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I was listening to the Aman Brother podcast, the one with Zero T and he was asked what it was like working with Calibre and he said one of the most important things he picked up from him was it doesn’t matter how simple a track is, music is made to be listened to not looked at. I think in modern dnb we are so quick to keep adding layers of textures to create this wall of noise because the genre has evolved but ultimately it’s the vibe is the most important thing
No because it's baked big difference and if it was just cooked the bread would be grey in colour... also toast has a butterability scale test. That a master baker must consider when making hes dough. It be like making music with no sound. Source ... a baker 1881
Pure example of you dont need to be complex in production to make a banger. Some tracks just capture a vibe, and Pulp Fiction is just that.... Timeless tune! 🔥
Never been my fav track but I dig the creative chopping. Great breakdown. People get twisted about your titles. The answer here is no, it’s not lazy, the flips and flips are simple but effective and the samples are cheesy maybe but charming when paired with jungle chopping.
Fascinating. I've always kind of hated this move towards minimalism. (I loved the complexity and swing of jungle back then, and this made everything so much more boring). But actually you are totally on the money. This is so minimal and so brilliant at the same time. I just wish it hadn't been quite so influential 🙂
Fabio gave the track its name! he had recently seen the film (Pulp Fiction) in the cinema and said that the track was so good it should of been the soundtrack for the film.
Same, creates the groove. That little bit of space makes the clap hit harder without being harsh. Simple little details like that make a track have swing and rhythm. Something so simple like a bit of space between drums. Mad really
I love simple songs. I make hip hop and have a song that is a single piano, a bass-line and a stringed instrument. I also have one that is entirely made out of three melodies I made on bells. These are some of my favourite songs. It takes real restraint and vision to stick with such a simple backing track. A lot of producers never have this opportunity as they start with the beat first
3:30 unquantized. went thru all opinions on the matter myself. i thought it always sounded better quantized, then hiphop unquantized, then electronic quantized, and now i finally found a good sequencer that will let me unquantize the synths. so now i'm back on the unquantized train!
Never forgot the first time I heard it. Sunday night in my flat in Hammersmith and had Giles petersen on the radio. He played it and it blew me away. Thanks for doing this.
Those older tunes that were done on feel definitely have more swing and life in them. It's like J Dilla playing beats by hand. They sound human, less machine.
running to my 90's R&B collection and pitching everything up to 175.......... Also, Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix) might be a fun one to do. Although it's really a remix of Flat Eric lol
With the quantization it depends on the samples and the aim of using the percussive sample. In this case this clap works better with no quantization. Generally I think that perkussive samples like claps, bongos etc. can work without quantization. Maybe some of the tambs and shaker too. But the real test for it starts when you try to mix two tracks with turntables. Espacially in drum and bass genre. When you have two tunes with no quantized loops etc. sometimes it is not possible to mix them. Some time ago I've recorded the three piece mix with 60 tunes from the 90s, and some of the blends were almost imbossible to mix! But you know... practice, practice and practice...
At my weekly in the 90's, the tunes that had little 'imperfections' were more evocative, more emotional and human. The slight imperfections gave life to the song, forcing the listener to engage in a way that provokes an earned depth.
Still a fat tune all-day long.reminds me of days when was going labrynth up dalston.the stairs to no where.good times wicked wicked club was going there late 89 90s wowvlong time shame its gone😢
I heard when Lynx did a little fix up on it a good few years later (more a touch up, not a remix) he wasn’t allowed to use the original trumpet for some reason so had to get it replayed by someone.
Having bought the record way back when it came out, I still don’t much care for it, or the era/style of drum & bass it ushered in, but it’s hard to argue that it wasn’t well received, so each their own. Cheers for the walkthrough, always good to see a bit behind the production curtain.
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I remember being kind of annoyed when Pulp Fiction became so big. I appreciated Source Direct and Photek style drum chopping, so Pulp Fiction really did seem lazy. But it sounds so good through a big system with that bass. It's a monster.
