WHY ISN'T THIS SONG ON SPOTIFY

@cepininja1927

2 ай бұрын

Apple music and google music doesn’t have neither

@ddtk85

Ай бұрын

I just bought the cd on eBay

i'm a jungalist, since 94...and have jammed much a Photek including this one. But it's not until 3 or 4 years ago, after having taken Nihon (traditional Japanese) Jujitsu and learned about Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara no Harunobu and read his "The Book of Five Rings", that i can truly appreciate what Photek has done here. Ni Ten Ichi Ryu, is "the school of the strategy of two heavens as one", which is the sword school Musashi created. and this track is the strategist's meditation on all the possible fight outcomes...before the fight. Ruminations of THE Ronin. The bass is the heart beat. The drum is the life blood. you cannot stop the flow of a river, there for you must yield and go with it...Sensie ni rei.

@SCUDDERS36

3 ай бұрын

I like it because it goes beep bop beep beep 👍.......but your explanation sounds absolutely fantastic , a rabbit hole worth going down 👍

Good lord, this video is over 17 years old.

I remember this track in BLADE (1998) movie at the end credits. So brilliant music. Love. Love. Love.

@elenastoyanova9053

Жыл бұрын

Да) я поэтому и нашла) фильм смотрела и этот трек в конце, просто огонь)

@egads3696

Жыл бұрын

@@elenastoyanova9053 love u guys.

@cleftheart1969

Ай бұрын

Thanks to the imdb message boards fans helped me with finding the song. Miss the message boards on that site 😪

In 2022 this track is still genius!

@ProLiberate

Жыл бұрын

👌💗

@the-guesser

Жыл бұрын

I came from the future from 2376 and this song is still a absolute banger

@BONESTORM2501

Жыл бұрын

Pure fire

@Rennscobar

Жыл бұрын

A daily play. Unstoppable track. No one has sequenced drums like this before or since this track. 1 of a kind. Priceless

@truthfilter

Жыл бұрын

@@the-guesser what's the climate like ? 😆

Amazing electronic track for 1997.

@Strafuzz

15 күн бұрын

In the year 3000 people will be skanking to this. Trust meh

This tune proved to me Drum N Bass wasn't just "dance music" but something you could appreciate for it's complexity. The producer PHOTEK changed everything. He was where BURIAL is in terms of reverence. - Heri

@gxvault4166

2 жыл бұрын

Yeap this music, source direct and Christoph de Babalon can bend beats into shapes only a genius can do.

@DigitalBard1

Жыл бұрын

Photek was to D&B, what Aphex Twin to Techno

@LoneKharnivore

Жыл бұрын

I hope you learned not to be snobbish about music.

@DigitalBard1

Жыл бұрын

@@LoneKharnivore Ten year old comment dude. I doubt you'll get an answer

@gg-dv9vd

Жыл бұрын

Teebee black science labs was a game changer as well, deep dark beats.

Some surgical shit on the breaks, damn.

2024 and I just got the cd of this on eBay cos it’s not on Spotify. Was massively into photek when I was about 13. Had Form and Function on everyday on my way to school 😁

I don't think anyone has said it, but in some other video or upload of this, someone pointed out an interesting theory as to why Photek composed this track and the video behind it. Photek has stated in an interview he was always interested in the martial arts, and several of his track names always tie into Japanese analogy. This, from what one person theorized, while this video appears to be a montage of samurai, it is Photek expressing the story of Miyamoto Musashi and his training. As we watch and listen, the drum patterns begin to get more dramatic and heavy as we see him going from one sword, to his famous two sword technique, thus he elaborates his style, so does the music reflect that. Thus "Ni Ten Ichi Ryu"; "Two Swords One Heaven" To this day, no one has ever fully mastered Musashi's two sword technique, while Musashi's school does exist, and he has had disiples who have passed down his sword teachings, he never officially graduated anyone to mastery of the Japanese two sword style. Thought that last part would be a interesting bit of trivia :)

