I remember reading an interview with him around the time this came out, he said all he listened too then was Sade. Shows, in a good way. One of those producers that just sort of lost ground, he had a nice notion of form and sound that few people do, in any genre. Oh, and his drums and bass were always spot on. I wish he had made more of this style and 'final approach'.
the problems drum and bass face today is.... no body works on beats anymore.. its all about wobble wobble rahhhhhhhh.. fuck that.. we need some well thought out break patterns and percussion . listen to the drums on this track.. fantastic!! better than same old two step shit we hear on 99% of tracks these days
Even if the sample is straight outta cd, it takes a lot of vision to use it to such depths. Really before u start making music you think, 'oh its a sample, easy...' but truth is doesnt matter how good a sample is, youve got to make it yours, and create a track. Especially in a tune like this
I can't help it, but I'm sometimes disappointed when I learn that a particular melody or sound was actually sampled instead of built from the ground up. I don't know if that's silly or not, but... meh.
Ha ha now thats the talk of a pair of producers :) I too have read about some disappointing sampling. However there are many ways you can see it. If a track is a complete sample job, thats no worse than using a load of 'clean' presets from VSTs etc. If the artist has crate digged and found a sample that is reiterpreted creatively then I dont mind as much. Given the latter would involve more work. Fair comments though and I miss the Golden era too. Try artists like Paradox, Seba, Solar, Nucleus.
@automap it's actually very normal I find myself that tracks with melodies built by the artist/composer are way better then tracks that use pretty much just samples
Heres a man (or lass?), who knows what it means to actually CREATE something, rather than simply arrange a collection of nice samples (which still takes a keen ear). For the same reason I can never bring myself to use samples, Im too creative, plus, when the next guy makes a tune with the same samples, you cant say sh*t, because its samples haha.
This is true, it dont matter whether you smoke weed or binge on wife beaters or your a dirty coke-head who takes lines off toilet cysterns, its a masterpiece of spine tingling sonic junglist mystification.
@ncshuriken Couldnt have said it more poetically myself, I can see by the use of your words that you dont sample, not even random noizes of the world?
Well theres a couple of exceptions sometimes. Like if I make a jungle tune, I'll almost definitely use a drum loop, but that loops gonna get tailored and cut up exactly how I want it, I love making complex mind bending drums (like Source Direct or Remarc), and vocalists are hard to come by, so I'll try to find nice little soulful adlibs and oooh's and aah's n that (they can fill a hard to find gap). In terms of random noises, I'll take samples off games, or make them with synths
love this tune,def prefer his old stuff,but at least he makes all styles and seems to do it all very well judging by the amount of radio 1 airplay he gets..what happenned to the rest of the headz kru are they still making music or doing gardening or something?
This is one bad fucking tune!!! I got this on platinum breaks but the first time i heard this was in the blue note at hoxton sq. Metalheadz sunday sessions.... it blew my mind.... Those were the days man.
I got this song from in "in order to dance" on the r&s records. They are complilations of lemon d, dillinga, peshay, etc... They are the originals...more jazz, tunes you can put on without pissing the missus off!!
frikin`awyea , straight oldschool jungle from the golden ages , wicked tune , i soo luv it, i just discovered this last year got me so surprised , this belong to us the old jungle listeners!! 10 k`s 4 posting this !!!
I want this video on my i610 phone.
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claudecarson616 1 month ago
I remember reading an interview with him around the time this came out, he said all he listened too then was Sade. Shows, in a good way. One of those producers that just sort of lost ground, he had a nice notion of form and sound that few people do, in any genre. Oh, and his drums and bass were always spot on. I wish he had made more of this style and 'final approach'.
codelocator 7 months ago
Great tune, one his best for sure!!
Cheers for the upload, Excellent quality:))
jim22277 7 months ago
been searching a month or so for this song, and when the vocals finally start at 4:16 its epic!
XTIRP8 10 months ago
This a GEM.
MykraDnB 10 months ago
the problems drum and bass face today is.... no body works on beats anymore.. its all about wobble wobble rahhhhhhhh.. fuck that.. we need some well thought out break patterns and percussion . listen to the drums on this track.. fantastic!! better than same old two step shit we hear on 99% of tracks these days
dazzlet666 1 year ago
i find it implausible that 5 people could genuinely dislike this.
turn1210 1 year ago 3
Even if the sample is straight outta cd, it takes a lot of vision to use it to such depths. Really before u start making music you think, 'oh its a sample, easy...' but truth is doesnt matter how good a sample is, youve got to make it yours, and create a track. Especially in a tune like this
PICLex 1 year ago
J Majik... releasing new material on Metalheadz 2011.... Finally going back to his roots.
thedjscotto 1 year ago
pff
just enjoy the tune ffs, its a great one
i dont care if its sampled or not if i like it i like it
simple as that
basesku 1 year ago
1 word: BEAUTIFULL
miftolog 1 year ago
lovley tune.... really chilled and hypnotic
DjHyphie 1 year ago
Back then he was great, and young too. Metalheadz=Every Track a Classic
Raydensheraj 1 year ago
this music delivers me to the edge of space!:D
hunlevistube 1 year ago
was just digging out some old cassette mix-tapes my mate made me in '97 and was so good to hear this one again ;) nice one!
