Anyway…If you’re not familiar with Med School, a Hospital Records off-shoot, then you should familiarize yourself with their other worldly sounds immediately. BMT created the mini-mix to showcase the artists and tracks on the recently released Blood Pressure LP, which includes their tune “Last Life In The Universe.”

From Hospital Records:
Following last year’s ‘New Blood’ compilation, Med School have looked to create something slightly different for 2012. Featuring a cast of both up-and coming artists and exciting producers who have already made a name for themselves, ‘Blood Pressure’ is a transfusion of Med School versatility, with releases reaching outside the limits of D+B and into 2-step and dubstep.

If the sounds strike your fancy, then click HERE to listen to previews or purchase Blood Pressure.

Blood Pressure DJ Mix By Blu Mar Ten (FREE DOWNLOAD) by Med School Music

Tracklist:
Anile & Hybrid Minds “Old Times”
Bulb & Clarity “Her Smooth Love”
TwoThirds & BadApple (ft. Veela) “Sense Of Being”
Bop “Impermanence”
Blu Mar Ten “Last Life In The Universe”
Anile & Dakosa “Ecstasy Dub”
Stickman “Pressure”
Lung, Joe Syntax & eleven8 “Red Rhythm”
Royalston “Carnivore”
B Cloud “Going Deeper”
Mutated Forms “Feels Like”
Barefoot “Murmurs

Source.
To accompany the release of their new Blood Pressure album, our friends at Med School invited us to mix-battle Mutated Forms, who also feature on the compilation with their great track Feels Like.

The joint mix appears on the Mixmag site.

Tracklists:

Blu Mar Ten
1 – Blu Mar Ten vs London Elektricity – Above One Second (mash-up, 2011)
2 – Physics – Dreamworld (dBridge remix) (Blindside, 2008)
3- Nasty Habits – Liquid Fingers (31 Recs, 1999)
4 – Dabs & Safire – Time Carrier (Dispatch, 2012)
5 – Unknown
6 – Dillinja – Silver Blade (Metalheadz, 1996)
7 – Urbandawn & Rotate – Blue Forest Grotto (unreleased, 2012)
8 – B Cloud – Going Deeper (Med School, 2012)
9 – Mutated Forms – Feels Like (Med School, 2012)
10 – Trisector – Minutes and Hours (unreleased, 2012)
11 – JDL – Blade Runner Blues (white label, 1996)
12 – Commix – Broken Man (Metalheadz, 2007)

Mutated Forms
1 – Mutated Forms – Look What U Have Done
2 – Royalston – Carnivore
3 – Jaybee & Sinistarr – Should I Heavy1 Glitch Dub Remix
4 – Spinline – Contrast
5 – The Upbeats – The Proof
6 – Critycal Dub And Level 2 – Somewhere
7 – Adam F – Circles Andy C Mix
8 – Mutated Forms – Powder Demon
9 – The Upbeats – Incline
10 – Raiden & Meth – Millimallikas
11 – Mutated Forms – Best Served Cold
12 – Vicious Circle & Fierce – Section VIP
13 – DJ Vapour – The Lone Ranger
14 – Sub Zero – Clash
15 – June Miller – Walls Of Jericho
16 – Frederic Robinson – Roadtrip
17 – d:Bridge – Cornered
18 – Spinline – Life
19 – Mutated Forms feat Rachel – Feels Like
20 – Blackstreet feat Dr Dre – No Diggity
21 – Goldie – Inner City Life Goes To Miami Mix

Here’s Ill-esha’s “lovestep” edit of The Weeknd’s XO/The Host tune. I like the two-step break vibe of this and it’s more uptempo than the original, which isn’t one of my favorite cuts on the new album.
The Weeknd – XO/The Host – ill-esha & napsty remix by ill-esha

This is a drum-less, piano driven orchestral version of MJ Cole’s Red & Black. Rather out of the ordinary, but very nice. It’d make an awesome intro/outro to a mix.
Red and Black (one-armed bandit mix) Drumless Download by MJ Cole

I’ve mentioned the Decades duo on SB before because their Mo’Wax mix was awesome. They also do a ton of edits and reworks of more popular fare. This one is a snappy version of Ghostface Killah’s “Apollo Kids.”
Ghostface Killah Apollo Kids dL remix by Decades

