Here’s a nice EP I’ve had sitting in the pile for quite a while. The tracks are pretty varied in sound, with this tune containing the most memorable melody. Overall though, some of the production on this EP sounds a bit dated for 1993. No idea about the artists other than their names (Ian and…
Category: Tunes
DJ Skie – Whistlin’ In the Jungle
My DJ set on Thursday was tons of fun. Elements has been the main DNB night in Boston for years now, and the only one running consistently for 11 years (I’ve been going there off and on since the beginning). I got to play an hour of 92-93 and then drop some crazy 94-95 stuff…
v/a “Malcolm X” EP
I haven’t posted any random US stuff in a while, so here’s a Belgian single with some US oldskool tracks on it. The first side is taken up by several mixes of the track “the truth”, which is OK but nothing mindblowing. If I remember it right, it has a bunch of Malcolm X samples,…
Unknown Artist (Zulu Records) – Hold Me
To contrast the essential but very early track I posted by Leo Anibaldi yesterday, here’s a slick 94 jungle tune on a not-so-well known label. After years of digging for tunes, I’ve definitely grown to like labels like Zulu Records – labels that got in and got out with just a handful of releases to…
Leo Anibaldi – Bassbar
Here’s an absolute classic that was on my want list for 13 years or so before I actually scored a copy on vinyl. Leo Anibaldi was more known for his awesome “sound of rome” style dark italian techno stuff, from the same scene that brought us Lory D, Andrea Benedetti, Gabriele Rizzo, etc. However, his…
Rhythm Mode:D – So Damn Tough LP
So, I guess it’s safe to assume that people who read this blog know who ALTERN-8 are and who BIZARRE INC are, right??? Well, before either of those projects, Mark from Altern-8 and two guys from Bizarre Inc had a hip hop/electro/breakbeat project called Rhythm Mode:D. Here’s two tracks off their 1989 LP “So Damn…
DJ’ing @ Elements May 20th
Not relevant to most readers of this site who are thousands of miles away, but on May 20th I’m playing an all 92-95 vinyl set at Boston’s longest running dnb night, Elements: Joining me are DJ Nuggs + Prodigal Son (N20/ Bassic), two of Boston’s best ragga jungle + dubstep DJs. They’ll be playing 94-…
Unknown Artist (Light of the Undeground)
Another day, another oldskool track. Here’s one of my favorite De Underground related tunes, no doubt done by either Flex, Uncle 22, Mike De Underground or someone similar. This track incorporates a lot of classic samples – the “hardcore!” vocal snippet, LFO-LFO synth, the Bridget Grace “Take Me Away” acapella (used recently in the Prodigy…
Blog To The Oldskool Facebook Page
Yeah I know, two new websites in as many days… I just created a Facebook page for this site. Not sure what I’ll do with it in the long run, in the meantime though feel free to add it and post whatever comments you want, links to favorite oldskool tracks on youtube, etc. Blog To…
Timelike – Forever
Here’s a pretty underrated track in my opinion. I can understand why it’s not heavily sought after, since it’s not exactly a massive catchy anthem or anything. Still, the programming is pretty crazy in this – quite a few interesting changeups etc. I definitely prefer this EP to The Timelike EP on Big Giant, and…