One CD-R's worth of ESSENTIAL BIG BEAT HITZ... Can it be done?

needs more lionrock

Note: Please don't put me in the "rock writers and the art of pretend forgetfulness" noize board thread for that last one. I honestly don't remember which of the three singles listed on wikipedia was the one I liked, and I would listen to iTunes previews, but iTunes is down right now.

freestylers joint with the ragga dude on it was dope

where is DEATH IN VEGAS????

Would you go with "Rude Boy Rock" &w? for Lionrock?

no, 'Fire Up The Shoesaw'

Would you go with "Dirt" &w? for Death In Vegas?

Even when I heard em in the late 90s, I always thought they were a rock band for some reason...

I think I'd pick "Keep Hope Alive" instead of "Busy Child". Also, "Paupau New Guinea" instead of "We Have Explosive" and "Poison" instead of "Breathe".

omg DEATH IN VEGAS I'd forgotten them

(also blueski otm)

Also, do remember I'm goin for the HITZ

i guess i'm not the only one having a lazy sunday

(I know it's not really sensible to call "PNG" big beat but I love that track.)

All three of the alternatives I mentioned were massive when they were out, so I don't see how they don't qualify as HITZ...?

Something from the Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty?

Switch out Propellerheads' "History Repeating" with either "Bang On!" or "Velvet Pants", or maybe even "Take California" (their best track)

AND DON'T YOU DARE GET RID OF WE HAVE EXPLOSIVE

beastie boys body movin fatboy slim remix

death in vegas choice would be ALL THAT GLITTERS

All three of the alternatives I mentioned were massive when they were out, so I don't see how they don't qualify as HITZ...?

Wasn't directed at you per se. Though I never actually heard PNG.

Monkey Mafia ft. Patra 'Work Mi Body'
Jedi Knights 'Catch The Break'
Death In Vegas 'Dirt'
Wiseguys 'Cowbuy 78' (or i suppose 'Ooh La La' or 'Start The Commotion' if u want it populist)
eta 'Casual Sub'
Freddie Fresh 'Chupacabra (Bassbin Twins mix)'
Bentley Rhythm Ace 'Woosh'
Mr Scruff 'Chicken In A Box'

Also, how do you feel about "Right Here, Right Now" by Fatboy instead of "Rockafeller Skank"? And what about Oakenfold's "Ready Steady Go"?

Switch out Propellerheads' "History Repeating" with either "Bang On!"

Good call.

Also, how do you feel about "Right Here, Right Now" by Fatboy instead of "Rockafeller Skank"

"Rockafeller Skank" is one of the 500 best songs ever written.

lo fidelity allstars were underrated as fuck btw - me & my friend pulled that cd out a couple weeks ago & its all the way yoga flame hotness, drop any joint on 12" white label & hipster dance bloghouse heads would be buggin out

what about SPYBREAK by propellerheads?? it was in the matrix!!

I was going to say "Bang On!" but I figured I'd already nitpicked three tracks already so I'd let someone else do it.

DOOD I LOVE "WE HAVE EXPLOSIVE" I JUST AM A WHORE FOR "PNG"

(xp: blueski brings up BRA! YAY)
(more xp: My Fatboy pick would probably be "Everybody Needs A 303".)

I was in a car with two of my friends a few months ago and "Battleflag" came on the radio. I turned it up and they "what the fuck?" and looked at me like I just put on Skrewdriver. :/

Cassius?

chris i'm worried you've fallen into a 90s rabbit hole never to return

-- strongohulkington, Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:28 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Link

for "essential" chemical bros you need to go back to their dust brothers days, and pick one of these two:

