Sick bit on Biology Records here. I forget if I’ve posted any of their tracks before but they’re a somewhat underrated label. This is the first release and definitely one of my favs on the label, a solid ragga hardcore jam with the classic “Hardcore Will Never Die!” sample. A large portion of this track…
Dreadi Knight & Dj Legacy – Yard RAVE
Here’s a nice B-side I found on some nondescript 95 record. Choppy 94-style jungle beats and the Cocoa T & Cutty ranks “The Going Is Rough” acapella (as used in Sonz of a Loop Da Loop “Bust That Groove”). Not much more to say for this one, check it and enjoy! Dreadi-Knight & DJ Legacy…
DJ Pooch – Say a Little Prayer (Cut And Run #1)
Here’s a nice slice of 93 proto-happy hardcore/jungle. Nothing particularly adventurous or experimental here, just Dionne Warwick’s “Say a Little Prayer” combined with choppy amens, pitch shifted breaks and even a little ragga. DJ Pooch did a few good early hardcore/jungle singles, including one on Lucky Spin that’s definitely worth checking out. He went on…
Naz AKA Naz – Organised Crime (Killer + Eye Spy mixes)
I’ve already posted plenty about 786/Deja Vu, but here’s two belters which I haven’t yet mentioned. “Organised Crime” was a large track perhaps on par with Naz AKA Naz’s other big tune “Started Again”… both of these were featured on comps back in the day, with “organised crime” being on one volume of Kickin’s Hardcore…
Biobreaks – Tenebre
I’ve posted a lot of Biochip C/Martin Damm-related material on this site since I started. No reason to break from that trend now, so here’s one of my favorite EPs from him. “Tenebre” reminds me most closely of his other Riot Beats EP as Psychic Parasite. “Move” uses the classic “nobody move, nobody get hurt”…
Rhythm ‘N’ Ryme – Luv Drug
I’ve been posting pretty frantic crazy tracks lately, so here’s a more melodic, simple and catchy track which is slightly reminiscent of “DJs Unite”. This track was written by MC Excel of the Asmo – Rushamuffin EP. Rhythm N Ryme – Luv Drug
Ent. T. – Altered State 1#
Here’s a wicked track on what I think is Tech Itch’s first EP , released on Ibiza Records. The EP is good overall: maybe a bit inconsistent, but at least 2 of the tracks are really strong, especially for fans of low-fi grimey 92 tunes. Here’s my favorite track. Impossibly fast breaks with crazily panned…
Tim Taylor – Istanbul (Taktix Remix)
Here’s a top favorite of mine. You may have heard the B side of this (“The Way”), as it’s been remixed a few times and features the classic Top Buzz sample “Are you really ready for some bloodclat jungle techno??!!!” Great tune, but the Istanbul Remix wins for me by far. The original of “Istanbul”…
Jungle Pirate – Mutiny On The Bounty
Don’t let the intro fool you, this track means business…”Mutiny” mashes up samples from a few big hardcore tracks (Trip To The Moon 3, Clarkee “I Get Hype”, etc), along with 2 sick synth lines which I can’t place right now (maybe one or both is original?). This artist was also AKA Jungle Buddha, who…
Dara @ Elements in Boston, Thursday Jan 7th
For the New England people checking this site (google analytics tells me there’s some of you): DJ Dara is playing an oldskool set at Elements tommorow night, Thursday January 7th. His oldskool sets KILL, perfect combination of known and unknown tracks, mixed well with plenty of variety and a ton of energy. This set is…