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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Mixmaster Doc has burst onto the scene almost overnight, swiftly gaining support from leading figures such as Doc Scott, Fabio, Bailey and Randall. With releases on 31 Records & Diverse Products and forthcoming tracks on Creative Source, Sonorous, Mac II, Brand Nu and Nu Directions the future is bright for the man coming straight out of South Carolina. His D&BA podcast takes you on a journey through deeper, cutting edge sounds from peers such as Spectrasoul, Icicle, Lynx, Nu Tone, Lenzman and the Doc himself. Essential listening. Tracklist: 1. Peyo ft sks - Without U 2. Spectrasoul - Adoration 3. Nymfo and Proxima - Knock Knock > Total Science - Make Me Feel 4. Lenzman - Caught Up 5. Hobzee and Zyon Base - Sad Song 6. Insight - Never Always 7. Lynx and Aaron Jay - Wait For Me 8. Spectrasoul - Submission 9. Nutone - Troopers 10. Icicle and Nymfo - Green Goblin > Zinc and Eksman - Drive By Car 11. Generic and Perpetuum - Medicina 12. Mixmaster Doc - My Tongue is Poison 13. Hobzee - What Else 14. Peyo - That's What You Do To Me (Random Movement Remix) 15. Random Movement - Psychodelic Drainpipe 16. Mixmaster Doc -Trip 17. Mixmaster Doc and Focus - Strike at the Wind 18. Mixmaster Doc - Macrophage 19. Mixmaster Doc - She Dances 20. Steluce and Addiction - Do What I Miss 21. Icicle - Nowhere 22. Mixmaster Doc - Never Loved You 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.
J-Tek is a new project with the aim to bring back the long lost sound of Jungle Techno. The project is a collaboration between Outrage (Backlash, Metalheadz, Basement Records), Digital (Function, Timeless, Metalheadz), Modular (HardLeaders, Flex, Lab Logic), Aperture (Whisper Audio, Metalheadz, Paradox Music), and the original jungle don Randall (Mac II, Metalheadz, Reinforced). As a special introduction Randall drops this label mix featuring brand new tracks alongside vintage Jungle Tekno from the likes of Lennie De Ice...it's time to get to know about the J-Tek sound! Tracklist: 1. Living In A Basement - Modular - J-Tek Records 2. The Buck Stops Here - Modular - J-Tek Records 3. Jungle Dub - Modular - J-Tek Records 4. Acid Drop - Outrage - J-Tek Records 5. Work the Box - Potential Bad Boy - Limited E Edition 6. Falling Bombs - Modular & Outrage - J-Tek Records 7. Sunday Morning - Allsorts - Outrage & Modular(RMX) - J-Tek Records 8. Cry - Outrage - J-Tek Records 9. We I E - Lennie De-Ice - Reel 2 Reel 10. Made In England - Outrage & Digital - J-Tek Records 11. Scorcher - 4 Hero - Reinforced Records 12. Gladiator - Modular - J-Tek Records 13. Charm - De-Men-Tation- Bassmentation 14. Dark NRG - Modular - J-Tek Records 15. Utopia - Outrage - J-Tek Records 16. 2012 - Modular - J-Tek Records 17. Stop! - Outrage - J-Tek Records 18. Escape - Aperture - J-Tek Records
Ahead of the very special World Of Drum & Bass meets Drum & Bass Arena event in Miami in March, Nero set pulses racing in anticipation with a ferocious mix of upfront DnB pressure. The duo, signed to Formation since 2004 and responsible for last year's electro-step anthem 'Energy', are also set to launch their own imprint 'Punchy Recordings' this year. Check out the mix featuring the forthcoming tracks from their new label, 'Solid Air' and 'Choices', as well as recent dance floor anthems from fellow leaders of the new skool Culture Shock, Sub Focus and Brookes Brothers. Tracklist: 1. NERO - Solid Air - Punchy Recordings 2. Greenlaw - After I'm Gone (NERO Remix) - Formation >>>>Sub Focus - Swamp Thing - RAM 3. Danny Byrd - Shock Out - Hospital 4. Justice - DVNO (NERO Bootleg) - White >>>>Sub Focus - X Ray - Ram 5. Brookes Brothers - F-Zero - BBK 6. Drumsound and Bassline Smith - Harder Faster - Tecnique 7. NERO - Energy VIP - White 8. Grace & Klaxons - Its Not over Yet (NERO Bootleg) - White 9. Brookes Brothers - The Lost Track - No release 10. NERO - Electronics - White 11. Culture Shock & Brookes Brothers - Rework - Ram 12. Sub Focus - Druggy - Ram 13. Common - The Light (Brookes Brothers Bootleg) - White 14. ShockOne feat Elisha King - Don't You Know - Viper 15. Chino - Insatiable - New Identity 16. Brookes Brothers & Futurebound - Dawn Treader - BBK 17. NERO - Choices - Punchy Recordings