"loops of fury"
"bug powder dust (dust brothers mix)" by bomb the bass

both from 1994

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/31WXBKBWNHL._AA240_.jpg
1. The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
2. Release Yo' Delf (Prodigy Mix) - Method Man
3. Battleflag - Pigeonhed
4. Jungle Brother (Aphrodite Mix) - Jungle Brothers
5. War - Chuck D Vs. Ticc-Tacc
6. Sexy Boy (Sex Kino Mix) - Air
7. Abandon Ship (Sharks And Mermaids) - Hardkiss
8. Digital (Radio Edit) - Goldie
9. Genius (Luke Vibert Mix) - Pitchshifter
10. Circles (Album Edit) - Adam F
11. Brown Paper Bag (Full Vocal Mix) - Roni Size/Reprazent Listen
12. Bang On! - Propellerheads

that, hello nasty and wu tang forever was basically all i listened to when i was 15

^^^ otm

7. Abandon Ship (Sharks And Mermaids) - Hardkiss

they dont mention it but this joint had kool keith babbling nonsense all over it

(only, um, substitute a much older age for 15, argh)

that one dr octagon video actually got played on amp for some reason

i need to make a mix of late 90s rap/electronica collabos

goldie + krs

roni size + bahamadia

dj spook + killah priest

schooly d sneaker pimps remix

what a glorious time to be young and on a lot of drugs

come back 1998, all is forgiven

in 98 i was scared to do e cuz i thought i might end up making out with a dude or something

woops, i don't mean "loops of fury" - although being on the wipeoutXL soundtrack it certainly counts as canonical/essential - i mean "chemical beats" - doesn't really come close to that bomb the bass remix though, which is the pinnacle of the form really, imo

xpost lol

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41M849M94ML._AA240_.jpg

this was playing in my friends car when we hit a deer in anderson, south carolina

it had chime + strings of life on it

1. Whodini vs. The Freestylers -- ("It's All In Mr.) Magic's Wand
2. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Pimp Juice -- Go Ahead In The Rain
3. Kool Moe Dee vs. Bad Boy Bill -- I Go To Work
4. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Aphrodite -- 1nce Again
5. BDP vs. Bassbin Twins -- A Crate Of BDP
6. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Norman Cook -- I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
7. Whodini vs. DJ Icey -- Five Minutes of Funk
8. The Stone Roses vs. Grooverider -- Fools Gold
9. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Doc Martin -- Footprints
10. R Kelly vs Hollis Monroe -- Sex Me
11. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince vs Hybrid -- Summer
12. The Stone Roses vs Rabbit in The Moon -- Fools Gold
13. Summertime (Hybrid Mix) - Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince Vs. Hybrid Listen
14. Fools Gold (Rabbit In The Moon's Message To The Majors) - The Stone Roses Vs. Rabbit In The Moon

1. Whodini vs. The Freestylers -- ("It's All In Mr.) Magic's Wand

^^^^ love this

That comp is one of my favorite albums of all time.

That "Fool's Gold" remix basically redeems every awful thing Rabbit in the Moon ever did.

is amp 2 better than 1? I've never heard it, but it seems like it could be

the first half is

AMP 2 POLL

My Mercury Mouth is such a good early Chems jam - like a faster more electro Papua New Guinea basically

also 'Higher State Of Consciousness' totally counts here

heart this thread.

lionrock choice has to be 'packet of peace' (chemical brothers remix). in a way, not big beat.

schooly d sneaker pimps remix

-- and what, Sunday, September 2, 2007 8:05 PM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

mekon 'skool's out' i think this is.

No Cut La Roc, Space Raiders, Midfield General ("Devil In Sports Casual" please)? No not very good Cornershop remix?

Also, "Bang On" suggestions are, uh, bang on. And my Chemical Bros pick is "Leave Home", and the only Fatboy Slim I want to hear ever again is "Everybody Needs A 303".

Am I allowed Fuzz Townsend - "Tasty Big Ed"? No? Then I would like Bentley Rhythm Ace - "Midlander (There Can Only Be One)" or failing that "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out". (I would totally shoehorn All Seeing I's "Beat Goes On" or Moloko's "Flipside" on here too but obviously not really big beat.)

xp man i dunno its on my copy of schooly d's funkn pussy but i just looked it up &

9 Mekon Skool's Out (4:28)
Featuring - Schoolly D
Remix - Les Rythmes Digitales

!!!!!!!

