History Part 2: 93-96 The Rough And The Smooth

Various Artists - Dance & DJ - Drum & Bass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 29, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Smile Communication
• ASIN: B000005VT6
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,949 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Drum & Bass
  • #2 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Bass
  • #9 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Bass

Track Listings

1. Valley Of The Shadows - Origin Unknown

2. The Terrorist - Renegade

3. Da Bass II Dark - Asylum

4. The Lighter (Vip Mix) - Sound Of The Future

5. We Enter - Aphrodite

6. The Bomber - Aphrodite

7. Fury (Goldie's Dub Plate Remix) - Rufige Kru

8. Running The Family - Dead Dred

9. Spiritual Aura - Engineers Without Fears

10. Wishing On A Star (Urban Shakedown Mix) - 88.3

11. Pulp Fiction - Alex Reese

12. Horizons - LTJ Bukem

13. Circles (Alternate Mix) - Adam F

14. Complex - Photek

15. Music Is The Key (Omni Trio Remix) - Foul Play

16. Can't You See (Dub Mix) - Technical Itch

17. Free Rolling - Rae

18. Expressions - Dave Wallace

19. Who Are You? - Omni Trio

20. This Time (Original & Dub) - Jonny L

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History lesson indeed., December 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: History Part 2: 93-96 The Rough And The Smooth (Audio CD)

'History..' isn't the sound that you'll hear from any of DB's newer releases. 'History..' captures the jungle/DnB at a unique moment in its history. It's a great lesson, like a Rosetta Stone from when techstep, jump-up, hardstep and jazz noir all start to differentiate. I'm not saying this point A and Roni Size or Grooverider and Dieselboy are points B. What you can hear on this album is this story where jungle/DnB was young enough that the spins are more important than slapping down labels on every sound. It's in that environment that innovation happens, and it's what DB captures so perfectly on this disc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Classic in DnB, June 14, 2000

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This review is from: History Part 2: 93-96 The Rough And The Smooth (Audio CD)

This was and still is the best example of the diversity within the Jungle scene. It has the best mix of everything that anyone could want. It has the unique ability to make you dance and/or calm you down... whichever you need at the moment... I have to say that this is a MUST BUY for anyone interested in the roots of Jungle...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars seriously beautiful, October 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: History Part 2: 93-96 The Rough And The Smooth (Audio CD)

I buy a ton of music; both vinyl and cd's. This is one of the most well rounded examples of drum n' bass around. If you're looking to hear great music and learn about the diversity of styles within the drum n' bass category this is the cd to start with. From track 15 on is some of the most beautiful drum n' bass I've heard.