@@dirtmansdnbplaylists250 Because, originally, before the current generation of producers relegated the beats to a mere vehicle for delivering the rest of the track, the tunes were about phat breakbeats and big bass. The drums were the most prevalent component of the mix, in addition to the bass which came from the dub and reggae influence provided by techno DJs like Grooverider and Carl Cox who started mixing these kinds of tunes with the breaks in to their sets around 1990/ 91, giving rise to breakbeat hardcore. Drums and Bass... then dudes like DJ Trace, Ed Rush & Optical started putting a lot of midrange in to their tunes further in to the 90s, in an effort to make tunes that sounded as good on people's home stereos as they did on big night club PAs. But it was always the drums and the bass first...
My brother was the biggest DNB head ever and passed away last month. I know he would be rocking this right here with me smiling and tapping me on the shoulder when he heard his favorite classic tunes. I know he is rocking out in another realm somewhere. Big Up Charlie!!!!
Tracklist? The community got you covered. :) Did we miss anything? 00:00 John B - Up All Night 02:40 DJ Hype - Peace, Love and Unity (ft. MC Fats) 05:15 DJ Krust - Warhead (Steppa Mix) 09:19 Dillinja - Acid Trak 14:40 Ed Rush & Optical - Worm Hole 15:10 Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force 17:34 (again) Ed Rush & Optical - Worm Hole 20:31 Artificial Intelligence - Desperado 21:51 Black Sun Empire - Firing Squad 22:22 RAM Trilogy - Titan 23:48 DJ Marky - LK 28:03 Dillinja - Twist Em Out (ft. Skibadee) 28:48 DJ Friction & Nu Balance - Robocop 32:03 Pendulum - Vault 34:42 High Contrast - Racing Green 41:45 Total Science - Defcom 69 44:10 Logistics - Together 47:51 Plastician - Magma 50:00 Instra:Mental - Watching You 52:02 Alix Perez - Forsaken (ft. Peven Everett & SpectraSoul) 54:45 Icicle - Dreadnaught 57:40 The Prototypes - Suffocate 59:50 Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound 1:02:05 Dub Phizix & Skeptical - Marka (ft. Strategy) 1:03:03 Lenzman - Open Page (ft. Riya) 1:08:20 InsideInfo & Mefjus - Mythos 1:11:29 The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot 1:15:50 Sabre, Stray & Halogenix - Oblique (ft. Frank Carter III) 1:19:27 Konflict - Messiah
44:10: Logistics - Together 57:40: The Prototypes - Suffocate 59:50: Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound 1:03:03 & 1:06:05: Lenzman - Open Page 1:11:29: The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot
15:10: Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force 44:10: Logistics - Together 47:51: Plastician - Magma 50:00: Instra:Mental - Watching You 57:40: The Prototypes - Suffocate 59:50: Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound 1:01:17: Dub Phizix & Skeptical Feat. Strategy - Marka 1:03:03 & 1:06:05: Lenzman - Open Page 1:11:29: The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot
Oh man, this brings a tear to my eye. Drum n Bass was my entire life from 1996 through till 2006. The greatest 10 years of my life. I travelled up and down the UK to taste all the DnB selections and then travelled to Australia to see the rise of Pendulum. What a time to be alive.
@@danielnepson303 It really was a 10 year bender! But I don't regret a single second of it. To be a part of that uprising and living amongst the Junglist community was incredible! To experience an entire genre of music form in real time was truly epic! 🤘💫
What was the song where there was a part where the music stops (or it was an intro) and a guy with a weird voice says “get ready to hear the sounds…of drum and bass…” and then the music starts. I need to find it!
I been saying this for a couple years now since hip hop died. Drum and bass is truly the one and only genre of music that has never had a terrible era or lost what it was entirely. Today on the verge of 2025 it’s the only genre that I know (just like all other genres before this era) that incredible , goosebump producing songs , will come out fairly regularly.
Absolutely! Raving to dnb is so similar to techno in the regard that you dance yourself into subconscious state where you learn the truth about existence itself. Feels like Raindance. Kathartic.
If you spout this kind of shite then it's well within its rights to hit you physically. Only kidding. Dnb is life no doubt, like a warm summer breeze gently tickling your tea towel holder. Whistle in the wind crew big ups
As someone who grew up in nyc area and fell head over heels for jungle and drum and bass music back in 1994 95 I woll be complelty glued to my screen. Drum and bass gets in your soul like no other music ever created. End of story
If u haven't already watched it, there's another new documentary about Drum n Bass/jungle called "United Nation 3 decades of Drum n Bass" It's available to rent or buy on Amazon prime app. Well worth a watch imo ✌️
Really they gave not 1 nod to the junglists that started this yeah ok its a dnb doc but really they gonna sit there stroking there egos and not give nothing to the people before that layed the foundations , they poked the sleeping sleeping lions with this and they aint ready for coming , also goldie would be nothing without d-bridge who is litrally the start of dnb people need to get to know ! #junglistmovement #dontwakethelionsitwontendwelllittlecubbies
@@DigitalPiratesCamp uhm I adore dBridge and his sound but he certainly isn't "the start of dnb" my dude. Absolutely with you on the point that they left WAY too much people, labels and locations out.
as a metal musician I can tell that drum and bass reaches into multiple subcultures. Including rock metal etc. Also my local drum and bass community is a bunch of awesome people and they drop some sick parties. It's always an awesome experience to attend any underground drum and bass parties. AAAAND the music is ideal to let of steam and just le the beats beat the negativity and shit out of your brain. I bow to the world wide drum and bass community. cheers mates
I hear you bro! Fellow metal guitarist here! I love dnb especially the hard dark stuff!! Lol. Think there is a lot of similarities between the darker harder tech step/neuro type dnb and metal!!
Metal guitarist here too. Producing dance music now after going to a rave earlier this and its just a different world with great music and greater people
From the southern home of D n B...Christchurch NZ..Im 41.. found the scene at 17...in its prime...changed my life direction...changed my outlook..and warmed my soul..its my medicine...it picks me up when i'm down...helps me sleep..helps me get active..i'ts an integral part of my life..what more can I say..I'm a Junglist all day.
CHCH was epic back in the late 90's for D&B, spending all your pay at Galaxy records on new tunes, weekends at Ministry hearing top international DJs- Andy C, Bailey, Grooverider, Pendulum. This music shaped me, Big ups the CHCH massive
@@scotthandley1109You sound mega ignorant on the subject mate, I dont live in NZ but it's fact Christchurch and NZ in general has always had one of the more thriving DnB scenes globally. Just check tour schedules bruv, NZ has been importing international talent with sold out shows and have local scenes which have continued to thrive since DnB's inception. Not many places other than the UK had such a thriving scene for dnb as in Christchurch.
45 years old and I lived for dnb and still do. This was needed and Drum and Bass Arena did it justice. Everything was on point, goldie was funny as ever 😂. Glad to have watched it with like minded people. Thank you so much for this. Epic. DnB crew salute ❤️💯. Stay safe it was a pleasure
Now 54. ~5 years ago I went with my daughter, wife and some of daughter's friends to a dance. A friend asked her if her parents won't leave, if we weren't a bit too old? It was clear that it was her intention we hear. The rebuttal was absolute fantastic, I heard her say, "he was the first to play D&B in this city, in the year I was born! If anybody has the right to be here then it is him and he will dance his ass of tonight. Try to catch up, I bet you can't!" I was quiet surprised, that was so nice. Wife is a dance instructor, has killer moves and styles, mixing in swing and modern dance. The kid who asked her left after a short while without goodbye. I don't know if she was just too shy or too embaressed she was with us old farts, but no one seemed to care.
I’m so close to writing a monologue here about time and history but I won’t. But watching this has made me realise that I am so lucky, so ridiculously, amazingly, stupidly lucky to have lived and breathed so much of this history, so much so that I’ve got a massive smile on my face while tears roll. Drum and Bass is life and it will give life for decades to come and while you can pick holes in who’s missing and what didn’t get mentioned this is still a great document to a spiritual form of music. I love you Drum and Bass. xx
True say; on the other hand, I disagree with the all-too-easy statement (made by many people, in this case by Hype) that such-and-such a scene has 'died'. Morphed, of course, waned, perhaps, but all of these scenes keep a die-hard following of listeners and producers.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
@@EdiDrums "keep die-hard listeners and producers" Your argument brushes aside quality and impact. Dnb as I/we knew it two decades ago is dead, the one of today is a cruel mockery of it. There's no diversity, no experimentation. I've clicked through 60 new ones on a major label's channel and they all sound smell and feel the same. I could continue ranting and comparing, but you get my point anyway. There's only a handful of tracks produced in the last decade that worth the listen
@@3goats1coat I don't follow the scene like you seem to so can't comment, but I'm sure many many people agree with you and I hope that some of them were at least born after about 1986. I don't think the same applies to garage, meanwhile; the likes of Mind of a Dragon, Flava D, Disclosure, Scott Diaz, Prescribe da Vibe and others continue to innovate with bangers.
