Electronic > 15 GBP to 20 GBP Electronic > Drum 'n' Bass / Jungle

Created & Crafted by Masterful Producer

Advantages: Destroys the stigma that drum and bass carries as a genre for 'pikeys'
Disadvantages: Perhaps dissapointing for people who wanted something slightly heavier

Calibe is one of the greatest electronic music producers of our time. His use and arrangement of samples within his tracks are, in my opinion, second to none. His style of drum and bass production is extensively varied, however he seems to retain a certain something in each track that makes them instantly recognisable as his own. The outcome of 'Musique Concrete' is that of an electronic symphony that destroys any pre-conceptions of drum and bass ...
...for the true heads and is not as popular with your average burberry cap wearing pill taker, who would prefer something a little more jump up and in your face. I would encourage anyone to listen to this albumn and re-discover a sub-genre of drum and bass as it is today for the older and wiser listener. As with his colleagues and counterparts such as Marcus Intalex, High Contrast or Total Science, Calibre retains a raw cut energy within his music ...

Burleyman 23.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Musique Concrete - Calibre

Pure Drum+Bass the collection, the best Ive heard

Advantages: A pack with good songs throughout, and at an almost comical price
Disadvantages: Big drum’n’bass packs have a reputation of being big boxes of crud

...this drum'n'bass 4 pack, the Pure Drum&Bass collection? Haha, you're wrong! Out of the many packs I've bought, this is the only one I've not taken back to the shop fuming at the ears demanding a refund because 'I bought it for my sister and it turns out it was the wrong one, you know they all look so similar don't they'. I will admit, this pack isn’t much different from the others in appearance, on the front is boasts 'LTJ Bukem, Kenny Ken, ...
...a pack, anything other than pure cr@p comes as a nice surprise. Each of the 40 tracks are good in their own right, as in if I bought it on a single or found it on *ahem* Napster I would be pleased. This makes the four cd’s great to just put on the stereo and listen to, you get around 5 hours of decent song after decent song. I value this ‘commercial’ collection alongside the far more respected mix albums by artists such as Hype. ...

cash40 22.01.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Pure Drum & Bass - Various Artists

The "Miles_Gurtu" experiment

Advantages: A blend of intricate beats, varied jazzy melodies and experimental soundscapes.
Disadvantages: Over-tweaking disrupts the ambience occasionally. No mainstream appeal. Some tracks don't work.

Take a Swiss-Italian ambient trance producer (Robert Miles) and blend together with an Indian percussionist (Trilok Gurtu). Add other talented musicians to the mix and allow to simmer gently, making sure you season generously with electronic sculpting and processing. The resulting album is an interesting fusion of acoustic instruments, electronic processed sounds, intricate beats, jazz and experimental soundscapes. Released in 2004, “MilesGurtu” ...
...the dream trance that he became famous for. It builds on his previous album “Organik” (released in 2001), which was his first attempt at creating an experimental sound. This album is characterised by being completely instrumental although 3 tracks feature vocal samples. Double bass, strings, guitar and rhodes performances feature frequently, creating delicate melodies whilst complex beats are generated from drums and tabla. Many tracks shift and ...

music-mad 22.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Miles_Gurtu - Robert Miles & Trilok Gurtu

Slightly disappointed but still good

Advantages: some golden oldies
Disadvantages: alot of the tunes you will have on the older gatecrasher cds

When I saw this product advertised on the television I was so excited because I have all the gatecrasher albumns and I just loved the idea of a best of gatecrasher albumn but then you get the the idea of, is it worth buying it cos you will have most thesongs alreadyalbeit on 10 different albumns. So there is the first good point of this albumn, all the classics on one albumn that you can stick on, on a saturday night and dance away till your hearts ...
...tunes and some not so good tunes so like me I was tempted just to buy it off itunes and download the tunes I liked but at 99p each I found I like more than £9.99 worth of tunes so I bought the albumn. Theres some old time favourites and some current classics with some great remixes and with 3 cds you really do get your moneys worth. Its a mixture of house and dance and a little bit of trance thrown in. You can dance to this music and it really would ...

Mogette999 24.11.2009 · Read full review

Review of Gatecrasher's Club Anthems 1993-2009 [Digipak] - Various Artists

Soil Festivities - Beautiful, soothing instrumental music.

Advantages: Music to really relax to.
Disadvantages: Movement 3 breaks the mood somewhat!

...first track (movement 1) of Soil Festivities, and showed him actually playing and recording it. It started with thunder and rain, and then lots of birds and animals gathering around an African watering hole to drink. I was captivated. There are no actual animal sounds used but birds are mimicked by the synthesisers. The music is so gentle, uplifting and soothing. Layer upon layer of beautiful sounds. Very warm feeling. Completely instrumental throughout. ...
...really make synthesiser music that is full of emotion and feeling. There a 5 movements to this album. Movement 3 is less relaxing, more turbulent, and not one of my favourites. The other tracks more than make up for this. Perfect for background or upfront listening. Good for bedtime (except movement3). Highly recommended if you like relaxing instrumental music. ...

Snaplight645 14.11.2009 · Read full review

Review of Soil Festivities - Vangelis