Ooh, good call on the Mekon. I wanted to suggest "What's Going On (Mekon)" with Roxanne Shante but it was a few years too late and I figured "Welcome To Tackletown" was probably not HITZ enough. Same for ETA - "Casual Sub" I guess though I love it. Does DJ Kool - "Let Me Clear My Throat" count? Probably not but I remember it being played a lot by big beat and dnb DJs.

Someone make this stuff cool again because I seem to have TWO copies of the unsaleably uncool Lo Fidelity Allstars On The Floor At The Boutique, and I put on CJ Bolland's "Analogue Theatre" recently and after being all "hey, this is still pretty good" and "so underrated due to ridiculous supposed Prodigy ripoff flak" etc I finally settled on "actually, no, I'm never going to listen to this again".

If we're sidehorning in Moloko, shouldn't it be "Fun For Me"?

MY BEATBOX

original Rough Guide thread (three artists not yet mentioned):

Rough Guide To Big Beat

01. Fatboy Slim 'Santa Cruz'
02. Chemical Brothers 'Leave Home'
03. Lionrock 'Fire Up The Shoesaw'
04. Mekon ft Schooly D 'School's Out'
05. Propellerheads 'Big Dog'
06. Psychedelia Smith 'Fixy Jointy'
07. Wink 'Higher State Of Consciousness (Tweakin Acid Funk mix)'
08. Monkey Mafia ft Patra 'Work Mi Body'
09. Lo-Fidelity All Stars ft Pigeonhed 'Battleflag'
10. Freestylers 'Freestyle Noize'
11. Hardknox 'Cos I Can'
12. Midfield General 'Devil In Sports Casual'
13. Bentley Rhythm Ace 'Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out'
14. Fatboy Slim 'Everybody Needs A 303'
15. Death In Vegas 'Opium Shuffle (Monkey Mafia mix)'
16. Wildchild 'Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim mix)'

-- stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 11:45 (3 years ago)

lo fi allstars boutique mix is srsly one of my favorite cds ever

lo-fidelity allstars - on the floor at the boutique

Is it wrong to wanna go with "Here We Go" for the Freestylers song?

Lo-Fis On The Floor At The Boutique features one Jackson & His Computer Band, in 1999! I've had it for years and still don't remember hearing about him until the M83 remix. Is there other 90s stuff out there? Was it wellknown at the time?

MY BEATBOX
Deejay Punk Roc? OTM! Awesomely chunky electroesque drum machine beats - first track to kickstart big-beat-becomes-nu-skool-breaks faction via Freq Nasty/DJ Scissorkicks etc? (Probably not, what do I know?) But maybe you wanted the LRD mix anyway.

If we're sidehorning in Moloko, shouldn't it be "Fun For Me"?
Yeah I guess except I forgot what it was called and prefer The Flipside anyway (plus I don't think anyone except me is and even I can't quite justify it).

Jacques Your Body too house? Sons of Silence - Bobby Dazzler = too thin?
I just remembered owning this The Knowledge webzine free CD, wonder if I can still find it? Oh my youth, etc.

blimey good work in 3 hours

dylan rhymes! deadly avenger!

Howie B. - Switch (Depth Charge mix)

a lot of big beat "isn't big beat", guess it's defined by labels and 'scene' and stuff. 'work mi body' is probably monkey mafia's bestest, but doesn't sound like many other big beat tracks.

MM's remix of st etienne's 'filthy' is awes.

Fuzz Townshend - Smash It (Cut La Roc Remix)
Wreckage Inc - Chase
Cast - History (Lo Fidelity Allstars Mix)
Sol Brothers - That Elvis Track
Penthouse - White Coal (The Lo Fis Meet Penthouse At The Brainfarm)
Wide Receiver - Cained

ahhhh i love a good big beat thread!

