In honor of a remarkable 18 years, the legendary brand will be launching Drum&Bass Arena 18 to commemorate their 18th anniversary.
Delivered across three mixes (present, past, exclusives), 60 tracks and 20 exclusives, Drum&BassArena: 18 Years goes beyond celebrating the best releases since the brand’s inception. Rather than simply looking back to 1996, Drum&BassArena: 18 Years explores the very origins of the scene, plotting and mapping the genre’s most pivotal releases right into the future.
From Shimon & Andy C’s \”Nightflight\”, to Sigma’s chart-topping \”Nobody To Love\”, to Mampi Swift’s as-yet unreleased \”Higher\”, this is the brand’s most explorative release that reflects the scene’s many sub-genres and genetic mutations over the past 20 years. Most importantly, it looks forward just as much it as it looks back.
The grand climax of the album is a 20-strong collection of 100 percent exclusive tracks that you will not find anywhere else. As well as contributions from veritable scene legends such as Klute, Bladerunner, Mampi Swift and Q Project, there are cuts from every corner of the drum & bass-loving globe. BTK brings badness from Brazil, NC-17 causes Canadian chaos, Kloe corrupts with fine French funk, Ben Kama delivers Finnish fire, Funk Effect are on hand with ardent Austrian attitude while L 33 bashes the blend with Bulgarian bass.
A picture-perfect portrait of drum & bass’s global nature and constant culture of progression, it would have been far too easy to knock up a ‘best of’ compilation with the scene’s current hits. Instead Drum&BassArena have created a document that, while referencing all the right roots, will also stand the test of time and help push the genre into a brand new chapter. Here’s to another 18 years of technological enlightenment and progression.
Released: 30/11/2014
TRACKLIST:
CD 1: PRESENT
01. Sigma – Nobody To Love
02. The Prototypes Feat. Amy Pearson – Don’t Let Me Go
03. Matrix & Futurebound Feat. Max Marshall – Control
04. Netsky Feat. Beth Ditto – Running Low (Fred V & Grafix Remix)
05. Chase & Status Feat. Moko – Count On Me (Andy C Remix)
06. Jaguar Skills & Chords Feat. Matti Roots – Lust (Break Remix)
07. Rockwell – 1_2_3_4
08. State Of Mind – No-Operative (Audio Remix)
09. Noisia & Prolix – Asteroids
10. DJ Hazard – Mk Q
11. N3GUS Feat. Jakes – Walk The Walk
12. Camo & Krooked – All Night
13. Logistics Feat. Hugh Hardie – As Sure As Sunrise
14. BCee Feat. Philippa Hanna – Back To The Street (Nu:Tone Remix)
15. Technimatic – Like A Memory Feat. Pat Fulgoni
16. Hypoxia – Badass
17. S.P.Y Feat. LowQui – Manicured Reality
18. Optiv & BTK – Shredder
19. Ulterior Motive – M.I.R
20. Emperor & Mefjus – Void Main Void
CD2: PAST
01. The Prodigy – Voodoo People (Pendulum Mix)
02. Sub Focus – X-Ray
03. Wilkinson – Moonwalker
04. Bad Company – Planet Dust
05. Fresh – Signal
06. Wots My Code – Dubplate (Total Science Remix)
07. DJ Zinc – Reach Out (Remix)
08. Top Cat – Ruffest Gun Ark (Chase & Status Remix)
09. DJ Hype, J Majik & Wickaman Feat. Daddy Earl – Dubplate Killa
10. Taxman – Too Bad
11. DJ Krust – Warhead (Ram Trilogy Remix)
12. DJ Hazard – Machete
13. Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce – Alien Girl
14. Dillinja Feat. Lorreia Loushy – Nasty Ways
15. Cause4Concern – Peep Show
16. Noisia – Diplodocus
17. dBridge Feat. Vegas – True Romance
18. Shimon & Andy C – Nightflight
19. DJ Die – Autumn (Commix Remix)
20. Shy FX & T-Power Feat. Di & Skibadee – Don’t Wanna Know
CD3: EXCLUSIVES
01. A.M.C – Ignition
02. Callide & Intraspekt – 5 Tonne Monster
03. Mampi Swift – Higher
04. T-Phonic & Modula – The Resurrection
05. Funk Effect – Devil Dance
06. Coda & Skore – Everything
07. Q Project – Blurred
08. BTK Feat. Ryme Tyme – Spawn
09. NC-17 & Soulculture Feat. KC – Contamination.
10. Akov Feat. Twitchee Cordz – Mirror Image
11. L 33 – Saviour
12. Kloé – A Distant Planet
13. Ben Kama – Blink
14. Raze – Leviathan
15. Klute – The Beyond
16. Bladerunner – Reflection
17. Saxxon – Zapatera
18. KG – Repton Road
19. BCee – Vicarage Road
20. S9 – No More Games
