Not much love for that last mega-obscurity, so here’s something more standard for the site – a classic cool hand flex tune from 93. Combining sick scratching, good breaks and pretty heavy sub content, this tune shows why Flex was absolutely killing it 92-93. Coolhand Flex – Whos Thatlink removed pending posting on hardcore junglism
Random Vibration & Chyna – Blow Your Mind
Here’s a track I’ve had in my “secret dj stash” for a while, probably time to share though. “Blow your Mind” might not sound that special to fans of the crazy choppy jungle tracks posted here, but it’s something which in my estimation is a lot rarer than that: an obscure-as-hell tune which is also…
Mafia – The Black Hand Volume 1
Killer single here, both sides are simply massive 94 ragga jungle tunes…. side A is maybe a bit more crazy so it wins out, but just barely. Mega chopped frantic amen/coldsweat combo beats, loads of dub sirens and that reversed sound from the core. This single definitely goes for a bit more than the average…
All 91-95 oldskool vinyl night in Boston this Monday, May 2nd
Last minute fun thing around here (Boston): Me, G Notorious (previously known as “G White” in jungle’s heyday around here), and the infamous DJ Entropy playing all sorts of 91-95 hardcore/jungle stuff.. all vinyl sets. I’m pretty sure I’ve met everyone around here who has ever so much as glanced at my blog (Boston’s a…
Sonic Food – Ascend
Someone please explain to me how a tune this good is this cheap and low rated on discogs? I guess the B side is better than the A and the A side is pretty technoey for the time, but come on….. every track on the EP is pretty solid, yet I see loads of copies…
Chekists – Vengeance
Another white label I don’t have any info on, this one is a far cry from the choppy polished jungle I posted yesterday – it’s a lot moodier with acidy synths and a single note piano part coming in and out. The break layering in it sounded a bit awkward to me at first but…
Potential Bad Boy feat MC Det – Rollin’
If you read this blog, chances are you’re at least somewhat amenable to 94/95 choppy ragga jungle tracks… in which case, you’ll probably be happy with today’s post. It’s a one-off release by Potential Badboy on his own label Jekyll & Hyde , which he relaunched more recently as a Ganja Records sublabel. Vocals in…
Bizzy B & Mr Woosh on TV in Toronto, 1996
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Eddie – Intelligent Drummer (Steve Gurley Remix)
I suppose I could try to write up something about how important Steve Gurley was as a member of Foul Play and for his later music which was massively influential. Instead, I’ll give you a detailed look into the deep critical process and internal dialogue which went into picking and posting this track today: “Hmmm,…
Max Voltage – Make You Scream
Longtime favorite here! I never got around to buying this record simply because it’s such a cheap + easy to find tune, it almost didn’t seem worth it to pay the shipping costs (postage was 3 times what the record cost). I finally bought it a week ago though. One of the first records on…