Thanks to DSP for posting this documentary, also to Hardscore and Nerbanite for posting it on their blogs. Wicked 94 documentary that shows shy fx in the studio, uk apache, shots of the lucky spin record shop (I want that Liquid Wax t-shirt!!) and stuff about the m-beat/general levy controversy.
Tag: 1994
Cool Runnings
Another good ragga jungle tune, this time from the Ibiza Records camp… I’d be curious to know what the intro is from. Even though the phrase “cool runnings” is jamaican slang, it always reminds me of that horrible 90’s movie about the Jamaican Bobsled team. I’d never actually seen it, so I started watching the…
Chris Jay – Champion Sound (Devious D remix)
Here’s a wicked track I picked up recently. This is classic 94-95 ragga jungle stuff: mashed amens mixed with the beat used in “Helicopter tune” (I forget the name of it right now). multiple ragga vocal lines, the “ah!” sample as used in Ray Keith – Terrorist. My copy is a little bit worn down…
Flytronix – Shadowlandz
Here’s a tune I was reminded of by a recent comment on here… it actually may not be the track referred to in the comment, but it’s a wicked tune/EP nonetheless. Flytronix aka Danny Demierre was one half of best-oldskool-group-ever Hyper-On Experience, in addition to doing some great singles of his own on Moving Shadow…
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…
X Rated Cru and DJ Red Ant – Never Say Never
Here’s one for the ragga jungle fans who check this site… based on my google stats, that’s quite a number of you! It seems there’s still a pretty huge following for ragga jungle, tons of younger kids who aren’t particularly huge oldschool collectors in general but who just start throwing piles of money at records…
N-Zo & DJ Invincible – Ease Yourself
Here’s a nasty 94 amen smasher I nabbed recently… big synths lead off the track along with the vibettes humpty dump break (as used by Photek), before the “ease yourself into consciousness” vocal drops and massive chopped amens come crashing down. Great stuff, also a cheap and easy to find single. N-Zo & DJ Invincible…
Ratty – Source of All Evil
Here’s one of my favorite tracks on one of my favorite EPs. Aside from a couple big tracks with Tango, Ratty was much better known as a DJ, spinning a lot of lesser known darkside tracks 93-94 which are now massively in demand. However, he did do several great releases, including this amazing EP on…
Temporary Mash Up – Just Close Your Eyes
Here’s some early happy hardcore on the Burning Bush Communications label. This was a sublabel of Stormtrooper Recordings, which did the classic Brisk + Rebel Alliance “Somtimes”. This track is classic 94-95 style – chopped amens with 4beat underneath, plus a classic hardcore vocal (in this case the same vocal as used in Nookie “Gonna…