Here’s a top favorite of mine. You may have heard the B side of this (“The Way”), as it’s been remixed a few times and features the classic Top Buzz sample “Are you really ready for some bloodclat jungle techno??!!!” Great tune, but the Istanbul Remix wins for me by far. The original of “Istanbul”…
Tag: 1992
Jungle Pirate – Mutiny On The Bounty
Don’t let the intro fool you, this track means business…”Mutiny” mashes up samples from a few big hardcore tracks (Trip To The Moon 3, Clarkee “I Get Hype”, etc), along with 2 sick synth lines which I can’t place right now (maybe one or both is original?). This artist was also AKA Jungle Buddha, who…
System Exclusive – The Second EP
Here’s another nice single on Little Giant… “Fusion” starts off with a great eerie sample I’d love to source but simply have no idea about… I know it was also used by DJ Lee in both “A Touch of Darkness” and his track on the Legendary Vol 3 comp on Legend Recs. It’s a bit…
Force Mass Motion – Jack of Diamonds
I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without posting anything on Rabbit City, as it’s a choice label run by Gordon Edge (of “Compnded” fame) and Colin Faver of Kiss FM. Aside from putting out a bunch of FMM EPs, Rabbit City also released the Digital Domain EP (that “I need relief” track, bound to…
Harmony & Xtreme – NRG Rush
Here’s a single I’ve been after for a while, which I finally nabbed recently. It’s one of the earlier singles on Lucky Spin, and is a lot more ravey than the deeper proto-jungle tracks they are better known for. Harmony & Xtreme also did the great Temple of Doom EP and red label “temple of…
DJ Junk – Junk 05 B2
Here’s one of the less-in-demand EPs by DJ Junk. Junk 3 and 4 seem to be most in demand, the others are good but rather easy to pick up. The other tracks on this EP aren’t that special in my opinion, but this is a proper tune – loads of scratching, piano from Sterling Void…
Bass Boy – Let The Bass Be Louder
Here’s an all-time classic Dutch track, from the all-time classic Dutch label Midtown (which is also still a store, for anybody visiting the Netherlands). “Let the Bass Be Louder” is one of the few classic tracks I’ve heard newer Boston DJs play a few times (including while opening for the Prodigy), and it always goes…
DJ Red Alert + Pepsi – Don Gorgon Sound
Here’s a great EP that’s not exactly rare, but still seems overlooked, especially given how popular Red Alert + Mike Slammer (aka Pepsi)’s subsequent releases on Slammin’ Vinyl were. This EP has a lot of the elements of those later singles in somewhat nascent form – tons of choice samples all in gloriously low fi…
Synchronome – Turn up The Strobe
Here’s a great single by Synchronome on the No Limit Label, which mostly released solid (if not amazing) wax by DJ Biz. The tracks on this EP are pretty fast and frantic for the time (near 170bpm), with lots of samples dropped in. The A side features some heavy cut up mentasms, but it’s the…
X-Static – Ready 2 Go & Metropolis Remix
Thanks to Mark for pointing me to this single, I previously had bought an earlier EP by X-Static (Free) and, though it was good, it wasn’t a personal favorite or anything. This track is truly awesome though. All the usual crowd pleasing parts of a 92 tune (diva vocal + hiphop vocal + hardcore melody…