Here’s a wicked track by Bizzy B, one of the absolute best jungle producers and one of the primary creators and innovators of the entire “mashed up jungle” sound. He’s also one of the nicest producers I’ve met. I remember years ago buying records direct from him in his studio, getting so wrapped up in…
Category: Tunes
Global – Rock Steady
Here’s possibly the best 92 oldschool track made in the US… one of those super simple and straight-ahead tunes that gets stuck in your head the first time you listen to it. It comes from one of the Metropolis Remix service records, a series of promo-only releases that mainly contain domestic edits and remixes of…
DJ AKA – Farside
Here’s one of my favorite 93 tracks… moody hardcore/jungle with tasteful orchestra stabs, brooding soundtrack ambience and fantastic sharp choppy drums layered perfectly by Pete Parsons. There’s a breakdown halfway through where you can practically hear the more euphoric 92 sounds of hardcore melting away into 94 darkside, as the classic “rush!” and “do it…
Plastic Clothes Mechanics (Pre-Hyper-On Experience/EZ Rollers)
Here’s an interesting tune of historical note… I believe it was the first released single by Alex and Jay of EZ Rollers (of which Alex was 1/2 of Hyper-On Experience). It dates back to 1990… that’s not just some made-up date on discogs, the record actually says “copyright 1990” on it. You can hear it…
Formula 7 – Throwback
Here’s a nice Bizzy B engineered number I rescued from a bargain bin 2 weeks ago… Formula 7 put out some quality singles like “Time Stretch The Bass” and “Not Just Ragga”. This one has the standard Bizzy-engineered break craziness. Formula 7 – Throwback
Menace Makes 3 – Do You Feel What I’m Feelin
Massive piano anthem here. There’s a great remix on this EP by Matrix Rise (heavily underrated act on Mutant Records), but the original wins out. Menace Makes 3 – Do You Feel What I’m Feeling
Blapps Posse – Bust It (Time To Get Busy)
A while back I posted a link to Turntable Symphony – Instructions of Life. Here’s another track by the same artist (Jason from Freestylers), off an EP from 1990. It’s a great tune, and was heavily sampled in Sonic Experience – Protien among other tracks. Blapps Posse – Bust It (Time to Get Busy)
DJing @ BASSTOWN in Boston Saturday Jan 28th
Just a note that I’m spinning at the Boston electronic bi-weekly BASSTOWN next Saturday. They’ve asked me to vary my set up, so it won’t be all oldschool. Instead I am going to largely be dropping some newer stuff which is congruent with, but not identical to, what normally gets played at BASSTOWN… sort of…
Holy Ghost aka Ouija Board – Spirit Player EP
Here’s a nice EP I got in the UK last weekend. Holy Ghost are most well known for “Nice One Boy”, a 92 track which inexplicably made it big (music video on MTV) despite having a deep, dark and dreary vibe lightyears away from the euphoric hardcore which was comercially successful at the time. WOEBOT…
EOAD – Love The Feeling
US crew might know this track from the second “Speed Limit” comp on Moonshine. It’s one of those Ibiza Recs tracks that combines straightahead melodic female vocals with their own weird Ibiza Recs sounds, a mixture which is always enjoyable for me. Another find from a UK bargain bin last weekend… EOAD – Love The…