Bass music: it's what for dinner. You can't hate on bass music, and one of the duos you should be involved with is 601, who hail from Yorkshire. They've been collaborating for years, but truly hit their stride in 2009, which saw the release of their Dirty North, which lead to the duo doing everything from performing at the Glade festival to having their material signed to APE Music, Sub Slayers, and Passenger, who is releasing their new single "Pixelate" on October 6 with a remix from Passenger label heads Aquasky.
For their contribution to the Five Tracks series, we catch a glimpse at what's moved 601, from their early days digging the sample-heavy hip-hop productions of the Bomb Squad to the post-hardcore, pre-drum & bass classics, along with some other timeless material. Here are 601's Five Tracks.
Public Enemy - "Welcome To The Terrordome"
The bombastic impact of the Bomb Squad productions has always been something we've referenced throughout our time producing and this is a great example of them firing on all cylinders.
Goldie - "Inner City Life"
This still sounds as great today as it did then. We remember we were in London for a gig when this came out and it seemed like such an exciting time for music and that feeling has stuck with us ever since.
Renegade - "Terrorist"
The original sampled reece tune, topped off with a massive slice of heavy amen action. Listening to it makes me reminisce about raving in the back room of the Que club, Dreamscape tape packs and trying to write tunes on an Amiga.
Meat Beat Manifesto - "Radio Babylon"
One of the many tunes that crossed the divide from industrial into dance music, dragging us both with it! Proto hardcore/jungle with a massive dubwise bassline that shaped our musical outlook immeasurably.
DHS - "House of God"
We first heard this in the early '90s at a friends house, way before we started making music together, and it blew our minds! Stone cold classic techno that brings back memories of clubbing in Birmingham.