Okay while i agree on loads you say, saying Alex Reece and Pulp Fiction spawned Techstep as a sub genre is doing Ed Rush, Nico, Trace, and a handful of others so soo dirty.
i only use the reverse on sampler on ambient stuff like pads i really should play more around with it, gives a super nice groove in the bassline great video🙃
I always thought that bassline was a constant tone with a high-pass filter sweep (no resonance). That sort of "joop" sound like it's disappearing into nothing then coming back again. No idea it was a sample lol.
Alex first used that r’n’b beat in his remix of Model 500 “The Flow” which is arguably a better tune (the bass line!!) and worth checking out if you’re a fan of this - mad to think he did these tracks in 1995 as well
Whilst quite partial to a bit of Reece, I never particularly gelled with Metalheadz output (despite his involvement), lacking a certain substantial something thats hard to put a specific finger on. Selling themselves though, they where really, really good at that. Talking of the era though, Johnny L's - '2 of us EP' ..downright incredible; but then I particularly dig things with an ambient, ethereal twist to them :)
I mean in my years of looking through charts I've seen quite a few lazy tracks. But this takes the cake. I was gonna suggest some Bredren tracks but they dont even come close 😂😂
Yeah it's crazy. On the face of it not an impressive track. But first time I heard it I think Fabio played it last track at Speed and of course it was silly craziness and it got wheeled up a couple of times. Just works.
surely the last bass note of the loop needs to be lower? the very last note after 2 bars. its quite obviously a variation of the first bar. with a semitone (i think) lower end note just compared with the original. if it wasn't for that tiny oversight, it would sound basically identical haha
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I was listening to the Aman Brother podcast, the one with Zero T and he was asked what it was like working with Calibre and he said one of the most important things he picked up from him was it doesn’t matter how simple a track is, music is made to be listened to not looked at. I think in modern dnb we are so quick to keep adding layers of textures to create this wall of noise because the genre has evolved but ultimately it’s the vibe is the most important thing
Toast is just twice cooked bread, but it's fantastic and a classic
Damn
But you need butter or it's just really dry bread. Butter=Love.
A track can be simple but it needs to come from a place of love or its just dry bread.
No because it's baked big difference and if it was just cooked the bread would be grey in colour... also toast has a butterability scale test.
That a master baker must consider when making hes dough.
It be like making music with no sound.
Source ... a baker 1881
But it is still a banger though
The 90's was so busy we needed this track.
Pure example of you dont need to be complex in production to make a banger. Some tracks just capture a vibe, and Pulp Fiction is just that.... Timeless tune! 🔥
It's fascinating how many tracks have buried themselves into our collective consciousness while being built largely of snip-its from other records
This track changed the game
All the scatter gun Amens had got got too much (at the time). This was a breath of fresh air.
Never been my fav track but I dig the creative chopping. Great breakdown. People get twisted about your titles. The answer here is no, it’s not lazy, the flips and flips are simple but effective and the samples are cheesy maybe but charming when paired with jungle chopping.
Lazy? No, just very clever.
"So Far" has been an album I've listened to constantly since it came out. So clean and jazzy.
Alex had such an ear for minimalism + his (and Wax Doctor's) love for techno (hence the 707/727/808/909s in their tracks).
One of the greatest DnB tracks ever, would always energise a weary 90s crowd
Love your takes on these classic tracks, keep 'em coming!
Who wouldve expected one of my fav classic DNB tracks sampled a song produced by one of my fav artist, Cassius, no wonder I love it so much!
Fascinating. I've always kind of hated this move towards minimalism. (I loved the complexity and swing of jungle back then, and this made everything so much more boring). But actually you are totally on the money. This is so minimal and so brilliant at the same time. I just wish it hadn't been quite so influential 🙂
Deceptively simple, like all great dance tracks. Nothing this rich and clean can be lazy
This and the Krust remix of Alex Reece's Jazz master were huge game changers at the time.
Fabio gave the track its name! he had recently seen the film (Pulp Fiction) in the cinema and said that the track was so good it should of been the soundtrack for the film.
first time i heard that in 24 years of listening to jungle and dnb. wow
That clap always throws me out mixing the tune 😂
One of the best DNB tracks I've ever had the fortune to actually rave to!!
