Here’s something a little different… a 91 techno track by several German producers including Mike Ink. Maybe not congruent with what I normally post but who cares… “this is acid… I’m gonna give you acid!!” Formicula 4 – Formic Acid
Category: Tunes
Jim Polo – Phantasy’s
Here’s a nice overlooked EP – serious deep + dark vibes on this one. Jim Polo did a number of EPs between 93 and 94: some solo, some with Neil Vass. He also co-ran the essential darkside label Dark Horse Records. The label’s biggest tune was probably Rolling Energy, though all the releases on Dark…
DJ FT – Stop Lick The Crack
When I think of classic ragga jungle labels, “Flying Fish” isn’t exactly one which pops to the front of the list. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a decent label with enough decent releases, but I’ve heard a number of them and none really blew me away. Here’s a tune though which has really grown on…
Rave MMX
Code 4 – Code 4
Here’s a great 4 track EP which was featured in a few mixes, including an Easygroove summer 92 mix that’s one of my favorites. The A side features 2 mixes of a track called “Ecstasy”, which uses that famous whispered “ecstasy” sample plus a Dune sample more famously used in Smart Systems’ “The Tingler”. Both…
Hyper-On Experience – “Consciousness” (unreleased)
Someone was asking about this never-released Hyper-On / Bukem collab tune, so I decided to rip it today from the one set I believe it was featured in – an LTJ Bukem Yaman mix from 94 or so. Props to Hardscore for hosting the original mix. I’m pretty sure Bukem plays almost the entire track…
Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era – Far Out (Mike Wertheim’s “Even Further Out” remix)
Here’s a remix that I remember was discussed a lot on B2VOS years back, it was some white label remix of Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era’s “Far Out” which mashed up the original with Zero B’s “lock up”. As it turns out, the original source of this tune is one of those US…
Hitman & Her @ Eclipse Coventry, 92
Thanks to Jon Chevvers for making this video pop up on my facebook feed today.
Edge of Darkness – Come Together (After Dark Remix)
Ah, Dave Charlesworth…. nobody else can quite get that unbelievably manic vibe that he manages to on some of his After Dark Records + related releases. I got the original of this recently, but in my opinion this remix is even better. After Dark has got to me one of my all-time favorite labels and…
X Rated – Limited Time
I could have sworn I already posted this…. “Limited Time” is a wicked 94 amen track that distinguishes itself with some scratching integrated with the beats and some choice sampling. Specifically, we get the Paris sample “I understand that time is running out…”, plus that eerie synth/vocal part whose source I can’t remember right now,…