Getting stated listening to UK Garage

Harkat

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#1 Edited By Harkat

Hello friends,

So, I've decided to delve into the world of UK Garage, or really, just garage in general. For those that don't know, Garage is a 90's offshoot of house using syncopated rhythms and...stuff. It worked out great when I got into 90's Drum and Bass, so hopefully, this expired genre will have as many hidden treasures. So far I've only heard the EP Club Trax Vol. 1 by R.I.P. Productions, which I'm digging.

Still, I have no real idea of where to start. If there are any duders or dudettes well versed in Garage, any recommendations of artists, tunes or albums within the genre would be appreciated. I'm down with both 4x4 Garage and 2-step Garage.

Have a good day!

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Gizmo

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#2 Edited By Gizmo

As a Brit who was quite into U.K garage (very casually however) in the late 90's, here's a selection of my favourite tracks. Garage/House was absolutely huge towards the end of the decade but quickly dropped off in favour of hip-hop/rap and was dead in the water by 2002/03.

This is probably as main-stream a list as you can get, i'm afraid, but hopefully it will help you on your U.K garage quest.

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Harkat

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#3 Edited By Harkat

@Gizmo: Yes! Gimme those funky midnight grooves, cheers.

EDIT: Man, some of those are proper cheesy, but in a great way. I'd only heard instrumental stuff with short vocal samples, but damn.

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solidlife

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#4 Edited By solidlife

I would suggest getting this and this these cover the main Old school classics of the Genre and if you want to go abit further i suggest you look into some UK Jungle. These are a few of my favs

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Gizmo

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#5 Edited By Gizmo

@Harkat said:

@Gizmo: Yes! Gimme those funky midnight grooves, cheers.

Where are you from, out of interest? What started your UK Garage quest?

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solidlife

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#6 Edited By solidlife

Found you this, This is an extremely good mix of the Best UK garage music, I strongly suggest you listen if you want to know the best in the genre. wow thanks now im being taken back on memory lane!!!

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Gizmo

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#7 Edited By Gizmo

Craig David...Ms Dynamite...Artful Dodger.... ah, the memories!

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solidlife

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#8 Edited By solidlife

Im sorry but i forgot to post one of biggest UK garage tracks

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mekon

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#9 Edited By mekon

I don't know a huge amount about it myself, but this was probably one of the tracks that made garage a thing (thanks Alex Navarro). I mean noticed by mainstream media.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m50ArrPjNw

The photo in the vid is of Craig David, who was a session vocalist for that track for the Artful Dodger. Hopefully a few google searches on the Artful Dodger will help you more.

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Gizmo

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#10 Edited By Gizmo

@mekon: Already posted, duder.

But yeah, Craig David and Daniel Bedingfield played a huge part in making garage mainstream.

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mekon

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#11 Edited By mekon

@Gizmo: Sorry too busy typing :)

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Harkat

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#12 Edited By Harkat

@Gizmo said:

@Harkat said:
@Gizmo: Yes! Gimme those funky midnight grooves, cheers.
Where are you from, out of interest? What started your UK Garage quest?

I'm from Norway. I started digging deep dubstep of the DMZ variety, as well as Burial, so I started investigating where that came from. First, I got into jungle and oldskool DNB, some fantastic music there, especially the stuff on Metalheadz. Now, I want to get into Garage.

@solidlife: Cheers, though I'm not really having trouble finding jungle. Brown paper bag is a fucking tune!

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solidlife

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#13 Edited By solidlife

This is played more than the original in the UK. can anyone help me out trying to remember other big US songs turned into garage?

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solidlife

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#14 Edited By solidlife

Alright I will stop now but i had a niggle of a song that i wanted to post and couldnt get it at first but here it is although i wasnt able to rave to these tunes I still remember them all in my older cousins and uncles cars, bedrooms and family events.

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Harkat

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#15 Edited By Harkat

@solidlife: You're awesome man. By all means keep em coming.

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solidlife

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#17 Edited By solidlife

@Harkat: no problem, its been fun to go back on memory lane tonight just makes me upset how rubbish current music is here in the UK, when we actually had a genuine good scene which died out in the 2000s

Im signing out with this last one as i got an early start but i hope this thread has helped and may it grow lol

11 years ago

cookiemonster

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#18 Edited By cookiemonster

@Gizmo said:

...was dead in the water by 2002/03.