@trashcan9001

7 жыл бұрын

good shit

@vad9m

7 жыл бұрын

I think that may have been my comment from a long time ago on a different upload. The visuals and music go together very well. The drumming gets more complex as MM's sword technique does. But there is also a direct connection between MM's sword technique and percussion: supposedly the idea of using two swords simultaneously came to him when he was watching some drummers. If they could use two hands, why couldn't he? So the pairing works as part of the story. The other thing I pointed out in that old comment was that the video shows MM developing the two-sword style not out of desperation or because of defeats, but precisely because he was the best swordsman in Japan with the existing one-sword styles. Remember, he won that first swordfight! No one can beat him! But as he reflects on it, he realizes that being the best is no reason not to improve. Someday someone will beat him. So in fact his superiority in the existing style is a danger to him. It is precisely because he is the best that he must reinvent swordsmanship. Then he has the breakthrough while thinking about drumming; you see and hear this at about 2:40. That's it! Two swords! When he decides to experiment with two swords, he has his students help him figure it out; you have to imagine that one simulated fight in the dojo standing in for many, many hours of work. Similarly the meditation: he is visualizing how he will fight, how he would react if someone came at him with two swords, etc. He is always preparing, always thinking things through. The fight at the end seems to vindicate all his hard work. So I love this video not just because it has cool swordfighting and awesome music, but because it encapsulates the process of genius and innovation better than a lot of feature-length movies ostensibly on the same subject manage to. MM's writings are definitely worth reading.

@trashcan9001

7 жыл бұрын

Next level stuff friend, thx for the insight!

@jackhandyside3263

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. That has never left me. You are a good man to remind me of where that came from.

@Reibusu

6 жыл бұрын

Something superb to read while listening to this killer track, thank you for sharing.

Dancing to this for the first time when it came out, in an small brickwalled basement club with just the strobelight on and a room full of sweating junglists.. Like nothing that came before (or after)... People turned into fucking shaolin robot aliens when this dropped, SHAOLIN ROBOT ALIENS I SAY!!! Big up to DJ Alimo, DJ Control and the BigSound System of Helsinki :)

@Tarantula33222

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a fucken dream mate, I envy you

@joshnine9732

Жыл бұрын

Finnish dnb is absolutely banging

I watched this video on a CRT television on MTV when it was on AMP late night, had the compilation tape too. Probably around 95-96. Jungle is an amazing genre. Anyway, fast forward about 20 years or so and I actually got to open for Photek. Its been an amazing experience.

This is the song that made me fall in love with drum n bass

@LT-is3kv

4 жыл бұрын

"Song" ?

@franciscomartin1208

3 жыл бұрын

Very good start I want to say... please let me introduce mister SEBA and LTJ Bukem. The best of the best in my humble opinion. Enjoy ! 😘

@robdiesel1579

3 жыл бұрын

@@franciscomartin1208 Can't mention Seba and not have a little Paradox sprinkled in there.

@teocharger

3 жыл бұрын

This and Peshay - On The Nile... My alltime favorites!

@NJ-gb2iv

2 жыл бұрын

Man you got that Right, unfortunately they don't have dead ears nor dead eyes,to be able to hear and feel the music,Oh what a magical feeling,Stay Greatful 💕🎶✌️

This track is timeless

BEST beats ever. I want this to be the soundtrack at my wedding, first born child and funeral.

@933r7

7 жыл бұрын

+XxxREKTxxX yes.

@davidstevens6836

3 жыл бұрын

Yes my friend exactly. 54 year old break beat soldier here from England. The pinnacle of break beat. Peace

@AI-Hallucination

Жыл бұрын

You and your middle class white mates 😂

@amyrootmusic

Жыл бұрын

7 years later.. and? Did it?

@gerardreniers9020

Жыл бұрын

@@amyrootmusic yes. Especially at my funeral.

this is first song i ever heard of from Photek included in the end credits of The First Blade movie in 1998.

@Sanjaytherealist

2 жыл бұрын

Yadaiyah, shalom my brotha, It's Sanjay Aimir. You were the first person to put me on to this way back, but my mind was too consumed with mainstream music to truly appreciate it. As time went on I couldn't help but to realize just how masterful this track is. Timeless, and should be top of the list for any DnB collection.

@indianman34

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sanjaytherealist Shalom Sanjay...i apologize for getting back to you so late...i appreciate the acknowledgement you sent about me being the first person to introduce you to this type of music. I did it for two reasons...i thought you would love it because you are heavily into the martial arts as you should be...and two you and anyone who are athletic to stunt man types could really vibe to this with no problems. i have been telling people for years that this type of music is the same as music with slower b.p.m.s music such as this generally have slower melody patterns to accompany the beat, and vice-versa for slower-paced music .you know this because You make music yourself....Shalom Ahch...