Words born from love for dnb: I definitely can sympathize with dnb as a place of refuge. As a 15 year outsider in a remote part of Holland (Groningen) dnb was my portal out of mundanity. A portal to an exciting musical realm, with a sound just as vicious as it could be gentle and warm. Truly something I could dream away on AND bounce away thru my room with. When I started to hear LTJ Bukem and early Total Science records in 99 on late night radio - just before they released "Advance" - it changed me. Turned out to be the 16th birthday present from my older brother and i was so f*cking proud to possess that record. But hell was I shy on my first parties a few years later, still used to the local clubs I first started partying, where they mainly played charts music for drunk teenagers. My first dnb party I just shyly sat at the sides myself, but it was an eyeopener nonetheless, with so many of the partygoërs actually involved in dancing instead of loafing around the sides. Lots of smiles, jogging pants and girls with no makeup. I also - and still, raving at 35 -found out i just f*cking love to dance to it. It's helped me over social anxiety and is an immediate access to activating my energy, to get comfortable in my own skin. So in that sense this documentary hit home with me with it's emotional finish. Dnb is a celebration of lives and we're all invited.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
There’s truly nothing that compares to drum and bass when it comes to music. Peace love and unity inna jungle, much love and i feel where you’re coming from. DnB will be with us all for as long as we live, it goes alot deeper than a genre
Can't believe I just watched such a great doc for free. Thank you so much for not just making this, but making it accessible for all. DnB is for the people!
There clearly just isnt enough time to fit all the players in who deserve more than a passing reference. Its a wonder they fit in all that they did in the short amount of time..
A guy called Gerald that album was classic ! Dom and Roland ! And this next one is a bit personal because I’m a northerner and I know them but elementz of noize never ever get a look in and they put out classic tunes on various labels and were great dj’s
Oh man, I felt this in my soul. I was introduced to DnB in 2004 and I loved the genre ever since. I'm almost 32 and it's practically the only music I listen to and fully enjoy. I have a visceral reaction when I hear a good tune. I wish I could give 1000 likes to this video. So many thanks to the people who worked really hard on this film!
Same here, there's no other sound that connects with me... Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one considering 90% of friends and family hate it 😂 so it's good to know there's others such as yourself lol
@@adambarrs92 I understand. I can count on one hand how many people I know in my personal life who will perk up when they hear it. The others don't know what they're missing 🤣
this was a really great documentary for people deep in the culture. as someone who's listened for 25+ years but doesn't know all the artists or sub-genres, i wish that the artists mentioned in passing had gotten more discussion along with clips of their music so i could understand their contribution without having to stop and go to spotify every 2.7 seconds. thanks for posting this.
I'm dying at this documentary🔥!!!! DnB has been my life for 25 years now & counting. As a teenager people would tell me you'd get over it and here I am 25 years later listening to this genre & still jamming to it! There's nothing like the DnB culture, the countless friends I've made in the scene dancing together & listening to this beautiful music. Just meeting someone in public that listens to DnB I'd connect with them like no other. I've made lifelong friends bc of this culture. Everywhere I travel I always seek out a DnB event to check out the scene & make friends🔥 The feeling you get when u listen to it & ur in ur zone is like no other🔥 I'll die a junglist for sure💜 Mad love & respect for the scene & for the pioneers that have left a foot print & everybody involved⚡🤟🏻⚡
Was a nice burst of nostalgia, the timeline concept was cool, but missed out on SO SO many big players and big releases on the timeline. Its no doubt hard to capture 20 years in 1.5hrs, but it felt like watching an extra-long trailer for the full documentary.
...gr8 hearing Planet Dust & Bodyrock mentioned but SO many massive tunes hit over that period smashing the dancefloors and created subtle or big shifts in the style, plus mcs, djs & producers who were smashing it time after time. Twisted Individual/Distorted Minds era, more on Hospital Records, more on Playaz & the heavy jungle influence - didn't even hear Champion Sounds lol. More detail is always appreciated, especially when doing a timeline. Again was quality to watch though & true as you say is hard to fit all in
I'm 67 and both my sons are big DnB heads the eldest DJd regularly for years I couldn't stand it but now since the liquid dnb came along I listen to it avidly,just shows how you can even convert a "soul boy" like me , keep it coming 😊
being big dnb fan for nearly 25 years already and this document made my almost cry - I`m very happy to be part of global dnb community and love You all! big thanks Drum&BassArena and see You on the dancefloor! take care
You know what's funny? No one realizes how many movies and shows D&B is in the background of lol. I love it. I always wondered why I liked watching Powerpuff Girls as a kid
Big up all the London Jungle and Drum & Bass pirates of the past that were heartbeat of the DNB scene: Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Format FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush 92.5 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Rinse FM 97.6 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Don FM 100.5 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Industry FM 101.3 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Don FM 105.7 / Freedom FM 107.3 / Dream FM 107.6.
Rather average documentary. Should be more about jungle seeing that people often mix dnb with jungle. Nothing about the HUGE Suburban Base. Nothing about Nico da don.The don of darkness.
@@MemoryLaneCinema It should've been made as episodes. It was rushed which a lot platforms are doing because Netflix did a documentary on DNB so everyone followed suit in a rush to be current. Unfortunately, when you do quick work all the detail gets lost.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio Netflix did a doc about dnb? hahaha :). Oh dear. Things have certainly changed ;). Should be episodes yeah. Cover the evolution through the different genres and so on. So many OG's were not even mentioned.
Thanks to everyone commenting and sharing their views 💛 The reaction has been a testament to the huge and lasting impact of all the artists and labels involved, and the passion of their fans, and we have nothing but respect for that. We’re just fans ourselves, too. We salute our scene’s pioneers - who have built the foundations, and who continue to push this music into the future - whether featured in the documentary or not. Our original intention was to highlight the love and passion people have for this music, and we’ve achieved that. We hope this film can be used as a starting point, as there are so many crucial stories - that have already been told, and that are yet to surface - about our scene’s rich history. One love.
Drum & Bass is literally the BEST thing to happen to me in 20yrs! There's nothing better than to have Synesthesia & THEN discover DnB! I'm one of the lucky ones that gets to SEE music, and without the use of any hallucinogens. But if you DO take a dose of a visual-inducing substance then you would never see a more beautiful abstract visualization.
Lots more to be told, great film. Lots of faces & memories from the past. Making an old man smile here in Tenerife. A long way from the days of Noel Newton teaching me how to get the cuts right for Vinyl Distribution - Basement. Music house deservedly gets a mention but the scene owes credit to some great engineers out there. Stewart Hawkes had to be the most prolific D 'n' B cutting engineer, & George Lambert all the late dub plate nights at Copymasters / Masterpiece. Shout to Shane at Heathmans. And Brillo at Timeless Recordings who was smart enough to take me down to Speed one night so I could see what the scene was about & hear a good cut next to a bad one. Great days indeed. Nice to see Mampi Swift, Ray Keith & Clayton Hines also - 3 absolute gentlemen. I'll always be grateful to have worked on some amazing music for so many of these artists. Hype Zinc & Pascal - Tru Playaz. Cutting Pendulum's "Spiral" for Timeless, Chase & Status having their first Renegade release cut with me, great days. Cheers - let me know when your doing the sequel - I got some stories for you!!
let me say this. in my opinion there's way to much FANBOYISM going on here. people need to speak up and share their true opinions. to many people are scared of upsetting one another. some people are keeping their true toughts to them selves. if you disagree with something speak up. and on that note let me say this. i think most people understand you can't mention everyone for what ever reason. but not giving v recordings a spot is blasphemy! there i said it! and on that note all i can say is this. make sure you do better next time.
I can't believe as a DnB head, Dj, Mc and promoter for over 2 decades; this doc doesn't speak of the GOAT Tech Itch or Therapy Sessions and the amazing artists from that. They transformed DnB. Insane to me.
Ehhh I mean I remember all of it well (Limewax, The Panacea, etc.) but it was such a tiny part of the scene as a whole. Mostly a very niche thing and no Tech Itch is definitely not remotely close to the GOAT 😂
I was blessed by my Aunt when she introduced me to DnB at 5 years old. She blessed me again by taking me to my first & only Makoto show at a dive bar in San Diego, California. I am ever grateful for her, the producers, the DJs, the promoters, event organizers and the culture itself that has kept this scene alive and vibrant as ever. I am now 25 and can’t see myself ever falling out of love with this music. Long live Jungle & long live DnB! P.S My aunt blessed me with this documentary as well!
