Articles by Venk Chandran
Aphrodite
Summer Breeze
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000
Jump up was a torturous personal experience for me in drum & bass. All the great dramatic build ups led to a queasy and cheesy bass line, a...
Dieselboy
The 6th session
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000
The 6th Session has to be the best Dieselboy mix album yet. It is hard hitting, lethal and unforgiving in its mix of intense drum & bass so...
Disorder
2nd Gen
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000
Disorder is a sub-project of German drum & bass producer Panacea and his friend Problem Child. This is like the harder, angrier and disgrun...
Various
Metro Breaks NXT Level
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000
NXT Level is quite a bit different than the usual Nice and Smooth session. The NXT Level is about beats, rollers and a sort of dark soul ty...
Various
Berlin Revelation Mode [Drum and Bass Metrics]
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000
I had no clue that Germany was pumping out such bold tunes. This is the first compilation disc from the Hard Edged label and it's pretty da...
Sasha and John Digweed
Communicate
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2000
When I was in New York last month, I was surprised to hear that the Virgin Megastore on Broadway had to be closed for the likes of Sasha an...
DJ Soulslinger
United DJs of America: Volume 14
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2000
DJ Soulslinger has been a force in the U.S. scene for a while, from his Liquid Sky music and clothing line in NYC. Hailing from Sau Paulo,...
Various
Through The Eyes - Presented by Krust and Roni Size.
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2000
There are many people who walk away from drum & bass these days. It's not a fad anymore, which is great, because the focus is now back to t...