So much has already been written about this tune… to sum it up for the n00bz: this is basically THE track in many people’s minds which invented jungle, or at least provided the prototype combo of amen break + ragga bassline. One of the top classic tunes of all time., it’s been redone and remixed…
Author: Pete
Beat Masters – Untitled
I meant to put this track in my last mix, but forgot about… doh!! Anywhere, here it is now… solid-as-arock hardcore with plenty of good elements: great scratch sample, Monie Love “Ring My Bell” vocal snippet, crazy filtered synth, etc. It does get pretty repetitive and the beats aren’t exactly crazy, but it’s perfect for…
Bunjy & Cridge – Dopin’ Em Up!
OK, so this one will definitely NOT be up everyone’s alley… it’s some SERIOUSLY grimey low fi stuff. This EP makes Dance bass / Bogwoppa sound like big studio rave anthems in comparison. Also, I have to admit that the low fi / dodgy nature of these tunes isn’t entirely compensated for by the song…
Nico – Mind Flux
Here’s a track I featured towards the end of my recent mix (posted below somewhere, err too lazy to link it), a cool techno track off the underappreciated techno/rave label ESP by Nico. Nico put out a number of good releases on this label, but sadly died many years ago. This tune is pretty atypical…
Plasmic Life feat Alistar – Death Trip
On to some more serious dark stuff, here’s an early Tech Itch track from Brain Records… almost as dark and heavy as his later skullstep stuff. “Death Trip” includes some dialogue from a Steven Segal movie along with chopped amens and massive bass drops. Not too many elements, from the get-go Mark seemed to have…
The Man From Formation – Darken You With My Presence EP
Here’s an absolute gem of 93 darkside … as far as Formation stuff goes, this is one of my favorites, and the fact that it’s not super rare and all 4 tracks are strong makes it pretty much a buy-on-sight record. Gachet even had a mix where he played 3 of the 4 tracks within…
Little Matt & Dark Deas – Losing My Feeling
Been slacking on the posts the past week, I’m actually writing this one from a bus en route back from NYC! I’ll probably do another when I get back, in the meantime here’s a nice tune by Matt Quinn aka Optical of Ed Rush & Optical fame. “Losing My Feeling” sounds a bit proto-happy hardcore…
Heavyweight – Vol 2
I’m pretty sure this track will be up a lot of people’s alley… absolutely massive amen smasher with choppy breaks, huge subby bass, good atmosphere sounds and a vocal sample which I think was also used in a classic Legend recs tune (the name of it is escaping my mind, I know at least it…
New Decade – Get the Message
No mega-obscurity today, instead here’s a well known feel good 92 track. Straight ahead and uplifting, I’ve always loved the little breakdowns and structure of this – nothing super out of the ordinary but definitely some effective builds throughout. New Decade (Paul Smailes) did a number of big EPs 92-93: the 4 New Decade EPs…
Jeep Head – Jungle Breeze
Here’s an appropriately titled track- a nice breezy 94 jungle tune. choppy but also laid back. Solid atmo and vocal samples layered on top along with some extra percussion and proper subby bass. No idea about Jeep Head, I know he did one of those 10″s on Street Beats /VDL. I’ve posted Section 12 tracks…