@@TranceGurl20 remember NoS? Or. Something like that. Playstation racing game with Crystal Method soundtrack. Early intro to edm and the pacing of the game totally complimented it
I first heard jungle back in 1993 when I was a kid through a pirate radio in Sao Paulo, Brazil where I was born. I've followed its progression to DnB and could see Marky, Patife and other DJs in some festivals and clubs in Brazil. Today I have the privilege of living in the home country of the genre in London. It continues to make me smile and in peace every time I listen.
I've been listening to drum & bass for 25 years and love it just as much as I did in 95. This was a great documentary with some awesome footage. I could watch a full 6 part series of this and never get bored. Thank you.
20 years ago i never could have imagined id be watching a whole documentary produced by Drum and Bass Arena but here we are! Mefjus said it best! Once you're in it, you're in it for LIFE! D&B FOREVER!
Thank you for this brilliant documentary! It brought back so many memories! I was the opening DJ for LTJ Bukem back in 1999, NYC @ Vinyl and caught all the greats live back in the day - Roni Size / Goldie / Fabio & Grooverider... the list is long! Love watching this w my daughter, telling her stories. So good! Long live DnB!
As a novice Liquid D&B DJ from Western Europe I must admit - this film is a super-inspirational pill for me! Thank you very much, people of Great Britain, your musical passion is massive. D&B brothers, stay local, stay underground, never let the Drum and Bass to be forgotten! Cheers!
As a Brazilian DnB lover, I feel proud seeing a Brazilian song here. Specifically, Carolina Carol Bela by DJ Marky at 23:48 (with the best known part at 25:21). Amazing memories listening to it back in the early 2000s. This documentary was great, and now I got to know many more DnB artists, plenty of stuff to listen to! Looking forward to that!
I don’t think this documentary will even slightly touch the surface of the whole scene remember back in the early nineties - mid nineties - late nineties there were regular Clubs/Events playing Original Hardcore/Jungle and onto that transition in 1995 to DnB who were packing these clubs/events out each and every weekend pushing the scene! Just because you see the likes of Ed rush, Andy C, Goldie etc.., it’s not these that solely pushed the scene just pay respects to many Clubs/DJ/Producers/Record Shops all over the UK that won’t make this documentary but have played a huge part 🙏👊
Mike Biggs dream magazine/muzik used to be out every month in the nineties and reported on events, djs, producers, record shops etc.. and that magazine went on for a good few years so I can assure you a lot will get missed, dnbarena can’t possibly pack everything into this documentary. I’m sure it will be incredible though, no doubt!
Not gonna lie. DnB literally saved my life. It gave me an outlet, zoned me into myself. Would either be dead or in prison right now. From 1997 - beyond.
As with doing anything in D & B, it is impossible to please everyone. A well thought out documentary that could have easily run twice the length and included a few more of the stars called out in the comments below. For me having lived through and loved the last 24 years as a D & B head, DJ and record collector it missed a narrative / narrator. Hard to pick a favourite, but a don like GQ or the Risky himself may have given it a more finished feel, but I'm splitting hairs here tbh. The omission of Calibre, Bryan G and JJ Frost, Doc Scott was an oversight, interviews with Dillinja and Randall would have really made this perfect. All the same, well done Drum & Bass Arena for bringing the light in a time of darkness. We will rave again, bring the bass!!! Peace
I was a somewhat young brother in Oklahoma City and Tulsa walking thé Rastafarian walk and touring as a drummer for a reggae band. Somehow LTJ Bukem and Roni Size made it into my rader. I knew i was hearing something that belonged to me. There was no scene. Later when moved to Toronto I heard 4hero and a couple of others. It was the most inspired I had been by music in a long time. Still no real scene to found. I went to NYC in 2001, just before 9/11 and saw Nerve play at Club Shine. That was it. DnB was in my blood. Now in 2023 I am now in Vancouver and finally realizing that I am my own scene, playing drums along with loops and tracks that I create. Along with MCs, toasters and vocalists. It’s a new project. I’ve done 3 shows so far and I’ve been amazed by the reaction. People of all ages bouncing their asses off. So satisfying and amazing. Not sure where it’s going but I do believe DnB WILL save the world. Thank you for this documentary. I feel connected. 🙏🏿
The body-moving drumbreaks and dance tempo really are at home among so many different kinds of instruments and melodic styles. DnB's influence is always growing. It might appear diluted in its mainstream pop renditions, but its underground core is an unassailable fortress. DnB will never die.
This is one of those scenes which I’ve only ever had a passing interest in but which every time I’ve been to one of their sessions I’ve been absolutely blown away. There’s so much power and strength in this music, its very longevity proves just how marvellous it is. Thanks all of you.
Much love and respect to every dj, producer, mc, promoter and all the dnb headz out there!!! I'm proud to be the part of this worldwide family!!! Thank you!!!
Just watched this today - it so good to see how this has all grown - I remember starting as an early 80's bboy in the u.k , and then when I heard Genaside II's "The Alchemist/Death Of The Kamikaze" way back in 1990, I knew this thing is gonna grow into something truly special and last. Big Up! 👊
I was living in Edinburgh in the 2nd half of the 90's when the scene really kicked off. Still loving it 24 years later. So looking forward to seeing this documentary 👍
Watched this last night.... well put together documentary but it’s missing so much... no mention of V recordings, how jump up came through, Clipz, Twisted Individual, Distorted Minds, Hazard...... no mention of Benny page, Congo Natty etc...
I completely agree mate! The snobbery towards Jump Up is so fucking annoying. No mention of Generation Dub, Taxman, DJ Die etc. No mention of Accelerated Culture, Hysteria, Telepathy, Jungle Fever, Amazon etc. There's a whole scene they just didn't mention.
avfc-herbalist i was well into happy hardcore in the 90’s then I heard Hype in a Dreamscape tape pack and i was then an instant fan of dnb. He was one of a few djs at those big raves pushing this sound we love today and that shouldnt be forgotton. V Recordings was hugely popular at the start of the teen dnb craze of the 90’s as well with tracks like warhead or Its Jazzy
1:11:40 is a big reason I love dnb, its really technical and not easily manufactured. Not only is it just crazy and fun to dance to but I feel there's a constant level of appreciation for it that other genres just don't have. I think that people who enjoy dnb can recognize the level of intricacy that it takes to make dnb and that appreciation makes it feel all the more like a welcoming community while also adding a barrier of entry thats just enough to keep most fake music posers out
A lot of people complaining about who's not here but as someone who's never stopped listening to 90s D&B but hasn't really followed the modern stuff it's a good overview. Obviously every doc is going to be shaped by the interviews that are available and they got a bunch of really good ones here. I'd watch the hell out of a deeper dive into the early years but for what this is it's remarkably well done.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
wicked. thanks so much for making this. When the dude from pendulum said 'if you hear someone play a record in the club that you can't buy, i can't see how that was beneficial in any way' it struck a cord with me. I totally disagreed tbh, the music then was so, idk how to explain it, there was a mystery to it. Hear someone drop an absolute tune in a club and everyone's looking in the booth to see what it was and its just a white label with 3 letters on it, trying to guess who it was by etc And then the fucking moment of finding that tune in the record shop a month or two later !!! Text your mates like I found THE tune, its by so-and-so and its called '...........'. Brag to your mates that you got the last copy left haha those times were fucking magic and its why those tunes and the memory of finding them and playing them for the first time literally give me goosebumps.. But i do see his point i guess if you're wanting to be a dj, for us we weren't trying to become dj's professionally, we just mixed records all day everyday at home and made mix-tapes. This documentary brought back some wonderful memories !
While you can argue about the musical aspect of Pendulum's impact on DNB, I actually agree with El Hornet on this one. I can see how nostalgia can help you romanticise that aspect of the dubplate culture and the mystery behind the music, but the accessibility means that crowds can get more educated on the music (ergo, more and better reactions when they hear these tunes come into the mix in a club), they can buy it because now they'll KNOW what to buy (and thus support the artists and labels that are putting them out). While I think the entire "letting tunes build up / build into anthems" aspect of the dubplate culture got lost for the most part due to how entitled people listening to online mixes are (as soon as they hear something they demand to be able to have it there and then, which made bullshit like radio embargos start happening with promos,), I really think moving onto digital has beneffited the scene in many ways. Nobody says you still can't buy vinyl, cut dubplates or play them out and celebrate that aspect of the DJ craft. But making it a bit more accessible and leveling the playing field is beneficial to the scene IMO. Now there's the aspect of quality control on the A&R/label side, but that's another story, that's been an issue back in the vinyl days as well anyway ;)
Agree that comment was absolutely mortifying I hardly imagine any Dj over 40 years old could respect him saying that. The whole point was for a Dj to have a track no one else had and for the crowd to want a certain Dj to come on as they had the freshest tunes .. and then to go to the record store and try and find the tune if maybe 10 copies floated around town / to denounce the whole Dj and record store culture is shameful
The dub plate culture was a good thing back in the day, as it meant the DJ’s had their own style, not everyone had the same dubs to play out. Shout out to Kenny Ken!!
