Apologies for the delay in this part, I’ve been on tour / vacation in Europe with spotty internet access.. I’m posting this final portion of the interview comes from Madrid, Spain. Thanks a ton to Mel for doing this interview, anyone interested can reach him at . Enjoy – Pete Track You’re Most Proud Of…
Tag: 1993
Someone, somewhere must know about this unknown white label – VR001
note: this was originally posted by will/sublogic – pete For my first post here, it’s an unknown white label and a plea for any information about this – not one person I’ve played this to has any idea what it is, including the Discogs seller that mis-sold it to me as VR001 – Dr. Skuf…
Got Enya Hardcore?
I don’t have time to write up a comprehensive post on a single artist today… instead, here’s a collection of tunes that all share the same (in this case seriously cheesy) sample source: “Orinoco Flow” by Enya. The first track is from a good 92 whitelabel by DJ Trace – Supposedly titled “Rudeboy Hardcore” according…
Bay B Kane interview, part 1
Anyone who thinks they know oldschool but doesn’t own at least a few Bay B Kane releases should be ashamed of themselves! From 1990 to 1996, Mel Tanur aka Bay B Kane was one of the most prolific and influential hardcore/jungle producers around. Tracks like “Hello Darkness”, “Bagpipes in Effect” and “Quarter To Doom” are…
Out of Orda
I’d never heard of Out Of Orda until recently, when someone ripped me a clip of the “renegade” EP. After hearing the first 2 songs I was totally hooked. It’s got decent production and weird “not quite in tune” melodies which, in this case, work really well. After getting that EP on vinyl, I ended…
Teknarchi (aka Optical)
Long before he started putting out techstep jams, Optical (of Ed Rush & Optical fame) put out some tight tunes under several other aliases – Little Matt, Teknarchi, HEAD F.U.K.,even some suprisingly quality oldschool happy hardcore tunes as Just Another Artist. Here’s a couple of nice dark jungle tracks he put out: Teknarchi- Flashback Teknarchi…
MC Duke
Plenty of oldschool hardcore producers started off as b-boys, hip-hop DJs, and even some as MC’s. Of those, few if any were as accomplished in hip-hop as MC Duke (real name Anthony Hillaire), who produced plenty of wicked jungle/hardcore alongside his DJ, DJ Leader 1. One of the greatest things about MC Duke is that…
Hyper-On Experience
Hyper on Experience are my favorite hardcore/jungle act ever. No other group finds such a sweet spot between experimentalism and, for lack of a better term, dancy-ness… combining well written melodies with crazy chopped drums and unique programming. “Deaf In the Family” is probably their best EP, since it’s at the peak of both their…