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…
Tag: 1992
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…
Progression
Onto some non-white label but still very small label stuff- Progression put out a few quality EPs back in 1992. Their main big track was “on a rubbish tip”, which had several different versions split over their original EP on Ruff, Tuff & Wicked Stuff, as well as their EP on “Nuff Said Recordings” Progression…
2 Bad Mice playing in London
Just a quick note, I’m going to be playing a party in November with 2 Bad Mice and Lenny Dee. Click the flyer for more info:
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…
Moonwalk EP
Here’s a great 92 white label which is reasonably well known, but I figured I’d post it anyway. I’d heard a rumor that Aphrodite was involved with this, and confirmed today that it is indeed by Aphrodite & Claudio from Urban Shakedown… this makes sense because of some of the sounds in the track, not…
Nick Ball – E-Motions EP
Some releases take a while to adjust to, and get better and better with more listens. Other releases start off sounding great but the novelty wears off over time. I’d say Nick Ball’s “E-Motions” EP is a bit more towards the latter for me. I still like it, but it was definitely a record which…
Deja Vu / 786 Recordings
Two of my favorite 90-92 labels which not many people seem to care about are Deja Vu and its affiliate label 786 Recordings. In particular, releases by Naz Khan and David Hope under various names/combinations: Naz Aka Naz, Recall, Mind of Kane, Dread, etc. One thing which makes these labels so fun is that, for…
HMS & Fineart (Raveology)
One of my favorite things in 92-95 tunes is the variety of rhythmic patterns. In the transition from more standard drum machine programmed beats to using looped breakbeats (largely from hiphop records), some producers got seriously inventive when it came to chopping up and rearranging these breaks / layering them with other sounds. Case in…