Totally agree, buying the track is the last thing on your mind. It's the closed door excitement of being there when it dropped and the dubplate/record store culture. I cringed when he said that
i used to listen to punk and metal until 2003_went to a rave with a drum and bass room in January 2004 and never looked back i found something i had never heard before and have loved it in all its forms ever since
Same story, except it happened in 1996. Its funny to me how it attracts a lot of folks who were previously into metal and punk. I think its the tempo and rawness of it. I still listen to punk and metal, but also dum n bass/jungle too.
Watching this for the third time, the editing really is superb. So many tunes featured without swamping the interviews. 1:11:12, just as 'Diane Charlemagne RIP' appears on the timeline, we get a little snippet of Taxman & Diane's beautiful 'Rebirth' - one of the last tunes she recorded before she passed. Hats off to whoever spliced all this together.
I sense some favouritism/bias with certain artists and style of DnB featured. That can't be helped but did feel it was Nuero focused (that's DNB Arena's preference), especially the soundtrack. No mention of Hazard, V Rec or more late jungle/early DnB pioneers seems strange. Still a v good doc though!
@@voynich7825 I am sure you are correct. Not an expert on nuero. I stopped listening to dnba podcast a few years back when it got to a point where the majority tunes played didn't have any breaks or subs. All I know is, that shift wasn't happening in the same way on other DNB podcasts, radio and clubs etc.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
This is just one part of jungle D&B's long and complex history. Check out loads more documentaries and books here: breakbeat.co.uk/documentary
Its a load of bollocks. Delete this disgrace of a doc
Why is dnb called dnb? I just watched this doc and i havent got a clue
Tks
@@dirtmansdnbplaylists250 Because, originally, before the current generation of producers relegated the beats to a mere vehicle for delivering the rest of the track, the tunes were about phat breakbeats and big bass. The drums were the most prevalent component of the mix, in addition to the bass which came from the dub and reggae influence provided by techno DJs like Grooverider and Carl Cox who started mixing these kinds of tunes with the breaks in to their sets around 1990/ 91, giving rise to breakbeat hardcore. Drums and Bass... then dudes like DJ Trace, Ed Rush & Optical started putting a lot of midrange in to their tunes further in to the 90s, in an effort to make tunes that sounded as good on people's home stereos as they did on big night club PAs. But it was always the drums and the bass first...
@@naughtymonkey1563 nice reply.. i actually knew why its called dnb.. i was just making a point of how shit the documentary is
My brother was the biggest DNB head ever and passed away last month. I know he would be rocking this right here with me smiling and tapping me on the shoulder when he heard his favorite classic tunes. I know he is rocking out in another realm somewhere. Big Up Charlie!!!!
Aww bless. RIP Charlie ☺️☺️
Sorry for your loss mate.
Sorry bro for the loss. RIP Charlie!
Big up Charlie! RIP
He is with the gods and goddesses now! SKÅL Namaste
Tracklist? The community got you covered. :)
Did we miss anything?
00:00 John B - Up All Night
02:40 DJ Hype - Peace, Love and Unity (ft. MC Fats)
05:15 DJ Krust - Warhead (Steppa Mix)
09:19 Dillinja - Acid Trak
14:40 Ed Rush & Optical - Worm Hole
15:10 Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force
17:34 (again) Ed Rush & Optical - Worm Hole
20:31 Artificial Intelligence - Desperado
21:51 Black Sun Empire - Firing Squad
22:22 RAM Trilogy - Titan
23:48 DJ Marky - LK
28:03 Dillinja - Twist Em Out (ft. Skibadee)
28:48 DJ Friction & Nu Balance - Robocop
32:03 Pendulum - Vault
34:42 High Contrast - Racing Green
41:45 Total Science - Defcom 69
44:10 Logistics - Together
47:51 Plastician - Magma
50:00 Instra:Mental - Watching You
52:02 Alix Perez - Forsaken (ft. Peven Everett & SpectraSoul)
54:45 Icicle - Dreadnaught
57:40 The Prototypes - Suffocate
59:50 Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound
1:02:05 Dub Phizix & Skeptical - Marka (ft. Strategy)
1:03:03 Lenzman - Open Page (ft. Riya)
1:08:20 InsideInfo & Mefjus - Mythos
1:11:29 The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot
1:15:50 Sabre, Stray & Halogenix - Oblique (ft. Frank Carter III)
1:19:27 Konflict - Messiah
Whats the track @15:10?
44:10: Logistics - Together
57:40: The Prototypes - Suffocate
59:50: Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound
1:03:03 & 1:06:05: Lenzman - Open Page
1:11:29: The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot
@@Beef_Wellington_Ross digital & spirit - phantom force
15:10: Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force
44:10: Logistics - Together
47:51: Plastician - Magma
50:00: Instra:Mental - Watching You
57:40: The Prototypes - Suffocate
59:50: Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound
1:01:17: Dub Phizix & Skeptical Feat. Strategy - Marka
1:03:03 & 1:06:05: Lenzman - Open Page
1:11:29: The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot
01:02:05 Dub Phizix - Marka
Oh man, this brings a tear to my eye. Drum n Bass was my entire life from 1996 through till 2006. The greatest 10 years of my life. I travelled up and down the UK to taste all the DnB selections and then travelled to Australia to see the rise of Pendulum. What a time to be alive.
Dam I'm so jealous you got to experience that. You should write a book or make a UA-cam doco on it!
for me 1995 - 2001. Of course english hardcore and jungle before that. My golden age was 1997 (ended up with 6 curvers of vinyl)
Greatest bender ever 🎉😂😊😅❤
@@danielnepson303 It really was a 10 year bender! But I don't regret a single second of it. To be a part of that uprising and living amongst the Junglist community was incredible!
To experience an entire genre of music form in real time was truly epic! 🤘💫
What was the song where there was a part where the music stops (or it was an intro) and a guy with a weird voice says “get ready to hear the sounds…of drum and bass…” and then the music starts.
I need to find it!
Incredible. Thank you Drum&BassArena!
Its not incredible. Its a disgrace to dnb
@richie dirtman because...?
@@dirtmansdnbplaylists250 you wouldnt have the drum and bass you do now if it wasnt for jungle!
@@dirtmansdnbplaylists250 Booyaka Booyaka when tha General advance...
A NEW Documentary Film on Jungle and D&B history is OUT there : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html !!!
Goldie: 'Catch me on the wrong day and I can't mix a salad' 😂
So true tho
Goldie would spoil the vibe every time. ‘Who’s in in the other room’ 🤣
seen him mix like an absolute king, truly exceptional, then other nights when he can't match a beat to save his life. So true.
Shit son thats going on a TShirt
@@DonDapper09 we're all human m8
I been saying this for a couple years now since hip hop died. Drum and bass is truly the one and only genre of music that has never had a terrible era or lost what it was entirely. Today on the verge of 2025 it’s the only genre that I know (just like all other genres before this era) that incredible , goosebump producing songs , will come out fairly regularly.
Drum and bass, it's a tribal thing. It hits you physically. Drum and bass is life!
Something so primal about it, you just feel it down to your core. It is life indeed 😎
Absolutely! Raving to dnb is so similar to techno in the regard that you dance yourself into subconscious state where you learn the truth about existence itself. Feels like Raindance. Kathartic.
True
☘️🐞💚
If you spout this kind of shite then it's well within its rights to hit you physically. Only kidding. Dnb is life no doubt, like a warm summer breeze gently tickling your tea towel holder. Whistle in the wind crew big ups
As someone who grew up in nyc area and fell head over heels for jungle and drum and bass music back in 1994 95 I woll be complelty glued to my screen. Drum and bass gets in your soul like no other music ever created. End of story
sure does! mixing it for people and feeling their energy gets even deeper in your soul.
If u haven't already watched it, there's another new documentary about Drum n Bass/jungle called "United Nation 3 decades of Drum n Bass"
It's available to rent or buy on Amazon prime app. Well worth a watch imo ✌️
Facts
@@ryncewindvonlipwig1211 aight Only Amazon UK :/ tzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
@@SharpDubwars0711 where's your vpn at?