Another from Decades…this time it’s a cover of Bill Wither’s “Use Me” by Esther Phillips. This is a soul/jazz/r&b tip.
Esther Phillips Use Me dL edit by Decades

IllSkillz aka D.Kay & Rawfull seem to release a freebie once a week. This time it’s a retro-synth driven dubstep track called Tracy Is On Fire.
Tracy Is On Fire – IllSkillz (Free Download) by IllSkillz

I’ve already mentioned The Weeknd’s new album “Echoes of Silence” but here it is again in case you missed it.
The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence by The_Weeknd

HERE is a UK Garage remix of Blu Mar Ten’s “Believe Me” by Nixus. Sorry there is no preview, but the embedding is disabled on the track.

Here’s another remix of The Fugee’s Ready or Not…this time it’s dubstep. I don’t care for it, but it’s pretty damn popular.
Ready or Not by The Fugees (ProJect Aspect Remake) by Dubstep.net

Here’s a hip-hop edit from Mad Decent of FKi’s I Think She Ready. I can’t stand it but maybe someone else will…
FKi- I Think She Ready (feat. Iggy Azalea) Prod. By Diplo, DJA, HxV, Fki by Mad Decent

Wow, here’s a mashup of Tears for Fears “Shout”, Motley Crue’s “Shout At The Devil”, and Bill Hick’s comedy routine in a little dubstep package. I like this.
Motley Crue – Shout At The Devil (Wick-it Remix) by Wick-it the Instigator

Instrumental hip-hop jam from Handbook. This is nice.
Know What (I Still Love You) by Handbook

Here’s an entire LP from Handbook. This is hot!
All The Time LP by Handbook

Physic’s remix of Julian Marley’s “Boom Draw”…little too formulaic for me, but a well done tune none-the-less.
Julian Marley – Boom Draw – (Physics Drum & Bass Remix) – Free DL by Physics

Heard Lady V on Bailey’s show last night play this tune. Great vibes.
Jason Burns – Back 2 You (Sinistarr Remix) by sinistarr

Tim Reaper’s “Untitled Happiness” that samples Brenda Russell’s “A Little Bit of Love”…really digging this.
Tim Reaper – Untitled Happiness by Tim Reaper

Bay B Kane’s “Jungle Warriors” 2012 VIP
Jungle Warriors (2012 VIP) – Bay B Kane [Free Download!!!] by Bay B Kane

“Like A Circle” is all over the place tempo wise. Bay B Kane lists it as downtempo jungle, but that seems kind of oxymoronic. It starts out on a very atmospheric vibe for a long time then drops into an amen for the last half. Different styles for sure.
Like A Circle – Bay B Kane [Free Download!!!] by Bay B Kane

Kasra gave this away on his Facebook page.
Kasra – Warped Sound – Free Download – See Below For Info by Critical Music

Atlanta’s Mayhem with a hip-hop/dubstep remix.
Boomman x Tity Boi x Yo Gotti – Up In Here (Mayhem Bootleg) [FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!] by Mayhem

This is 6 months old, but I do not give a fuck, it’s fucking Voyager!
Pete Voyager-Gateway (Full) by pete_voyager

Another atmo gem from Voyager…this one’s a year old.
PeteVoyager DarHannan by pete_voyager

Soul Intent with a Warrior’s sampled DnB tune.
Soul Intent – Send The Word (Freebie03) by Soul Intent

Here is a metric ton of classic UK Garage and House remixes from Matt “Jam” Lamont!
Free D’loads: Productions & Remixes by Matt Jam Lamont

Lazy Loopworx #1 (sunCHAser Download) by sunCHAser

Burnin Exemen Mix by Wookie (Lovestar music)

A load of Stanton Warrior’s remixes. Most are over a year old, but fuck it…
The Re-Edits and Remixes by Stanton Warriors

…and that’s all folks!

The list is purely subjective and my tastes may not fit with your personal preferences. Feel free to add your own top five in the comments.

