Possibly one of the greatest 2 step records ever constructed Well ahead of its in time 1998 Meaning , this record represented s sudden shift in tempo in the garage sound , Your always going to have the pitch near the 0 position or minus a semi tone . Groove chronicles ( Noodles & Lewis ) This had amazing production , the vocal was nicely done The drums , jazz sax solo riff , but what really takes this record where no other record at the time was doing , yes all dance , house music not just garage It had a twist !!! Something that's unexpected in the middle ( Bridge with a edge maybe ) An introduction of a D&B Reece Bass under a Subline bass that basically takes the record somewhere else Genius by EL B & Noodles I first heard this record dropped at World Dance in 98 in the Garage Room by DJ Hermit ( 2 as 1)
Hearing this for the first time, here in 2020. Big ups to the old school and mad respect for these tunes for paving the way for the producers of today and tomorrow ❤
I was 16 in the late 1990s listening to this on 99.3 Upfront FM. Anyone else remember that station? At that time they were rinsing this and Love Bug and Destiny by DEM 2 and Sincere MJ Cole. Unbelievable time for UK Garage music
Late 90s? You poor thing you missed most of the really good choons babe! I used to feel a bit sorry for the yungens as that's when started to change up. For the worse!
The Aaliyah sample used to perfection, over the rolling bass and skippy drums and lush chords 🔥 1998, the year 2step took over the London airwaves...garage was blasting out of every car and tower block!
Hearing it first time in 2022. Rather chilly night for a Toronto spring. Hella baked. Tacos delish. Pint of stellar ice cold. When the bass kicked in on this I knew I had found magic. The rest is blissful history.
@@TheElectrosmashThis shit is well on it's way to being absolutely timeless. Seemingly so simple, yet touches the depths of your soul. Like how some artists can capture form and beauty with so few strokes of the brush. Genuinely something special.
ONE OF THE BEST bass line drops ever!!! For anyone new to this song (such a shame, but you found it eventually), DO NOT listen to this on your smart phone or laptop. It needs a separate's Hi-Fi stack and the biggest speakers you can get your hands on to do it real justice. Failing that, if you have a TV with a sound bar and a good subwoofer that would suffice. I remember hearing this at Crisp Biscuit, Stratford Rex in September 1998, my 19th birthday, enjoying a party prescription for the first time. When the bass dropped all I can remember is sitting in front of these massive PA speakers and feeling like my chest and torso was gonna cave in. It got three rewind demands from the crowd, the most I've seen requested. I sat in front of those speakers for 10 glorious minutes. What an anthem. Edit: 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏻✌🏼🖖🏼👍🏼
Yep, totally agree. Another tune that used to totally smash the bass bins was DJ Lewi hold me tight. I remember EZ with CKP dropping it and the sound system just said fuck this and gave up.
this track reminds me of my pet rabbit Eevee who died in 2020 :( this was one of the last songs i played around her before she passed. much love to the garage crew 💜
Perfection. To hear this on a rig that can really hold that bassline is a treat . That low subby bassline perfectly complimenting the snappy el-b riddim and sugar melody. Blend this into the dub of TJR "just gets better" and your in a truly special place
haha and oooooh that's very personal! I love my garage...different tunes for different times but in this comment I guess I mean ones that cut deep and will always make me stop no matter what I'm doing you know? Likely linked to certain memories, very hard but I would say other 4 are: Hobson's choice (the darker mix) You know how to love me - DEA Baffled - Going On KP - I Need A Rhythm ...it's damn hard and there a lot of tunes I will never know the names of but spent plenty of time trying to sing/beatbox to DJ's! Just missed out, Spirit of the sun - Lenny Fontana - the original mash up your car with the bass bins, aw! Nu Birth - Anytime, also needs to be there! Smokin Beats - Dreams Reach And Spin... These all make 9, oh dear If it was a pure party selection or a vocal one then other tunes would come into play... What would yours be if pressed?
@@bitza4444 That's like trying find a needle in a haystack. Sooo many big tunes it gets tricky. 1998 was an epic year for Garage. The beats got more 2 Steppy and there were a lot new productions. Exe Men, Zed Bias, M Dubs, TJ Cases, MJ Cole, Dem2, US Alliance, Groove Chronicles, Steve Gurley, DEA Project, Chris Mack and tons of others from 1998.
