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Welcome to the world of Dam Nation, the reinforcement of RSA's powers. Consisting out of Reactor Grits, Drome, Splinter, Phuture-T and Logikz, the in 2004 started project was initially a test to see how all the combined RSA skills would show in dnb production. After amazing results, the project continued and now we're ready to show you RSA's most dangerous sounds...
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About the Dam Nation 'Anthem'
During 2008, the RSA crew decided to compose a special anthem for the Dam Nation movement. The main reason was to profile their sound to listeners, and soon was discovered it wouldn't be that easy. There are many sides to Dam Nation that make it what it is, since it's rare sound comes from the heads of 5 people who could never reproduce the sound on their own, thus creating a wide spectrum. Therefore the crew decided not to make just one single tune, but a piece consisting out of 3 movements, each defining a part of the spectrum. Each movement relates to the other, sharing the same sample sources yet maintaining it's own dimension. How this was done, can only be clarified by hearing the movements in order and let it wash over you. This is our monster project. This is Dam Nation.
Click here to download the whole anthem in one zipped package
Anthem part 1
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Style: Breakbeat
Format: MP3
Playing time: 3:15
Release date: October 2008
The anthem opens with the b-boy side of Dam Nation, which holds it's funk, groove, and soul. It examples DN's love for proper cratedigging, fusing elements to a whole while showing the power of melody. Subtlety rules here over structural complexity to point out it's strength when used proper. This anthem warmup is on a whole, a tribute to raw, oldschool yes-ya'lling.
Anthem part 2
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 6:08
Release date: October 2008
The second part shows the core of Dam Nation; the strength of postmodern jungle. Keeping the soulful elements from the first part, darkness conquers the funk and shows the grim side of DN. Raw, pumping breaks mash over screeching yet thumping bass sounds and dark soundscapes accompany the sound DN is known for. This is also the first DN production featuring an outside musician on authentic spy guitar, many many props to (?) for this one!
Anthem part 3
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Style: Ambient
Format: MP3
Playing time: 5:28
Release date: October 2008
The final part shows DN's unconscious side, elevating fear and darkness. With the absence of any groove, it's soundscapes and messages create an ambience of inferno that seems to hold his breath waiting to spit. This frightening trip swells and symbolizes an almost unintentional creation that just springs to live when we hold the groove back. Still, it concludes this anthem in a dreamworld of mysteries holding both beauty and grime, two of DN's core elements.
Begotten
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 7:01
Release date: February 2008
An onslaught of synthetic breakbeats and snarling synths. Spanning a wide gambit emotions and tempo's, all set against a central theme. It's an alien invasion coming out your speaker, a sensation which can never be visualized and therefore put to audio.
Crossfaced
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 5:57
Release date: September 2007
Constructing a framework of inevitablity, percussion unfolds along seething strings. The paranoia brews as Dam Nation produces it's most haunted piece. We invite you to a most curious dance of postmodern jungle, violent and silken, laden with samples from the utter most depths of the RSA vinyl abbatoir.
Temperature
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Style: Technoid
Format: MP3
Playing time: 5:27
Release date: September 2006
Dam Nation's 'Temperature' starts out eerie and soulful at once, then mashing down in a rumbling track full of mistery and shade. Whether it's atmosphere will haunt or stun you, it might be more likely to do both since this is definitely one of DN's finest examples of their collaboration yet.
Orifice
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 6:32
Release date: June 2006
Dam Nation click presents 'Orifice': a deep eastern tribal groove with a synthetic spine. It's cinematic and sublte, rather than the bog-standard 'hard' or 'dark'. The composition is pervaded by our experiences with Asia and the ideas we have around it, but more than that there is a hidden theme lurking in the peripherals...
Suspiria
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 6:42
Release date: February 2006
Filled with restraint. Gains momentum from simple things, resulting in carnage. Avalanches and arrogance have this much in common, the red thread of destruction. We vibe, collide and create. This is suspiria.
Mescaline
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Style: Hardstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 6:21
Release date: December 2004
The strange vibes of an mescaline frenzy could only describe this tune, a ride of a roller with hypnotic drums and deep stabs of bass, accompanied by unreal, illusional sounds. You got to hear it to feel it actually, just know this is Dam Nation quality by their highest standards.
Turtles on crack
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 9:18
Release date: September 2004
A psychedelic trip with an eerie atmosphere evolves into a monstering sound which has been put to it's finesse by Dam Nation on it's top, also made possible by the new joinup in the crew, Logikz from 2079-e! Nuff said, check this shit out... shamo'on...
Lounge hoe (Larry's shag)
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Style: Jazzstep, liquid funk
Format: MP3
Playing time: 8:12
Release date: July 2004
After working on a monster project, the Dam Nation crew decided to make a more easy summer tune for 2004, and the result was inspiration from lounge hoes and retro games put in a soothing roller. Oozing bossa melodies accompanied by pounding breaks and deep subs, and a hammond organ on top. Blend a cocktail, kick back and enjoy the sun...
Blow down low
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Style: Techstep
Format: MP3
Playing time: 8:19
Release date: March 2004
It's hard to believe this track was first just a test, but after the first sessions of Dam Nation a stone cold debut. The first one, we'll say, and the reason to continue. The track is a dark atmospheric track with twisted breaks, and moves into a firm techstepper with growling basses and a firm pace which makes it perfect for the floor.
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