I'm 48 years young and still listen to drum & bass everyday. It just makes me happy
I’m 45 and I spend every spare penny on vinyl !!!! And I still mix on vinyl !
BIG UP'S TO ALL JUNGLIST MASSIVE AND CREW !!!!!
conKrete respeKt
big up to you bruv
Bass and trigger split up ukno !! 😢
Really they gave not 1 nod to the junglists that started this yeah ok its a dnb doc but really they gonna sit there stroking there egos and not give nothing to the people before that layed the foundations , they poked the sleeping sleeping lions with this and they aint ready for coming , also goldie would be nothing without d-bridge who is litrally the start of dnb people need to get to know !
#junglistmovement #dontwakethelionsitwontendwelllittlecubbies
@@DigitalPiratesCamp uhm I adore dBridge and his sound but he certainly isn't "the start of dnb" my dude.
Absolutely with you on the point that they left WAY too much people, labels and locations out.
RIP Marcus Intalex ! Long live Drum And Bass Music !
🙏🏿
Anybody else cry during the last 5 minutes? Fuck man. Drum and bass is life. Thank you drum and bass.
Dieselboy-Sixth Session :)
@@popeoperaMessiah - Konflict
as a metal musician I can tell that drum and bass reaches into multiple subcultures. Including rock metal etc. Also my local drum and bass community is a bunch of awesome people and they drop some sick parties. It's always an awesome experience to attend any underground drum and bass parties. AAAAND the music is ideal to let of steam and just le the beats beat the negativity and shit out of your brain. I bow to the world wide drum and bass community. cheers mates
I hear you bro! Fellow metal guitarist here! I love dnb especially the hard dark stuff!! Lol. Think there is a lot of similarities between the darker harder tech step/neuro type dnb and metal!!
Hell yeah brother , Fellow doom metal musician. Can't seem to get enough of Liquid D&B / Jungle
It's got it all, metal, funk, hiphop, reggae. Love all those genres btw :) drum&bass was something completely new like hiphop was
I know so many of my old and some good mates that came from metal or atleast used to come to the gigs… they always had a good time, esp the early days
Metal guitarist here too. Producing dance music now after going to a rave earlier this and its just a different world with great music and greater people
TY UA-cam SUGGESTIONS!!!!@! Great work Drum&BassArena and much love
drum and bass 95-99 will always hold a place in my heart
best years
everything else is just noise :]
From the southern home of D n B...Christchurch NZ..Im 41.. found the scene at 17...in its prime...changed my life direction...changed my outlook..and warmed my soul..its my medicine...it picks me up when i'm down...helps me sleep..helps me get active..i'ts an integral part of my life..what more can I say..I'm a Junglist all day.
CHCH was epic back in the late 90's for D&B, spending all your pay at Galaxy records on new tunes, weekends at Ministry hearing top international DJs- Andy C, Bailey, Grooverider, Pendulum. This music shaped me, Big ups the CHCH massive
Amen brother, I couldn't agree more! :)
@@scotthandley1109 certainly NZ over Oz if that's what your sayin? Although Perth does have a decent scene
Also from Christchurch, definitely the southern home for D&B
@@scotthandley1109You sound mega ignorant on the subject mate, I dont live in NZ but it's fact Christchurch and NZ in general has always had one of the more thriving DnB scenes globally. Just check tour schedules bruv, NZ has been importing international talent with sold out shows and have local scenes which have continued to thrive since DnB's inception. Not many places other than the UK had such a thriving scene for dnb as in Christchurch.
45 years old and I lived for dnb and still do. This was needed and Drum and Bass Arena did it justice. Everything was on point, goldie was funny as ever 😂. Glad to have watched it with like minded people. Thank you so much for this. Epic. DnB crew salute ❤️💯. Stay safe it was a pleasure
Are u deluded?
You can't beat dnb. I'm 43, I've been listening to it and going to nights since I was 18. I will never stop.
I'm 48 so yes, I was 20 something 1995
I was 15 when I first started playing the DnB/jungle records, and I’m 39 now…will never stop!
44 big up oldheads
Haha 52 years old and still listening to the 1993 darkness, big up quest crew Wolverhampton 👊🏻
Now 54. ~5 years ago I went with my daughter, wife and some of daughter's friends to a dance. A friend asked her if her parents won't leave, if we weren't a bit too old? It was clear that it was her intention we hear.
The rebuttal was absolute fantastic, I heard her say, "he was the first to play D&B in this city, in the year I was born! If anybody has the right to be here then it is him and he will dance his ass of tonight. Try to catch up, I bet you can't!"
I was quiet surprised, that was so nice. Wife is a dance instructor, has killer moves and styles, mixing in swing and modern dance. The kid who asked her left after a short while without goodbye. I don't know if she was just too shy or too embaressed she was with us old farts, but no one seemed to care.
I’m so close to writing a monologue here about time and history but I won’t. But watching this has made me realise that I am so lucky, so ridiculously, amazingly, stupidly lucky to have lived and breathed so much of this history, so much so that I’ve got a massive smile on my face while tears roll.
Drum and Bass is life and it will give life for decades to come and while you can pick holes in who’s missing and what didn’t get mentioned this is still a great document to a spiritual form of music. I love you Drum and Bass. xx
hype is spot on when he talks about the underground infrastructure being the reason dnb has longevity... best point made in the whole doc.
totally agreed
True say; on the other hand, I disagree with the all-too-easy statement (made by many people, in this case by Hype) that such-and-such a scene has 'died'. Morphed, of course, waned, perhaps, but all of these scenes keep a die-hard following of listeners and producers.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
@@EdiDrums "keep die-hard listeners and producers"
Your argument brushes aside quality and impact. Dnb as I/we knew it two decades ago is dead, the one of today is a cruel mockery of it.
There's no diversity, no experimentation. I've clicked through 60 new ones on a major label's channel and they all sound smell and feel the same.
I could continue ranting and comparing, but you get my point anyway. There's only a handful of tracks produced in the last decade that worth the listen
@@3goats1coat I don't follow the scene like you seem to so can't comment, but I'm sure many many people agree with you and I hope that some of them were at least born after about 1986. I don't think the same applies to garage, meanwhile; the likes of Mind of a Dragon, Flava D, Disclosure, Scott Diaz, Prescribe da Vibe and others continue to innovate with bangers.
When they said "you're in this genre for life" it really rang true about my current journey of 24 years.
Words born from love for dnb: I definitely can sympathize with dnb as a place of refuge. As a 15 year outsider in a remote part of Holland (Groningen) dnb was my portal out of mundanity. A portal to an exciting musical realm, with a sound just as vicious as it could be gentle and warm. Truly something I could dream away on AND bounce away thru my room with. When I started to hear LTJ Bukem and early Total Science records in 99 on late night radio - just before they released "Advance" - it changed me. Turned out to be the 16th birthday present from my older brother and i was so f*cking proud to possess that record.
But hell was I shy on my first parties a few years later, still used to the local clubs I first started partying, where they mainly played charts music for drunk teenagers. My first dnb party I just shyly sat at the sides myself, but it was an eyeopener nonetheless, with so many of the partygoërs actually involved in dancing instead of loafing around the sides. Lots of smiles, jogging pants and girls with no makeup. I also - and still, raving at 35 -found out i just f*cking love to dance to it. It's helped me over social anxiety and is an immediate access to activating my energy, to get comfortable in my own skin. So in that sense this documentary hit home with me with it's emotional finish. Dnb is a celebration of lives and we're all invited.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
There’s truly nothing that compares to drum and bass when it comes to music. Peace love and unity inna jungle, much love and i feel where you’re coming from. DnB will be with us all for as long as we live, it goes alot deeper than a genre
Isn't Noisia from Groningen?!
Massive!
Beautifully said!
since your from Holland, im curious your views on Hardstyle. its my love genre but man DNB is such a great sound when i need a change up!
Honestly the direction and editing of this doc brings it alive
Legit what I thought watching it. Sick documentary honestly
Can't believe I just watched such a great doc for free. Thank you so much for not just making this, but making it accessible for all. DnB is for the people!
shy fx deserves more credit than merely a passing reference.
and DJ Marky
There clearly just isnt enough time to fit all the players in who deserve more than a passing reference. Its a wonder they fit in all that they did in the short amount of time..
Ray Keith?
@@rickylovesyou But surely Original Nuttah was a pinnacle tune for Jungle, no? Deffo deserved a piece on itself
+ Nu:Tone, Logistics and many more...anyway still great one tho
Shy FX should be mentioned more. RIP Skibadee. Love this documentary ❤️
Shy FX was mentioned like they mentioned Marky!
