I’m not sure whether this track counts as outright hardcore or hardcore hiphop / britcore… either way, it’s a keeper! You might recognize the intro from MC Lethal’s “Rave Digger”, which makes me wonder whether this EP is by the same MC Lethal or whether it was just sampled on that EP. Overall, “Execute” was…
Mike De Underground & Cool Hand Flex – Day To Day
Back to another tune by one of my favorite under-appreciated oldskool acts, Cool Hand Flex. Definitely some pre-intelligent jungle vibes here, with a great buzzy breakbeat (I forget the break name but I used it in a recent track) and sparse percussion . Not a lot of sounds or changeups, but a nice well sequenced…
2 Kilos ? – Mohamed’s Mind
It’s been a while since I posted something pre-91, so here’s 2 really strong tracks from the Radioactive Lamb label… “Mohamed’s Mind” is a pretty well respected early single from back when hardcore was in its early stages, and seems to come from the same space (deep electro / industrial vibed tunes) as, say, Holy…
Spacework tunes on Soundcloud (free WAV downloads)
Just read about this on B2VOS… Spacework did some great tunes, I especially like the “aqua rhyme/cocaine problem smartass!” EP. Big respect to him for sharing them all on soundcloud! I’m not sure how long these will stay downloadable so grab them while you can. Latest tracks by Spacework
Neuromancer – Pennywise (Mickey Finn & Bay B Kane “2 Twisted” Mix)
It’s been a while since my last post, was away in NYC for a bit etc… to make up for it, here’s a stone cold CLASSIC, which every supposed oldskool fan should have. I bought the original of this tune while in NYC after only having this remix EP for years and years…. now that…
Adam F – Pressure
I hope I’m not pushing my luck posting this track up as the artist is obviously still huge (just saw him DJ a couple months ago) and Lucky Spin has a select few tracks by him sale digitally on sites like Dogs On Acid and Beatport… but this tune definitely isn’t for sale, and probably…
The Dok – Your Love
Discogs says this is a combination of the Jamie Principle song and the Candy Stanton vocal, however I’m 99% sure there was already a popular house bootleg around this time which was a combination of those two elements… so this could just be sampling that. I might even have that house track on wax, need…
Family Foundation – Express Yourself
It’s pretty rare that I get to post tunes that were big enough to warrant videos on MTV, but here’s one. “Family Foundation” were one of those acts that combine really poppy / almost eurodancey melodies and over the top female vox with jungle/hardcore breaks, ala Dream Frequency. This track was first (I think?) released…
Youtube videos vs Downloads vs Both?
I’ve noticed that a number of other oldskool related blogs have popped up since this one started and most of them embed youtube videos in lieu of posting actual downloadable mp3s. I’ve posted links to youtube tracks on rare occasions in the past, but am wondering if I should be doing that more often. Either…
Under D-Influence – Brand New 49T2
Look here, another great early single by DJ Spice…. the original from Soapbar, not the dnb one on Fokuz. DJ Spice is not credited on the EP, but his Soapbar release shared a title with the artist name on this (Under D-Influence). Hardcore Vinyl has a pretty excellent track record, and this EP does not…