sides - Tear The Roof Off - Twisted Indivividual Rmx 3 : Futurebound & Brookes Brothers -Dawn Treader 4 : Utah Jazz - Riddim Track 5 : Danny Byrd - From Bath With Love Feat. T-Lace 6 : Total Science - Catch Up 7 : Lynx -Distance Zero 8 : Optimist - High Volume 9 : Dj Panik - Dead Or Alive 10: Metrik - Movin On 11: Danny Byrd - Planet Music V.I.P Feat. Mc Foxy & Adrock 12: JFB & Ed Solo - Milkbottle 13: SpectraSoul - Tectonics 14: Utah Jazz - Cloud Nine 15: Ed Solo & JFB - Chains 16: London Elektricity - Attack Ships On Fire 17: Ed Solo - Checkpoint 18: Metrik - Stranger 19: Red Polo - ComeBooty 20: Wax & Cls - Feeling Good 21: Danny Byrd - Supersized 22: Red Polo - BamBam Booty 23: Pendulum - 9000 Miles Enjoying the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast? Reckon you know who we should have next? Having issues downloading or playing them? Anything else Podcast related you want to tell us? Then please email: podcasts@breakbeat.co.uk with your feedback. The best suggestion or email will win a D&BA T-Shirt
DRUM&BASSARENA resident DJ Aggers delivers a massive mix for this weeks Podcast, with an hour of upfront tracks stretching across all D&B sub genres. Aggers is available for bookings on the DRUM&BASSARENA AGENCY at http://management.breakbeat.co.uk. 1.Collie Budz - Come Around (Sigma Remix) - Dub 2.Break - Lead The Way - Commercial Suicide >>Mistical - Mistical Dub - Soul_r 3.Subterra & Dekko - The End - Frequency Dub 4.Fierce & Optiv - Surface Noise - Quarantine 5.D Bridge & Calibre - Ponderosa - Exit 6.Spectrasoul - The Tube - Shogun Audio 7.Nympho & Proxima - Knock Knock - Frequency 8.Commix - Painted Smile 9.Lomax - Metal Flange - Co-Lab 10.Subterra - Steppaholic - Frequency 11.Will Miles - Private Account - Dub 12.Mixmaster Doc - Drippen Off - Brand:Nu Dub 13.Roni Size & DJ Die - Music Box (Sigma Remix) - Full Cycle Dub 14.DJ Die & Clipz - Black Doves - Full Cycle 15.Tommy Boy - Old Texaco Garage VIP - D Style 16.Break - Destiny Comes Ringing - Commercial Suicide >>Dillinja - Hard Noize - Test 17.Mikal - Distance - Westbay Dub 18.Spectrasoul - Alibi - Critical 19.Loxy & Matt U - Jumanji - Westbay Dub 20.Chase & Status - Judgement (Informer) - Ram >>Ed Rush & Optical - Watermelon - Virus 21.Icicle - Minus - Shogun Audio 22.Instramental - Rogue - Darkestral 23.Subterra & Dekko - Revolution - 31 Records Dub 24.D Bridge - Creatures Of Habit - Exit Enjoying the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast? Reckon you know who we should have next? Having issues downloading or playing them? Anything else Podcast related you want to tell us? Then please email: podcasts@breakbeat.co.uk with your feedback. The best suggestion or email will win a D&BA T-Shirt
Nu Directions head honcho Andy Mystic offers up a mix of 18 past and future classics on Nu Directions and sister label Diverse Products. With the label heading towards its 10 year anniversary this podcast showcases the sound the label has become renowned for. Expect the unexpected. 1. Kubiks & Calculon - Android On Steroids 2. SpectraSoul - Falling Down 3. Hobzee & Zyon Base - Red Letter (Survival Remix) 4. TK - Folklore 5. Notion - Don't Leave 6. Mathematics - Bells 7. Human Factor - Deep Love 8. Bungle & Ney - Leaving Sao Paulo 10. Ste.Luce & DJ Addiction - Come On Try 11. The Fix - Brooklyn 12. Kubiks & Codename - Bitstream 13. Lynx & Flow - The Curse 14. Random Movement & The Insiders - Movin Along 15. Mathematics - Dirt Devil 16. Human Factor - Confessions 17. Deep Inc. - Keep On 18. SpectraSoul - Adoration VIP Enjoying the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast? Reckon you know who we should have next? Having issues downloading or playing them? Anything else Podcast related you want to tell us? Then please email: podcasts@breakbeat.co.uk with your feedback. The best suggestion or email will win a D&BA T-Shirt