These tracks sound so much better when they are mixed. They are not meant to be played until the very end, but on this time round I can say I love hearing it from start to finish.
It's aLL aboUT thE StonE CoLD 🥶 Steve Austin, GroovE ChronicLes, Big TunE RoLLiN iN, FeeLin thE ViBES, LoviN DisC MajeStiC UPLoad, yesterify, thiS aS SurE got mE Tapping my Feet, Listening tO thiS QuaLity Treat, Thanking you 2 SteP CreW
It's a tough one to call but they are up in the top ten: In no particular order: Tuff Jam, Anthill Mob, Grant Nelson, Steve Gurley, New Horzions, MJ Cole, Zed Bias, Chris Mack, Dem 2 and Groove Chronicles.
Come on if you know u know👍🏻pure 🔥90s Garage and pirate radio stations love this tune was the turning point to dark side garage miss and love them dayzx😈🤛🏻👌🏻
Dajavoo92.3 mission fm 90.6. Raw fm 90.0 freak fm 101.8. rinse fm were some of the back in the day pre sets. Got 2 of these on vinyl along with about a 1000 other tunes. 96-99 4/4 & 2 step. Still got the same 1210s from 95 aswell
Kevin Johnson Oh cool, thanks so much for responding with the link mate. I didn’t get a notification but just saw it now. Now I have to stay until the baseline drops 😎
EL B was part of Groove Chronicles. One of my favourite producers. I love this track. It was the first time I heard that Ray Keith renegade baseline on a garage track back in the day. It has a nice build up to it. Check the baseline 2.45
It isn't Ray Keith's bassline, it's a "Reese " bassline created by Kevin Saunderson who's a Detroit Legend. Taken from a track called -Just Want Another Chance.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio Respect to you too my man, loving the content on your channel by the way .The Weekend Rush Crew, Freek FM and DJ Noodles are old friends of mine so big up! 🙂 Subscribed
"I discovered EL-B and garage at the same time. I heard his Brandy remix, then “Buck n Bury” and “Passage of time” - and I hadn’t even heard “Stone Cold” yet, though I’d heard of Groove Chronicles on something else I didn’t like. Then I heard “Stone Cold” and I was just like “fuck…” - Burial
Possibly one of the greatest 2 step records ever constructed
Well ahead of its in time 1998
Meaning , this record represented s sudden shift in tempo in the garage sound ,
Your always going to have the pitch near the 0 position or minus a semi tone .
Groove chronicles ( Noodles & Lewis )
This had amazing production , the vocal was nicely done
The drums , jazz sax solo riff , but what really takes this record where no other record at the time was doing , yes all dance , house music not just garage
It had a twist !!! Something that's unexpected in the middle ( Bridge with a edge maybe ) An introduction of a D&B Reece Bass under a Subline bass that basically takes the record somewhere else
Genius by EL B & Noodles
I first heard this record dropped at World Dance in 98 in the Garage Room by DJ Hermit ( 2 as 1)
DJ FSwift ( Vinyl DJ ) killer
thank you for this perspective
nerds get thumbs. xxx
Im smiling reading this
Superbly broken down. Excellent work
I have spent best part of a decade trying find this tune I had the wrong name all along omg I am soooo happy!
Not for this tune, but I've been there and feel your pain/joy.
Hopefully this little reminder puts a smile on your face 😉
Hearing this for the first time, here in 2020. Big ups to the old school and mad respect for these tunes for paving the way for the producers of today and tomorrow ❤
Respect for the comment!!
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio I 2nd dat
hehe, glad you found it, brother!
crate diggin but virtually \m/
You got no idea
Thanks an godbless
Im brawling
I was 16 in the late 1990s listening to this on 99.3 Upfront FM. Anyone else remember that station? At that time they were rinsing this and Love Bug and Destiny by DEM 2 and Sincere MJ Cole. Unbelievable time for UK Garage music
yes my bro upfront 99.3 got me into garage and started me DJing, South London big up
Tell me what station used 99.3 before upfront ???
Yeah i remember
Love bug lol compared this realy purr
Late 90s? You poor thing you missed most of the really good choons babe! I used to feel a bit sorry for the yungens as that's when started to change up. For the worse!
That second drop is on a different planet!
You're everywhere😂😂
fuck off
Filth innit
Next level.
@@dertdood why whats wrong with deeprot?