&Bukem@@BrunoBucci
A guy called Gerald that album was classic ! Dom and Roland ! And this next one is a bit personal because I’m a northerner and I know them but elementz of noize never ever get a look in and they put out classic tunes on various labels and were great dj’s
R.I.P to the legends in this documentary who are no longer with us 🙏 thank you for everything 💙
Kemistry, Stevie Hyper, Skiba, Fats, Charlemagne. And more... RIP
Marcus 😢
Sadly adding MC Conrad and Randal to the list 😢 🕯
Rip dj Randal the king of the rollers 👑
Oh man, I felt this in my soul. I was introduced to DnB in 2004 and I loved the genre ever since. I'm almost 32 and it's practically the only music I listen to and fully enjoy. I have a visceral reaction when I hear a good tune. I wish I could give 1000 likes to this video. So many thanks to the people who worked really hard on this film!
Same here, there's no other sound that connects with me... Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one considering 90% of friends and family hate it 😂 so it's good to know there's others such as yourself lol
I am from Moscow, started to go to dnb parties in the year 2000. Now i am 34 and still love it 🍺
@@adambarrs92 I understand. I can count on one hand how many people I know in my personal life who will perk up when they hear it. The others don't know what they're missing 🤣
@@futur.5373 I wish I could have had that experience!!
@Mejo right?! You feel it and you can't sit still!
Need to be a 10 part series, I hour episodes to even get close to covering everything
exactly
Correct.
Definitely!
I couldnt agree more
they missed a trick there could take it all the way to netflix lol
this was a really great documentary for people deep in the culture. as someone who's listened for 25+ years but doesn't know all the artists or sub-genres, i wish that the artists mentioned in passing had gotten more discussion along with clips of their music so i could understand their contribution without having to stop and go to spotify every 2.7 seconds. thanks for posting this.
I'm dying at this documentary🔥!!!! DnB has been my life for 25 years now & counting. As a teenager people would tell me you'd get over it and here I am 25 years later listening to this genre & still jamming to it! There's nothing like the DnB culture, the countless friends I've made in the scene dancing together & listening to this beautiful music. Just meeting someone in public that listens to DnB I'd connect with them like no other. I've made lifelong friends bc of this culture. Everywhere I travel I always seek out a DnB event to check out the scene & make friends🔥 The feeling you get when u listen to it & ur in ur zone is like no other🔥 I'll die a junglist for sure💜 Mad love & respect for the scene & for the pioneers that have left a foot print & everybody involved⚡🤟🏻⚡
respect🤜🤛
Was a nice burst of nostalgia, the timeline concept was cool, but missed out on SO SO many big players and big releases on the timeline. Its no doubt hard to capture 20 years in 1.5hrs, but it felt like watching an extra-long trailer for the full documentary.
Leon Scothern Definitely. Proper great doc but would've liked a bit longer on the late 90s/early 2000 (up to Pendulum) scene.
...gr8 hearing Planet Dust & Bodyrock mentioned but SO many massive tunes hit over that period smashing the dancefloors and created subtle or big shifts in the style, plus mcs, djs & producers who were smashing it time after time. Twisted Individual/Distorted Minds era, more on Hospital Records, more on Playaz & the heavy jungle influence - didn't even hear Champion Sounds lol. More detail is always appreciated, especially when doing a timeline. Again was quality to watch though & true as you say is hard to fit all in
This should really be a documentary series. 20 years in 90 minutes...so much is left out.
What and who would you include, guys?
I started listening in 2003, so I missed out a looot. And even after 2003 missed a lot. Internet was slow lol
Jan Leiv how about V recordings?? Not mention at all there’s so much that was missed
I'm 67 and both my sons are big DnB heads the eldest DJd regularly for years I couldn't stand it but now since the liquid dnb came along I listen to it avidly,just shows how you can even convert a "soul boy" like me , keep it coming 😊
Ah man. I know for sure I'm gonna want to go out raving after watching this
That was awesome. Where's the rave at?
Same feeling here !
Teasing Messiah throughout and unloading it at the end was a nice touch!
being big dnb fan for nearly 25 years already and this document made my almost cry - I`m very happy to be part of global dnb community and love You all!
big thanks Drum&BassArena and see You on the dancefloor! take care
You know what's funny? No one realizes how many movies and shows D&B is in the background of lol. I love it. I always wondered why I liked watching Powerpuff Girls as a kid
Source Direct - Call and Response
Used in the movie Blade being a big one!
I'm gettin to be an old ass man and I can't "grow out of" dnb. Guess I'll just roll with it all the way to Nursing Home.
Its not a fad or something you grow out of to a junglist.
im 49....it ain't gonna happen m8....
44 love it more than ever!
@@Terracecasualx5 you never grow out of it.. I'm looking forward to my 80s when I'm shocking out in my wheelchair
43 and still shocking out...just ache a bit more next day!
Big up all the London Jungle and Drum & Bass pirates of the past that were heartbeat of the DNB scene: Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Format FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush 92.5 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Rinse FM 97.6 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Don FM 100.5 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Industry FM 101.3 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Don FM 105.7 / Freedom FM 107.3 / Dream FM 107.6.
Rather average documentary. Should be more about jungle seeing that people often mix dnb with jungle. Nothing about the HUGE Suburban Base. Nothing about Nico da don.The don of darkness.
@@MemoryLaneCinema It should've been made as episodes. It was rushed which a lot platforms are doing because Netflix did a documentary on DNB so everyone followed suit in a rush to be current. Unfortunately, when you do quick work all the detail gets lost.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio Netflix did a doc about dnb? hahaha :). Oh dear. Things have certainly changed ;). Should be episodes yeah. Cover the evolution through the different genres and so on. So many OG's were not even mentioned.
@@MemoryLaneCinema Exactly!!
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio I like to ask this question to old schoolers. How did you first get into the "beats" back in the day? :)
Thanks to everyone commenting and sharing their views 💛 The reaction has been a testament to the huge and lasting impact of all the artists and labels involved, and the passion of their fans, and we have nothing but respect for that. We’re just fans ourselves, too.
We salute our scene’s pioneers - who have built the foundations, and who continue to push this music into the future - whether featured in the documentary or not. Our original intention was to highlight the love and passion people have for this music, and we’ve achieved that. We hope this film can be used as a starting point, as there are so many crucial stories - that have already been told, and that are yet to surface - about our scene’s rich history. One love.
Drum & Bass is literally the BEST thing to happen to me in 20yrs! There's nothing better than to have Synesthesia & THEN discover DnB! I'm one of the lucky ones that gets to SEE music, and without the use of any hallucinogens. But if you DO take a dose of a visual-inducing substance then you would never see a more beautiful abstract visualization.
Lots more to be told, great film. Lots of faces & memories from the past. Making an old man smile here in Tenerife. A long way from the days of Noel Newton teaching me how to get the cuts right for Vinyl Distribution - Basement. Music house deservedly gets a mention but the scene owes credit to some great engineers out there. Stewart Hawkes had to be the most prolific D 'n' B cutting engineer, & George Lambert all the late dub plate nights at Copymasters / Masterpiece. Shout to Shane at Heathmans. And Brillo at Timeless Recordings who was smart enough to take me down to Speed one night so I could see what the scene was about & hear a good cut next to a bad one. Great days indeed. Nice to see Mampi Swift, Ray Keith & Clayton Hines also - 3 absolute gentlemen. I'll always be grateful to have worked on some amazing music for so many of these artists. Hype Zinc & Pascal - Tru Playaz. Cutting Pendulum's "Spiral" for Timeless, Chase & Status having their first Renegade release cut with me, great days. Cheers - let me know when your doing the sequel - I got some stories for you!!
This is an awesome doc.
This was absolutely superb long overdue really ♥️
let me say this. in my opinion there's way to much FANBOYISM going on here. people need to speak up and share their true opinions. to many people are scared of upsetting one another. some people are keeping their true toughts to them selves. if you disagree with something speak up. and on that note let me say this. i think most people understand you can't mention everyone for what ever reason. but not giving v recordings a spot is blasphemy! there i said it! and on that note all i can say is this. make sure you do better next time.
DJ Marky! A proud for our country! Much respect from Brazil!
I can't believe as a DnB head, Dj, Mc and promoter for over 2 decades; this doc doesn't speak of the GOAT Tech Itch or Therapy Sessions and the amazing artists from that. They transformed DnB. Insane to me.
HELL YEAH Tech Itch IS the God Dark Heavy Sci Fi DnB and was and is ahead of his Time
His old Tunes sounding like there were made Today
Klute, Moving Fusion, Good Looking Records just a brief mention of Bukem.
