Been a hot minute since I’ve dipped into the Liquid D&B crate and this one is chock full of rollers. Despite it being a much maligned genre, there is still a bunch of amazing Liquid coming out such as the intro track by the hilariously named Coffee Shop Jungle in the form of Ones.

It wouldn’t be a Liquid mix without a bit of Seba in there and this time we have a triple play! Project feat. Sapele, Flow and Easy from his recent Oni LP out on Spearhead are all classic Seba rollers, and it’s great to see Robert Manos and Seba back in the studio together.

Enei, of Critical Music fame, steps away from the dark side for the sublime Break The Cycle with Solah on vocals. And a bitter sweat shout out to MC Conrad for his collaboration with Aquarlid in the form of Promised Land (DJ Marky & Makoto Remix). A bouncy stand out from the legend’s final LP Con*natural. Thanks for all the incredible memories Mr Thompson, you are gone but never forgotten.

Liquidity – 1hr of Liquid Rollers

Coffee Shop Jungle – Ones
Furney – Something About
DJ Marky, Pola & Bryson & IYAMAH – Be There
Aaliyah Esprit – On & On
Zoro – When the Lights Go Out
SpectraSoul – Always (Flava D Remix)
Seba feat. Sapele – Project
Seba – Flow
Seba & Robert Manos – Easy
Sati &. Brandy Haze – All Night
Dawn Wall – Sinner (feat. ANNI)
Citra – Lost In My Mind
Submorphics – Infinite Void
Blade – Sundayz
Technimatic feat. Lucy Kitchen – Looking For Diversion (Lenzman & Duskee Remix)
Enei – Break The Cycle feat. Solah
MC Conrad feat. Aquarlid – Promised Land (DJ Marky & Makoto Remix)
Impish – Digital Bath VIP (Vinyl Version)
Furney – Organ Dub
FX909 – Bob And I (Citra Remix)
Loz Contreras – Recognise
Motiv – Fidgety

Shouts out to Anuj over at feedspot.com for recently including The Ear & Drum in their round up of the best Drum & Bass blogs on the internet.

You can check out the full list HERE.

I never really started this blog for any other reason than to give D&B lovers good music to listen too. So this recognition goes out to all of you for coming here and downloading our mixes. Without you the Ear & Drum is nothing.

Respect.

Ambient D&B has always been a favourite of mine, but when it meets with the 165bpm revolution that’s been going on for the last couple of years it really does go to the next level. This was an absolute pleasure to mix, and most of these tunes were sourced from only a handful of releases which means each and every blend is seamless and meaningful.

Kicking things off is the last of the Wardown trilogy, Wardown III which is yet more sci-fi dystopia themed greatness. I don’t think I’ve ever been so sorry to see a project wrap, but it really is the perfect end to an amazing musical concept. Starting with And They Fell, it seemed only fitting to finish out the mix with Perfect Your Memories.

Next up we have Friction from Brendon Moeller’s incredible Further LP which is simply sublime. I also pulled Radiation, Submit and Ghost Dance from the same release. I recently read that Brendon has thanked upping the BPMs to 165-174 for revitalising his love of production and, on Further, it really does show. Skip this release at your own peril.

Oliver Yorke’s first release on Soul In Motion Records, Blue Sunset EP, is as good as you would expect so I had to grab Look Beyond and Kepler for this mix. Saga by Sorse off their Echoes & Wastelands album, was just the start of my pillaging this dreamy and delicious release. You know an LP is top draw when you find tune after tune you have to play, and Corvega ($199,999.99), Vanishing Traces and One-Dimensional all leapt out and begged for an airing.

When Kid Drama, Alix Perez, Calibre and dBridge end up being your filler tracks, you know you’re in for a good time. Enjoy.

