Here’s a nice EP by Julian Cobb aka Hellfish, Secret Squirrel, Minister-so-Sinister, Undercover Elephant, and many others. You’ve got to love 4 track EPs where each track is good, and this is definitely one of those EPs. The tunes on “Cheeky Rush” range from borderline happy hardcore (“Sweetest Feeling”), to more straightahead, slightly dark hardcore/jungle…
Category: Tunes
Cookie – Functioning
I got this EP today because it sounded really weird and I had never heard of it before. It’s actually pretty mediocre in my opinion, but the artist name / label name (“beast baseball”) / obscurity factor provided sufficient WTF-age to convince me to drop a buck or two on it. To be honest, I…
DBL Productions – Happiness
Here’s one of my all-time favorite piano hardcore tunes, which I’ve been holding off posting so as to not run out of goodies early on. DBL Productions – Happiness “Happiness” samples the Sinammon – “Need You Now” acapella, used in Sonz of a Loop Da Loop “Far Out”, D’Cruze “Want You Now”, and, oh, about…
Krazy Kidz – Volume 1
Here’s another one of the underrated tracks on 786 Records/Deja Vu. I believe this tune is produced by Dream, who (as somebody pointed out in the comments on this blog) also did the great “Power of Darkness” tune which I have yet to score. This track takes about a minute and a half to get…
Jack Ruby – For Adults Only
Here’s some quality 94 amen choppage. Nothing too out there, just well engineered beats, sick dred bass and, erm.. sex sounds. The bass and beats remind me a bit of DJ SS “Rollidge” or “Lighter”. Jack Ruby (AKA DJ Zinc) did a number of good 94 jungle EPs which are all somewhat under-appreciated and go…
Hannibal Lecter – Volume 1 & MC Lenny – AJD
Here’s a reasonably well known known but often overlooked release, the Hannibal Lecter EP. Grimey samples plus solid beats. I’ve got to admit that a lot of this charm in this track for me comes from the video game melody, but regardless of that, it’s a fun tune to throw into a mix. This tune…
Mole The Dipper – Eye of the Dinosaur + Remix
Here’s two of my personal favorites… when it comes to fast, crazy, choppy 92-94 hardcore/jungle, Mole The Dipper is one of the best. If I had to compare his tracks to anyone else, the closest I could get would be Bizzy B… however they definitely have their own sound. “Eye of the Dinosaur” is a…
MC Lethal – The Rave Digger (DJ SS Badboy Foundation Mix)
MC Lethal put out several wicked EPs on Network Records (a label whose other main rave credits include the bulk of Altern8’s material and Rhythm Quest “Closer To All Your Dreams”). My favorite remix is probably the 2 Bad Mice one on the remix EP, but this DJ SS remix is excellent as well. Lethal…
DJ Junk – Do It Do It
Here’s a wicked DJ Junk track I actually had never noticed before, but heard on some discogs forum recently (thanks to spa5tik0lonz for posting it)… it turns out I already had it on an LP reissue of DJ Junk tracks, an LP which btw is cheap, easy to find and a solid buy. Not only…
DJ Nasty V & DJ Ezee D – Chill & Destroy
Here’s a great track from the label Big Giant… it actually seems more in-line with the releases on their sister label Little Giant to me, as the stuff on there was more straightahead breakbeat hardcore wheras Big Giant had more releases with a hardcore technoey edge. I’ve posted a number of great Little Giant releases…