A Youtube Compendium of Truly Mindblowing Jungle Beats

Inspired by Neil S's complete lack of knowledge re the achievements of jungle/D&B in the beats department on the Underworld Poll thread, here's we compile all our favourite, most crazy jungle beats in youtube form - obv. the emphasis of this is different to the existing thread for youtube clips of awesome ardkore and early jungle.

Let's start with some DJ Hype. Absolutely T for tremendous!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NTVJP6Gf4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbcFCzPibrI

One of the most insane grooves ever courtesy of 4 Hero:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTaLaM7TVOk

lol was just about to bring the 4 Hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n4tYrp-PYM

This thread has sorted out my Sunday listening plans already!

This obscurity is a bit of a private obsession of mine. Everyone should check it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU2ji1iSCMc

Inspired by Neil S's complete lack of knowledge re the achievements of jungle/D&B in the beats department

lol, Neil that'll show you to own up to your mistakes

(thanks for the beats Tim)

My hero FBD Project on his celestial tip. I just discovered this track last week!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11aLgGhYT5Q&feature=PlayList&p=519876A7275379AA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2

This goes without saying altho maybe not strickly Jungle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz0XoJe60lQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17Y3_Yn01Qk

I already posted this in the other thread, but let's put it here too. One of the most ridiculously awesome rhythm tracks ever, courtesy of Soul Slinger and T Power (with vocals by MC Det).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp8QZ9ZWa7c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giomWbW0HoA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4c2vUWmitY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwiTo0opcic

Another great tune where it's all in the drums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWTA9_yyoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhO7hdIihw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBD0L8yjGPs

This must be Photek's scariest beat ever. I wish he'd made his debut album in 1995:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9yti2iSc5Y

Can't find it on Youtube, but this is maybe my favourite jungle break of all time:

Sureshot - The Kill Off

(I'm trying to post only tracks from 1995/96 because of the Second Toughest in the Infants comparison.)

(The real madness kicks in around the 4 minute mark.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7vZn1EE2o8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wHzLr5ucFk

(This one's a bit newer, from 1998 I think.)

Stan the tunes you're posting are great but a little bit more straightforward (in that 00s way) than I had in mind for this thread. Looking for really ostentatious stuff here.

ok, you're right, they're more tech-step than jungle-based - sorry!

Tim, I've never heard of The Dub Technicians, but I'm really enjoying the tune you posted, awesome break!

Inspired by Neil S's complete lack of knowledge re the achievements of jungle/D&B in the beats department...

A bit harsh! How about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2KZoWLot0g

Here's another brilliant break I couldn't find on Youtube:

Dwarf Electro - Fear + Loathing

(I first heard it on a comp where all the other tunes were more mellow and chilled out, but when this one came on, I was like, "Holy shit, what a beat!")

lol, Neil that'll show you to own up to your mistakes

(thanks for the beats Tim)

― ok star grumbles (lukas), Sunday, 18 October 2009 11:31 (56 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah I should have backed away slowly shouldn't I! Ah well it's only the internet...

Wow, that Dub Technicians track is great and I mean GREAT, never heard it before.

In danger of posting entirety of Jungle Massive 2 compilation, as the tape that made me fall in love with jungle... so many great tracks on there. but this is possibly closer to the tricksy beat-cutting angle aimed for on this thread than the sublime but pitter-pattery "Dance of the Sarooes (Nookie VIP remix)", and youtube's audio compression is not doing "The Sign" (Ray Keith remix) many favours so, here is Aladdin - "We Enter" (Heavenly remix):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8RvY9r93a4

apologies if this is too much for the "existing thread for youtube clips of awesome ardkore and early jungle" (where is that, please?) and not enough for this thread.

Apologies Neil - I meant that more as "here is a good work that we can all do today to help out a fellow ilxor..."

Another obscure 1994 Strictly Underground (most underrated jungle label ever?) release with simply awesome drums:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnmuX6lUvk0

more photek, but i just listened to this earlier today. kinda crazy how you only hear that timpani-ish part for the first couple minutes, and it starts on the & of 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrdUsc73baI

also, this is recent but one of my favorite beats:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA6U5NTN2nI

My kind of thread!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ufcIM1C22A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuItahmTIJM&feature=PlayList&p=BDA9D7DA09E7DB8C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwqjADoZpQs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-FJyOfJ4Zo

I remember I was literally shocked when I heard this tune... Previously I'd associated Aquasky with the jazzy/atmospheric end of d'n'b, so I definitely wasn't expecting anything this hard from them. It's a banger nevertheless.

^^^
Never heard that, it's cool. Reminds me of Acen's DnB stuff.

It's a bit later tune, from 1999 I think. Love the bass sounds in that tune. Aquasky released a double album (also called Bodyshock) worth of harsh techstep like that, it's kinda too much as a whole, but it has some choice tunes like that one.

"existing thread for youtube clips of awesome ardkore and early jungle" (where is that, please?)

The YouTube old skool hardcore/early jungle thread

Any excuse to promote my own thread! (Beware, it's a slow loader)

never forget, gone before its time

Sorry if I'm turning this thread into one big Photek love-fest, but this track (specifically the way it gets going around 1:40) is IMO his most perfect moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHFG70OWfNE

shout out to StanM and the techstep massive