Here’s a bit of a hidden gem, a low-fi dark 93 tune lurking on an EP of otherwise happy piano stuff. Tuch Wood is best known for putting out Johnny L “hurt u so”, and the rest of this EP sounds like it was meant to be along those lines… big melodies, female vocals, etc.…
Category: Tunes
Double Vision – Easy Does It
Deep Seven records was a label associated with RAM mostly known for some seriously deep and dark 93 tracks. This track is off the first EP on the label, and while the A side fits that description pretty well, this B side tune is a bit more of an upbeat 92 style track. “Easy Does…
Hedgehog Affair – Come on, let’s have some fun!
Looks like I haven’t posted any 91 gems in a bit, so here you go. It’s hard to overstate the importance of Ron Wells in early hardcore/jungle… as the engineer and producer for Basement Records’ hardcore-era releases, he was the driving force behind the distinctive “basement sound” that still holds up incredibly well to this…
The Cover Art of Reinforced Records (Book)
A friend just pointed me to this… looks like it’s one of those “build your own book” books so I’m not sure of the image quality, def wouldn’t mind having this on my coffee table though! I might take a chance and buy it at some point, if so I’ll report back on the image…
Steve C & Monita – Razor’s Edge
I’ve already mentioned how good Skeleton Recordings is in a previous post here, and no doubt will mention them again in the future – Skeleton is just a great early hardcore/jungle label with a high hit/miss ratio as far as tunes go. Most of the tracks they put out end up having well produced choppy…
Keen – Volume 2
I think if someone did a breakdown of stuff posted here vs the amount of tunes actually out there, one area I intentionally under-represent is choppy amen tunes. That’s not to say I don’t like them – there’s plenty of classics out there as well as plenty of classic producers (Bay B Kane!) who can…
A Thief, A Terrorist and a Lunatic – Track Two
This track is pretty atypical for Luna C (of Smart ees/Kniteforce Recs fame), but not entirely without precedent since he also did the “Snowball” EP which was a pretty damn dark record. This EP is three tracks of really solid 93 darkcore type stuff – one tune samples Meng Syndicate “Carpe Diem”, one Predator 2,…
Skanna – Ceasefire
Away on vacation at the moment with no access to turntables, so here’s a youtube clip of a tune I’ve got on wax/will post when I get back. Skanna needs no introduction, one of the best oldskool artists 93-95, most well known for his heavily in demand EPs like “nightstalker”. This EP is a bit…
DJ EZ & DJ Action G – Hit the Roof EP
Here’s a nice early EP by DJ Ez and Action G… this EP is melodic 92 hardcore style stuff, featuring 2 mixes of the main track. This mix featured on the B side drops the “I know I’m rushing” sample from Sir James “special”, instead using the female vocal from The Step “Yeah You”, most…
Diplomat – Generate (Unreleased 1993 tune)
Here’s an unreleased Diplomat tune from 1993 that’s been stuck in my head lately…. total amiga madness!! In spite of the low-fi nature of the video stream/rip (and probably the track itself) , it’s a REALLY well sequenced tune, and sounds like a lot of care went into writing it… probably more so than in…