I'm glad the frequency of Pendulum mentions cooled off through-out the thread. They are not the only drum 'n bass artists in the world. Yes, they make hip stuff, but their style mixes pop/rock and faster breakbeats and wouldn't typically be considered drum 'n bass. They have mainstream appeal, and I respect that. They are making a huge impact worldwide with their sound and it's very impressive that an underground genre like drum 'n bass ignites such success. I'm not trying to cause an argument here, but they aren't the definition of drum 'n bass. Check out the earliest Jungle tracks by ShyFX, Goldie, Grooverider, and Bad Company UK.. you might find something you like, and you'll also see where drum 'n bass got it's roots. It wasn't always cheesy wobbly melodies and guitar strums. (ok that last comment on melodies is a bit of a stretch, Pendulum have their fair share that aren't all cheesy and guitar strummy. But they do have a song (Slam) featured in Motorstorm for PS3.)
I am not hating. I repeat, I am not hating. I had a couple of months where it was pretty much non-stop Pendulum for me and it was actually awkward to listen to anything else.
Oh and to comment on Rucklo, yes, I've got an EP on Capella Records forthcoming by early-mid year. The Lifted stuff is still pending, I've only got one track that interests anyone in that camp and even then it's not fully completed or mastered correctly.
A pal of mine, Chris (of Blu Mar Ten), is to be playing a radio show on www.MinistryofSound.com and he is going to be playing a very new track of mine called 'Set Me Free'. I think the show is tonight, but the time it is playing is unclear to me. If it doesn't occur this weekend, there will be another show next weekend.
