Quality Price Music
Jungle / Oldschool Drum & Bass / Ragga Jungle / Hardcore Breakbeat
1995
QPMCD2
Tracklist:
Number of Discs: 4 CD
CD1
01 Randall & Andy C – Sound Control [05:58]
02 Uncle 22 – 6 Million Ways To Die [06:01]
03 Splash – Babylon [06:01]
04 Sub Nation – Scottie [04:38]
05 Aphrodite – Bomber [05:27]
06 Remarc – Drum & Bass Wize [05:12]
07 Dubtronic – Screwface 2 [05:34]
08 Remarc – Sound Murderer [04:29]
09 X-Men – Tearin (Informer) [05:08]
10 DJ Scoobie – Deep In Dub [05:58]
11 Deep Blue – Helicopter [05:27]
12 Roni Size – Time Stretch [07:05]
13 Dub Selector – Champion Dub [04:35]
14 Drum & Bass – The Vibe [05:59]
CD2
01 Dead Dread – Dread Bass [05:55]
02 Gangster Sound – Selector [06:06]
03 Hackney Hardcore – Rudie [05:53]
04 D.J. Tactics – It's The Way [05:50]
05 J & J – 100 Tons Of Bass [05:25]
06 D.J. SS – Rollidge [06:48]
07 Intel Inside – Hey Baby [05:38]
08 D.J. Scoobie – Wait 4 The Bass [05:48]
09 Renegade & Ray Keith – Terrorist [06:03]
10 Origin Unknown – Valley Of The Shadows [04:43]
11 A-Sides – Illusions [06:27]
12 Double A – Step [05:52]
13 Drum & Bass – F B 1 [04:41]
CD3
01 Sound of the Future – Lighter [04:31]
02 X-Clusive – No War Business [04:32]
03 J & J – Physics [07:09]
04 D.J. Tactics – Horns 4 94 [04:56]
05 Soundclash – Armed & Dangerous [04:59]
06 Undercover Agent – Oh Gosh [05:38]
07 Jungle Warrior – No Surrender [04:18]
08 MA2 – Hearing is Believing [05:29]
09 Universal Love – Together [08:00]
10 Azone – Calling All the People [05:30]
11 Amazon 2 – Booyaa [06:17]
12 Engineers Without Fears – Spiritual Aura [05:29]
13 Jazz Vibes – Lucky [05:20]
14 4 Horsemen – Drowning [05:35]
CD4
01 X-Clusive – Exclusive [05:54]
02 Jungle Warrior – Jungle Jesus [05:45]
03 Infinity & Basics – Zone 6 [05:47]
04 Asend & Ultravibe – What Kind Of World [03:31]
05 D.J. Crystal – Warp Drive [06:32]
06 Aladdin – We Enter [06:28]
07 Noise Factory – The Future [05:36]
08 Uncle 22 – Free [06:21]
09 Subsequence – Music Is The Vibe [06:17]
10 Drum & Bass – We Come Back [04:34]
11 Omni Trio – Renegade Snares [06:12]
12 Roni Size & DJ Die – It's A Jazz Thing [06:03]
13 Criminal Minds – Baptised By Dub [05:31]
Step directly into the sweat-soaked UK warehouses of 1995. "The Ultimate Drum & Bass Collection" is an essential, exhaustive 4-disc masterclass that traces the exact coordinates where rude-boy ragga vibrations met clinical, high-speed drum programming.
CD1 & CD2 deliver heavy, sound-clash ready artillery. From the devastating, chopped-to-pieces breaks of Remarc’s “Drum & Bass Wize” and Randall & Andy C's rolling “Sound Control”, straight into essential anthems like Dead Dread's “Dread Bass” and Ray Keith's weaponized “Terrorist”.
CD3 & CD4 dive into the uplifting, melodic, and atmospheric evolution of the genre. Featuring the unforgettable piano drops of “Lighter”, the ambient masterpiece “Spiritual Aura”, the jazzy bliss of Roni Size & DJ Die's “It's A Jazz Thing”, and the dark, rolling sub-bass of Criminal Minds.
"The Ultimate Drum & Bass Collection (1995)" is a jaw-dropping historical document that captures the genre at its absolute turning point. Quality Price Music delivered an flawless compilation that brilliantly highlights the furious transition from ragga jungle to complex drum & bass. The transient response on Remarc's chopped breaks or the timeless sub-bass weight of “Dread Bass” sound astonishingly rich in this uncompressed CD-Rip architecture. A seminal archive with flawless .cue sheet layout, essential for any dedicated musicologist or rave purist.
А вот это уже не просто история, это священный Грааль и монументальный памятник эпохи зарождения жанра! The Ultimate Drum & Bass Collection (1995) от культового лейбла Quality Price Music (каталог QPMCD2) — это сокрушительная четырехдисковая антология, запечатлевшая момент, когда жесткий уличный Ragga-Jungle мутировал в классический Drum & Bass.
Editorial Note (EN):
From a DJ and production perspective, VA – The Ultimate Drum & Bass Collection (4CD) (1995) [Quality Price Music] [FLAC / Lossless / CD-Rip] highlights the signature sonic aesthetic of Quality Price Music within the Jungle / Oldschool Drum & Bass / Ragga Jungle / Hardcore Breakbeat spectrum. The arrangement balances punchy drum programming, atmospheric textures, and mix-friendly transitions that integrate seamlessly into warm-up, peak-time, or late-night club sets.
От редакции (RU):
VA – The Ultimate Drum & Bass Collection (4CD) (1995) [Quality Price Music] [FLAC / Lossless / CD-Rip] на лейбле Quality Price Music — это полноформатный релиз и компиляция в стилях Jungle / Oldschool Drum & Bass / Ragga Jungle / Hardcore Breakbeat, отличающийся плотным клубным мастерингом и выверенной динамикой. Материал отлично ложится в микс и станет надежным пополнением профессиональной медиатеки диджеев и ценителей электронной сцены.
