Oh my word… what a mix!!! DJ Stretch just played a set earlier tonight (Saturday) as part of Radio Frontline, and it damn near broke mixlr from all the comments and “likes” it was getting. Featuring practically all the big Tom and Jerry hits, including a bunch of unreleased dubplates and some unreleased remixes/edits. For…
Override – Critical Phase
Last month Tim Reaper posted a Digital tune from Octopus Records here, and Droid (from weareie.com and sometimes writer here) pointed out how good the Override EPs are on that label. I’ve been meaning to post one of those and finally got around to it – definitely a personal favorite EP of mine for dark…
Unknown Artist – Jah’s Calling
Been a while since I’ve posted a mega grimey obscure 92 white label, hopefully this one fits the bill. One for the anoraks and not-on-label crew, this EP is by god-only-knows-who (anyone want to fess up?) and ranges in tempo from almost housier speed on one track to full 92 hardcore. There’s a fair bit…
System X – Mind Games (Cool Hand Flex Remix)
Here’s a nice somewhat hard to find tune courtesy of the Tim Reaper. “Mind Games” is probably one of Photek’s more well recognizable early tunes, done under his System X alias. Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, the sounds no doubt will: a 93-94 amen smasher with dub fx, deep atmospherics, and the…
Blog to the Oldskool Radio Nov 17th 2013
Sunday’s radio show was pretty good. I was recovering from earlier in the weekend so it’s mostly laid back 94-95 with occasional jumps into amen smasher territory before dialing it back down. Unfortunately I didn’t keep track of the records at all and they’re in some random order spread across the crates near my turntables,…
Da Dogz – Non Stop
Blog to the Oldskool Rule #2: If I end up flaking on posting tunes for more than a few days, post a personal fav / real ripper of a tune when I finally get back to posting1. It’s been 11 days since I posted a tune (a week since Tim’s last post) so, well… you…
Dub Technicians – Incognito (Rollers Mix)
So for a change from all the dark/ragga roughneck amen jungle that usually feature in my posts (much to Pete’s disappointment), I thought it’d be good to post something from the “intelligent” end of the jungle spectrum. What I have picked is a fond favourite of mine, a tune by Dub Technicians aka A-Sides &…
The Reel Master – Child’s Play
Here’s another track I probably should have posted around Halloween, but forgot. I don’t really feel like waiting a full year until next Halloween to post it, so, here goes. As the name indicates, “Child’s Play” is a classic 91 horror-themed breakbeat tune along the lines of tracks by The Psychopaths on Elicit or maybe…
Guest set on Radio Frontline 10/2/2013 (92/93)
Here’s my set from Sunday… I had a great time playing these tunes!! Because it was getting pretty late, I tried to do upbeat 92-93 stuff, not nearly as dark as I’ve been playing lately. Sort of fun “obscure anthems” if that makes sense? Big thanks to Radio Frontline for letting me guest, I was…
Area 39 – Clint
Unfortunately I couldn’t scrounge any site content together for Halloween this year – I was planning on doing another dark hardcore set (this time 91/92 stuff), but was busy with real life stuff and it looks like Jerome Hill beat me to it on his Kool FM radio show. As a last minute consolation prize,…