J Magick
Ehhh I mean I remember all of it well (Limewax, The Panacea, etc.) but it was such a tiny part of the scene as a whole. Mostly a very niche thing and no Tech Itch is definitely not remotely close to the GOAT 😂
Got into DnB with Kemistry & Storm in 99 and I know it will be a part of me for the rest of my life
I'm stuck in the 90's. Still listening to mixes from 92 - 98.
Where can you find those?
@@Delta-nl7pi
Check out my music. I am a DJ from back then.
@@Delta-nl7pi
ua-cam.com/play/PLctwI-mYhtKtlIagcDe2BJpENtiCT4gDG.html
Roni Size is an absolute gent and a true legend..
The End was such an incredible experience back in the Ram records and Renegade Hardware nights. Memories that will remain forever
Renegade Hardware ,Ram,TOV ,Good Looking as residents ..at its peak there was no better club for d&b>>>
The ram and hardware nights were great at the end. One of my fav clubs. Such a good sound system.
goldie put it straight when he said there’s two kings of drum and bass, Dillinja & Calibre, this was amazing thankyou!
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And everything else is between the two of them, sounds so right aha
@NormanRockswell What's Dillinjas dj-ing skills got to do with it? Lol. He's clearly talking about their production.
I was blessed by my Aunt when she introduced me to DnB at 5 years old. She blessed me again by taking me to my first & only Makoto show at a dive bar in San Diego, California. I am ever grateful for her, the producers, the DJs, the promoters, event organizers and the culture itself that has kept this scene alive and vibrant as ever. I am now 25 and can’t see myself ever falling out of love with this music. Long live Jungle & long live DnB! P.S My aunt blessed me with this documentary as well!
I discovered jungle and drum and bass from a video game called midnight club was very fun to play to♥️
@@TranceGurl20 remember NoS? Or. Something like that. Playstation racing game with Crystal Method soundtrack. Early intro to edm and the pacing of the game totally complimented it
I first heard jungle back in 1993 when I was a kid through a pirate radio in Sao Paulo, Brazil where I was born. I've followed its progression to DnB and could see Marky, Patife and other DJs in some festivals and clubs in Brazil. Today I have the privilege of living in the home country of the genre in London. It continues to make me smile and in peace every time I listen.
No you didn't
I've been listening to drum & bass for 25 years and love it just as much as I did in 95. This was a great documentary with some awesome footage. I could watch a full 6 part series of this and never get bored. Thank you.
I love how the UK "street music" is just relaxing dance music. Regardless of the high tempo, D&B is still nice to listen to when you wanna chill.
You will fall into tears when Messiah drops.. Great documentary.
Every time bro ...
This is SO many fellow DJs favorite DnB tune.
so true
20 years ago i never could have imagined id be watching a whole documentary produced by Drum and Bass Arena but here we are! Mefjus said it best! Once you're in it, you're in it for LIFE! D&B FOREVER!
Thank you for this brilliant documentary! It brought back so many memories! I was the opening DJ for LTJ Bukem back in 1999, NYC @ Vinyl and caught all the greats live back in the day - Roni Size / Goldie / Fabio & Grooverider... the list is long! Love watching this w my daughter, telling her stories. So good! Long live DnB!
That's so cool. Just saw LTJ in April, amazing
As a novice Liquid D&B DJ from Western Europe I must admit - this film is a super-inspirational pill for me! Thank you very much, people of Great Britain, your musical passion is massive.
D&B brothers, stay local, stay underground, never let the Drum and Bass to be forgotten! Cheers!
Liquid Funk my dude! Always Funk
Flight: ‘This music cannot be contained’ A quality quote...
As a Brazilian DnB lover, I feel proud seeing a Brazilian song here. Specifically, Carolina Carol Bela by DJ Marky at 23:48 (with the best known part at 25:21). Amazing memories listening to it back in the early 2000s.
This documentary was great, and now I got to know many more DnB artists, plenty of stuff to listen to! Looking forward to that!
your comment🤗👍❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥due to your words about Carol bela track. church🙌🙌
Upbeat and fresh
The original with Jorge is so good
I don’t think this documentary will even slightly touch the surface of the whole scene remember back in the early nineties - mid nineties - late nineties there were regular Clubs/Events playing Original Hardcore/Jungle and onto that transition in 1995 to DnB who were packing these clubs/events out each and every weekend pushing the scene! Just because you see the likes of Ed rush, Andy C, Goldie etc.., it’s not these that solely pushed the scene just pay respects to many Clubs/DJ/Producers/Record Shops all over the UK that won’t make this documentary but have played a huge part 🙏👊
How about we wait until it's out to see ay?
Mike Biggs dream magazine/muzik used to be out every month in the nineties and reported on events, djs, producers, record shops etc.. and that magazine went on for a good few years so I can assure you a lot will get missed, dnbarena can’t possibly pack everything into this documentary. I’m sure it will be incredible though, no doubt!
You called it :-)
Perth WA 90s and Naughties, awesome scene. Remember(just🤪) a lot of these guys coming down to play. 41 now and still a huge fan. DnB is life!
Represent Perth, capital city of DnB AU
Not gonna lie. DnB literally saved my life. It gave me an outlet, zoned me into myself. Would either be dead or in prison right now. From 1997 - beyond.
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What a class song to open this documentary up with. Well done to everyone involved, brilliant doco.
yup
Agreed.✌️
"There only really two kings of this Music, Dillinja and Calibre. Everything in between is us." - Goldie
Love Goldie, true pioneer, but he does chat shit sometimes
Much love and respect to Calibre and Dillinja, ridiculous production tekkerz
90s dillinja anyway
Hes wrong...Andy C, Drumsound And Bassline Smith, Mampi Swift, Brockie, Break...too many legends to name in this scene
Yeah but Dillinja couldn't mix a beat to save his life...Funny really, def one of my fav producers from back in the day
The Drum and Bass movement has shaken the world in a way that can never be replaced.
As with doing anything in D & B, it is impossible to please everyone. A well thought out documentary that could have easily run twice the length and included a few more of the stars called out in the comments below. For me having lived through and loved the last 24 years as a D & B head, DJ and record collector it missed a narrative / narrator. Hard to pick a favourite, but a don like GQ or the Risky himself may have given it a more finished feel, but I'm splitting hairs here tbh.
The omission of Calibre, Bryan G and JJ Frost, Doc Scott was an oversight, interviews with Dillinja and Randall would have really made this perfect. All the same, well done Drum & Bass Arena for bringing the light in a time of darkness.
We will rave again, bring the bass!!!
Peace
Got into DJing Drum & Bass at 16. now im 37 and im still a bedroom DJ and i probably suck but i love the sound!
I was a somewhat young brother in Oklahoma City and Tulsa walking thé Rastafarian walk and touring as a drummer for a reggae band. Somehow LTJ Bukem and Roni Size made it into my rader. I knew i was hearing something that belonged to me. There was no scene. Later when moved to Toronto I heard 4hero and a couple of others. It was the most inspired I had been by music in a long time. Still no real scene to found. I went to NYC in 2001, just before 9/11 and saw Nerve play at Club Shine. That was it. DnB was in my blood. Now in 2023 I am now in Vancouver and finally realizing that I am my own scene, playing drums along with loops and tracks that I create. Along with MCs, toasters and vocalists. It’s a new project. I’ve done 3 shows so far and I’ve been amazed by the reaction. People of all ages bouncing their asses off. So satisfying and amazing. Not sure where it’s going but I do believe DnB WILL save the world. Thank you for this documentary. I feel connected. 🙏🏿
Andy C in Liverpool 2003, ears still ringing :)
I'm so excited for this!!!
The body-moving drumbreaks and dance tempo really are at home among so many different kinds of instruments and melodic styles. DnB's influence is always growing. It might appear diluted in its mainstream pop renditions, but its underground core is an unassailable fortress.
DnB will never die.
Shame there was no Calibre, Noisia, Bukem, Photek and Kemal interviews
should have played 1 track with Bukem and Conrad
Noisa put me in my place. I almost gave up producing...
Agreed. Where was the Calibre input ? He’s the god.
This is one of those scenes which I’ve only ever had a passing interest in but which every time I’ve been to one of their sessions I’ve been absolutely blown away. There’s so much power and strength in this music, its very longevity proves just how marvellous it is. Thanks all of you.
Much love and respect to every dj, producer, mc, promoter and all the dnb headz out there!!! I'm proud to be the part of this worldwide family!!! Thank you!!!
Bar Rumba in London had some sick parties back in 2005/2006.
