Back to the 1990s again - for me '96 and '97 saw drum n bass reach some kind of maturity - the finished article. Up to this point most tunes were between 160-170 bpm but then a kind of maximum bpm consensus was reached, around 178-180bpm, I can count how many tunes I have over this on one hand, including many thousands of tracks over the last 26 years.

This mix is very much a 4 hour journey - starting with 'dark' tech minimal tunes, then gradually getting more jump up as it flows on. If you don't have the stomach for the darker stuff I suggest you start about 2 hours in and go from there - you'll find the hip hop funk flavored jump up tunes starting there - from the darker stuff to the more cheesy and everything in between.

I tried to play around with scratching for a bit of fun so please bear with me if I'm not up to DMC mix champ standard... the point being that late 90s jump up was based very much on 90's hip hop, and the tempo halved to 85-90 bpm is where hip hop was sitting around this time too.

Anyways, here's the TL below - not definitive by any means - I made the occasional visit to Black Market Records in Soho, London but I was mostly buying acid trance techno in these years as per another mix I uploaded last year - that was what I was playing out so these tunes were more of a sideline - in the early 2000s however drum n bass totally took me over, and has been my main style ever since.

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TL:
1) master a-k : sample warfare part 1 [menace]
2) ed rush : density [metalheadz]
3) future forces inc : point of origin [renegade hardware]
4) ed rush - nico : technology [no u-turn]
5) undercover agent : dub plate circles (remix) [juice records]
6) renegade : midnight '96 [dread recordings]
7) undercover agent : what does it all mean [juice records]
8) unchartered territory : space invaded [penny black]
9) undercover agent : warriors [juice records]
10) untitled dub [mask productions]
11) m.t.s : international [juice records]
12) untitled dub [mask productions]
13) m.t.s : hard disk [juice records]
14) hokusai : 12 till 4 [source direct]
15) dom and roland : prisms [31 records]
16) hokusai : black rose [source direct]
17) embee : get funky in the place [juice records]
18) perfect combination : breakdown [formation]
19) brand new heavy : plastic soul [flex]
20) doc scott : the unofficial ghost [metalheadz]
21) dj trace : mutant revisited [emotif]
22) trace and nico : squadron [nu black dub]
23) skyscraper : liberty [emotif]
24) concept 2 : liquid dreams [liftin' spirit]
25) nino brown : activate [phat trax]
26) ray keith : special technique [chronic]
26) nino brown : signal [phat trax]
27) ray keith : round 2 [chronic]
28) just jungle : anarchist [phat trax]
29) ray keith : who the hell am i [chronic]
30) i.q collective : a.p.b [trouble on vinyl]
31) mikey james : from da east [east side]
32) i.q collective : mode 1 [trouble on vinyl]
33) aphrodite : dub moods [aphrodite recordings]
34) fate : get the formula [east side]
35) afro kid : shooks [chronic]
36) dj rap : phaze 1 - special k remix [lowkey]
37) facs : timesout - remix [smokers inc]
38) dj rap : come forth - special k remix [lowkey]
39) under the influence : finished [influential]
40) dj rap : hardstep [proper talent]
41) dj zinc : pranksters [true playaz]
42) micky finn and aphrodite : drop top caddy [urban takeover]
42) dj zinc : reach out [true playaz]
43) e.p.s & 2-vibe feat. dj mark : hype the funk [urban takeover]
44) shy fx : call wait [ebony records]
45) the prisoners of technology : total control [fresh kutt dub]
46) shy fx : the message [dub]
47) the prisoners of technology : battle master [fresh kutt dub]
48) tommy ill : da nine 7 - dj ron remix [pimp]
49) the prisoners of technology : breakdance - flexin limbs mix [fresh kutt dub]
50) wriggler : nu lick [upfront records]
51) dj zinc : it's like that [front line records]
52) mask : you rang [dope dragon]
53) dope skillz : no diggidy [true playaz]
54) mask : better world [dope dragon]
55) keen : the battle frontier - keen remix [formation]
56) freestyles : learn from the mistakes of the past [true playaz]
57) special k : the system [trouble on vinyl]
58) freestyles : play the game [true playaz]
59) special k : danger [trouble on vinyl]
60) aphrodite and tony b : music's hypnotizing [aphrodite recordings]
61) aphrodite : style from the dark side [aphrodite recordings]
62) aphrodite and qed : woman that rolls [aladdin]
63) aphrodite and tony b : king of the beats [aphrodite recordings]
64) dj die : play it for me - remix [v recordings]
65) the dream team : fresh [joker]
66) blaze and venom : the professional [chronic]
67) roni size : it's jazzy - felix road remix [v recordings]
68) blaze and venom : that's right [chronic]
69) roni size : brown paper bag [mercury records]
70) dj hype feat. mc fats : peace love & unity [true playaz]
71) firefox and suvivor : back out of dis [philly blunt]
72) dj hype : and remember folks [true playaz]
72) unknown artist : kartoons vol 1 - text side [kartoons]
73) swabe : uno dos tres [dope dragon]
74) the prisoners of technology : true born - vip mix [fresh kutt]
75) swabe : will o' the wisp [dope dragon]
76) the prisoners of technology : push da button - fresh mix [fresh kutt]
77) dj hype : plague that never ends [true playaz]
78) the scarecrow : tuttifruiti [joker]
79) dj zinc : on fire tonight - remix [ganja records]
80) natural born chillers : rip da cut [urban takeover]
81) b-jam : col' rock stuff [smokers inc]
82) natural born chillers : rock the funky beat [urban takeover]
83) dj zinc : super sharp shooter - original mix [true playaz]
84) rude and deadly : give me a dubplate - 97 remix [smokers inc]

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