Incredible Sound of Drum N Bass

Goldie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 4, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00003WGMK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,050 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #44 in Music > Dance & DJ > Drum & Bass

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Here Comes the Drums [original mix]

2. Pulp Fiction

3. Spacefunk

4. Thursday

5. The Calling

6. Unofficial Ghost

7. See Red

8. Close Range

9. Warning

10. No Reality

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Manslaughter

2. Angels Fell

3. Terminator

4. Dark Angel

5. Gesture Without Motion

6. Far Out

7. Dirty Dozen

8. Sahara Dawn

9. To Shape the Future [Reckless Mission Dub]

10. Your Sound

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While Goldie is not the best DJ in the world, he is a decent "selecta," as the Jamaicans might say. For INCredible Sound of Drum & Bass the notorious head of the Metalheadz label reaches back into jungle's catalog, pulling out the classics--ironically, only four or five years old--and combining them with newer tunes. Tracks such as Doc Scott's "Here Come the Drums" and "Warning" by Codename John (a.k.a. Grooverider) are essential for any jungle aficionado, and both appear here. Careful not to neglect the new stuff, the man with the mouth full of gold teeth does not pick the trendy big-blazers, but rather more sophisticated, fine-tuned, streamlined records that work well with the airy atmospherics of the older singles. Johnny L's techno-stabber "See Red" mixes with Doc Scott's "Unofficial Ghost," while producers like Matrix and Fresh and Vegas make appearances, side by side with Source Direct and Shy FX. This is not a mind-blowing affair, but it is--as the U.K. jocks say--proper. --Tricia Romano

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars definitive of drum n bass, January 11, 2000

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Ryan Draude (washington, dc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incredible Sound of Drum N Bass (Audio CD)

a fantastic idea...taking some of the best d n b tunes of the past couple years and putting them together on an extremely well rounded album. extremely well mixed, knowledgeable choices...'Your Sound', 'Unofficial Ghost' and 'Pulp Fiction' are just three examples of the many hard but melodic tunes to be found. Drum n Bass needed a strong compilation to showcase its wares, and here it is. a must have.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome aggressive jungle at its best!, January 26, 2000

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J. Nater (deland, florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incredible Sound of Drum N Bass (Audio CD)

Predatory. The perfect word to descibe a compilation this good. this stuff is so seriously intense I dont think hardcore will ever top it off. A must have for any metalhead jungle fanatic! when you play this stuff in your car, youll find you have a much heavier foot! Always exciting and hard hitting stuff. Harsh agile beats and serious slaming bass so well mixed by goldie, this stuff has serious character. If this cd doesn't have what it takes to get you hyped up, go see a doctor!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Gold, May 8, 2000

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"matt_garrett" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incredible Sound of Drum N Bass (Audio CD)

If Kafka had been a DJ, the surreal sounds of Drum and Bass would surely have been his thing. Today, DnB is an incredibly diverse genre, attracting everyone from breakdancers to goths, and Goldie has done well in assembling a collection of tunes encompassing almost every phase of its development. Thus, in this compilation, earlier jungle sounds ('Terminator', 'Angels Fell') rub shoulders with claustrophobic ambient tracks ('Far Out', 'The Hidden Camera') and the more up-beat, almost hip-hop sounds of today (eg, 'Digital'). Goldie's own tracks are definite stand-outs - 'Kemistry' is just devastating.

This is a good introduction for anyone wanting to get into DnB, but buyer beware - true to its roots in grim, industrial England, the DnB experience smacks of urban decay and isolation, and can thus be cold and inaccessable at first.