Been a bit lazy about posting this week, so here’s a sick obscure whitelabel to make up for it. Absolutely no idea about the artist behind it, but both sides smash it! Tracks have quite a few little changeups and combine a more techno hardcorey sound with quality breakbeats. Maybe not my typical favorite style…
Tag: 1992
DJ Dextrous – Ruffneck Biznizz (Midi Fusion Remix)
Here’s one of my favorite EPs on Ruff Quality. DJ Dextrous is better known for his later jungle tracks circa 94-95 on labels like Jet Star, Renk and Suburban Base… this cut is significantly earlier but not too different in style – good ragga sounds combined with quality beats and (in this track’s case) bleepy…
Rhythm Syndicate – I Wanna Make Love To You (Raga Rave Mix)
Here’s a track which may be unknown for even the most diehard obscurity-seekers… almost no one has it listed on discogs, and the few people who do seem to be general dance music single collectors rather than oldskool collectors. It’s far from rare though, with tons of copies in the $1-3 range – no doubt…
Cool Hand Flex – ZX2 EP
Not the easiest record to find, Cool Hand Flex’s “ZX2” EP is well worth tracking down for its 3 totally different sounding but all excellent tunes. The A side is the massive track “Your Risk”, also released on this EP. Definitely one of my favorites by him and one of his catchiest early tracks. The…
Toxanoid – Toxanoid (The Anthem)
Now that Pete has kindly granted me access to his back-end (oo-err missus;) I will be intermittently posting my own obscure favorites. Youtube links for starters but, who knows, maybe I’ll up a few mp3s in the future. To kick things off, I’m linking to a fave of mine from the excellent Out Of Orbit…
Dance On Arrival – Lockjaw (Spacecore Mix)
From the rare and pricey back to some “price of a cup of coffee” tunes- here’s one of the many overlooked Boogie Beat singles. As with the other EPs on Boogie Beat, this EP is a bit easy to miss since was plentifully pressed, and is a bit rough around the edges – however this…
Cool Hand Flex & Uncle 22 – Odd Ball EP
Here’s a slower track than I’ve posted lately.. Cool Hand Flex is one of the most prolific-yet-underrated early hardcore/jungle producers and engineers. A lot of his early tunes are split over De Underground and its numerous sublabels (Oddball, IE, Ruff Groove, U No Dat, In Touch etc), though he also did tracks on Brain and…
Obviously High – Mistery Tour EP
Here’s a nice EP by Andrew Wright aka The Moog, done in conjunction with a few other people. The A-Side is OK, but I prefer these B-side tracks. “Inside My Head” uses some classic video game sounds in conjunction with the classic “happiness is just around the bend” acapella, as posted about here. The 3rd…
Luke Vibert – Hardcore Hip Hop mix 88-92 (Extended version)
I don’t know how many of you heard Luke Vibert’s UK Hardcore Hiphop 88-92 mix that Planet Mu Records posted a couple months ago, but it’s a great mix full of lots of britcore faves – tracks by Silver Bullet, Gunshot, Blade, etc. Recently, Vibert dug up an extended version of this mix, and passed…
Nicolette – Wicked Mathematics (Instrumental)
Here’s a single I see for sale pretty much constantly but never cared for… this is mostly due to the vocals on the A side which I absolutely can’t stand. However, I found it yet again last weekend, and decided to give the b side a listen – without the singing on top, this track…