The Aaliyah sample used to perfection, over the rolling bass and skippy drums and lush chords 🔥 1998, the year 2step took over the London airwaves...garage was blasting out of every car and tower block!
Graffiti on the lines and garage on the airwaves. I don't think London has known a culturally richer time.
Aaliyah sample were standard and shoutout to the underrated BRANDY she made some of the best samples in garage & jungle at least in my humble opinion
@@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa there have been other times, but we were definitely the first of our kind
Hearing it first time in 2022. Rather chilly night for a Toronto spring. Hella baked. Tacos delish. Pint of stellar ice cold. When the bass kicked in on this I knew I had found magic. The rest is blissful history.
Cheers my G🤝🏼😎🕺🍻🙌🏽
@@TheElectrosmashThis shit is well on it's way to being absolutely timeless.
Seemingly so simple, yet touches the depths of your soul. Like how some artists can capture form and beauty with so few strokes of the brush. Genuinely something special.
One of the best garage tunes of all time.
One of the best tunes of all time, full stop. So simple, yet so soulful. Fucking work of art ❤️
no words ... just timeless masterpiece
Who's still listening in 2020👍🏽
Believe there's a great need to listen to this with the scores of trash tunes being released like a virus!!!
100 👍
2024
This tune still bangs in 2023
If you was there back then, then you know!! ‘SIMPLE’
Absolute smooth genius
One of those important tunes.
Pissed off all my neighbours royally blaring this on my technics 1200s circa 2000. Big tune.
😆😆💃🏾💃🏾✔️
Jazzy as well what a mad tune my friend
ONE OF THE BEST bass line drops ever!!! For anyone new to this song (such a shame, but you found it eventually), DO NOT listen to this on your smart phone or laptop. It needs a separate's Hi-Fi stack and the biggest speakers you can get your hands on to do it real justice. Failing that, if you have a TV with a sound bar and a good subwoofer that would suffice. I remember hearing this at Crisp Biscuit, Stratford Rex in September 1998, my 19th birthday, enjoying a party prescription for the first time. When the bass dropped all I can remember is sitting in front of these massive PA speakers and feeling like my chest and torso was gonna cave in. It got three rewind demands from the crowd, the most I've seen requested. I sat in front of those speakers for 10 glorious minutes. What an anthem.
Edit: 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏻✌🏼🖖🏼👍🏼
Yep, totally agree. Another tune that used to totally smash the bass bins was DJ Lewi hold me tight. I remember EZ with CKP dropping it and the sound system just said fuck this and gave up.
I once played a DJ set at the pool party and the only track I had to cut the bass down a bit was this banger
So distinctive and sublime, certainly is stone cold, classic.
this track reminds me of my pet rabbit Eevee who died in 2020 :( this was one of the last songs i played around her before she passed. much love to the garage crew 💜
Sup
@@Thatsaspicymemeball meow
Sorry for your loss!😢
@@angelasmithson5291 thank you 💜💜
@@mysteryY2K That's okay, a pet is like family! My brother had two rabbits!!💕😟
Absolute class - one of the GOAT 2 step tunes
Damn that bass line!!! Jeez, too many clubs in the 90's banging
out this choon!
Perfection. To hear this on a rig that can really hold that bassline is a treat . That low subby bassline perfectly complimenting the snappy el-b riddim and sugar melody. Blend this into the dub of TJR "just gets better" and your in a truly special place
Oh wow, this tune brings me back to my DJing days ! Garage from 99-00's hands down ruled the clubbing scene.
this is absolute bliss! so far away. takes my mind into the past and future at the same time!!
BASSLINE MASSIVE. 😀😀
OLD SKOOL APPRECIATERS.😀
For a while "I kept searching for desire" now on my pals birthday I found it and sent it to him, he loved the drop (years back) phew!
2022 crew....yo 1998/2000 garage dubs were all over endz...stations like de ja....& mystic fm...brought us the best dubs
Dark room. Everyones in their own zone. mad vibes.
That's when you people busted mad skanks!! Hahaha
get me in one now!
I remember hearing EZ DROP this at the Gass Club summer 97. What a tune, Great production. When the Bassinet comes in, game over
Gass club! The sweet smoke smell at the back of the club 😆
Great club..
Absolute classic, probably my favourite garage track of all time!
Real UK garage.... tune!!!!!!!!
kikil793 UKG!!!