Top Five Ten Atmospheric Tunes (in no particular order):

Fokus – On-Line
I first heard this on LTJ Bukem’s Mixmag Live! Vol. 3 CD from 1996. It was the opening tune and blew my damn mind with that bass line.

JMJ & Richie – Free La Funk (PFM Remix)
Another banger on the LTJ Mixmag CD. That haunting female vocal paired with the bass hitting before the amen kicks in is the stuff that my dreams are made of…

Adam F – Aromatherapy
I’d be willing to bet that most people have heard this track in more than a few mixes from the mid to late 90s, and had no idea it was an Adam F tune. It was featured on another LTJ Bukem mix he did for the Promised Land compilations, but also appeared on Adam’s album “Colours” from Positiva.

Blu Mar Ten – B.R.O
The track was originally released in 1999 on Bukem’s (are you seeing a trend here?!) Good Looking imprint. The rumor is that the title of this track means “Bukem Rip Off” and was BMT’s way of making fun of what atmospheric drum&bass had become by using tons of cliched elements in the production. The irony, of course, was that it was a huge hit. One of these days I’ll ask Chris from BMT about its origins.

LTJ Bukem – Demon’s Theme
This tune holds a special place in my heart. When I first started listening to atmospheric drum&bass I had my mom listen to the Logical Progression compilation. She was fascinated by Demon’s Theme and asked me to put a copy on a cassette (ha!) for her to listen to in the car. She passed away in 2000 and I played this track on repeat during my trip to Ohio for her funeral. Anytime I hear it, I can picture her face as she’s listening to it for the first time.

Blame – Cuban Lynx
Another track from a compilation I still own. The original came out on the GLR subsidiary 720 Degrees. However I first heard it on the mixed disk of Logical Progression Volume 2 by Blame and featuring Conrad and DRS, so that’s the version I’m including in the post.

Omni Trio – Trippin’ on Broken Beats (Original Mix)
Omni Trio – Trippin’ on Broken Beats (Carlito Mix)
Why did I include varying mixes of the same track in my Top 10? Because both are fucking amazing. A lot of folks would say that any remix is inferior to the original, but I’d hold this tune up to prove them wrong.

St. Etienne – The Sea (PFM Remix)
PFM and his fucking remixes are spectacular. St. Etienne are/were classified as an English alternative dance act (thanks Discogs!) that are known, primarily, for their house and downtempo efforts. PFM took their tune, The Sea (which was never released), and crafted an amazing remix that encapsulates everything about the atmospheric drum&bass genre. My only wish is that Youtube captured the depth of the bass in the track.

Seba – Planetary Funk Alert
I’ve mentioned my love of this track before…absolutely brilliant.

Jonny L – 2 of Us
Initially the track was released on the “2 Of Us” EP from XL Recordings in 1996. I bought the vinyl from a dungeon of a record store in Dallas, called Bill’s Records and Tapes sometime in 1997. If you had never been then allow me to describe it…imagine a garage sale and a porn shop had sex and out popped this gigantic mess of classic vinyl and CDs. It was run by an iron-fisted old man that had a tendency to charge whatever the fuck he felt like at any given time.

If I were doing a Top 20 these would help me fill out the list:
Aquarius (aka Photek) – Dolphin Tune
Peshay – Vocal Tune
Doc Scott – Tokyo Dawn
EZ Rollers – Retro (Guardians of D’Alliance Mix)
Hoax – Pipe Dreams
Wax Doctor – Atmospheric Funk

Unfortunately the embedding is disabled on the mix, so you’ll have to click the link below to listen.

Chris of BMT fixed the embedding issue.

Blu Mar Ten & InsideInfo – Summer 2011 Promo Mix by Blu Mar Ten

Tracklist:

Blu Mar Ten
1. Bcee – Generations
2. Data – Muted
3. Commix – Japanese Electronics
4. Seba – Never Let You Go
5. Seba – Painted Skies
6. Quadrant – Expanse
7. Commix – Bear Music
8. Spirit – Juggernaut
9. Data – Sentinel
10. Kodo – The Jackal
11. Variations – Lurk
12. Break – Freak Test
13. Blu Mar Ten – Five Summers

