I’ve had Hashim’s “Primrose Path” stuck in my head lately, so here’s a hardcore tune that samples it… Cool Hand Flex’s “Out of Control”. Flex and co were really killing it around the time of this release. This tune might be a bit slow for 93 (sounds a bit more like 92), but it’s heavy…
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M.A.D. – Drum Dance
Here’s a longtime favorite, not particularly hard to find or pricey but I can’t say I’ve ever heard it played. M.A.D. (Mental and Dangerous) did a lot of EPs spread over a few labels, including M.A.D. (his own label), Direct Force, Renk, and a nice jungle remix on Greensleeves. Some of his tunes are more…
The Witchdoctor – Drone
Here’s a tasty early hardcore track from the underrated Mutant Records label. Combining the KC and the Sunshine Gang “Let it Go” break (used most popularly in Zero B – Lock Up) with electro bleeps, this tune shows the stripped down earlier sound of hardcore, before bedroom producers started layering up a million mad breaks…
Area 39 – Attitude
Here’s an underrated 94 tune which I played on Sunday’s Radio show. Unlike the first couple EPs, some of the 94-95 Bear Necessities tunes are really excellent, especially ones Matt Quinn (aka Optical) was involved with: NUT-E 1 & Technarchy – Tuneful / You Cannot EP, Matt’s Head F.U.K. EP, Phat + Futuristic EP, and…
Gang Related And Mask – Tear It Up
Normally this tune might have missed this website’s age cutoff by one year, but thanks to spinning Dara’s top notch 96 mix a bunch the past few days, I’m going to give it a pass. Here you have a wicked track by Gang Related and Mask, aka Roni Size and Krust of V Recordings fame.…
Flat 47 – Rooftop EP
Here’s a moderately well known darkside EP, prob best known for one tune being included in a number of Kickin related jungle comps. The tune that usually shows up everywhere is “Hideaway”, which is a quite good darkside jam (with someber synths, matching female vox and cut up kickback breakbeat). I thought about posting that…
Happy Valentine’s Day: “Sweet Love” Collection
In honor of Valentine’s Day (and as an excuse to do a stupid themed post), here’s a bunch of jungle versions of “Sweet Love”. The primary version is of course the massive M-Beat one.. if you know jungle you know this one. I went ahead and ripped my copy of it, but then checked and…
Cris B – Mind, Body & Soul (DJ Hype Remix)
Here’s a tune that lay dormant in my collection for quite a while, unnoticed until someone sent me an additional copy as a “bonus” as part of a recent order. Getting the new copy made me take another listen and, damn if it isn’t a nice little tune!! This DJ Hype remix may not be…
PBB – Dum Diddley Dum
Here’s a great earlier track from the States, circa (1990?1991?). Pitched up it +8% like this, it actually goes quite well with early hardcore. No idea about the artist/label, if anyone knows anything please let me know! Definitely one for the 90/91 heads though. PBB – Dum Diddley Dum