One of those after dark garage classics!! What a tune
Yeah man you know this!!
Sublime... the Aaliyah samples are always the best music gift 🌟 wonderful track, it takes me to heaven where Aaliyah is dancing to it 💖✨
Takes me back to Cyprus. Great Memories.
Brings me Back to Colosseum and Club Space in the 90s 🔥💣🔥
One of the best chill out choons with a decent baseline & the sax is a perfect match 🎵🎵👌
Got this on test press still! Personal favourite. Big up!
Been looking for this track for 10
Years ... god bless Spotify..... wicked wicked tune
top 5 garage tunes of all time. big up.
can u name the rest of them?
haha and oooooh that's very personal! I love my garage...different tunes for different times but in this comment I guess I mean ones that cut deep and will always make me stop no matter what I'm doing you know? Likely linked to certain memories, very hard but I would say other 4 are:
Hobson's choice (the darker mix)
You know how to love me - DEA
Baffled - Going On
KP - I Need A Rhythm
...it's damn hard and there a lot of tunes I will never know the names of but spent plenty of time trying to sing/beatbox to DJ's!
Just missed out, Spirit of the sun - Lenny Fontana - the original mash up your car with the bass bins, aw!
Nu Birth - Anytime, also needs to be there!
Smokin Beats - Dreams
Reach And Spin...
These all make 9, oh dear
If it was a pure party selection or a vocal one then other tunes would come into play...
What would yours be if pressed?
ahhhh what have you done?! I'm going to have to make a playlist now because this is getting out of hand...
@@googoomu22 nice great shouts
@@bitza4444 That's like trying find a needle in a haystack. Sooo many big tunes it gets tricky. 1998 was an epic year for Garage. The beats got more 2 Steppy and there were a lot new productions. Exe Men, Zed Bias, M Dubs, TJ Cases, MJ Cole, Dem2, US Alliance, Groove Chronicles, Steve Gurley, DEA Project, Chris Mack and tons of others from 1998.
always keep coming back to this one - classic!
yes
@@Moskalus Yes, dude, yes! Love UK Garage sound.
hehe
Still got this on 12”. Banger!!!!
2-Step Grove Chroncles❤🎉🫥😽🌠🦅⚪️🟢💠🟣🟡🤍🏳💯.
Can't believe people have
thumb down this...tune is deep!
They were all were hearing impaired
These tracks sound so much better when they are mixed. They are not meant to be played until the very end, but on this time round I can say I love hearing it from start to finish.
any good examples of this song popping up in the mix?
@@NicholasTheMan3 Freek FM, London Underground FM, Pure Magic FM sets from 1997!! Check the station the playlists or specifically 1997 sets.
This is the number 1 most relaxing song in the world.
so dope!! Keeping Ali alive!! this is the beginning of dubstep.. 4 step dying out
Ahh yeh ! remember recording this on pirate radio at my dads house late at night. amazing !
Big up!! Which stations did you lock into?
Got this on vinyl proberly my fave garage track of all time big up noodles,, also got 1999/black puppet miss these days maan
Tempromental bring em back
Not forgetting El-B, the other half of Groove Chronicles
This just has everything ❤️
It's aLL aboUT thE StonE CoLD 🥶 Steve Austin, GroovE ChronicLes, Big TunE RoLLiN iN, FeeLin thE ViBES, LoviN DisC MajeStiC UPLoad, yesterify, thiS aS SurE got mE Tapping my Feet, Listening tO thiS QuaLity Treat, Thanking you 2 SteP CreW
Testify.......... Touch do sky!!
Old skool garage in full FX!
Respect-ta-mon-do...... Bro!!!
this shit paved the way for amazing music
One of the bests... real roots!
Absolute pleasure 🎉
Keep it coming 2022
Huge tune 👊
HUGE tune
I've seen a few references to a Burial track that samples this, does anyone know which track that is?
Been looking for this for over 2 years now I find it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂
Groove Chronicles = Future garage pioneers. '98 sound! Timeless!
❤️2022 💃🏻
Groove Chronicles were / are the best UK Garage producers IMO. There production is and was timeless.
It's a tough one to call but they are up in the top ten: In no particular order: Tuff Jam, Anthill Mob, Grant Nelson, Steve Gurley, New Horzions, MJ Cole, Zed Bias, Chris Mack, Dem 2 and Groove Chronicles.
this tune gives me goose bumps
Saying the Lent prayer to this one. Amen.