Just watched this today - it so good to see how this has all grown - I remember starting as an early 80's bboy in the u.k , and then when I heard Genaside II's "The Alchemist/Death Of The Kamikaze" way back in 1990, I knew this thing is gonna grow into something truly special and last. Big Up! 👊
I was living in Edinburgh in the 2nd half of the 90's when the scene really kicked off. Still loving it 24 years later. So looking forward to seeing this documentary 👍
Watched this last night.... well put together documentary but it’s missing so much... no mention of V recordings, how jump up came through, Clipz, Twisted Individual, Distorted Minds, Hazard...... no mention of Benny page, Congo Natty etc...
My G love this comment, couldnt agree more!
I completely agree mate! The snobbery towards Jump Up is so fucking annoying. No mention of Generation Dub, Taxman, DJ Die etc. No mention of Accelerated Culture, Hysteria, Telepathy, Jungle Fever, Amazon etc. There's a whole scene they just didn't mention.
avfc-herbalist i was well into happy hardcore in the 90’s then I heard Hype in a Dreamscape tape pack and i was then an instant fan of dnb. He was one of a few djs at those big raves pushing this sound we love today and that shouldnt be forgotton. V Recordings was hugely popular at the start of the teen dnb craze of the 90’s as well with tracks like warhead or Its Jazzy
@My G init bruv you're well right
Not to mention Marcus Intalex really either 🤦♂️😳😳
I was 15 in 1995, my girlfriends older brother took me to a dnb event. First time ever for me.
Absolutely golden era. Great video!
Who do you think is missing?
for me its Kenny Ken.
Dom and Roland
V Records (Bryan Gee), Doc Scott, Bukem (a few brief mentions but still)...quite a few left out. Still enjoyed the film immensely
Technical Itch, Dieselboy, Current Value, Ray Keith
Photek, Concord Dawn, Hive, Die, Audio, Dylan
Shy fx
addicted since 1998 at a point where drum'n'bass got bigger and bigger. a big love story and it sill goes on
Hype, Goldie & Q Project speak the most sense out of everyone.
This is gonna be epic, 20 years of music I've lived thru... Thank you 🙏💪🏻🎶
1:11:40 is a big reason I love dnb, its really technical and not easily manufactured. Not only is it just crazy and fun to dance to but I feel there's a constant level of appreciation for it that other genres just don't have. I think that people who enjoy dnb can recognize the level of intricacy that it takes to make dnb and that appreciation makes it feel all the more like a welcoming community while also adding a barrier of entry thats just enough to keep most fake music posers out
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A lot of people complaining about who's not here but as someone who's never stopped listening to 90s D&B but hasn't really followed the modern stuff it's a good overview. Obviously every doc is going to be shaped by the interviews that are available and they got a bunch of really good ones here. I'd watch the hell out of a deeper dive into the early years but for what this is it's remarkably well done.
I´ll be showing this to my kids and grandkids! Long live DnB
Big Up all junglist from SãoPaulo/Brasil i'm DJ Marnel . Big love and thanks for 4 this history.
DNB PRA SEMPRE!!!!!
Big up!
Salve salve!
I love DnB, From Philippines.
I understand not everyone can be mentioned there, but where is Mr Rupert Parks ? Genius Photek works are missing :(
Photek, Source Direct, Paradox, etc.. absolute geniuses
I was thinking this! Huge gaping hole.
Add Wax Doctor, PFM, Source Direct etc!
And no Reinforced!!!
Photek was briefly mentioned by total science I think
Best documentary ever. That timeline is everything. Lot´s of music to discover. Thanks a lot guys!
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
I miss the 90s so much now I want to cry
yea ive been balling me eyes out on and off for a month now ..
This was awesome, and very informative! Thank you for putting it together!
Bro! my wife and I were just wondering what kind of music you listen to during the saw timeline vid 😂 🥁
@@jackofnotrades4350 Mostly punk, metal, and emo but also a lot of modern drum n bass. Been obsessed with Koven lately.
Give netsky and lost frequencies a go right now.
Randall. The DJ's DJ :) So glad to hear some respect for that man.
I was giving a haircut today to an old friend and we we're talking about the old days and then this video shows up . Love from P.R. DnB forever
Thanks for this! Thanks for being there, for giving us this, DRUM & BASS MUSIC!!!
DRUM & BASS is part of my life!!!
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wicked. thanks so much for making this. When the dude from pendulum said 'if you hear someone play a record in the club that you can't buy, i can't see how that was beneficial in any way' it struck a cord with me. I totally disagreed tbh, the music then was so, idk how to explain it, there was a mystery to it. Hear someone drop an absolute tune in a club and everyone's looking in the booth to see what it was and its just a white label with 3 letters on it, trying to guess who it was by etc And then the fucking moment of finding that tune in the record shop a month or two later !!! Text your mates like I found THE tune, its by so-and-so and its called '...........'. Brag to your mates that you got the last copy left haha those times were fucking magic and its why those tunes and the memory of finding them and playing them for the first time literally give me goosebumps.. But i do see his point i guess if you're wanting to be a dj, for us we weren't trying to become dj's professionally, we just mixed records all day everyday at home and made mix-tapes. This documentary brought back some wonderful memories !
While you can argue about the musical aspect of Pendulum's impact on DNB, I actually agree with El Hornet on this one. I can see how nostalgia can help you romanticise that aspect of the dubplate culture and the mystery behind the music, but the accessibility means that crowds can get more educated on the music (ergo, more and better reactions when they hear these tunes come into the mix in a club), they can buy it because now they'll KNOW what to buy (and thus support the artists and labels that are putting them out). While I think the entire "letting tunes build up / build into anthems" aspect of the dubplate culture got lost for the most part due to how entitled people listening to online mixes are (as soon as they hear something they demand to be able to have it there and then, which made bullshit like radio embargos start happening with promos,), I really think moving onto digital has beneffited the scene in many ways. Nobody says you still can't buy vinyl, cut dubplates or play them out and celebrate that aspect of the DJ craft. But making it a bit more accessible and leveling the playing field is beneficial to the scene IMO. Now there's the aspect of quality control on the A&R/label side, but that's another story, that's been an issue back in the vinyl days as well anyway ;)
Agree that comment was absolutely mortifying I hardly imagine any Dj over 40 years old could respect him saying that. The whole point was for a Dj to have a track no one else had and for the crowd to want a certain Dj to come on as they had the freshest tunes .. and then to go to the record store and try and find the tune if maybe 10 copies floated around town / to denounce the whole Dj and record store culture is shameful
The dub plate culture was a good thing back in the day, as it meant the DJ’s had their own style, not everyone had the same dubs to play out. Shout out to Kenny Ken!!
Simon Fester if I ever hear a pendulum track it’s getting turned off immediately - signed someone who worked in Dj record stores from 1992-2005
Totally agree, buying the track is the last thing on your mind. It's the closed door excitement of being there when it dropped and the dubplate/record store culture. I cringed when he said that
i used to listen to punk and metal until 2003_went to a rave with a drum and bass room in January 2004 and never looked back i found something i had never heard before and have loved it in all its forms ever since
Same story, except it happened in 1996.
Its funny to me how it attracts a lot of folks who were previously into metal and punk. I think its the tempo and rawness of it.
I still listen to punk and metal, but also dum n bass/jungle too.
Watching this for the third time, the editing really is superb. So many tunes featured without swamping the interviews. 1:11:12, just as 'Diane Charlemagne RIP' appears on the timeline, we get a little snippet of Taxman & Diane's beautiful 'Rebirth' - one of the last tunes she recorded before she passed. Hats off to whoever spliced all this together.
I've been listening to dnb for almost 20 years, thanks for the memories 🤗❤ greetings from Slovakia
Thank god this video is still viral. LONG LIVE DnB!!!!
I sense some favouritism/bias with certain artists and style of DnB featured. That can't be helped but did feel it was Nuero focused (that's DNB Arena's preference), especially the soundtrack. No mention of Hazard, V Rec or more late jungle/early DnB pioneers seems strange. Still a v good doc though!
How is DnB Arena itself Neuro-biased? I feel like they put out way more deep and liquid nowadays, all the Neuro lands on blackout or Neurofunk Grid
Am I the only one that thought Jungletrain was the best stream around the beginning of the century?
@@voynich7825 I am sure you are correct. Not an expert on nuero. I stopped listening to dnba podcast a few years back when it got to a point where the majority tunes played didn't have any breaks or subs. All I know is, that shift wasn't happening in the same way on other DNB podcasts, radio and clubs etc.
There is a NEW Documentary on Drum&Bass History which is very different than this one and more focus on the origins & the evolution of Drum&Bass and also the different scenes in Europe. Check it here : ua-cam.com/video/MwB-UIgwkho/v-deo.html ;)
@@ashelone How many times can you post the same comment under one video?