The HIAF Rough Guide To: Micro-D&B

01. Eight Miles High – “Flow Chart” (Klang; 1996)
02. Tundra – “Sprouts (Omni Trio Remix)” (Offshore; 2005)
03. Ezekiel Honig – “Love Session (Graphic DnB Remix)” (Microcosm; 2004)
04. Sileni – “Twitchy Droid Leg” (Offshore; 2004)
05. Squarepusher – “Venus No. 17” (Warp; 2004)
06. Hidden Agenda – “Fish Eggs” (Reinforced; 1998)
07. Something Else – “Ploosh (Morgan Packard Remix)” (Microcosm; 2004)
08. Actual Proof – “Maybe We’ll Stay (Sileni Remix)” (Offshore; 2004)

Number one is, yes, that Eight Miles High, and the tune that kicked all this off for me. Number two has flickers of keyboard streaking by like cars from a hilltop, a fitting end to the Omni Trio name (if nothing like the stuff everyone reveres him for). Number three is Pantytec remxing “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” with added tape speed issues. Number four everyone knows by now (right?), alternate title: “Spastic Crunk Leg.” Number five is surprisingly focused, suprisingly rolling. Number six I have no idea where you’d play this, then or now (still weirdest d&b tune I have ever heard). Number seven spooks-out on an analogue tip. Number eight sounds squishy, reversed, alive (and vaguely like the Tunda Klap riddim), proof that there’s still life in the old two-step pattern with a textural palette expansion. If anyone knows of anything else in this vein, plz add to comments box as it will be greatly appreciated.