decksandrumsandrockandroll is the best cd ever. period.

big beat at its finest.

propellerheads had it right.

does anybody know why these guys just pop up and make the best bigbeat album ever and then dissapear completely?

why not a decksandrumsandrockandroll pt. 2?

Everyone stop listening to electrorock, fidget house, dubstep & all that bullshit, and big beat'll come back.

Btw, for those who miss breakbeats, there was a video game, called Beetle Adventure Racing, released on N64 (always old school) which had a great OST, mostly break/big beat oriented, you can download it here : http://www.sendspace.com/file/rl7afu

And for those who want a preview : http://www.youtube.c...h?v=FKfFtVLUs5w

Enjoy !

don't get me wrong big beat is cool, its how i fell for electronic music, but electronic music always moves on quickly and i can never really see it coming back, breaks is dead and im sure the current trend of electro/mash up will do aswell, its just how things work in this type of music.

The 1080° Snowboarding ost was cool too :D Mostly Breakbeat/BigBeat/Drum'n'bass

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=y8XNes9qOXs

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=YvdxEgyNGsM

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=BP8dOfaA100

That some "big beat" tunes sound a bit dated doesn't mean that the sound itself is dead. You can alway push the envelope and go a step beyond. There's big beat and there's big beat, you know. It depends on how a track is structured and thought out.. The term big beat doesn't necessarily have to be linked with only compressed loops and hard beats. It can be clever, it can have build-ups, it can transport a certain atmosphere. It's got nothing to do with the genre rather with the artist/musician and his way of producing.

electronic music has never been cut and dry. lines between 'genres' have always been blurred. big beat was indeed what got me into electronic music, but that was just the start. i like where its progressing.

dont wish for a repeat of 90s big beat gold, wish it to be bigger, better, and more powerful than it ever was.

hey, bigbeat.ch made me discover that track :

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=B2I3NPtEvEE

Not particularly interesting, but I love the Back to the Future sample at 4:50

@BenJ and Maboul

Thanks for the flashback guys!

Cool music always seems to be in "sporty" videogames (and sports in general for that matter.) The last cool original music before games started branding everything has to Jet Set Radio Future.

http://www.youtube.c...73A16BB&index=0

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Man, I love all these songs. Such a cool soundtrack.

Sports games Soundtracks are still cool. There's Midnight Madness and Galaxy Bounce in the last PES, there was Leave Home, 2 Bonobo tracks, and much more in SSX3 (probably one of the best soundtrack in a videogame)...

This thread got me to pull out Fatboy Slim's 'You've Come A Long Way Baby'. It has never really been a favorite of mine. Tjat said, I was rocking it full tilt driving back from the University tonight. It reminded me of how much fun bigbeat was. I miss Build It Up Tear It Down style tracks. Lets take a listen shall we...

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=jhLT3BFnEqc

That being said....I miss late 90's fashion in some sense. I put on a button makng event at my university the other day and had a whole bunch of old 90s fashion magazines. Looking through them I realized how cool (and attractive) the fashion looked compared to today in my mind. There isn't much fashion I consider 'HOT' today. It seems tired and unflattering in most cases.

I also want to play some Lo Fi's at this time for more nostalgia.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=FK5bJoBlGBY

My first Lo Fi's track. Also love their 'Tentacles Pimping on The Keys'. Another gem from the Skint stable of time which produced brilliance.

@Maboul, that is not the first place I've read saying play Beettle Adventure Racing. I think some force is telling me to buy it.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Nnx9RIjaGrs

Never get enough of these beats

@Profunk

You're prabably thinking of Hyper's 2 disc dj mix 'Wired': http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B0001HAI2M

I have it, and it is an awesome mix. I'd say it's second only to 'In Glint'.

Funny thread. I've just finished putting together a compilation of Big Beat tunes.

A GUIDE INTO... BIG BEAT (2009)

Tracklisting:

01. The Wiseguys - Start The Commotion (Edit)

02. Apollo Four Forty - Stop The Rock

03. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats (Radio Edit)

04. Groove Armada - I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim US Guitar Edit)

05. Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out (Damiens Gonna Edit A Bit Out)

06. BT - Love, Peace And Grease (The Full Monty 7 Inch Mix)

07. The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

08. The Prodigy - Firestarter (Instrumental)

09. Utah Saints - Power To The Beats

10. Overseer - Basstrap

11. Headrillaz - The Right Way (7 Inch Edit)

12. Dub Pistols - Cyclone

13. Lionrock - Rude Boy Rock

14. Freestylers - Here We Go (feat. Definition of Sound)

15. Moby - James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)

16. Propellerheads - Spybreak! (Short One)

Get it while it's hot:

http://www13.zippysh...15727/file.html

Everything @ 128kbps mp3

IMPORTANT!!

All mp3 files are copyrighted and posted here to encourage you to buy the original records from the artists/labels.

Damn...Good selections Slip! I have most of these but never heard of the Lionrock track before. Reminds me of 'New Pollution' by Beck.

Funny at the last track cause I keep playing the Neo and Trinity scene in my head!

Well well well... the notorious Slipvin returns...

I think his account got hacked....

I find it quite odd that he would return for this, or that he would be so kind as to post this. :S

good compilation indeed, i do have all the tracks, but for people who don't know big beat an ideal eye-opener!

IT'S A TRAP!