@Sanjaytherealist

2 жыл бұрын

@@indianman34 All I can say is, when I was younger, I was arrogant, and thought I knew it all. I was also very closed minded to a great many things. As I've gotten older, I've tried to do nothing but broaden my mind. DnB is now my primary form of music. If I want a bit of a melody, Intelligent DnB has me covered.

this is the best drum'n'bass track ever written, pure prefection, timeless, nothing will ever come close to this.

@sandansaiyan5675

3 жыл бұрын

Listen Source Direct,Aphex Twin and Ed Rush & Optical

@sandansaiyan5675

3 жыл бұрын

@Backup KZread AFX behind Photek. Oook. About Source Direct the same thing.About last guys I can partly agree

@sandansaiyan5675

3 жыл бұрын

@Backup KZread ur right but 9/10 ppl will say another opinion :)

@MrKwodsonikpunk

Жыл бұрын

Nobody touches Photek Drums, and this is epic, your right, this is potentially the greatest DNB track ever, though there are many many great contenders.

I've never seen photek as one of the generic greats like Goldie or LTJ, but rather a left field experimentalist the likes of Plug and We. These three are the true unsung heroes of the drum 'n bass.

52 year old break beat soldier here. This is the pinnacle of breakbeat

Rupert, the Source Direct boys, Dom Angas and Tech Itch in their many guises were making music waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of it's time back then. Some of them still are.

Blade (1998) Soundtrack

one fo the best DNB tunes ever

ONE OF THE BEST SONG EVER CREATED BY A HUMAN BEING

Back when Photek was untouchable....

@AQT187

7 жыл бұрын

runrunrun6777 still is as far as dnb goes.

@dougelick8397

5 жыл бұрын

Back when? Nothing touches this.

@tweeleaf

10 ай бұрын

@@dougelick8397back when because his newer stuff will never match this song.

@eightbitsofdeath

3 ай бұрын

thats your opinion. photeks original energy that provided the inspiration to make this song is the same energy he has in his current works, whether its your cup or tea or not. @@tweeleaf

20 years on. This is fantastic DnB.

If this was released yesterday I would still be amazed.

Still 🔥 2024

2016 and still ahead of it's time :O

Absolutely timeless classic! 🖤🔥⚡💯 I still have the CD single 💿...little did I know, after all these yrs, still plays on daytime radio - #BBC6Music 📻🎶 Class! 🖤😎🤙🏾

That's inspirational, a classic.

astondishing upload thankyou so much werkelijk waar 🦢

Photek is a LEGEND. End of comment.

@ericeric9043

8 ай бұрын

I love the part where this random human laid a proclamation, dipped, and felt fulfilled.

Who on Earth are the 70 miserable bastards who gave this the thumbs down?

@brainspoke

8 жыл бұрын

+lisamaat disgruntled white belts?

@selenevandernix9353

8 жыл бұрын

+lisamaat well, it's good for sure and very aesthetic, but it's more of a film soundtrack than an usual song. We don't see much of that also, so it's kind of hard for people to just like it ...

@noraisk

8 жыл бұрын

+brainspoke No belts, not white belts. White belt has already started journey towards black belt master level.

@brainspoke

8 жыл бұрын

good point!!!!!

@Pauldjreadman

8 жыл бұрын

+lisamaat Who on Earth are the 70 miserable bastards,lol exactly

And Here I am in 2020. Oh the man the memories of this tune

"Ni Ten Ichi Ryu" is a track by the electronic music artist Photek, included in his album "Modus Operandi," released in 1997. The title "Ni Ten Ichi Ryu" is a Japanese phrase that translates to "Two Heavens as One Style" or "Two Skies, One Dragon." The phrase itself originates from a concept in the martial arts, particularly associated with the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi was known for his dual-wielding sword technique, where he would hold a sword in each hand. "Ni Ten Ichi Ryu" embodies the idea of integrating two distinct elements into one unified style or technique. In the context of the music, the title may suggest a fusion of different musical elements or styles into a cohesive whole. Photek's music often incorporates elements of drum and bass, jungle, techno, and other electronic genres, so the title might reflect his approach to blending these diverse influences into his unique sound. Additionally, the title's association with martial arts imagery might evoke a sense of intensity or dynamism in the music. ~~~s/o Chat-GPT

Holy god this brings back memories, WHAT A TRACK

the D&B is considered by the most of the people , who have no idea whats music .. music for drug addicts, but i say this music will go very good with a blunt , but without nothing , it really makes me wanna concentrate Real Art! for the knowers PHOTEK real pioneer

Rupert and the Source Direct boys really were ahead of the game back then. Classic.

