Sorry for the lack of posts, I’ve been stuck with more audio ripping issues… digital clicks all over the place, both through a USB->audio preamp device (clicks whenever a reasonably loud signal goes through), and through a standard USB recording device (random digital clips). I *think* I’ve got it kicked now, using an old laptop…
Black ‘Ash – Cosmology
Here’s a record I’ve seen around a lot for cheap, finally grabbed a copy and I’m reasonably happy with the purchase. It’s by Vocation, of “Equilibrium” fame (and this tune) under the name “Black ‘Ash”. Pretty energetic with lots of samples getting thrown in non-stop. In general, it’s probably the raw quantity of (good) samples…
Bad Influence – Never Too Much
Another top favorite, hopefully this track gets some more appreciation than the classic I posted a couple days ago. Bad Influence was a project by Pascal, Cobbler and Jack Horner who did 5 EPs under this alias. This is probably their biggest track under the “bad influence” name, a frantic hardcore tune with great bouncy…
Demon Boyz – Jungle Dett
OK I’m cheating and posting a more well known track… in fact, I’d wager it It doesn’t get that much more classic than this tune. Although primarily a hiphop act earlier on, Demon Boyz did some amazing hardcore/jungle stuff as well. This tune is one of those early tunes alongside the best by Rebel MC…
DJ Dub Rush – Da Gathering
Here’s a quality 94 darkside jam I’ve been hoarding. Evil Dead 2 samples, some nicely panned think-work and eerie synths, everything you could want in a seriously dark jungle track – up there with the darkest creepiest stuff by Mega City 2, Love Dove Jay, etc. Dub Rush did a bunch of great singles on…
DJ Syko – Ruffage 2 The System
Here’s a frantic 94 track by DJ Syko of Syko & Mak / Parliament Records fame, on the Parliament sublabel Candidate Records. Nowhere near as sampleadelic as his earlier singles, this tune combines choppy amens + funky mule break (a great combo) with some shrill siren noises and standard 94 pads, plus that “ow!” hit…
Vibrations (1996) now on Network Awesome
I posted last year about one of my favorite so-bad-it’s-good movies, Vibrations… well, Network Awesome has the whole thing up now. Enjoy!
Secret Squirrel – Comming On Dark
Last of my Florida posts.. hope everyone had a good X-mas & Boxing Day! This Secret Squirrel (aka Julian Hellfish) tune is great, sort of a revamp of the Mu Venom/DDT EP, with much beefier layered breaks in a 93 style (crazy time streching/pitch shifting). It’s actually pretty simple like the original, a dutch sounding…
Harlequin – Fuck You And Your Family
It’s Christmas Eve, rather than posting an X-mas track like Santa Hardcore and the 7 Midgets, here’s a totally crazy 95 amen smasher for people who don’t see their family much and are currently being reminded why. Some aggressive choppy intro beats lead to a vocal snippet of Robert Deniro from “the Untouchables”, crashing into…
Burning Chrome – Didn’t I Do The Best I Could
Here’s a great 5 tracker that’s been hard to grab the past year or two since some Discogs joker put up the sole copy for a couple hundred pounds, making everyone think it was worth that much. Shame since it’s a great EP, 5 really varied tracks almost all of which I could see playing…