Fresh off the back of his recent signing to G Dub's Propaganda Recordings, Best Breakthrough DJ at last years Drum & Bass Awards DJ Steppa knocks up a killer concoction of big beats and even bigger basslines for our brand new podcast. The Leeds-based DJ has been one of the North's leading DnB figures, from his early days working at Flex Recordings through to recent releases on the likes of Radius and Blueprint, not to mention his hectic DJing schedule and weekly Radio Frequency shows. Joined by one of Manchester's finest MC Tonn Piper on hosting duties, this fast and frenetic mix is guaranteed to get you moving. Check it! Tracklist: 1. Heist - Ambush - Co-Lab 2. Taxman - Scan Darker - Ganja 3. Chase & Status - Hurt You - Ram 4. Original Sin - Cheater Cheater - Ganja 5. Clipz - Download (VIP) - Audio Zoo 6. Hazard & D-Minds - Mr Happy - Playaz 7. Dillinja - Make It Work - Valve 8. Clipz - Rubbish (VIP) - Audio Zoo 9. Friction - 3rd Degree Gurns - Valve 10. Original Sin - Don't Be Silly - Ganja 11. High Contrast - If We Ever - Hospital 12. Lynx - Disco Dodo - Creative Source 13. Friction & Nu-Balance - Robocop (Taxman Remix) - Playaz 14. Steppa & Kitcha - The Business - Blueprint
Skimrock Project 1 label boss & producer Evil Quest is a name to watch out for this year with some killer jump up releases in the pipeline. Also working closely with Kenny Ken’s Mix N Blen’ imprint and the Digital Project the future is bright for this Midlands based producer. If you like your beats raw & your basslines dutty buckle up and sit tight for this heavyweight session. Tracklist: 1.Fear of the future - Dj Escape - MuzikHertz 2.Addicted to wamp - Cabbie - Junction 11 Dub 3.BraveStar - Malfoy - Skimrok Project1 4.No Gal Tune - EvilQuest - Mix N Blen Dub 5.Bleed You - J Frequency - Mix N Blen Dub 6.My Way - NW2 - MuzikHertz Dub 7.Action Man - Scheme - Jump Dub 8.Catter Box - Dj Rowney - Class A recordings 9.The Plan - EvilQuest - Mix N Blen Dub 10.Towering Inferno - Malfoy - Skimrok Project1 11.Deep in the jungle feat.Long John - Dj Devize - 3d mode Dub 12.Shark - EvilQuest - Skimrok Project1 13.The Strangers - EvilQuest - Dub 14.Everyman - Kenny Ken (faction,modified motion remix) - Mix N Blen 15.Dangerous - MC Juiceman - Dub 16.See me twice - Sat Nav - TechHertz Dub 17.Tiger tail -NW2 - MuzikHertz Dub 18.Nuclear Warhead - Callide - Mix N Blen Dub 19.High Volume - Optimist - Dirty Needle 20.Graft - EvilQuest - Dub 21.Puddin N Pie - Scheme & Jnr Blue - Jump Dub 22.Hi Flyer - Ed Solo & Bengal - Skimrok Project1 23.Sound Technique - EvilQuest - Skimrok Project1
One of the names to watch in 2008, Sabre, goes deep into his lab to concoct an exclusive mix for your listening pleasure. Pure freshness all the way from the likes of Alix Perez, Break, Icicle, Breakage and more...
Meet Subwave, Russia's most versatile producer and dj, newest addition to the Metalheadz family. Goldie was so impressed with Subwave's music that he made him first non-UK artist to have a release on prestigious Metalheadz Platinum imprint, alongside D-Bridge, Klute, Calyx and Total Science. Subwave takes us on exclusive journey through some of the most forward thinking drum&bass to hit the shelves in 2008. You heard it here first!
DJ Basher has swiftly risen through the ranks since receiving the call from Ram head honcho Andy C signing him to sister label Frequency Records. After his first release as part of the Ram fraternity, ‘Leachcraft’ he has gone on to release another big Frequency 12” ‘The Ark’ plus a 12” for Bailey’s Intasound. With his next huge Frequency release, ‘Speckled Frog / Missile’, ready to drop early next year, Basher is soon set to be the next fully fledged member of the prestigious Ram artist roster, joining the likes of Noisia, Xample, Sub Focus and Chase & Status along the way. Check this new podcast as Basher rolls out an hour of fresh beats from the likes of the Ram camp plus Hive, Spor, TC, Ed Rush & Optical, Hazard and more.
B.Traits began making a name for herself in Vancouver, Canada in 2004 through her frequent dancefloor assaults on unsuspecting clubs across the Pacific Northwest. By the age of 21 she had already played alongside DnBís finest from North America and across Europe and, after teaming up with MC Kay to form Ladies Take Control (LTC), began to perform as part of DJ SSí legendary Formation crew. 2006 and 2007 saw the duo embark on Formationís World Of Drum & Bass tour and more recently B Traits has caught the eye of Shy FX and his Digital Soundboy camp, becoming the first official Digital Sound girl. Here she drops her very exclusive first Digital Soundboy mix alongside the mighty MC GQ. Packed full of fresh exclusives and unreleased dubs this mix is not to be missed. Also watch out for her first Digital Soundboy outingís in 2008.
The man like Baron unleashes an explosive mini-mix for our new podcast featuring some super fresh cuts from the man himself, TC, Sub Focus and more.
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