Been a bit lazy about posting this week, so here’s a sick obscure whitelabel to make up for it. Absolutely no idea about the artist behind it, but both sides smash it! Tracks have quite a few little changeups and combine a more techno hardcorey sound with quality breakbeats. Maybe not my typical favorite style…
Category: Tunes
Interception – Let Me Know
I’ve had this tune stuck in my head for a week now…. haunting 94 jungle which uses that “let me know” acapella, adding a somber melody which fits the vocal perfectly – an excellent combo which more than compensates for the less than exciting (but still decent) break programming. What makes this so special is…
DJ Dextrous – Ruffneck Biznizz (Midi Fusion Remix)
Here’s one of my favorite EPs on Ruff Quality. DJ Dextrous is better known for his later jungle tracks circa 94-95 on labels like Jet Star, Renk and Suburban Base… this cut is significantly earlier but not too different in style – good ragga sounds combined with quality beats and (in this track’s case) bleepy…
System X – Got To Believe
Here’s a classic Photek amen smasher under his “System X” alias – unlike his later more technical stuff, this track is more dancefloor, relatively straightahead 94 stuff with a great vocal hook. It was featured on the “Illegal Pirate Radio Vol 3” comp, and while not being as choppy or rhythmically interesting as some of…
Rhythm Syndicate – I Wanna Make Love To You (Raga Rave Mix)
Here’s a track which may be unknown for even the most diehard obscurity-seekers… almost no one has it listed on discogs, and the few people who do seem to be general dance music single collectors rather than oldskool collectors. It’s far from rare though, with tons of copies in the $1-3 range – no doubt…
Ellis Dee – Nice Up Your Scene
Here’s a 94 ragga jungle track that might not be super complicated or choppy, but what it does do, it does well – catchy ragga vocals, a classic reggae music bit (Willie Williams “Armageddon Time” according to discogs) and lush sounding beats which I think are just an amen and think layered on top of…
Kaotic Chemistry – LSD/Spacecakes (Rampage! vol 1 DJ Edit)
I can’t help it, I’m totally hooked on these US edits of oldskool tracks. Even when they don’t add much to the originals, these edits still seem to revive tunes which I’ve listened to far too many times. They also seem to be an interesting choice for DJ’ing live, since you basically get to play…
Cool Hand Flex – ZX2 EP
Not the easiest record to find, Cool Hand Flex’s “ZX2” EP is well worth tracking down for its 3 totally different sounding but all excellent tunes. The A side is the massive track “Your Risk”, also released on this EP. Definitely one of my favorites by him and one of his catchiest early tracks. The…
Frequency – Kiss The Sky (Remix)
Something a little different here. Frequency, aka Orlando Voorn, had a ton of excellent releases in 91/92 on labels like Lower East Side and ESP under various names. The stab in this particular track was sampled by Goldie for the tune Saint Angel on the Timeless LP. Enjoy. Dara You need to a flashplayer enabled…
Toxanoid – Toxanoid (The Anthem)
Now that Pete has kindly granted me access to his back-end (oo-err missus;) I will be intermittently posting my own obscure favorites. Youtube links for starters but, who knows, maybe I’ll up a few mp3s in the future. To kick things off, I’m linking to a fave of mine from the excellent Out Of Orbit…