Trying to make up for the weeks of lazy posting, here’s another nice tune – this time some stripped down 91 hardcore. This track is way more basic than what I usually like, but it more than does the trick – a simple breakbeat, a catchy vocal sample (“get up, feel the dancefloor justice!”) and…
Love Dove Jay – The Hitchcock Storey
I’ve been slack on posting releases lately, to make up for it here’s a darkside fav. Choppy beats, classic horror movie samples, and a nasty timestretched breakdown at 4:15 which is one of the sickest this side of Grooverider’s Sinister (Influence Mix) or DJ SS’s Nightstalker remix. Clocking in at over 8 minutes counting the…
Tic Tac Toe – Ephemerol
Here’s another one of those “how could I have gone 2 years without posting it” yet tracks. This one is by Simon Ratcliffe of Basement Jaxx, and is one of THE most essential hardcore whitelabels. The production is pretty low fi, but fits the track fine – a haunting piano loop, a multitude of break…
OUTRAGE – Inside My Head (From My Hands)
Note: todays entry comes from the jungle producer 0=0. A month back, I received the following email: Subject: hey guy… i wanna contribute to the blog.. j 0=0 Nice and to the point, huh? No “hey how’s it going / digging your blog” formalities for this guy!! Anyway, knowing J’s tendency to not follow through…
Existence – Zebra
Been a bit lazy about posting this week, so here’s a sick obscure whitelabel to make up for it. Absolutely no idea about the artist behind it, but both sides smash it! Tracks have quite a few little changeups and combine a more techno hardcorey sound with quality breakbeats. Maybe not my typical favorite style…
Interception – Let Me Know
I’ve had this tune stuck in my head for a week now…. haunting 94 jungle which uses that “let me know” acapella, adding a somber melody which fits the vocal perfectly – an excellent combo which more than compensates for the less than exciting (but still decent) break programming. What makes this so special is…
DJ Dextrous – Ruffneck Biznizz (Midi Fusion Remix)
Here’s one of my favorite EPs on Ruff Quality. DJ Dextrous is better known for his later jungle tracks circa 94-95 on labels like Jet Star, Renk and Suburban Base… this cut is significantly earlier but not too different in style – good ragga sounds combined with quality beats and (in this track’s case) bleepy…
System X – Got To Believe
Here’s a classic Photek amen smasher under his “System X” alias – unlike his later more technical stuff, this track is more dancefloor, relatively straightahead 94 stuff with a great vocal hook. It was featured on the “Illegal Pirate Radio Vol 3” comp, and while not being as choppy or rhythmically interesting as some of…
Rhythm Syndicate – I Wanna Make Love To You (Raga Rave Mix)
Here’s a track which may be unknown for even the most diehard obscurity-seekers… almost no one has it listed on discogs, and the few people who do seem to be general dance music single collectors rather than oldskool collectors. It’s far from rare though, with tons of copies in the $1-3 range – no doubt…
Ellis Dee – Nice Up Your Scene
Here’s a 94 ragga jungle track that might not be super complicated or choppy, but what it does do, it does well – catchy ragga vocals, a classic reggae music bit (Willie Williams “Armageddon Time” according to discogs) and lush sounding beats which I think are just an amen and think layered on top of…