@dziwic

9 жыл бұрын

Sadly, it didn't last very long, did it? They've made a short appearances with a huge impact on the scene and went their separate ways. Photek's drums are something beyond description, no one ever made breakbeats sound anything like that. Guy's my hero.

I remember seeing a glimpse of this on channel 4 at about 3 am when I was 17. So awesome to see this properly. Reminds me of Tenchu :)

@dervsteinyd7231

2 жыл бұрын

I remember! channel 4 was the king of late night tv. it played out the end of a programme, and I only managed to know it because I vhs taped it!

It's cool that this is an example track for song structure on abeltons learning page.

there's something about this song... I can hear it's influence much more strongly in the last few years of DnB than ever. it's a great return

@S65dos

9 жыл бұрын

KessTheBest Definitely, some of Hospital picking up these vibes.

I used to blast this in my car. Still so damn good! Can't believe this is 20 years old.

@cannibalcheese

Ай бұрын

Older than that.

this was programmed in octamed on a commadore amiga. That fact still scares me in 2017.

@saberwolfe6363

5 жыл бұрын

still untouchable.

@ether23-23

5 жыл бұрын

Look up OctaMED buddy.

@nobodyneverknows

5 жыл бұрын

same squares in any DAW

@nkogliaz

5 жыл бұрын

@multiple errors No, it was programmed in Cubase 1 on the Atari 1040 ST using only midi (Atari Computers came with onboard midi ports, thus had no audio latency because there was no actual audio going through the computer),to control an EMU E4 and an EMU e6400 rack sampler spitting out 20 output channels and mixed down on an old school Mackie 32.8 buss mixer, many people back then, including myself, used this similar setup to write Jungle music, color the breaks with the sampler, use the Mackie mixer for gain distortion and resampling and later, mixdown, the latter used EMU / Akai rack samplers and the Amiga A500 / A1200 running Med 4 or OSS.

@dougelick8397

5 жыл бұрын

@@nobodyneverknows Med / OctaMed don't look like any DAW you've seen. Look for a video of it.

grand respect.... A monsieur.

the way photek made those breakbeats is just unbelievably good. like a signature, a fingerprint by which you can be identified. don't know anyone who has made such good breakbeats as photek.

@frankmushyz6512

2 жыл бұрын

He made those breaks sounds so different and the way he programing it 👌

@jimharris6389

Жыл бұрын

@@frankmushyz6512, he uses a lot of 'linear drumming' - where you don't allow more than one main drum voice to play at once - it gives it that lovely sparse/broken feel

@mikaxxy

Жыл бұрын

I think spinscott is a fair contender

@ParaAkula

Жыл бұрын

@@mikaxxy i watched some vids and his liveshows are really good. thanks for the hint.

@mikaxxy

Жыл бұрын

@@ParaAkula I'm always happy to find people who appreciate my music suggestions haha

IMO the best dnb tune ever. Proper ninja beats.

Just straight up superb. Art & Music the perfect blend. The beats are so complex and the track is so well thought out. A Master.

Photek is my love since 1997-98. Exactly this song ignited the flame of eternal love in my heart.

Used to listen to this when I practiced martial arts. This song gets the fire going again.

This is art.

i remember i turned on the semi-mainstream music channel on at 5am after coming home from a dance party, having had listened to disappointing house and electro music all night, i just wanted to hear at least something semi decent.. and guess what came on.. i was given gold. made my year. my all time fav jungle track

In the 90s I always thought SPJ was the top programmer but once I got inside Photek from a physical perspective in workouts there was a deep paradigm shift and a new breakthrough in the way I approached the grid.

So good, and so lofi! Boom music on the knife's edge!

