[TylerE]

> Jungle at its peak twisted the mind with intricate rhythms that really blew minds.

You can't just throw something like that out there and not make recommendations ;)

I gotta admit, I can't stand about 98% of EDM, but some small amount of it actually is really good.

[tb303]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT9wUifJ-hQ

> You can't just throw something like that out there and not make recommendations ;)

here's a podcast full of hive, tech itch, etc.

http://www.mixcloud.com/lars-mion/unashamedly-nostalgic/

This stuff was all done with intricate editing before izotope, audio damage, etc. had one-button tricks to stutter and mangle.

Noisia, Phace, Rockwell, etc. are leading the new charge on d&b. Amazing shit.

[TylerE]

Ok, I have to admit that didn't really do much for me. I need a little bit of melody... think more along the lines of like Massive Attack or vintage Jamaican Dub.

[crucialfelix]

for virtuosity and density there's Remarc Thunderclap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS3hPo81BKw

for pure beauty, Photek The Rain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYsY4wYMQe8

be sure to sit back and listen and wait for the bass to drop ;)

some beautiful mind juggling from Remarc:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I09dIBsU80

listen to that and try to figure out where your attention is focused. that's not something that fingers do in real time, its like hitting the hyperspace button and writing beats on more than one dimension at the same time. that's tracker music. the software looks like VIM.

Sabar drumming from Senegal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWd8n1kK0F0

try to figure out how those beats and changes are structured. Its very precise. They count interesting number series and there are polyrhythms that are very hard to notate in western music.