I’ve probably mentioned this before, but some of the best “hidden gem” hardcore/jungle tunes seem to be tracks which might get overlooked due to being labelled as happy hardcore – there simply aren’t nearly as many rare and in demand 94-95 happy hardcore tunes as there are jungle tracks. Here’s a perfect example of one…
Category: Tunes
Echo Minott – Weaponry
Another nice find from my London trip…as the comment on Discogs says, this is a classic ragga breakbeat track ala early Ragga Twins / Rebel MC / SUAD stuff. A bit strange that the label says it’s from 1993, as it sounds more like ’90, ’91 to me. No matter though, it’s a great vibey…
Darkman – It’s Driving Me
Here’s another amen post… personally I’ve never really understood people who focus entirely on amen tracks, to the detriment of all other breaks. I mean, it’s a great break, but so are “Do the Do”, “Funky Mule”, “Kool is Back”, “In One Peace”, “Tighten Up”, etc. Still, for those serious amen heads, here’s a nice…
Baraka – I’ll Be There
Out of all the tunes I bought on this recent UK trip, this might just be my favorite… absolutely lurvely deep 95 intelligent jungle which was rumored to be by Jonny L (who did a remix for Boogie Beat around that time), but according to a friend of the producer was actually by Kid Andy…
DJ Infinity – Eternal
First post of the singles I nabbed on my UK trip, here’s a great little 94 EP from DJ Infinity aka Bill Vega, who more recently has done breaks tunes with Paul Smailes aka New Decade (pretty sure I posted a mix by them) and was otherwise involved with tracks on the out of romford…
London Trip / Dreamscape 20th anniversary
OK, finally back in Boston from my week in London plus some subsequent days in NYC etc. Ready to sum up the trip, give a quick Dreamscape review etc. All in all, I had a great time. It was pretty cold and crappy when I left Boston, and while the weather wasn’t exactly *nice* in…
Still in London, new posts soon
Still in London, can’t rip or really post anything here but I’ve grabbed a crazy amount of vinyl for the blog, as in it can’t all fit in my luggage so I’m gonna have to go buy a big box tomorrow to bring it all home in. Have half a mind to just have a…
London Trip next week
I’m going to be making a last minute trip to the UK Thursday next week, for the sure-to-be-amazing sold out dreamscape party: Staying through part of the next week up until Thanksgiving. If anyone has any suggestions on lesser known record stores I can dig at for tunes to post on the blog, please drop…
L Double – Love This Style
Posting this track up since I’ve had it stuck in my head since earlier in the week and played it on the ustream session wednesday. L Double is probably better known for his later releases on Flex Recordings as well as his dnb show on BBC Radio1, but he did some pretty mean early tunes…
Reminder: Streaming tonight at 7pm EST/ Midnight GMT
http://www.ustream.com/channel/blogtotheoldskool Haven’t been spinning much but got some great records as of late, worth throwing em together live. Get a preview of some stuff I’ll post on the site eventually and plenty I might never ever post.. (rare releases on bigger labels, etc).