tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537988259790085733.post5161164325648496982..comments2024-03-29T01:47:59.171-07:00Comments on Energy Flash: we like it i like it you like it tooSIMON REYNOLDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537988259790085733.post-17684124082452615812019-12-08T18:19:04.920-08:002019-12-08T18:19:04.920-08:00I was living in out-in-the-sticks Worcester at the...I was living in out-in-the-sticks Worcester at the time and it wasn't until a couple of years later that I discovered I could sometimes pick up the odd pirate from Birmingham (or maybe there weren't any running with a strong enough signal at that time) - for my 12 year old self Radio 1's evening and weekend shows were one of the only ways I could hear music that wasn't Britney Spears or Blue! Luckily there were a couple of great vinyl shops that served me well!Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079970285264798012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537988259790085733.post-20779219296838790502019-12-08T12:42:04.583-08:002019-12-08T12:42:04.583-08:00wow i didn't notice that - d&b on radio 1 ...wow i didn't notice that - d&b on radio 1 - if i listened to the radio at all, it was the pirates!SIMON REYNOLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537988259790085733.post-50191743072863989062019-11-28T15:09:24.653-08:002019-11-28T15:09:24.653-08:00As well as getting non-stop play on the pirate(s),...As well as getting non-stop play on the pirate(s), I remember 'LK' getting non-stop play on daytime Radio 1! DnB certainly had a bit of a moment in the commercial spotlight in 2002 - aside from the absolutely incredible 'LK' which charted fairly high, Peshay's disco-dnb jam 'You Got Me Burning' was also doing the rounds on Radio 1 and scraping the Top 40. Andy C & Shimon's 'Body Rock' hit the charts around the same time, and of course we can't forget Puretone's 'Addicted To Bass' - which, even though it was a pop project and nothing to do with 'real' dnb whatsoever, it was a pretty impressive imitation: all frenetic flailing breaks and tearin' techstep bass, and all the more impressive to hear those kind of sounds all over mainstream daytime radio! <br /><br />It's interesting how dnb had this moment in the mainstream while receiving barely any attention on the pirates - I guess it had been around long enough by this point to gain some mainstream acceptance, while the pirates, much more ahead of the curve, had moved on to fresher things. It wasn't until about 8 years later that dnb would return to the commercial spotlight (and then some!) when the likes of DJ Fresh and Chase & Status spearheaded the massive return of dnb (this time aligned with dubstep) as a short lived yet inescapable chart presence. Of course this time, sadly, the pirates were nowhere to be seen.Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079970285264798012noreply@blogger.com