CharlieBBoy12345 2 years ago
Awesome tune. Really tight and smooth. Would go well mixed with some LTJ style Liquid DNB.
1977Simpson 2 years ago
I love the vocal only after 4mins of playing
emkitu 2 years ago
Beautiful feel. Much better than his post 90's tunes, or virtually anybodies post 90's tunes for that matter LOL.
I hope the pads were his idea and keyboard-work, and not just a sample CD job, cos they bring the track to life proper, you get taken away.
ncshuriken 2 years ago 3
I can't help it, but I'm sometimes disappointed when I learn that a particular melody or sound was actually sampled instead of built from the ground up. I don't know if that's silly or not, but... meh.
automap 2 years ago 5
I dont think its silly, lets hope this is an example of a fully original track!
ncshuriken 2 years ago
Ha ha now thats the talk of a pair of producers :) I too have read about some disappointing sampling. However there are many ways you can see it. If a track is a complete sample job, thats no worse than using a load of 'clean' presets from VSTs etc. If the artist has crate digged and found a sample that is reiterpreted creatively then I dont mind as much. Given the latter would involve more work. Fair comments though and I miss the Golden era too. Try artists like Paradox, Seba, Solar, Nucleus.
Reeceline 2 years ago 4
"If the artist has crate digged and found a sample that is reiterpreted creatively then I dont mind as much."
I'm with you on that.
automap 2 years ago
@automap it's actually very normal I find myself that tracks with melodies built by the artist/composer are way better then tracks that use pretty much just samples
DjBloodsaw 1 year ago
@DjBloodsaw
Heres a man (or lass?), who knows what it means to actually CREATE something, rather than simply arrange a collection of nice samples (which still takes a keen ear). For the same reason I can never bring myself to use samples, Im too creative, plus, when the next guy makes a tune with the same samples, you cant say sh*t, because its samples haha.
ncshuriken 1 year ago
@ncshuriken rither way, he created a masterpiece
futurepast1 1 year ago
@futurepast1
This is true, it dont matter whether you smoke weed or binge on wife beaters or your a dirty coke-head who takes lines off toilet cysterns, its a masterpiece of spine tingling sonic junglist mystification.
ncshuriken 1 year ago
@ncshuriken Couldnt have said it more poetically myself, I can see by the use of your words that you dont sample, not even random noizes of the world?
futurepast1 1 year ago
@futurepast1
Well theres a couple of exceptions sometimes. Like if I make a jungle tune, I'll almost definitely use a drum loop, but that loops gonna get tailored and cut up exactly how I want it, I love making complex mind bending drums (like Source Direct or Remarc), and vocalists are hard to come by, so I'll try to find nice little soulful adlibs and oooh's and aah's n that (they can fill a hard to find gap). In terms of random noises, I'll take samples off games, or make them with synths
ncshuriken 1 year ago
J Majik is absolutley sick just downIoaded the new drum and bass anthems album free from bassline. org with him on and it NUTS!
TheBabylon111 2 years ago
killer track
bitchfckdoodleshucks 2 years ago
i wish drum n bass was this good still. this is pure genius.
00itai00 2 years ago
well done!!!
techniquesse 2 years ago 2
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lol no offence but this tune is boring me lol
DnbSkanka87 2 years ago
delete yourself.
mekevfilmireland 2 years ago 8
This is J Majik at his finest.
isoceles180 2 years ago 8
The Luke Skywalker of break-beatz.
This is when D 'n' B was at it's best.
I miss those days.
billybeanhat 2 years ago 7
billbeanhat . .
you my friend are sooo correct. Back then the Metalheads crew, LTJ, Adam F were defining D 'n B.
MrBeef79 2 years ago 2
love this tune,def prefer his old stuff,but at least he makes all styles and seems to do it all very well judging by the amount of radio 1 airplay he gets..what happenned to the rest of the headz kru are they still making music or doing gardening or something?
dnbhero777 2 years ago 2
its gone a bit awry.
owlwink 2 years ago
This is the bomb-diggity sir!
Hattorii009 3 years ago
aww yeah. this tune hits the spot. :) sick.
popatartmassacre 3 years ago
omg this is hilarious tune!!! big up for uploading
nehumanoid 3 years ago
One of the best if not the best tune ever made :))
PICLex 3 years ago 4
Brilliant build up to the song... how it finishes is intense... one of my fav DnB songs period...
swordpriest1 3 years ago 5
Word. I get goosebumps when the vocals slip in near the end.
This tune is eternal.
automap 3 years ago 3
This is one bad fucking tune!!! I got this on platinum breaks but the first time i heard this was in the blue note at hoxton sq. Metalheadz sunday sessions.... it blew my mind.... Those were the days man.
one!!
gskeme 3 years ago 3
I got this song from in "in order to dance" on the r&s records. They are complilations of lemon d, dillinga, peshay, etc... They are the originals...more jazz, tunes you can put on without pissing the missus off!!
23Hostile 4 years ago
welcome to the jungle! :)
teocharger 4 years ago
frikin`awyea , straight oldschool jungle from the golden ages , wicked tune , i soo luv it, i just discovered this last year got me so surprised , this belong to us the old jungle listeners!! 10 k`s 4 posting this !!!
playa4evah 4 years ago
Thanks, man. It's here for people like you. I'll be putting up some different stuff throughout the year. :)
automap 4 years ago