I just found these tracks randomly, looks like they’re mostly newer bits but they’re actually good! Bass Overdose was a classic label which put out some great releases by The Charm. If I haven’t posted anything by them yet, I probably will sometime soon (but none of these tracks which are for sale). In the…
Category: Tunes
Criminal Minds – Ghetto Theme (Drive By Mix)
Here’s a later tune by Criminal Minds which is still one of my favorites by them, every bit as good as and similar in structure to the tracks on The Mindbombing LP. It’s been pretty hard to find but some copies have popped up recently in tip-top shape, so here’s one I nabbed that’s pretty…
Splice – Break it Down
Here’s some gloriously grimey 92 stuff… Parliament Records at it’s best. Wave after wave of samples layered up and chopped to hell and back. No big catchy hook melodies, just absolute sample madness!! Splice – Break it Down
Mesonic – Right On Time
Here’s an obscurity which has picked up value in the past year or two… it’s no wonder, since both sides are really solid late 91 / early 92 sounding hardcore tracks. I picked the A side to post since it’s a bit weirder, the B side is great too… much more of a feel-good piano…
Escape – Unknown Element
Here’s an obscurity I grabbed on the cheap recently… the A side is more of a happy vocal tune which I’m not as keen on, but this b side track is up my alley- filtered dominator synth business. Pretty straightahead track structure and the beats aren’t too crazy, but enough elements to keep my interest…
Skool of Hard Knocks – Kan u Feel It (94 mix)
This tune will probably ring a few bells. Even if the name doesn’t look familiar, it’s been on a couple of big jungle comps over the years, including several on major labels . “Kan U Feel It” actually started out on a release by Dancemaster, one member of Skool of Hard Knocks (though it had…
DJ Rush Puppy – Bad Man Lighter
Here’s one for all the ragga jungle / choppage kids – probably one of the more in demand 95 jungle tracks. Typical think/amen combo, loads of ragga vocal bits, standard sounds, nothing too out of the ordinary or crazy in my opinion, but definitely a well put together track that does does what it says…
Jay Cunning – Old Skool Vol 3 (Jungle Influenced Hardcore 92-93)
I don’t post many oldskool mixes on here because there’s numerous other blogs that already do a far better job of that than I ever could: hardscore, deep inside the oldskool, tape pack sickness, etc. Also, even though I’ve got my favorite old mixes like everyone else, these days I don’t have much time to…
Addiction – Wildstyle EP
Here’s a wicked EP that seems to be going for cheaper and cheaper (as are a lot of the Vicious Pumpin’ Plastic releases). The A side is probably much better known, as it appeared on the first Illegal Pirate Radio comp as “Jump”. However, I hadn’t heard this B side track before picking up the…
Origination – R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Remix
Here’s an easy to find one by Origination, AKA Photek and Lexis. The first Origination single “Breakdown” is pretty in demand, but I see this slightly later single all the time and for cheap – not sure why, as it’s still a great single. The “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” remix here is wicked, pretty similar to the original…