Kam Mix Challenge winner DJ Noize drops an exclusive mix for the Drum&BassArena Podcast. On May 1st 2008, Noize won the competition beating 3 others in a 4-way head to head live final at D&BA HQ, judged by none other than DJs Randall & A-Sides. 1. UK Apache & MIR Crew - Every Man has a Right 2. Ray Keith - Terrodrome 3. Dark Soldier - Rudeboyz 4. Mickey Finn - Drop Top Caddy 5. Dark Soldier - Dark Soldier (Vapour rmx) 6. Jo - R-Type (Shogun rmx) 7. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It (Original hip hop mix) 8. Rufige Kru - Monkey Boy 9. Teebee - Choices 10. Future - 20-20 11. Ram Trilogy - Sound In Motion 12. Vicious Circle - Doom Train 13. Chase and Status - Brazil 14. Hazard - Skankers 15. Commix - Taolk 2 Frank 16. D-Bridge - True Romance 17. S.P.Y - Ghost Ship 18. Commix - Solvent 19. Break - Live Evil 20. Black Sun Empire - B-Negative (SKC & Chris Su rmx) 21. Resonant Evil - Trouble Shoot (Militia rmx) 22. Bungle - Where I Am 23. Original Sin - Cheeta Cheeta 24. Bad & Heavy EP 25. Escape - Fear of the Future 26. Benga & Coki - Nite (rmx) 27. Heist - Ambush 28. Die - Slowburn 29. Ram Trilogy - Nightflight 30. Notorious BIG- Big Poppa (Original hip hop mix) 31. Roni Size - Snapshot 32. DJ Premiere - Booom (Original hip hop mix) 33. Fugees - Ready or Not 34. Zen - Hovercraft 35. Noisia - Faceda VIP 36. G-Dub - Forever (Orignal Sin rmx) 37. Q - Project - Champion Sound 38. Hazard - Killers Don't Die 39. Cabbie - Blast Off 40. Commix - Satellite 2 41. Colab - Test Press Enjoying the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast? Reckon you know who we should have next? Having issues downloading or playing them? Anything else Podcast related you want to tell us? Then please email: podcasts@breakbeat.co.uk with your feedback. The best suggestion or email will win a D&BA T-Shirt
Coming from a traditionally trained musical background Shockone bring a unique sound to the drum and bass music scene, discovering the sound through artists like Bad Company, Konflict and Ed Rush & Optical. It was when ShockOneís tune ëSilverscreení dropped at a pendulum return show that things started to really move. Having torn the roof off it wasnít long before Dj Friction had picked it up for his own imprint Shogun audio, backed up with Dropping science this was a debut release that made the world take notice, gaining support from Friction, Andy C and Hype to name a few. Followed by this release was ëItís Oní which featured the musical side of the Duo utilizing live guitars resulting in an energetic party anthem that proved Shockone were more than reeces and amens On the DJ front Shockones sets have built a reputation for consistently causing uncontrollable body movement, flailing limbs and general frenzied behaviour among crowds. Having played along side the likes of Andy C, Dj Fresh, Pendulum, Dj Friction to name a few, Shockone has proven to be a force to be reckoned with, not only in the studio, but also on stage, always retaining a strong musical element in sets while still keeping the energy at maximum level. Enjoying the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast? Reckon you know who we should have next? Having issues downloading or playing them? Anything else Podcast related you want to tell us? Then please email: podcasts@breakbeat.co.uk with your feedback. The best suggestion or email will win a D&BA T-Shirt
Listen in as Goldie talks us through his new 'Watch The Ride' mix, released this week.
