Here’s a nice vibey number by Ron Wells (aka Jack Smooth of Basement Recs fame) and Scott Free (who did a wicked EP on Basement called “Street Fighter” or “Street Fighting” if I remember right). It’s not one of Smooth’s best known tracks, and it’s somewhat removed from his earlier more “jungle techno” style, but…
Blog to the Oldskool Radio January 13th: 1994-1996 Jungle
Here’s a hasty rerecord of the set Sunday evening – the original was clipping and somehow got the first and last 3-4 tracks cut off. This version is exactly the tunes played in the same order, minus a few extra ones ta the end. It actually sounds a little worse than when it was first…
In-Side – Walking Around… Definite Steps
Along the lines of my International Hardcore jungle mix I posted a while ago, here’s a really unknown Swedish track. Aside from Dragonfly (who has everyone beat), this is probably the earliest Swedish breakbeat/hardcore track I’ve heard. As such, it’s pretty rough around the edges, but it’s got a great collection of fun and beyond-classic…
Logic of Smithy – “Barry” “Terry”
It’s been a long time since I posted a tune, so here’s a seriously rare obscurity… some might say obscure-for-the-sake-of-obscure 🙂 It’s a bit of a novelty single, using samples from the Harry Enfield show in a manner similar to classic first-name-shouted tracks like Johnny Jungle “Johnny”, Subnation “Scotty”, and Remarc “Ricky”. Despite that, the…
Formula 7 & Ruffkut – Jodi’s Theme (94 Remix)
Merry Xmas everyone! Here’s a nice 94 tune which has been stuck in my head lately. It snuck under my radar for a long time, until it was re-ID’d for me and I realized I already had it but had only ever checked the first side. Nothing super strange or “out there”, just everything you’d…
Blog to the Oldskool Radio Dec 14th: A-Z of 93 special
Here’s my set from Sunday’s show, rerecorded without the annoying banter and mic feedback. Also because my stream ripper crashed (as usual). 27 tracks in 58 mins, all from 93, all vinyl, mixed in alphabetical order by artist name. A lot more classics this time, not much nerdy stuff!
Rufige Kru – first live PA video (1992)
Just saw this posted on twitter, here’s a cool video of Rufige Kru’s first live PA, performed back in 1992: Quick stab at a tracklisting (could be wrong / could be alt mixes, it’s early morning here) 1. Darkrider 2. Believe 3. Terminator 4. Menace
Goldseal Tribe – The Rush
Here’s an overlooked 93 track by Goldseal Tribe, in a late 92/93 style. Stompy kicks with nice break chops and big heavy bass throughout, reminding me a bit of “Pennywise” (similar sort of somber melody). The female vocals sound original to the tune, pretty low fi and much more home-brew than usual house or eurodance…
International (Non-UK) Hardcore/Jungle mix
Here’s a set I tried to play on jungletrain 2 weeks ago, but I wasn’t happy with it because it had a lot of clipping and not all the tunes I wanted. So I went back and rerecorded it in one go, then edited that recording, taking out a few sections to make it extra…
8205-002 “Dreadkiller” EP update
Hey all, been a while since I’ve posted anything about the Dreadkiller EP. I’ve got some good news and bad news. The good news is: the test presses arrived, and are sounding nice: Good quality tunes, big solid bass. The two bonus testpress copies have already gone out to the winners of the competition (Phil/DJ…