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…
Month: February 2009
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…