Here’s one for the obscure white label crew. This EP definitely isn’t for everyone. The production on it is super low-fi (putting the “grimey” tolerance of even ardent oldskool obscurity fans to the test), however for some reason it sounds absolutely GREAT to me when blasted loud. It sounds like it was released around 91,…
Year: 2009
3 Sample – High on Life… Rewind Come Again
3 Sample are best known for their tune Streets of Rage, which was on one of the Kaos Theory comps. I actually prefer this track, which is a secondary mix on the easier to find first EP on Output Level. It’s a dead simple tune – a female vocal sample, an eerie little piano melody…
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor – Red Lion
Here’s a nice lesser known record on J4M Records. J4M was mostly known for two artists – Nebula 2 (who dropped their incredible “Flatliners”/”COD Rider” single and remix single on there), and Bass Ballistics (of “Smoke This One” semi-fame). This EP doesn’t compare with those singles, and is somewhat “niche” oriented, but it’s is definitely…
On Remand – Controllin’ (Tango Remix)
Here’s a favorite of mine. Tango can do no wrong in my opinion, and this track is up there with his best tunes. Starting with a classic sample from the Outer Limits and an excellent not-so-often-used break (James Brown “Soul Pride”), this “Controllin” remix quickly breaks down into some moody synths ala Johnny Jungle’s “Flammable”,…
SDR & Subsonic – Martini
Here’s a nice 94 tune by the crew that brought you Digital Pressure – Watch This Space. A nice melodic section gives way to some seriously dark atmospherics and nasty amens, maybe not the cleanest beats out there but definitely something worth checking out for the 93-94 darkside fans. The vocal sample reminds me a…
Underground Maneuvers in the Dark – I Can’t Understand
Back to the obscurities… not much to say about this one. I think it has an Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark sample in it, but I don’t know that group well enough to say what track. Plus the classic “I can’t quite understand it” vocal which I don’t know the source for either, except that…
Cool Hand Flex – Lock Me Up
Here’s a great track by Cool Hand Flex, an artist who has got to be one of the most underrated from the pack of early 90’s hardcore/jungle producers. This is especially true given how prolific he was, both in writing his own tunes as well as engineering tunes on his label. This track in particular…
FT & Myth – Straight Up
Here’s a fun track from 93, slightly reminiscent of something on Limited E-Edition. The drums don’t hit particularly hard, it’s just a bunch of crazy vocal loops dumped on top of each other, with a sample occasionally saying (what sounds like) “straight out of the jungle”. Needless to say I totally love crazy stuff like…
Aftermath – Everything Starts Now
Here’s an EP I have absolutely no recollection of purchasing… from the sticker on it, I gather that I got it from an MVE for 1 pound at some point. I can see why it’s not an in-demand single: despite being obscure, it’s got that 1994-95 proto-intelligent soundto it. While I like that style a…
Death By Stereo
I’ve previously posted about DJ Dance’s other less-known EP, however the movie “The Lost Boys” was on cable Sunday night and reminded me of his biggest tune, “Death By Stereo”. This track is unfortunately hard to find in original press, but there was a bootleg a few years ago of decent quality which is occasionally…