So beside my weekly radioshow I do each week, I sometimes like to dip my toes into the beatcave with a themed mix. At present I've a got few different series on the go: jazz and latin (Martians Don't Do Digital), outer space electronica and techno (Journey to the Planet Blob), chill out downtempo gear (W&B Roadtrip) and deep house (House up my Strada). One mix series I've always wanted to get off the ground is one that would focus on my drum and bass roots. Unlike many on here I wasn't brought up listening to so-called 'cool' stuff from my parents like John Coltrane, Miles Davis or Stevie Wonder but quite the opposite. At 16 the last thing I wanted was that weird stuff. So I was left to my own devices to annoy the staff in shops like Andy's Records and Our Price in Peterborough naively asking for various dubplates I'd heard on my latest rave 8 tape pack. Mental. I was too young to experience a lot of the raves that were slowly coming to an end in the early nineties but before I got the chance to go down roads such as house, hip hop, jazz or techno I was most interested in drum and bass and bought everything I could get my grubby hands on. Over the years, as I started discovering many other styles of music, I eventually left behind my drum and bass days for various reasons (although certainly not the ethos) but I still have a hefty old collection of stuff that I simply would never sell.

So here we are then. 2009. I've knocked up what I hope will be a yearly mix of some of the tracks from labels and producers that I used to go crazy for between 1993-1999 - a nostalgic tip of the hat I suppose to my youth. It's a bit ruff around the edges and all done in one take with no editing but that's how we used to roll back then (shout to the direct drive massive!).

Oh and of course it goes without saying, there ain't an mp3 in sight - we were years away from that back then...

If there are any D&B heads from that era on here, hope you enjoy some of the tunes

;-)

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Tracklist

01. Peshay - Psychosis | Metalheadz 12" [1994]

02. Carlito - Heaven | Creative Source 12" [1995]

03. Goldie & A Guy Called Gerald - The reno | Juicebox 12" [1995]

04. Deep Blue - Helicopter '97 | Moving Shadow 12" [1997]

05. Essence of Aura - Let love shine through | Moving Shadow 12" [1995]

06. Mark Pritchard & Tom Middleton present Chameleon - Just close your eyes and listen | Good Looking Records 12" [1995]

07. JMJ & Flytronix - In too deep | Moving Shadow 12" [1996]

08. Seba & Lotek - So long | Looking Good Records 12" [1996]

09. Matrix - Mute '98 | Prototype 12" [1998]

10. Nookie - The blues | Reinforced 12" [1996]

11. Alex Reece - Chill Pill | Metalheadz 12" [1995]

12. Blame & Justice - Nemesis | Moving Shadow 12" [1994]

13. Q Project - Solar system | Looking Good Records 12" [1996]

14. Justice - Punk jazz | Basement Records 12" [1997]

15. Chris Energy - Astral funk | Reinforced 12" [1995]

16. Kudos - Step right up | Moving Shadow LP [1998]

17. Nuyorican Soul - It's alright, I feel it (Roni Size remix) | Talkin' Loud 12" [1997]

Ridiculous tracklist, Beane.

On the d/l now.

Nice one Beane, didn't know you were from Peterborough. I know quite a few from there, now living down in Brighton. My mate Kieran used to work in Andy's records in the mid-90s!

Lovely trip down memory lane, Beane.

Particularly nice to hear Chameleon and Seba & Lotek again.

Yes thank you Beansy!

soon-come

: )

D

I'll be having some of this, old boy! T/l looks BOSS!

All over this Beane, cheers...

M

wow - small world dooby! big up the, erm, peterborough massive!

Thanks for this Beane, it got a good rinsing yesterday. Great memories here, Essence of Aura and JMJ & Flytronix, quality.

Cheers.

bout friggin time beane only been asking for about 3 years

looks ace... cant wait to hear this baby. thanks

POW!

nice one beanesy. heavy tlist

been listening to this all afternoon and LOVING IT

its a hit in my office beane

vol 2 please

Lovely mix Beane, bringing back a lot of memories. Favourite part was tune of the mix 'Just close your eyes and listen' into 'In too deep'...

Heaven!

Been loving this all week Beane, thanks. A few years after my main D&B era but love the styles all the same.

I can fully understand how you could never let go of these records. There is something innately special about D&B but can't quite put my finger on it.