Visuals and Audio are One

'Hold my beer' Japanese Sampler.

so original and sophisticated...

the atmosphere and the groove...,,,pure GOLD!

Dark and Devious only Photek 🙏💯❤️

Blade 1998 credits song

unbeaten in 2020

Was listening this over and over... soooo good, loved it and still loving it!

It's 2018 and this piece hasn't aged a bit. Truly a masterpiece.

Fell in love with this after watching the end credits of Blade back in 1998

AHH Blade! I remember they played this in the ending credits and I used to rewind the VHS just to listen to this song! :-) childhood memories

Awesome time signature. i cant just freakin count the beats.. AWESOME!

Outstanding. No one will ever touch his drum programming or his breakbeat manipulation. Just incredible.

Stand out Drum n Bass track from the 90's.. bought the cd single 97...Still play it, timeless

my one pf the best tunes

Masterpiece! Still listening to it in 2022!

Photek is and always been king of the beats.Respect..❤

Timeless classic on any level. Video too.

I hope you are going well Lisamaat. Thank you for providing us this masterpiece! I've been listening to it since you posted it 17 years ago! I remember being excited when it popped up one day. -Love B.R.

@lisamaat

11 ай бұрын

Awww I'm so glad!

@bigjerome-wz4uo

11 ай бұрын

Wow still active after all this time

I have been looking for this for 30 years thanks for the upload "Blade" brought me here...

@lisamaat

5 жыл бұрын

YoTwone Barker hey if you like this track look around for other Photek of this era - he had a pretty distinct sound

I had the Amp CD back in the day when this came out. This is the only song from the CD that’s not on Spotify. But I get to watch this bad ass video again so it’s alright.

changed my life...

One of the most best ever d'n'b tracks i've ever heard in my life!!

Excellent video mate, really enjoyed that............... and one of my fave Photek tracks !

YEARS ago (maybe in the later 90's?) there was a martial arts night showing on Channel 4 in England on Friday night. My sister wanted me to sleep in her room on her fold out bed so we could both watch it, there was some awesome Sammo Hung stuff on and then they shown this track and video. Never forgot it since, I always come back to it.

sick drum editing... this track is so futuristic!

Man I LOVE this. Just wish someone would upload a HD version of this classic!

Still the best! 🙌

1997, my dad is like what the fuck are you listening to? It sounds like a jungle. Me: 🤷

We need this video in HD.

@kozmicflush980

4 жыл бұрын

looks better this way man.. u just dont get it do ya

A masterpiece! Astonishing work of art!

Simply stunning. I'm not sure what else can be said. I'm in awe when I listen to this tune still, after so many years after it was made.

Everything about this is amazing

as far as i know, every single element of this tune was sequenced ...maximum respect to the man like photek

i completely forgot about this track... such memories it brings to my pot hole-riddled brain! photek is the man

Wish Photek still made tunes like this and others from around the mid 1990 s. In a league of his own then, with so many huge tunes with that Photek quality and superior production

@williamkjwilliamkj1815

3 жыл бұрын

Check out JoJo Mayer and Nerve also Mark Guiliana Beat Music! Real drummers reverse engineering electronic music. Insane.

Natural drum-section is always actual. The song is already 20 years old, but it sounds modern.

@DumboSanchez

2 жыл бұрын

does it?? amazing piece of art but certianly doesn't sound modern lol

@tinp3x424

11 ай бұрын

@@DumboSanchez Technically doesnt sound modern but i think it aged well

This song is the reason I discovered the martial arts.

Awesome breakbeats. Brilliant!

This an grand masterpiece and music of the ninja. And favourite jungle tune, or drum n bass mixture.

the ethnic drums in this remind me of full metal jacket the sniper scene

my all time favourite inspiration

Miyamoto Musashi's legend lives on...

Thank you photek, for inspired me to live an good quay of life, and get rid of , all the bad stuff in my life thanks lee pearson, and for taking up music.

I'm listening to it since it was released and always when I'm hearing I'm astounded how technically complex this track is. It was ahead of it's time when it was realeased. And still is I think. I don't remind myself thinking the same way over any track I heard out of any electronic music genres.

Thanks for sharing, it reminds me someone very special to me Musashi… ⚔️🐉

the good ol days....bought it long ago on vinyl-------great video!!