Corr mate the bass that came in at 2:50 is unreal
Fire!!!
Right or wrong, this is one of the absolute best pure garage tunes ever made?
Atemporal!
B.H., Brasil, presente!
What a tune
What a killer tune for the ladies , mouse
Come on if you know u know👍🏻pure 🔥90s Garage and pirate radio stations love this tune was the turning point to dark side garage miss and love them dayzx😈🤛🏻👌🏻
That Aaliyah sample.
“One in a million.”
Aaliyah was gold for early garage & jungle. So many classic samples. RIP sis.
@@Michael.Eddington Yeah for real!! RIP
Thank you for enlightening me ... it hadn’t clicked for all these years .. but now makes sense it was the gorgeous Aaliyah 🙏🏽
omggggggg love thus groove! nice 1 guys! biggest fan believe x
Strictly for the connoisseur
M'lady
!
One In A Million
Labyrinth, imperial gardens, club elite, paradise, island ilford. The list can go on. All the original jungle bunnies
Dajavoo92.3 mission fm 90.6. Raw fm 90.0 freak fm 101.8. rinse fm were some of the back in the day pre sets. Got 2 of these on vinyl along with about a 1000 other tunes. 96-99 4/4 & 2 step. Still got the same 1210s from 95 aswell
GOAT
mad respect to this one
Burial brought me here.
Why?
thats awesome i can totally see him digging this!!
@@Michael.Eddington He name drops it in an old interview. blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2006/03/soundboy-burial.html
@@Michael.Eddington above is a "when the " and of course there is "brought me here" there is probably a "2019 anyone ?" too
Kevin Johnson
Oh cool, thanks so much for responding with the link mate.
I didn’t get a notification but just saw it now.
Now I have to stay until the baseline drops 😎
Top 5 garage songs in my opinion:
Groove Chronicles - Stone Cold
Smokin Beats - Dreams
Roy Davis Jr - Gabrielle
MJ Cole - Sincere
Dem 2 - Destiny
Sam Rose solid list that
Wicked
Wookie - Battle 👍
Dig deeper
Olski Yeah? What songs would you recommend?
Was given this is a pile of two step from my step dad wicked stuff
EL B was part of Groove Chronicles. One of my favourite producers. I love this track. It was the first time I heard that Ray Keith renegade baseline on a garage track back in the day. It has a nice build up to it. Check the baseline 2.45
It isn't Ray Keith's bassline, it's a "Reese " bassline created by Kevin Saunderson who's a Detroit Legend. Taken from a track called -Just Want Another Chance.
@@djx-ray1876 Thanks man. Props to you. Now I've some Saturday/Sunday Reese homework to do.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio lol no worries bro, yeah check some of his stuff from back in the day . Proper innovator . Peace
@@djx-ray1876 Thanks man! Enough respect.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio Respect to you too my man, loving the content on your channel by the way .The Weekend Rush Crew, Freek FM and DJ Noodles are old friends of mine so big up! 🙂
Subscribed
the biggest nut when the bass rolls in. every. fucking. time. classic.
when the bass gets dark
Donny Darka
2:39. You know that.
Donny Darka best part
Hahaha yeh man!! That Jungle music vibe!!! Reminds of Ray Keith!!
sick
@@moveconnect6453 PROPER SICKKKKK
bangers and mash
a classic
If you know, you know! Stone Cold classic (sorry for the bad joke / pun....true though!) Still got my vinyl from BITD.
Big up yesterify . You know you're music.
Best tune ever written
Love your channel
I’m here 2021 cruising in the Beamer🙌🏽💥
Oi oi fucking straight certied banger lad
The song is great but becomes something truly special at 2:35
Wookie dropped this when mixing So Solid Oh No. Absolutely mesmerising 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Believe!
"I discovered EL-B and garage at the same time. I heard his Brandy remix, then “Buck n Bury” and “Passage of time” - and I hadn’t even heard “Stone Cold” yet, though I’d heard of Groove Chronicles on something else I didn’t like. Then I heard “Stone Cold” and I was just like “fuck…” - Burial
Fucking gorgeous.
Who remembers 'The Complex' in Islington?
Choice tune Yesterify, keep 'em coming!
Old skool bass, love it!
Love this tune .
Absolute stone cold classic
Top September 2020 tune