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V Classics, Vol.1: 10 Drum & Bass Tracks
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EAN: 0617465900129 Label: Koncrete Jungle Manufacturer: Koncrete Jungle Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Koncrete Jungle Release Date: November 25, 1997 Studio: Koncrete Jungle Disc 1:
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Roni Size didn't take jungle global the way he was supposed to (once again, club culture's unstoppable march halted at the U.S. border), but he certainly gave the under-sung Bristol scene a major boost. Though there are other branches of that scene--the Versatility and Technical Itch camps--most of it has coalesced around the related V Record and Full Cycle labels. V Classic is the first V compilation, and if it isn't as heady as Full Cycle's Music Box collection, it is still an announcement of a major alternative to London's dominance. Size kicks off with the much-played "It's Jazzy" (which, along with "It's a Jazz Thing," would lead many observers to assume he's a jazzhead, when in fact he's more a James Brown fan), followed by Goldie showing some respect by eerily remixing Size's "The Calling." The highlight, though, is DJ Krust's "Maintain," one of the few recent jungle tracks to put a female vocal front and center. Krust has been threatening to drop a monstrous debut album since 1997, and until it actually happens, all most of us have to go on are the dribs and drabs of brilliance doled out on 12-inch singles and the occasional compilation such as this. --Jeff Salamon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Elevator Music of DnBJeez, this album isn't horrible but it's nothing to write home about. Most of the tracks on here are mediocre and, to me, don't justify being on a "classic" album. The included artists All have better songs from that time period. Contains the weakest Dillinja track I've ever heard. You can also hear where Roni Size almost figured out how to compose an entertaining song. If you buy this, get it cheap so you have money leftover for a coffee to keep you awake while you listen. Rating:  - Classic Drum 'n' BassOne of the must own D'n'B compilation albums of the nineties featuring the original dons of drum 'n' bass like Goldie, Roni Size, and Dillinja(before he started making Clownstep! ). Just buy it, along with Vol. 2...Like the title says...Classics. Word up. Rating:  - no wayI'm sorry. I guess I'm the only one who hates this extremely boring, and very repetitive style of D'n'B. The artists spoon feed you the same pattern all the way through while cheesy sounds float around all over the place. All the songs on this cd make me dizzingly ill. The Ideas exist but they bore the heck out of you with the same thing over & over & over again, how uninteresting. And you people call that art? The music in itself all sounds very cheap. Please dont get me wrong cuz I love DB, but ... Read More Rating: - Excellent CD!I love this cd! It is in my car disc changer right now! I was also lucky enought to hear this music live the night of. That's Right! I went to this Rave out in Los Angles at the Sports Arena the night of the New Year 1999! The party was Da Bomb with Bomb music. With AK1200 and others how can you pass this one up? Rating: - More mastered styles than Chinese Kung FuThis album is all over the place, and everywhere it goes, it is excellent. From the funky and jazzy style of Roni Size, to the hardstep melancholy of Dillinja, this album has it all. I thoroughly love this album, and I spin it frequently. Highlights--well, they are all highlights--include: Roni Size's jazzy "It's Jazzy" (hence the title) and funky "Only a Dream", Krust's bumping "Blaze Dis One", and Die and Suv's elastic bass on "War and Peace". And as if this wasn't enough, there are also ... Read More 
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