Once a month on solipsistic NATION I feature a live set from a musician and showcase a music label that is putting out amazing releases. While this format keeps solipsistic NATION and unique amongst other shows that specialize in electronic music it really doesn’t give me the opportunity to put together mixes of my own. That said, I get very excited whenever I can put together a mix for the show.
Last week I did a mix of dubstep. I’ve heard it said many times in the past that dubstep is drum and bass slowed down and that inspired me to put together a drum and bass mix for this week’s show.
Like all other sub genres of electronic music drum and bass comes in a variety of different styles and moods. I was sorely tempted to do a mix of fluid drum and bass for a very sexy and jazzy feel but I decided to go in the opposite direction and play some incredibly fierce drum and bass. I’ll admit right here that I’ve always been attracted to the aggressive aspects of drum and bass. It’s such a visceral experience that I just can’t resist! If you’re more into fluid drum and bass, don’t worry, I’ll play some of that on the show in the next few months.
For this week’s solipsistic NATION I’ve put together some of the fiercest drum and bass tracks I’ve come across in the last few months. As an added bonus, most of the tracks can be downloaded absolutely for free! Check the playlist below to download some of the MP3s of tracks featured on today’s show.
One label that has consistently put out fantastic drum and bass is Zardonic Recordings. I first came across Zardonic Recordings after reading about the label on the Phlow Magazine website. Just about everything I’ve heard on Zardonic Recordings is fantastic and it just blows my mind that they give their music away for free. Nearly everything in their catalogue I’d be happy to spend my hard earned cash on.
Another label featured on today’s show is PlainAudio. Like Zardonic Recordings, PlainAudio is a net label that puts out mind blowing music that you can download for free. Whether it’s drum and bass, experimental or electronic music I’ve yet to hear a bad track from PlainAudio.
One of the artists that appears on this week’s show is The Angel. The Angel is a record producer, programmer, remixer, DJ and film composer and has scored music for such films and television programs as Boiler Room, KiDULTHOOD and Standoff. We’ll have The Angel on an upcoming edition of solipsistic NATION to talk about digitally scoring music for movies and television.
Another artist I wanted to mention is Kubiks. I had the pleasure of talking with Kubiks on my previous show, the Small World. I’ve always dug Kubiks music so it’s a pleasure to play one of his tracks on this week’s show.
I hope you enjoy this week’s drum and bass mix. If you’re craving more drum and bass, why not download the Drum and Bass for Your Face!, Sturm und Bass and Biotron editions of solipsistic NATION.
See you next week!
Photo Credit: Willis Lucero
- Zardonic & Malsum “Natural Born Killers” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- The Angel “Selector (On Tha Side Of Midnite) (feat. Cokni O’Dire) [E-Sassin Remix]” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Blal “Noise Control (Zardonic Edit)” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Hek187 “Rockwool Vip” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Kubiks “Rendered (Kubiks Remix)”
- Panda “Monkey Island”
- Ramsey & USB “Cut Throat” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Triplet & Lehis “Nebyval’shina” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Buzz “Revelation” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Macc “Air Drumming” [FREE DOWNLOAD]