I've settled on this for some old skool d&b lols
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3PsT5Hynfc
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:03, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

One of my rarest rave 12"s is Mickey Finn's first ever record.
It's this, and it's one of my favourites of the era:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXu4NbG3-7A
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:05, Reply)

You see, now you are talking sense
What year was this out?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:10, Reply)

90 or 91 I think.
EDIT it's 91 - my favourite year for raving. The music was still quite varied, the drugs were strong and plentiful, and I was 18. Magic.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:10, Reply)

Not really that heavy or hardcore as you wished earlier

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:11, Reply)

Not drum and bass at all either you helmet.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:13, Reply)

I know! I thought that feeling flowed deeper in dance music as a genre

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:13, Reply)

My favourite type of rave tune was the 'bleep' stuff like 'LFO' by LFO.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:16, Reply)

LFO
Was a solid tune, solid bass and lots of space. The daddies of Bleep Culture had to be Sweet Exorcist. Fucking amazing. The Testone series with the brilliant sample, 'If everythings ready on the dark side of the moon, play the five tones', was and still is, monumental.

They also predated Dubstep by releasing the eyeball shaking 12", Clonk. If you love bass, then track it down on vinyl. More low end wobble than is actually necessary.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:43, Reply)

Try Magnetic Man, you might like it.
I could hook you up with a list of the good shit if you want. Or get hold of the Best of/Annual albums and pick and choose the best stuff from there. Warning: there is a LOT of utter shit dubstep out there.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:12, Reply)

This is exactly the point for every track i like, there are ten shit ones!

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:14, Reply)

It's a shame as the genre holds a lot of promise, especially for anyone who loved drum and bass
but every studio-mixologist and his stoned mate have the gear in their bedrooms now and think they can produce interesting, meaty tunes. No, pricks, you can't, your music sounds just as mighty badger described.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:16, Reply)

Magnetic Man
Is more Popstep than it is Dubstep. Very formulaic, predictable and dull.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:45, Reply)

Oh no, someone disagrees with me on the internet.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:49, Reply)

Nope
Just typing my thoughts on Magnetic Man.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:55, Reply)

Fair enough, it's blatantly pop but I like it.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Apr 2011, 15:56, Reply)