Most underrated tunes

[DrGatineau]

a repetitive tune is (most likely) boring. I can't name one tune without any kind of progression I like, yet most electronic tunes I love strongly build on repetition. it's all about what elements you chose to repeat, in what order etc. think Basic Channel's arrangements. they constantly evolve, shift elements from front to back, apply effects and reduce them again etc.

you're a big fan of skeptical right? do you not think some of his music, especially the 140 bits on tempa and exit, are pretty repetitive? or is it like 'good repetitive'?

[garethom]

baited by gareth. never thought I'd see the day.

Nah, I getcha bro, we probs just have different definitions of repetitive. Good job you mentioned Basic Channel. Think Phylyps Trak II/II, as you said, you probably think "they constantly evolve, shift elements from front to back, apply effects and reduce them again", whereas to me, it's still pretty repetitive, but it's one of the best tunes ever IMO. If you got something that sounds trill, then ride it hard I reckon, just loop that shit over and over, it's dance music.

[Muncey]

[ultraspatial]

that whole album tbh
for all the love pev gets for livity & rwtp, jarvik mindstate never gets mentioned

[Muncey]

Yeah definitely, listened to the whole thing for the first time in ages yday and couldn't help thinking that a lot of it is up there with Roll With The Punches.

[ultraspatial]

couldn't help thinking that a lot of it is up there with Roll With The Punches.

it really is

[scherou]

if any track suits this thread, it would be this one... genius putting the snare on beat 4, makes it feel like a jungle tune

[RKM]

omg i love bluez, i have nearly wept to that tune once but it wasn't a great day to begin with

[epiccentipede6942]

kalawanjii is just a wobbler like roll with the punches is just a tune from bristol

ye yeeeeeeeeee

feels like the invasion of iraq when it drops

[+] Spoiler

imo, fair to disagree

Kalawanji to me seems very uninspired. considering other '05/'06 tunes, Kalawanji has aged very poorly. there are a lot of tunes in a similar vein that are older, yet either sound better by today's standard (RWTP arguably features the heaviest sub in a dubstep record to date, with very basic FL leads on top that somehow manage to not sound shit, plus there's the progression throughout the tune keeping it interesting) or, still within the dubstep mainframe, are more creative, bold or forwardthinking (some old Tectonic comes to mind). I can appreciate Kalawanji as a banger from the past, but hearing it out doesn't do anything for me. more filler than killer. to put it more provocatively, there are so many better "oldschool tunes" out there, why draw for a sub-par sounding repetitive halfstep wobbler?

edit: there's nothing wrong with liking this record, I love a lot of music that I aren't forwardthinking / bold / creative or that sound worse than others from the same period of time. Kalawanji just isn't one of them.

kalawanji 2 is fucking beast

[Johoosh]

If you got something that sounds trill, then ride it hard I reckon, just loop that shit over and over,

^ yeah

Kalawanji is the bananas in the dance, its a weapon, its not trying to have some mad progression its designed to just go off. One of the best straight to the point bangers about. Only tunes that nearly get that too are older Coki & maybe Cluekid - Hovercraft. altho something about the mixdown on Kalawnji is ruffer yet warmer than any of them tunes

There's a reason its one of the tunes i've seen wheeled 2/3 times + noone bats an eyelid

[ultraspatial]

you could probably play mr happy and get a rewind

[Forum]

Wheel ups are shit, i don't care how good the tune is

[Johoosh]

you could probably play mr happy and get a rewind

Yeah hard tune 100% would wheel

[Johoosh]

Not that underrated



But appreciating the percussion on its own recently, fuuuckin hell

[Muncey]

Mr happy is a banger tbf

[ultraspatial]

Wheel ups are shit, i don't care how good the tune is

[ultraspatial]

best tune off warrior dubz

also

[RKM]

was looking at that comp the other day and was surprised to see he had a tune on there, amit too, didn't realise he was making 140 so long ago

[Johoosh]

Wheels are great, if its gotta go its gotta go

[baddis98]

was looking at that comp the other day and was surprised to see he had a tune on there, amit too, didn't realise he was making 140 so long ago

i swear some of you guys have a feeling for tempo like a piece of wood. noticed that with the gorgon sound medi as well.