Garage is not dead mate. Garage is not dead.

I guess I'm into some of the more cheesier things. But this was one of the biggest tracks of last year and its pure garage bliss:

And now for the cheese:

11 years ago

fattony12000

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#19 Edited By fattony12000

Daniel Bedingfield and Craig David? Jesus Christ.

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DJ Step One - UKG Classicshttp://www.mediafire.com/?uhzktpqku8dhjrz

TRACKLIST

Scott Garcia 'Its A London Thing'

Nu Birth 'Anytime' (Nu Vocal mix)

Alias 'Play With Voices'

Bump & Flex 'Long Time Coming'

Kristine Blonde 'Love Shy' (Tuff Jam Classic Vocal mix)

Gant 'All Night Long'

Bump & Flex 'Got Myself Together'

TJR ft Xavier 'Just Gets Better' (TJR dub)

Indo 'R U Sleeping' (Todd Edwards mix)

Danny J Lewis 'Spend The Night'

Raggas Revenge 'Back To Life'

Barbara Tucker 'Everybody Dance' (Club Asylum mix)

Jhelisa 'Friendly Pressure' (Sunship mix)

24 Hour Experience 'Jazz From The Heart'

M.A.D Productions 'Too Late'

Amira 'My Desire' (Club Asylum Classic Vocal mix)

Roy Davis Jnr ft Peven Everett 'Gabriel'

DJ Elski - Oldskool UKG Mix 2012http://soundcloud.com/deejay-elski/dj-elski-old-skool-uk-garage

TRACKLIST

Indo - R U Sleeping (Bump & Flex Vocal) 1998

Tj Cases Feat: Richie - Dusk Till Dawn - Cut & Play Recording's 1998

KP - I Need A Rhythm 1998

Got Myself Together - Dom Perignonn & Dynamite 2001

4TH Measure Men - 4 U MK 1993

Sound Of One - As I Am - Todd Edwards Mix 1998

Wookie - Scrappy - Manchu Recordings 1999

So Solid - Oh No Remix 2001

Sugar Is Sweeter - Armand Van Helden's Drum N Bass Remix 1997

Strickly Dubz - Realise 1999

187 Lockdown - Gunman (Original Mix) 1997

Heartless Crew - The Superglue Riddim 2002

Artfil Dodger - Feat Melanie Blatt - Twentyfour Seven - Dub A Holics Feat Miss Shorte-E 2001

Night Life - Armand Van Helden Club Mix Edit

No Good 4 Me Feat Megaman - Romeo & Lisa Maffia 2001

DeeTah - Relax - Bump & Flex Remix 1998

Craig David - Walking Away - Dj Chunky Remix Feat Mc B-Live 2000

Jaimeson - Selecta Feat Viper 2002

U.S. Alliance - All I Know - Da Grunge Mix 1998

DJ Double G Feat: Anita - Special Request 1999

Give It To You - Jordan Knight - 10 Below Steelpan Vocal - 1999

Jhelisa - Friendly Pressure - Into The Sunshine Mix 1998

Double 99 - RIP Groove 1997

Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night - Timo Maas Mix 1999

Ramsey & Fen & Mj Cole - Love Bug 1998

Antonio – Hype Funk – Steve gurley Remix – Locked On Records 1999

Genius Cru - Boom Selection - 2000

Fieerce - Dayz Like That - 10 Below Remix 1999

Shola Ama - Still Believe - 10 Below Deep Vocal Remix 1999

Wookie - Battle 2000

Dj Luck & Mc Neat - A Little Bit Of Luck - Dj Luck & Shy Cookie Remix 1999

Jaimeson - True Feat Angel Blu 2003

Jacquee Bennett – Tell Me - Tuff Jam Vocal Mix 2000

Bump N Grind - I Am Feeling Hot Tonight - M-Dubs Feat Secret Agent Sunship Remix 2000

Craig David - Fill Me In - Sunship 2000

Dem 2 - Destiny 1997

My Desire - Dreem Teem Remix - 1997

God Made Me Funky - The MD X-Press

Nicoles Groove - Ed Case 1999

Jessies Song - Tell Me If You Want Me To

Glamma Kid - Taboo - Feat Shola Ama - Mj Cole Remix 1999

Artful Dodger & Robbie Craig Feat Craig David - Woman Trouble - 2000

DJ Haste - House & Garage Mix Part 1http://mrhaste.com/mixes/haste_-_house_and_garage_mix.mp3