I like the unquantized clap: gives a kinda pseudo-reverb effect.
Same, creates the groove. That little bit of space makes the clap hit harder without being harsh. Simple little details like that make a track have swing and rhythm. Something so simple like a bit of space between drums. Mad really
I love simple songs. I make hip hop and have a song that is a single piano, a bass-line and a stringed instrument.
I also have one that is entirely made out of three melodies I made on bells.
These are some of my favourite songs. It takes real restraint and vision to stick with such a simple backing track.
A lot of producers never have this opportunity as they start with the beat first
An amazing album.. I rinsed this when it came out.. Acid Lab is my stand-out track I think!!
3:30 unquantized. went thru all opinions on the matter myself. i thought it always sounded better quantized, then hiphop unquantized, then electronic quantized, and now i finally found a good sequencer that will let me unquantize the synths. so now i'm back on the unquantized train!
And yet. Still remains timeless
Never forgot the first time I heard it. Sunday night in my flat in Hammersmith and had Giles petersen on the radio. He played it and it blew me away. Thanks for doing this.
Those older tunes that were done on feel definitely have more swing and life in them. It's like J Dilla playing beats by hand. They sound human, less machine.
I had NO idea this was how this track was made, great work!
running to my 90's R&B collection and pitching everything up to 175.......... Also, Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix) might be a fun one to do. Although it's really a remix of Flat Eric lol
:D Yes, that's an absolute belter! On my list for sure
Wicked tune. Was the most demanded tune in the record shop I worked in in East London. Could never have enough copies. Enjoyed the break down, thanks.
This was one of the first drum & bass songs I heard back in the day so it has a special place in my heart.
I still love this song!
Making drum and bass in a boom bap way. I love it
having the confidence to write a track like this and knowing it's a banger is the hard part. It's way to easy to overcomplicate
With the quantization it depends on the samples and the aim of using the percussive sample. In this case this clap works better with no quantization. Generally I think that perkussive samples like claps, bongos etc. can work without quantization. Maybe some of the tambs and shaker too. But the real test for it starts when you try to mix two tracks with turntables. Espacially in drum and bass genre. When you have two tunes with no quantized loops etc. sometimes it is not possible to mix them. Some time ago I've recorded the three piece mix with 60 tunes from the 90s, and some of the blends were almost imbossible to mix! But you know... practice, practice and practice...
Landmark tune. Never thought for a minute that was how the trumpet was made.
I can not believe it's all just samples! It's so good it could be half an hour long and I'd listen to it all the way through
Laziest DNB track... Man samples the clap and the crash out of the track 'just to save time'. Who's really the lazy one. Timeless tune.
The trumpets always reminded me of McDonald’s back in the days when they used to play music classic
😂
for me the trumpet just made pulp fiction, i was so sad as i found out it was a sample aswell ...
anyway its a crazy genius tune.
Sounds like the menu music for a ps1 game :)
At my weekly in the 90's, the tunes that had little 'imperfections' were more evocative, more emotional and human. The slight imperfections gave life to the song, forcing the listener to engage in a way that provokes an earned depth.
Non quantized for this track works better imo, integral part of the track sound
Prose Combat's still such a wicked album, even if I don't speak French :)
Nice mate this is a good remake
Love all your uploads 😊 keep em coming bro 🌟,✌️🗣️☁️☁️
Use to listen this album from MC Solaar a lot in the past ! What a shock haha.
loved the vid.... think i heard it on the Goldie Incredible mix cd classic sound good vid
Im not a massive DnB fan, but this track and Dj Krust Warhead are my absolute percy's another great vid.
Still a fat tune all-day long.reminds me of days when was going labrynth up dalston.the stairs to no where.good times wicked wicked club was going there late 89 90s wowvlong time shame its gone😢
For Ambient production lovers: S1gns of L1fe is your channel
Still one of the best ever produced
I heard when Lynx did a little fix up on it a good few years later (more a touch up, not a remix) he wasn’t allowed to use the original trumpet for some reason so had to get it replayed by someone.
Doesn't matter, it's a undeniable classic. Sometimes simplicity is king. So much crap in lot of production nowadays too.
