Roni Size-Watching Windows (DJ Die Gnarly Instrumental Remix) (1998 drum & bass)
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2010
- Roni Size's debut album "New Forms" hit a ton of milestones in drum and bass when it was first released in 1997, especially when it came to album sales and the number of casual listeners it exposed an entirely different genre of music to for the very first time. Many of the keynote tracks from the LP were released as 12" singles which featured a flurry of remixes by well respected artists both inside and outside of drum and bass. Some of these singles (such as "Brown Paper Bag") sold very well, and others went by un-noticed (many of the "Heros" remixes come to mind). About a year ago I did a write-up on Nuyorican Soul's epic 14-minute remix of "Watching Windows", however the best version of this track has to go to Bristol producer DJ Die.
Die released two versions of Watching Windows; one version was very common while the Gnarly version (featured here) was not only widely considered far superior, but also a much harder record to find as it was only printed in an extremely limited quantity and never repressed. (Although in 2010 it's a bit easier to find on the second hand market with many people selling their vinyl collections than it was 6-8 years ago). There are basically two "drop" parts in this track that build this song up perfectly: the amen break that enters at around the two-minute mark, and the centerpiece bassline about 40 seconds later. I don't doubt that the "Gnarly" reference refers to the twisted sinister nature of the low end here!
There were two versions of the Gnarly mix on this 12": the vocal version which includes Onallee's vocals, and the instrumental version, which is exactly the same but without the vocals. As the original version has already been posted on youtube a ton of times, I figured I'd post the instrumental for the hell of it as I don't see it here.
This used to murder the dancefloor at METALHEADZ. I remember everyone rushing to the floor as this tune dropped
Die is one of the best producers to ever grace our scene!
One of the many tunes that is WAY better than the original
Can't believe tunes like this are on youtube. Not that it's a bad thing, i just remember searching high and low for months for a second 12" copy now you click a few buttons on the net and bam it's there. Makes me feel old and i'm only 27!! Classic!
Bet u feel even older now bro from bk wen u wrote the comment
Mans 37 now
quick maffs
Absolute masterpiece from the Die. What a legend.
Simply put...THE GREATEST DRUM & BASS TUNE OF ALL TIME..PERIOD
even after 24 years of listening to DNB, this one will always be in a league of it's own
Simply one of the greatest tunes ever
this tune is a beast...die is a genius
heard this at a rave in Toronto in the 90's. lost my shit
One of my all time favourites. I remember buying 2 copies and mixing them one after the other just to listen to the gnarly B line go on for a little longer. Thank you sound zone in Basildon for stocking this bad boy back in the day!!!
I might have been with you when you brought it.
Wow I don't hear this dropped often only groove Bryan g and roni and die themselves but it really is legendary the long into just adds to it. When you hear somebody like bass or Trigga riding it on a big system you're blown away. Suits their style. '98 I was only 6 born a little too late! Clean drums, bass line lower than a submarine absolute badman business. Sorry for the essay lol but I have passion for this tune really
Randall played it a fair bit. Top DJ
all the big DJs dropped it ...
Brockie dropped it at Coronet 2017
I’ve seen Andy C and Chase and Status drop this in their sets over the last few months, absolute wobbler of a tune
Literally saw bass and Bryan G this weekend. Fucking smashed it
LOVVVVE
still loving some of the jungle today but NOTHING will ever come close to touching this!!!
Still gives me the goose bumps!
Gość wymiatał... muzyka mojej młodości.
This is probably my most valued tune on vinyl that I own, a completely insane tune. love it!
PLEASE DONT BUS NO SHOTS OUT CHEAA!
This is the number one DnB tune in 🇷🇺 the last 2years
Is there a scene for late 90s DnB in Russia?
@@LulaJake I think there is. Look at Okbron Russian label releasing old DnB
You missed the joke a bit tho dude 😉
@@yamyite You have been reading the wrong statistics.
@@LulaJake Have I 🤔 how’s that then?
Thats one gnarly beat!
stuff now of days is grimey as all hell, but a track like this is one to be truly appreciated!
Wicked Proper dj tool.
Long time in love with this CHOON
Such a tune!!!!!
One of if not the best
Sooooooo gooooooooooooooooooodd!!!!!!
2019 and still kicking
Baaaaaad tune
For real!! And will be in 2020!!
I Love This. A Gem to mix, Quality Piece of Vinyl!
One of the best tunes ever!
To Dark
One of my best vinyl purchases
Love your write up, thank you mate and keep that passion on fire😈
yo, listened to the tune many times here already, but its the first time i read the description. thanks for the back story, subscribed straight away ! gonna go to explore your channel now! you know your stuff!
I also heard a mix of this with the lyrics over the top, fecking awesome tune!
I wish I wasn't listening to this at 7:45am Monday Morning so I could rip it through the speakers. Drum and Bass for the purists !!!
I use to have this record back in 1999 with 1210 decks
old skool anthem
Dope.
Hilarious mate.... You got a bargain!!!!
Killa tune
Mate, very well written descrip!
i heard a version like this with very slight vocals over it.... only till later on too
Baseman
Que Club
Burger 🍔 Bar
🔊🧨✨🗿
A likkle darkerrrr
so good. one of those tunes where i can just sit down and it really takes me away. that's actually kind of rare for a jump up tune IMO, usually get that sort of thing with the more atmospheric stuff, but this does it. nothing friendly about this one!
This jump up?
i think its inbetween the era or jungle fading out and early 2000's style of dnb
@@skeek1824 yeah. i was thinking jump up because of that low end wobble, but it could be "dark" or whatever. very very dark track indeed....
Dark tune
my copy skips in the same spot, it's from the press
That's just cool, imagine that somewhere at some point in the 90s someone was somewhere physically making this defective record whilst people were hanging around in shops with that combined weed and cardboard smell that all good record shops had.
Yep. I had a piece of tape just after the bad part. Slip on just before the 8th break. This track was a banger! Quick mix even without the skip. Had to know your vinyl!
@@reskoone for sure an absolute banger that could easily be quickly mixed in and out
@@reskoone I think quickly switching with this rinser was the whole point of it "wannnaaanannannna" and out
i heard a version like this with very slight vocals over it.... only till later on too , the vocals are at the start of the tune then it goes into this .... weird as ive been loooking for it
Washing windows...
fuck yeah
Fucking classic😉😉😉
@Butlerboy1043 haha is that you Mr Temper?? Long time mate! ...I actually remember you asking to buy my copy of this lol
@markyruss mix cut?
just picked this 12 up for £2.50 with a semi.
Can I get this on CD?
Try that one for size roni. Watching who's windows. Sounds ???.
stinkin
@djfakt You're probably thinking of the Ed Rush & Optical remix.
@ax1om - true - thumbup
@ndtoronto i would not be proud of that mate
Anyone want to give me 70GBP for my copy??
Thomas Palmer hahahahahahahah
Clean the dust of your record at least in one spot.
It was a manufacturing fault and there was glitch in first few batches of the first release.
Check the dnb history Darth. This is not the best dnb tune ever made. Fact!
but he's actually right!