TRACKLIST

Anthill Mob – Feel The Groove [Confetti Records]

DND – Pick Me Up [DND Vol 3]

New Horizons – All I Want [500 Rekords]

Soul II Soul – Pleasuredome (Booker T Remix) [Soul II Soul]

Brasstooth – I Can’t Quite [Well Built]

Industry Standard – You’re The Only One [Time 2 Flex]

Dee Tah – Relax (Bump N Flex Remix) [FFRR]

The Rhythm Construction Co. – Mighty Love (Wickedest Dub) [Nice 'N' Ripe]

Sound Of One – As I Am (Todd Edwards Mix) [Locked On]

Anthill Mob – Was She Ever Mine [Confetti Records]

Pseudo – Heartbeat [Pseudo]

Urban Myths – Without You (Dubwize Mix) [Urban Myths]

Sunship – Cheque One-Two [Filter]

Peekay – Sweet Sensation [Unda-Vybe Music]

Smokin Beats – Look Who’s Lovin Me (Smoking Club) [Smokin Beats]

Groove Chronicles – Angel Body [DPR]

Baffled – Going On [Urban Beat]

Nu Birth – Anytime [Nu Jak Recordings]

The Wide Boys – Stand And Deliver (4 To The Floor Mix) [Social Circles]

Cisko & Sovereign – Truly (Sovereign’s Mix) [All Good Records]

KMA feat. Melissa – Kaotic Madness [KMA Productions]

Hi Times – Journey Into Jazz [Underground Classics]

DJ Elski - UKG Mix Vol.17http://soundcloud.com/dj-elski/dj-elski-uk-garage-mix-vol-17

TRACKLIST

4TH Measure Men - 4 U MK 1993

Oxide - Grandad's Organ - TKO EP

Roger72 - You Take Me Higher 2 - Sunship Remix 2012

Zinc - 'Juicy Fruit' - (Sprung EP) Rinse 2012

Spooky - Rusty Bell 2012

Farkas - Tribal Dance 2012

Preditah - Circles 2012

Fabian VS Nelly Furtado - Say It Right 2007

Mosca - Done Me Wrong 2011

BIAS & GURLEY - Roll

Lisa Maffia ft Romeo & Tyler Daley - Don't Stop The Music 2012

Dom - Revamp - L2S Recordings 2010

Hooligan Soul feat Huslter Spirit - Shout Loud - Club Asylum Global Stepperz Remixm 2012

Danny Phillips - Feel The Spirit (Original Mix) 2012

Ny - Music (Sunship Extended Mix) 2012

Mr Boogie - Blotter Paper

Mr Groove & Vergas - Let's Do It (Mike Delinquent Project Vox Mix) 2012

Qualifide - Give Me The Strength 2004

Whitney Houston - Its Not Right (8th Note's Pass The Dub Mix)

Wookie ft. Rachel K Collier - '2 US' 2012

Mike Delinquent Project Vox Mix 2012

D'Banj - 'Oliver Twist' - (Sunship Dub Mix) 2012

Duncan Powell - Wombat Nite

Wideboys ft Clare Evers - Reach Out Now - London Remix 2012

Paul Johnson - Get Get Down

Hooligan Soul feat Huslter Spirit - Shout Loud - Jeremy Sylvester 4x4 BUMPY vocal remix 2012

Redlight - Source 16 (Danny B-Line Refix)

Duncan Powell - Want To Have You

Crosstown Rebels - Todd Edwards Remix 2012

The Solution & Elski Experience - When I Need You

Gorgon City Remix 2012

Hot Peppers Revenge Feat Dionne Rakeem + Top Cat - Hot Peppers Vocal Mix - Karl Tuff Enuff Brown

Duncan Powell - Right Now

Frenzy - Lickshotz

Wiley Step 1 freestyle

Sentinels - Love Rhythm - L2S Recordings

8th-Ski - Contempory Exclusions (Drop Out Mix) 42TF Recordings 2012

Compound One - Back Off

DJ Q feat Louise Williams - Trust Again (2 Step Garage Mix) 2012

Sketch'E - Flare-Up

Whyrez - She's Paranoid (8th Note Remix)