Having bought the record way back when it came out, I still don’t much care for it, or the era/style of drum & bass it ushered in, but it’s hard to argue that it wasn’t well received, so each their own. Cheers for the walkthrough, always good to see a bit behind the production curtain.
I could do with your help man.. great strip down as ever 👊🏼✌🏼
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Amazing simplicity.
great video mate, as always. would be good to cover more jungle and drum & bass tunes.
Nice one! Good to see how it was done
I remember being kind of annoyed when Pulp Fiction became so big. I appreciated Source Direct and Photek style drum chopping, so Pulp Fiction really did seem lazy. But it sounds so good through a big system with that bass. It's a monster.
Great insight and no quantise👌
I love this track
That album was a classic.
Pulp fiction will play at my funeral
Okay while i agree on loads you say, saying Alex Reece and Pulp Fiction spawned Techstep as a sub genre is doing Ed Rush, Nico, Trace, and a handful of others so soo dirty.
BCUK too?
i only use the reverse on sampler on ambient stuff like pads
i really should play more around with it, gives a super nice groove in the bassline
great video🙃
Thanks!
I always thought that bassline was a constant tone with a high-pass filter sweep (no resonance). That sort of "joop" sound like it's disappearing into nothing then coming back again. No idea it was a sample lol.
Awesome channel.
Timeless
It's not the clap that's loose. It's the break.
Man i haven't heard this track since i was a tiny human
tune destroys dances
Shadow Boxing by Nasty Habits is also dead simple. Same pattern, but the volume fades in and out the whole track
Cool analysed 😊
Alex first used that r’n’b beat in his remix of Model 500 “The Flow” which is arguably a better tune (the bass line!!) and worth checking out if you’re a fan of this - mad to think he did these tracks in 1995 as well
Whilst quite partial to a bit of Reece, I never particularly gelled with Metalheadz output (despite his involvement), lacking a certain substantial something thats hard to put a specific finger on. Selling themselves though, they where really, really good at that. Talking of the era though, Johnny L's - '2 of us EP' ..downright incredible; but then I particularly dig things with an ambient, ethereal twist to them :)
Wicked breakdown 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
but when you first heard it back then it was genius, that is the hardest to do the simplest
Wait, Coolio had TWO songs?
Coolio's first album is a slept on classic.
Clap definatly where it is!
I mean in my years of looking through charts I've seen quite a few lazy tracks.
But this takes the cake.
I was gonna suggest some Bredren tracks but they dont even come close 😂😂
If it's good it's good !!!
You go steady there fella, steer away from the bait titles... It ain't what you're about..... Don't follow the crowds of other baiters....
Absolutely agree
It's not just two samples
Your right and it’s said it doesn’t sample MC Solaar.
One of the Slickest tunes ever !
On my CD, it was called Pulp Friction.
That was a remix because Island didn’t own the track.
Yeah it's crazy. On the face of it not an impressive track. But first time I heard it I think Fabio played it last track at Speed and of course it was silly craziness and it got wheeled up a couple of times. Just works.
That title is so clickbaity. Glad I watched. Awesome review. Golden classic.
Guy has to obey The TH-cam Alogorithm if he wants his videos to be Suggested to non-subscribers.
@@IndaloMan Fair enough.
Not to be confused with Jade - Pulp Friction (a.k.a. Pump Friction) from 2005. Equally "Lazy" but for _totally different_ reasons!
Non quantise is better for that clap.
As Ella said "It dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing"!
Sometimes simplicity is the key…
great video, love that you go over these classics! big ups
Nobody cared on the dancefloor and they still don't :)
true, stop making music for other producers, keep making it for the people
What about the trumpet parts????
Some of the most basic tracks are the best.
. I always remember the sax being redone badly in remixes. Nice to know the source
Trumpet not saxophone.
A prime example of less is more.
surely the last bass note of the loop needs to be lower? the very last note after 2 bars. its quite obviously a variation of the first bar. with a semitone (i think) lower end note just compared with the original. if it wasn't for that tiny oversight, it would sound basically identical haha
Absolutely awesome video! How do you know where all the samples are from?
WhoSampled?