Looks like I’m up to post 499 on here… not sure what I can post up for that 500th one to make it special?? If any current or former hardcore/jungle/dnb producers have an unreleased tune from the 1991-95 era kicking around which they wouldn’t mind seeing made an exclusive, feel free to drop me a…
Month: August 2011
JMJ & Richie – Trouble in China
Here’s a great oft-overlooked tune from Moving Shadow. I typically don’t post their stuff for legal reasons (it’s all for sale already on beatport etc), but I’m going to start featuring youtube clips of some Shadow and Suburban Base favs occasionally, along with links to the mp3 stores that sell them… definitely worth buying these…
Medeema – Kumagen
Even though I stay away from posting big label stuff, it’s still been a while since i posted some massively obscure gem. Hopefully this track fits the bill – a total one off release, with an, erm, non-optimally produced vocal track on the B1 but otherwise two bangin hardcore/jungle jams contained within. The track posted…
DJ Sparks – Mentalism EP
Damn, I’m too nice to you all giving up a track like this like this.. such a great mental, energetic and perfect small label 92 hardcore gem! “Assylum” mashes up bits of Tronik House’s “Mental Techno” (as used in Yaw Records, which is one of those labels that didn’t (to my knowledge) have any super…
FT2 – Body Tune Up (Remix)
Here’s another good 94-95 jungle release on Flying Fish, by FT, who I’ve previously posted this EP and this other EP by. Really good stuff, there’s also a couple interesting sampleable breakbeats at the end of the EP (sort of likes one of those “ultimate beats + breaks” comps) – not super usable but an…
Blog to the Oldskool Twitter
I brought this up as an idea recently, went ahead and created it… not sure what will be on there, probably random oldskool related youtube and other site stuff which I don’t feel comfortable hijacking for this site itself. stll, feel free to follow / check it out! http://www.twitter.com/blog2oldskool
Masaruni! – The Jungle Dub Experience
OK, I’m not gonna lie… this is not the best jungle record I’ve ever posted here. These tracks are cool but overall I wouldn’t say it’s a favorite or anything. Still, it’s interesting record, features Mad Professor, and I basically conned myself into paying way too much for it yesterday because I found it at…
Redlight – Selekta
SERIOUS 95 amen toonage here by the crew known as SHUT UP AND DANCE on their ragga jungle sublabel Red Light. The sublabel is probably best known for the classic track “bastards”, though there’s a number of other great tracks on the label. I can’t quite place the intro music to this one, swear it’s…
Bass Construction – Dance With Power
Here’s a decidedly non-obscure classic, basically the opposite of the obtuse white label tracks with loads of mashed samples I often post. Instead, here we have simple, feel good 91 piano hardcore vibes, combining vocal cuts from Bridget Grace “take me away” with Jocelyn Brown “Love’s Gonna Get You”, dominator synth, etc (piano riff sounds…