InsideInfo
1. Icicle – Arrows
2. Teebee – Quiet Moment
3. Noisia & Joe Seven – Ease Fourward
4. Dillinja – Threshold
3. InsideInfo – Bottled
4. Ed Rush & Optical – fixation
5. Chook – You Are All You Have (ft Claudine Muno)
6. Stealth and Coldfusion – Retaliation
7. Apex – Same Old Blues
8. Blu Mar Ten & InsideInfo – Still The One
9. Leftfield – Phat Planet (dnb bootleg)

The album features a bit of everything in drum&bass from minimal to melodic to dancefloor stormers with a couple of, what I perceived to be, downtempo tracks thrown in for good measure. (A correction from BMT! @blumarten: interesting some it sounds downtempo. there’s only a 3bpm difference between any of them. the whole LP’s at the same speed!). “Made In London” is pure jungle, which Bailey has on rotation and that features, a very high, MC Rymetyme delivering the titular quote. The catchy, ethereal “Five Summers” has been heard in sets by London Elektricity, DBridge, Marky, and S.P.Y. for the last few months. Finally, I’m a sucker for vocal tunes so my personal favorites are “The Fourth” featuring vocals by Jennie Potts and the epic panty-remover, “Whisper” with Kirsty Hawkshaw.

I’ve long professed my man-love for all things BMT so I won’t bore you with that stuff again, but suffice it to say that you need to go out and BUY this album. It’s worth your hard-earned money.

Oh, I nearly forgot to mention that if you purchase the vinyl you’ll also get a CD, high quality MP3s, stickers, and the promo artwork.

Album Preview:
Blu Mar Ten – Love is the Devil by Blu Mar Ten

The promo video to support the tour makes me wish that my promoter shoes still fit.

BMT Live Promo Video:

Want more BMT? Find their mix and podcast archive HERE.

**I confused “Five Summers” with “Love Is The Devil” in the original version of this post. I’ve edited it and corrected the error.**

From BMT:
“I recently found a whole bunch of mixes I did between 1992 and 1997 and started the long process of ripping the cassettes to mp3.
The sound quality isn’t great as they were all recorded through a mixer with no EQ and committed to cassette on a shabby home stereo…But what the hell, it’s that authentic 90s sound through and through.
If you can fill in the blanks in the tracklist leave a comment and we’ll update it.

This is the tenth in the series, and you can still download Volumes 1-9 here: http://www.blumarten.com/mixes

Blu Mar Ten – From the Vaults Vol 10 – Drum & Bass Mix – 1995 by Blu Mar Ten

Tracklist:

Jodeci: Feenin (LTJ Bukem remix)
Unknown
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The House Crew: Superhero
Unknown
88.3: Wishing On A Star (Remix)
Majistrate: Run It
Krust: Set Speed
Jo: Raw
B-Jam: Rukus
Hyper On Experience: Lords of the Null Lines
Unknown
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Unknown
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A Touch of Jazz: Respected Not Accepted
Trace: Jazz Primitives
Trace & Ed Rush: Don Bad Man
Unknown
Elizabeth Troy: Greater Love (Grooverider remix)
Aquarius: Drift to the Centre
Unknown
LTJ Bukem: Horizons

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From Blu Mar Ten’s website:
This is our good deed for the week.

You can download the track without giving anything, but you know, given that you’ve got the luxury of internet access and you’re on the hunt for music we’d be surprised if you couldn’t spare anything at all. Make it your good deed for the week too.

Blu Mar Ten vs Erykah Badu – You Got Me Remix by Blu Mar Ten

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From BMT:
We’ve been going through loads of old tracks and uploading them all to our Soundcloud, and we rediscovered this little mash-up of our track ‘Above Words‘ and London Elektricity’s ‘Just One Second‘ that got done one bored evening.

Blu Mar Ten vs London Elektricity – Above One Second by Blu Mar Ten

From BluMarTen.com:
Here you go – a 90 minute mix of hands-in-the-air, non-stop party tunes, perfect for New Year’s Eve. Just press ‘play’ at 10.30pm and this mix will take you up to midnight.

Have a great time, whatever you get up to, and happy new year from us!

Blu Mar Ten – New Year’s Eve House Mix (Dec 2010) by Blu Mar Ten