Suburban Base is one of my favorite labels ever, but you’ll rarely see stuff on this site from that label. This is for two reasons : Anybody who knows anything about oldskool knows this label and their releases, thus there’s no reason for me to spend time trying to talk about them All their releases…
Year: 2009
Tranquil – You Got It
HOW GOOD is 786 / DEJA VU RECORDS?!!!! You can keep your “Sweet Harmony” and “Don’t Go”. That stuff is OK, but when push comes to shove I’ll always choose crazy distorted rage music requiring 2 showers after each listen, like this tune and the others on 786/Deja Vu. Speaking of which… If anyone can…
Law & Auder – It’s Alright
Another record unearthed in a giant pile of bargain bin stuff at some UK shop a few years back, I was expecting this to be more 93 style. Instead, it’s a nice 95 amen smasher with both terrorist and dred bass, frequently changing beats, and some choice vocal bits. Law & Auder – It’s Alright
Chris Energy – My Vision is Clear
Chris Energy did a bunch of singles on HNR Records which are OK but pretty inconsistent. Some of the tracks are good but a lot are are really rough (both soundwise and song-wise). Still, you often see a lot of these HNR Records around for bare cheap, so they’re worth dropping on a turntable and…
Disorder (Joey Beltram) & House Documentary
Since I’ve been posting slightly faster jungley stuff recently, I’ll slow it down today with some 91 techno. Here’s a great lesser-known Beltram single from 1991. It’s sort of a mix of 80% energy flash, 20% Program2Beltram “Omen”. Disorder (aka Joey Beltram) – Panic Speaking of Beltram, he has a few choice lines in this…
DJ Spatts – Rock Me Slowly
Here’s a track by DJ Spatts of Criminal Minds, off a Various Artist 3 tracker on Section 12 Recordings. The other tracks are decent enough, including a tune by Steve Gurley of Foul Play and a remix of Criminal Minds by D’Cruze (good but nowhere near what I would expect from the combination of those…
Pete Parsons Interview part 1
If ever there was a “behind the scenes” icon who never got his due for involvement in classic jungle/hardcore, it’s Pete Parsons. If you’ve ever heard tracks on labels like Dee Jay, Lucky Spin, Soapbar or Impact, you’ve heard his work – Parsons was the engineer behind the bulk of the tunes on those labels,…
Search And Destroy – Iron Man
Another favorite track of mine by Biochip C, this is on the classic Gabber label Mokum, aside from some 4/4 in the background though this is heavily breakbeat driven, with some nice choppy breaks in the beginning. Check the genius wtf-worthy chorus part that makes the song! The original is actually on this release as…
Psychic Parasite – Come Back
Probably my favorite single by Biochip C, Psychic Parasite was a wicked breakbeat hardcore project by him and Claudius Debold aka BC Kid. More straightforward and less technoey than their other projects, the “100% piano free” EP on Riot Beats is one of the strongest non-uk breakbeat hardcore EPs ever. They also did a wicked…
2 Da Core – Super-Ragga Sunday
Here’s 2 great tracks by 2 Da Core, best known for their “Rub a Dub” single. That main tune (which you might recognize from mix tapes, it’s that tune with the “I’m… just a rub-a-dub soldier…” sample) is great, but I prefer the B side which has some nasty squelchy synths. 2 Da Core’s other…