FC Kahuna - Bright Morning White
Danmass - Drug
David Holmes - My Mate Paul

does anyone else see Asian Dub Foundation fitting in here at all? Regular Fries????

that Regular Fries thing with Kool Keith maybe - but they were more SKUNK ROCK

I dug out my NME XMAS 94 DUST BROS mixtape the other day, and all of it belongs here, but especially ...

BUDDHA FINGER!

Also, Steve OTM about My Mercury Mouth. That whole 12" is great, huge MBV-style noise bits as breakdowns, and just really big beats.

What else?

Sam Sever and the raiders of the lost art "What's That Sound?"

Late Big Beat: Midfield General "Reach Out".

http://www.discogs.com/release/241611

what's that sound - great
shaolin buddha finger - great

both those tracks on this (the elephant in the room?) - http://www.discogs.com/release/59048

Yeah, that comp has great stuff on it.

I may have already told this story on ILM , but my favourite moment in a club ever in itself validates Big Beat as a genre for me (against its many detractors).

It was at Happiness Stan's (four-room eclectic/drum&bass/big beat club in Smithfields/Jazz Bistro) and they played Santa Cruz (after Buffalo Springfield) and the entire room started pogoing madly, literally everybody leaping up and down, and bang in the middle of all this a couple were slow dancing and kissing, like the eye of a storm.

Cool!

Depth Charge 'Five Deadly Venoms' also good (same beat as 'Song To The Siren'), and the Give Em Enough Dope volumes

I bought Disko Vixen for a pound in a charity shop the other day, and was going to start a Depth Charge/DC Recordings S&D, C or D.

Classic stuff, and then now he puts out Padded Cell and Emperor Machine and so on.

both those tracks on this (the elephant in the room?) - http://www.discogs.com/release/59048

OTM- was just about to mention this comp, it's great!

Other fave big beat thing: http://www.discogs.com/release/184853

np lionrock - straight at yer head

I never made this CD-R :(

good road trip cd

my friends thought i was nutz when battleflag came on the radio and i was like "AWESOME"

wipeout xl sdtrk forever

thread needs balance: this stuff is nearly all rubbish.

in 98 i was scared to do e cuz i thought i might end up making out with a dude or something

-- and what, Sunday, September 2, 2007 3:11 PM (Sunday, September 2, 2007 3:11 PM) Bookmark Link

pvmic

The elephant in the room is Eboman - Donuts With Buddah

Also:
Junkie XL - Saturday Teenage Kick
Natural Born Chillers - Rock The Funky Beat

Wasn't and what like 11 back in '98?

and what was 14/15 in 98

Don't think Ooh La La by the Wiseguys has been mentioned yet. And I've have Smack My Bitch Up rather than Breathe.

my bad

it just played out like an Apatow flashback in my head, this 11 year old weighing the pros and cons of dropping E, while a prepubescent Seth Rogen hovers nearby, licking his lips

http://jonesrock.ytmnd.com/

final tracklist

Whino Records: Those Darn '90s!
CDR02: The Rockafeller Tape: Essential Big Beat Hits

1. Chemical Brothers - "Block Rockin Beats"
2. Fatboy Slim - "The Rockafeller Skank"
3. The Prodigy - "Breathe"
4. Lo-Fidelity Allstars ft. Pigeonhed - "Battle Flag"
5. Fluke - "Atom Bomb"
6. The Future Sound Of London - "We Have Explosive"
7. CJ Bolland - "Sugar Is Sweeter"
8. Wildchild - "Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Mix"
9. Apollo 440 - "Stop The Rock"
10. The Prodigy - "Poison"
11. Crystal Method - "Busy Child"
12. Propellerheads - "Bang On!"
13. Death In Vegas - "Dirt"
14. Freestylers ft. Tenor Fly - "B-Boy Stance"
15. Bentley Rhythm Ace - "Bently's Gonna Sort You Out"

(Lionrock just missed it because all these songs are like 6 minutes long. And after hearing how poorly Wiseguys and Mekon and Hardknox hold up, I figured a second CD wouldn't really hold my attention)