Pulse X

8th Note - Cry For No One. T.B.C 2012

Mj Cole - Hold on to Me

DJ Elski - 08.05 ImageRadio.co.ukhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/m6f282

TRACKLIST

Party Dark - Let's Go - Sunship Remix - Champion Records 2010

Artful Dodger & Robbie Craig Feat Craig David - Woman Trouble 2000

Ms Dynamite - Neva Soft Mike Delinquent Remix 2011

Sway - Level Up - Sunship Dub Remix 2012

Todd Edwards - Echo Of The Past 2012

Mike Delinquent Project Remix 2011

Alyssa Reid - Alone Again Sunship Remix 2012

Preditah - Circles - Circles E.P 2012

Exstacy - Booker T Instrumental Mix 1997

Donaeo - Big Ben - Artful Remix 2012

Mr. Groove & Vergas feat Inusa Dawuda - Let's Do It - Mike Delinquent Project Remix Champion Records 2012

Fabian VS Nelly Furtado - Say It Right 2007

Wideboys ft Clare Evers - Reach Out Now - London Remix 2012

Phonetix - Dench 2012

Modestep - Show Me A Sign - Todd Edwards Vocal 2012

Sunship - Try Me Out 4x4 Mix

Sirens & Artful - Get Me Home - UKG 2012 EP Vol.2

Marcus Collins - Seven Nation Army - Sunship Remix 2012

Mosca - Bax 2011

Dusky - Feel The Love 2012

Jeremy Sylvester - Doo Daa Day - BACK TO BUMP 2012

Crosstown Rebels - Todd Edwards Remix 2012

Dj Elski & 8th Note - What Can I Say In My Heart - All In One E P Vol. 2 - 42tf Recordings

George Morel - Let's Groove

Courtney - Doing It Wrong - Mr Pud & Step Up UKG Mix 2012

Solution - X-Cited - The Rush Hour E.P 2010

Rudimental - Feel The Love - Gorgon City Remix 2012

MumDances - Mc Sparks & Kie 2011

8th-Ski - Drop Out Mix - Contemporary Exclusions E.P - 42TF Recordings 2012

Yasmin Ft. Shy Fx - Light Up The World - Mj Cole Remix 2011

Wiley Step 1 freestyle 2012

Mj Cole - Crazy Love

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GunslingerPanda

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#20 Edited By GunslingerPanda

lol, I remember So Solid Crew and Ms. Dynamite. So bad.

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#23 Edited By deactivated-63bbfc9f777ec

Does this fall into that category?

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thomasnash

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#24 Edited By thomasnash

^^That was the breakout hit for the genre Bassline aka Niche or Scouse House, which is basically an offshoot of the 4x4 speed garage that revolved around that bouncy bass sound. Pretty shortlived genre because it was basically all centred around a club called Niche in Liverpool that was shut down.

As for UKG stuff, I do really love it, in its original incarnations as 2step and speed garage, as well as the faster reinventions of it in the past few years.

This is my ultimate favourite Garage track though:

Absolute banger, get a decent set of speakers with good bass, wait for that rolling bassline to kick in and just bliss out.

Other classics, for me:

I've been trying to find this last one for absolutely years. The original isn't all that hard to find but this particular remix, forget about it.

and a couple of more recent "future garage" joints

11 years ago

Jimbo

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#25 Edited By Jimbo

Man, fuck that DJ Pied Piper song. I reckon that was on the radio constantly for about 12 months straight when it came out.

11 years ago

LD50

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#26 Edited By LD50

That shit was huge in Dallas, TX. We called it 2-Step though, a sub-genre I guess...

Good song, and good advice ta boot.

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thomasnash

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#27 Edited By thomasnash

@LD50:2step is just a name to differentiate that syncopated sound with speed garage, which was all four to the floor. Speed Garage was never as huge as 2step though, and all of the breakout artists were making 2step, so UKG basically became synonymous with 2step I think.

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#28 Edited By marcusofwellington

Blummin eck, how come so many people are just posting commercial stuff. In my opinion Wookie is the one! Whether his own productions, or with Exemen. The dude smashes it everytime. This is the Exemen remix of Yesterday by Debelah Morgan.

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