I can’t help it, I’m totally hooked on these US edits of oldskool tracks. Even when they don’t add much to the originals, these edits still seem to revive tunes which I’ve listened to far too many times. They also seem to be an interesting choice for DJ’ing live, since you basically get to play…
Cool Hand Flex – ZX2 EP
Not the easiest record to find, Cool Hand Flex’s “ZX2” EP is well worth tracking down for its 3 totally different sounding but all excellent tunes. The A side is the massive track “Your Risk”, also released on this EP. Definitely one of my favorites by him and one of his catchiest early tracks. The…
Frequency – Kiss The Sky (Remix)
Something a little different here. Frequency, aka Orlando Voorn, had a ton of excellent releases in 91/92 on labels like Lower East Side and ESP under various names. The stab in this particular track was sampled by Goldie for the tune Saint Angel on the Timeless LP. Enjoy. Dara You need to a flashplayer enabled…
Toxanoid – Toxanoid (The Anthem)
Now that Pete has kindly granted me access to his back-end (oo-err missus;) I will be intermittently posting my own obscure favorites. Youtube links for starters but, who knows, maybe I’ll up a few mp3s in the future. To kick things off, I’m linking to a fave of mine from the excellent Out Of Orbit…
Dem 2 Ruff – Nice Tune
Here’s a nice 94 jungle track w/ great ragga vocal bits and a nice slowjam melody. It’s actually been repressed so it shouldn’t be too hard to find on wax, even the original doesn’t seem to go for too much. The artists behind it are still around and still releasing DNB, so check their site…
Dance On Arrival – Lockjaw (Spacecore Mix)
From the rare and pricey back to some “price of a cup of coffee” tunes- here’s one of the many overlooked Boogie Beat singles. As with the other EPs on Boogie Beat, this EP is a bit easy to miss since was plentifully pressed, and is a bit rough around the edges – however this…
Foul Play Productions – Finest Illusion
Here’s a real treat… one of the most revered and in-demand oldskool tracks out there. Despite having several pressings, this track is somewhat scarce due to the fact that it was recalled (on account of the uncleared S.O.S. Band sample). It was later released as a “legal” version on Moving Shadow with the SOS Band…
Aphex Twin “Digeridoo” for free (legally) on Juno
Just read about this on B2VOS, tried it out and it’s true – 0 dollars and 0 cents for the R&S track Aphex Twin “Digeridoo”, in whatever (digital) format you’d like. You might have to register for juno download, but assuming most of you are into some newer music you should probably be registered with…
Bay B Kane official facebook page
Bay B Kane just made an official page for his tunes, join up if you’re on facebook! BAY B KANE FACEBOOK PAGE Also, feel free to add the “blog to the oldskool ” FB page too… not much point to it now but I might start posting extra content there, also it’s kind of fun…
Count Zero – Inner Fury
Here’s yet another heavily under-appreciated gem: Count Zero’s “Inner Fury” EP on SDI. Written by DJ Massive under a one-off alias (perhaps because it’s a bit of a stylistic departure for him), this 4 tracker has got great sinister catchy synth lines, nice hiphop vocals cuts (MC Duke in this track), and beats which are…