Comaduster - To Hide To Seek

IDM 3

Comaduster - To Hide To Seek

Comaduster is one of the sound engineers at Bioware, and one of his

songs was put into Mass Effect 2 at the Eternity Bar on Ilium.

Traits: glitch kit, prevalent sub-bass kick, airy vox pad, distorted synth lead, electronic FX

Kit Clayton - Material Problem

Minimalism 1

Kit Clayton - Material Problem

Minimalism is a beautiful style that makes every sound count.

Atmospheres are not created with pads, dub FX, or etheral vocals,

but the instruments of simple glitches and tones dance about.

Traits: short note bass, simple tone bass, electronic/glitch kit, simple tone lead.

Boxcutter - Silver Birch Solstice

IDM 2

Boxcutter - Silver Birch Solstice

Silver Birch Solstice is a beautiful blend of both organic & electric elements;

the rhodes and bass form a great canvas that the drums and flute rip across.

Enjoy sitting back loving the mood while your body itches to dance.

Traits: filtered drum FX, groove synth bass, rhodes, shakuhachi, dub FX

Benga - Always Swinging

Dubstep 2

Benga - Always Swinging

While dubstep has gotten popular, these newer renditions have

intertwined with higher frequency basses acting as both melody and bass.

Benga's track reminds you of its dub/reggae roots.

Traits: wobble bass, synth strings, staccato organ notes, dub FX.

Big Bud - Noodles

Intelligent D&B 2

Big Bud - Noodles

Big Bud is one of the best at filling drum & bass with atmopshere.

This wonderful track contains both an exciting dance floor beat

and a smooth mental ride.

Traits: classic D&B beat, groove sub-bass, synth strings, sax riffs, piano riffs, congas,and male etheral vocals.

Proem - When Things Fall Apart

IDM 1

Proem - When Things Fall Apart

The smoother side of IDM includes easy listening ambient works.

Proem's amazing atmospheres blend well with his complex glitch beats.

Traits: glitch kit, groove bass, vox pad, delayed synth FX, mallet instruments, etheral vocals.

Blu Mar Ten - If I Could Tell You (Stray Mix)

Drumstep D&B 1

Blu Mar Ten - If I Could Tell You (Stray Mix)

A sweet remix of Blu Mar Ten's "If I Could Tell You"
Drumstep is an interesting form of D&B that incorporates a two-step feel;

Check out Blu Mar Ten's soundcloud for a repertoire of remixes. Here

Traits: two-step beat, synthetic kit, short bass notes, electro bass ,vox pad, delayed lead.

Grand Unified - Dig So Deep

Intelligent D&B 1

Grand Unified – Dig So Deep

A smooth jazzstep drum and bass composition;

While Grand Unified's other works are a brighter form of D&B, similar to High Contrast,
this work has a smoother texture that allows the drums to take a step back.

Traits: light bright drums, short bass notes, synthetic string pad, calm rhodes, saxophone.

Little Dragon - Twice (16 Bit Remix)

Dubstep 1

Little Dragon - Twice (16 Bit Remix)

An interesting take on dubstep using a more ambient feeling song as its base. 

While the rest of 16bit's works include the heavier style, this remix is a soothing mix.

Traits: lite glitchy hi-hats, strong noisy clap, strong sub-bass, layered vocals, soothing piano.