1992 020719 Drum And Bass 4 Baby 2 (320kbps)

I recently found some 1997 era techstep drum and bass records at a local antique shop for 2 dollars each.  I was never really into this style as it bored me at the time but finding some big name techstep records for 2 bucks a piece was the right price and I was quite pleased with my finds.  I dug out the techstep records I bought at the time and mixed them with these new finds.  My favorite out of this lot is DJ Phantasy "The Pope's Dope".  It's not really all that dark, it has an uplifting vibe for a techstep track.  Another gem is Substance "Homeboyz" which is actually a hardstep track that I heard on an Ian "Timestretch" Melven mixtape which got a lot of play in my car back in 1996.

As for the title:  I made a mixtape back in 1999 out of clearance techstep records that Planet X Records in New Jersey were selling cheap as the store was going out of business.  I probably should have grabbed more but I did get a few.  I called the tape "Drum and Bass 4 Baby" as it was a meme at the time the "4 Baby" thing... maybe it was a meme in my own mind.  At any rate my friend in Brooklyn loved it.  I lost the original tape till I found it in his car and asked for it back as I wanted to remake it.  I've still yet to do this as it's going to be a chore to figure out what these tracks were called.  I still have the records, but because the tracks are so forgettable it will be a task.

Till that time, there is Drum and Bass 4 Baby vol.2.  Funny thing now is that friend now has 3 real babies!  Maybe he can play them this music which is certainly not suitable for babies because its so depressing but he will likely play it to them!

PS:  The last track (Dylan "Corkscrew") is also the last track that Raymond "Grooverider" Bingham played at an Ultraworld event at the DC Armory's basement in Washington DC, 1999.  I did not like this track nor this music in 1999.  It was unlikely but by the end of 1999 I could see this music getting more interesting or perhaps my ears were getting older and I started to like it.  Somehow I ended up with this record in my collection, I only later realized it was the tune that I heard Grooverider play.  The sound quality is actually pretty bad on this record as well, it sounds very cold and digital.  There is no warmth to the amen at all.  The working title for this was originally Dylan "Killer"

01). DJ Phantasy "Atmosphere 2000" (Easy Records 019) 2000
02). DJ Phantasy "Untitled" (CHEL 002) 1999
03). Monochrome "System Exclusive" (Rawkus/Hardware PTV-178-1P) 1999
04). Solar Nine "See How It Sounds" (Splash Records 017) 1997
05). A Sides "Assasin" (Eastside Records EAST 14)  1997
06). DJ Phantasy "The Pope's Dope" (Easy Records EASYDJ012) 1997
07). Technical Itch "The Dreamer" (Moving Shadow 1011) 1997/2001
08). DJ Phantasy "No Concience" (Easy Records EASYDJ012) 1997
09). Substance "Homeboyz" (Ruffneck Ting Records RNT004) 1996
10). Decoder "Link" (Hardleaders 51) 2001
11). Filthy 'Dirty' Rich "Untold Story" (Box Base Recordings BB-003) 1998
12). Makia "Beneath The Mask" (Percision Breakbeat Research 08) 1998
13). Acen "116.7" (Higher Education 0-44650) 1999
14). Acen "116.7" (Higher Education 0-44650) 1999
15). Trace & Nico "Cells" (No-U-Turn NUT019) 1997
16). Shuriken "Countdown Commencing" (Central Intelligence 003)
17). Trace & Nico "Copies" (No-U-Turn NUT019) 1997
18). John Meme "Undertow" (Formation Records 12072) 1997
19). Doc Scott "Shadow Boxing (The Remix with the skip in it)" (31 Records 31R-004) 1997
20). Cool Hand Flex "Human Race" (Eastside Records EAST 35) 2000
21). Ohm Square "Pillow (Koogi Mix)" (MFS 7142 White Label) 1998
22). Ohm Square "Pillow (Koogi Mix)" (MFS 7142) 1998
23). Skynet "Altered States" (Audio Blueprint ABPR002) 1997
24). Ellis Dee "Physical System" (Splash Records 026) 1999
25). Skynet "MK Ultra" (Audio Blueprint ABPR002) 1997
26). Spirit "Chapter Two" (Timeless Records DJ030) 1998
27). Dylan "Corkscrew" (Outbreak 003) 2000 *Grooverider style rewind...*