I don’t have time to write up a comprehensive post on a single artist today… instead, here’s a collection of tunes that all share the same (in this case seriously cheesy) sample source: “Orinoco Flow” by Enya. The first track is from a good 92 whitelabel by DJ Trace – Supposedly titled “Rudeboy Hardcore” according…
Category: Tunes
Out of Orda
I’d never heard of Out Of Orda until recently, when someone ripped me a clip of the “renegade” EP. After hearing the first 2 songs I was totally hooked. It’s got decent production and weird “not quite in tune” melodies which, in this case, work really well. After getting that EP on vinyl, I ended…
Teknarchi (aka Optical)
Long before he started putting out techstep jams, Optical (of Ed Rush & Optical fame) put out some tight tunes under several other aliases – Little Matt, Teknarchi, HEAD F.U.K.,even some suprisingly quality oldschool happy hardcore tunes as Just Another Artist. Here’s a couple of nice dark jungle tracks he put out: Teknarchi- Flashback Teknarchi…
Progression
Onto some non-white label but still very small label stuff- Progression put out a few quality EPs back in 1992. Their main big track was “on a rubbish tip”, which had several different versions split over their original EP on Ruff, Tuff & Wicked Stuff, as well as their EP on “Nuff Said Recordings” Progression…
2 Bad Mice playing in London
Just a quick note, I’m going to be playing a party in November with 2 Bad Mice and Lenny Dee. Click the flyer for more info:
Powerslide EP
Here’s a white label I know basically nothing about. It’s a decent 91 style track, not many people seem to have it on discogs. Pretty technoey, good diva vocals, acidy synths, etc. Not much else to say except check it out! Powerslide – Noise (Elevated Mix) [Discogs Info]
MC Duke
Plenty of oldschool hardcore producers started off as b-boys, hip-hop DJs, and even some as MC’s. Of those, few if any were as accomplished in hip-hop as MC Duke (real name Anthony Hillaire), who produced plenty of wicked jungle/hardcore alongside his DJ, DJ Leader 1. One of the greatest things about MC Duke is that…
Hyper-On Experience
Hyper on Experience are my favorite hardcore/jungle act ever. No other group finds such a sweet spot between experimentalism and, for lack of a better term, dancy-ness… combining well written melodies with crazy chopped drums and unique programming. “Deaf In the Family” is probably their best EP, since it’s at the peak of both their…
Magnox – Ragamanic
Here’s a cool white label I got while buying a bunch of EPs in bulk years ago. There was some garbage in the lot, but I also ended up with STU-J “Gadget” and this EP, both of which are wicked 91 hardcore jams. I have no idea who Magnox were… it looks like they released…
Moonwalk EP
Here’s a great 92 white label which is reasonably well known, but I figured I’d post it anyway. I’d heard a rumor that Aphrodite was involved with this, and confirmed today that it is indeed by Aphrodite & Claudio from Urban Shakedown… this makes sense because of some of the sounds in the track, not…