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Bryan Gee digs deep into the foundations for this month's V Podcast, pulling out a heavyweight selection of classic Bristol drum & bass ahead of the V Classics show in Shoreditch this March.

Long before playlists and algorithms, these were the records that shaped the sound. Raw breakbeats, heavyweight basslines and unmistakable Bristol attitude from the likes of Roni Size, DJ Die, Krust and classics from Dillinja, Shy FX and Leviticus.

This episode rewinds to the era of Full Cycle, Dope Dragon and early V Recordings, when dubplates ruled the dance and the Bristol crew were rewriting the blueprint for jungle and drum & bass.

If you’re heading down to the V Classics session in Shoreditch, consider this your warm-up!

Tracklist:
01. Roni Size and DJ Die – Get Started
02. Suburban Knights – State of the Art (Dillinja Remix)
03. Roni Size – Fresh
04. Dillinja – Sovereign Melody
05. Roni Size – It's a Jazz Thing
06. Leviticus – Burial
07. Dillinja – Girl Child
08. Dillinja and Bryan Gee – Bad Man
09. DJ Die – Capers
10. DJ Die – Inside
11. Kamanchi – EZ M8
12. Roni Size, Krust and DJ Die – Gangbusters
13. Scorpio – Life 4 Ever
14. Kamanchi – Hostile
15. DJ Die – Slide Away (D Product Remix)
16. Krust – Set Speed (Remix)
17. Krust – Guess
18. Roni Size – Secrets
19. Roni Size – Say Red
20. Roni Size – Abba Kabba
21. The UFO Organisation – Planet Plan (DJ Die Remix)
22. Katachi – Spirit (Roni Size Remix)
23. DJ Die – Reincarnation
24. Mask and Gang Related – Came and Conquered
25. 3 The Hard Way – Smooth Operator
26. DJ Krust – Poison (Shy FX Remix)
27. Mask and Gang Related – Concentration
28. Roni Size – Brut Force
29. DJ Die – Untitled Dub
30. Roni Size – Answer Back
31. Roni Size – Synction
32. Roni Size – Sound Advice
33. Swabee – Un Dus
34. DJ Die – Nasty
35. Dillinja – The Angels Fell
36. Dillinja – Picture On My Wall
37. Roni Size – All The Crew
38. Roni Size – Agility
39. Roni Size and DJ Die – The Calling
40. Roni Size – Natural Thing
41. Roni Size – All The Way