This is musical d&b at its finest, but still packing enough punch to rock the dancefloor!" (Kmag #61 on Young Ax Higher Ground album). "I definitely don't like predictable tracks, based on loops and stuff. I want something to happen during the tune. Itís like a live show where someone is playing a wrong note." (Young AX) 1. Young Ax - Soulsearchin' - Beatalistics 2. Kubiks & Lomax - Jacuzzi 9mm - Nu Directions 3. Calibre - Think Again - Signature 4. Young Ax - Higher Ground - Santorin 5. Bassface Sascha & Franksen - Take Over - Beatalistics 6. Young Ax - Let's Go - Santorin 7. TC - Get That Girl - D-Style 8. Syncopix - Travellin' Man - Hospital 9. Camo & Khan - Mr. Mista - SOUL 10. Young Ax - U Got It - Santorin 11. Die (feat. Ben Westbeech) - The Reason Why - Clearskyz 12. Tita Lima - A Conta Do Samba (Human Factor Remix) - Sunrize 13. DJ Marky & XRS - Butterfly (Craggz & Parallel Forces Remix) - Innerground 14. Young Ax - Bright Nite - Santorin 15. Young Ax - Funkee Fresh - Beatalistics 16. Young Ax - Midnight Sun - Santorin 17. Dancing Djedi - Love Takin' Over - SEX 18. Lil' Louis - French Kiss - Silver Remix - White 19. Young Ax - The Foundation - Unsigned 20 - Adam F - Original > Jungle Sound (TC Remix) - Breakbeat Kaos Enjoying the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast? Reckon you know who we should have next? Having issues downloading or playing them? Anything else Podcast related you want to tell us? Then please email: podcasts@breakbeat.co.uk with your feedback. The best suggestion or email will win a D&BA T-Shirt
As the mighty "Hovercraft" shoots straight to the top of the charts at DRUM&BASSARENA DOWNLOAD, Zen teams up with UNCZ (MC's Skibadee, Fun & Harry Shotta) to deliver an hour the good stuff showcasing some seriously big dubs from the Grid Recordings camp. 1) ZEN - BEAT-EM-UP - DUB 2) DJ CABBIE - LONDON HOOS - NAM MUSIC 3) ZEN - LOOSE YA SELF - DUB 4) SERUM - CONCRETE DONKEY - GRID DUB 5) ZEN - HOVERCRAFT VIP - GRID DUB -PHANTON AUDIO TEASE 6) TWISTED INDIVIDUAL - SINGLE MUM SYNDROME - GRID DUB 7) ZEN - FULL EFFECT - FLIPMODE AUDIO DUB -26 BASS TEASE 8) IRON HANDS - CRIPPLE FIGHT - MUSIC HERTZ 9) VITEL ELEMENTS - GANGSTER SOUND (MUTATED FORMS REMIX) GRID DUB 10) TWISTED INDIVIDUAL - DONKEY PUNCH - GRID DUB 11) ZEN - DARK-EM-UP - GRID DUB - DIE - CLEAR SKIES TEASE 12) RAWTEE - THE PROPHET - FLIPMODE AUDIO DUB 13) VITEL ELEMENTS - MURDA YA BLOODCLART - V2E DUB 14) MUTATED FORMZ - JAH COLOURS (ZEN REMIX) - LOWDOWN DEEP 15) PICTO RAVIN RUDEBOY (ZEN REMIX) - SECOND CITY RECORDINGS 16) ZEN - SHOOT-EM-UP - GRID DUB 17) TAXMAN - THE CIRCLE - PROPAGANDA DUB 18) ZEN - DOUBLE BOBBLE - GRID DUB
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