Call the Ambience 21: 165bpm – 1hr of 165bpm Ambient D&B

Wardown – And They Fell
Brendon Moeller – Friction
Brendon Moeller – Radiation
Kid Drama – By the shore
Oliver Yorke – Look Beyond
Woken Balance – Midnight Sun (Spinnet Remix)
Oliver Yorke – Kepler
Kid Drama – Hush
Sorse – Saga
dBridge – It Takes Time
Calibre – Living Without Your Love
Wardown – This Frail Engine
Kid Drama – | Remember
Alix Perez – Continual Emotion
3rd Sh4de – Running Time (160 BPM Mix)
Brendon Moeller – Submit
Sorse – Corvega ($199,999.99)
Sorse – Vanishing Traces
Brendon Moeller – Ghost Dance
Sorse – One-Dimensional
Wardown – Perfect Your Memories

Ripping the band-aid off for this one as we bring the tough beats and big b-lines. I have to kick of with some Kasra from late last with his absolute smasher tunnels which was just made for Paul T & Edward Oberon’s upbeat blazer Badboy.

Keep an ear out for the eponymous 45 Killer from the EP of the same name, along with Red Ground by Response & Pliskin. And for Enei who’s been on an absolute tear with Count To Ten 2024 feat. DRS, Fear Fire and the Kasra Remix of Cracker, his tune with Eastcolors & Noel on the ridiculously great rmx_series:rmx001 EP on Critical. Tech Itch also released COVERT:FOUR recently, a new LP of diverse and interesting tunes along with the expected smashers. From that I’ve pulled Forbidden Secret and the romantically titled Cold Face Killer.

Rugged – 1hr of Tough D&B Beats

Kasra – tunnels
Paul T & Edward Oberon – Badboy
Rockwell – Estranged (feat. LaMeduza) (Bredren Femix)
SCAR – Shadow & Light
Enei – Count To Ten 2024 feat. DRS
Response & Pliskin – Red Ground
Detbol – Bruk Up
Humanature & Induktiv – Paroxysm
Seba – Horsepower (Mako Remixi
Motive – Tuff Luv
Phase -Eterna
A-Audio – Middlemen
Enei – Fear Fire
Enei, Eastcolors & Noel – Cracker (Kasra Remix)
Acid Lab – Bio Capsule
Response & Pliskin – 45 Killer
Icicle & SP:MC – Dreadnaught (Break Remix)
Tech Itch Recordings – Forbidden Secret
Tech Itch Recordings – Cold Face Killer
SweetpeaFor The Headz
Ella Sopp, Fingers, Philth & Christopher Rahman – Tell U No

Dropping into the soul-side of D&B on this one with a BIG nudge towards the latest Redeyes LP – Slow. featuring the tracks Heads Up, Kusama and Waiting Games. I’ve also slid in the killer Redeyes collab with Whitt, Is it You.

Other soulful bangers worth keeping an ear out for are Elastic Soul from Alix Perez’ recent Entanglements LP, Workforce’s new joint Falling Down (feat. Tyler Daley) and the incredible deep roller Roads from Bungle. Lenzman also features with A.I. on the GLXY re-rub of Drowning and along with Fox on Golly. Plus we have the likes of Calibre, Mohican Sun, Silence Groove, Dan Guidance and Kasra to round it all out.

Bushed – 1hr of Soulful D&B

Redeyes – Head Up (feat. DAS & Fox)
Alix Perez – Elastic Soul
Artificial Intelligence &. Lenzman – Drowning (GLXY Remix)
Children of Zeus & Tyler Daley – Small Circles (Calibre Remix)
Workforce – Falling Down (feat. Tyler Daley)
Phil Tangent & SoulMotion – Only You
Mohican Sun – Vudu
Silence Groove – Same Old
Anile & DRS – Save Love
Mystic Trip – Greyling Way
Archangel – Nobody Else
Redeyes – Kusama (feat. 2b. Frank & Aya Dia)
Bungle – Roads
Dan Guidance – Fuzzy Buzz
Redeyes – Waiting Games (feat. 2b.Frank)
Soul Intent – Forgiveness
Kasra – Close 2 U
Redeyes & Whitt – Is It You
Brainwork &. mnml – Grey
Fox &. Lenzman – Golly