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 typ...
Articles By Venk Chandran
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ReviewsVarious Metro Breaks NXT Level Published Dec 01, 2000
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ReviewsDisorder 2nd Gen Published Dec 01, 2000
Disorder is a sub-project of German drum & bass producer Panacea and his friend Problem Child. This is like the harder, angrier and disgrunt...
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ReviewsDieselboy The 6th session Published Dec 01, 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 sou...
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ReviewsAphrodite Summer Breeze Published Dec 01, 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, an...
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ReviewsVarious Berlin Revelation Mode [Drum and Bass Metrics] Published Nov 01, 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 dam...
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ReviewsSasha and John Digweed Communicate Published Oct 01, 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 and...
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ReviewsDJ Soulslinger United DJs of America: Volume 14 Published Oct 01, 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, B...
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ReviewsVarious Through The Eyes - Presented by Krust and Roni Size. Published Oct 01, 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 th...
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ReviewsFuture Loop Foundation Phunkroc Published Sep 01, 2000
The Future Loop foundation throw out some splendid drum & bass production in this album. With so much of drum & bass being infected with the...
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ReviewsVarious Caf Del Mar Volume Siete Published Sep 01, 2000
Ever felt guilty about enjoying something? I have a few musical skeletons in the closet and this compilation is one of them. Patterned after...
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ReviewsFink Fresh Produce Published Aug 02, 2000
Fink, the Bristol born trip-hop dude, follows on the heels of the Wild Bunch (Nellee Hooper, ‘nuff respect) and Dr. Jam. This is the f...
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ReviewsVarious Lords of Svek: Star Published Aug 02, 2000
Sweden's been producing some of the tightest techno and house for the past couple of years, and the Svek label are a big part of this feat....
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ReviewsDJ Dara From Here To There: A Drum And Bass DJ Mix Published May 01, 2000
DJ Dara's self-produced tunes are quite good, but his strength is definitely on the tables. On From Here To There, his track selection is qu...
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ReviewsVarious The Sound of Moontribe x81: Relentless mixed by DJ Treavor Published May 01, 2000
This is boring. Treavor is uninspiring as a DJ. His track selection is touted as a range of techno, trance, breaks and electro. One would ex...
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ReviewsVarious Tektonics Published May 01, 2000
"A meeting of the minds between leading electronic artists and the world's greatest turntablist DJs." Do I want to attend this meeting? What...
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ReviewsDJ Micro DJ Micro Presents: Tech Mix 2000 Published May 01, 2000
If I'm hearing this music at a party then it's six a.m., I'm cracked and in the wrong room. Trance - with the endless build-ups, harmonic sy...