Here’s a single that typifies what I like to post most on this blog – obscure but excellent singles which are still easy to find for anybody “in the know” enough to be aware of them. Normally I just post one track from an EP, but both sides of this EP are great in their…
Natural Forces – The Solid Rock Tune
Here’s another nice choppy amen tune by W. Wilson AKA Subnation (“Scottie”) and Warrior Bass. Nothing too out of the ordinary here, nice melodies and well chopped beats. This tune reminds me a bit of Studio Pressure stuff. Natural Forces – The Solid Rock Tune
N-Zo & DJ Invincible – Ease Yourself
Here’s a nasty 94 amen smasher I nabbed recently… big synths lead off the track along with the vibettes humpty dump break (as used by Photek), before the “ease yourself into consciousness” vocal drops and massive chopped amens come crashing down. Great stuff, also a cheap and easy to find single. N-Zo & DJ Invincible…
Joe 90 & Dr. Font – Ghostown
Here’s a track that’s definitely an acquired taste for some… I’m not sure I even liked it much at first, but it’s gotten stuck in my head a few times, in no small part due to the music. The horns do a nice job propelling the track along ala “Living in Darkness”, alternating with a…
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Ratty – Source of All Evil
Here’s one of my favorite tracks on one of my favorite EPs. Aside from a couple big tracks with Tango, Ratty was much better known as a DJ, spinning a lot of lesser known darkside tracks 93-94 which are now massively in demand. However, he did do several great releases, including this amazing EP on…
Bribe – Goldseal
This rip today sounds pretty rough since it’s recorded off a Numark PT-01 portable turntable… my 12’s are locked up in a truck somewhere since I played a crazy party last night in Boston. This track is already pretty low fi to begin with though. “Goldseal” is off the excellent Headhunters Recordings label, which only…
Intellex – The Argon EP
I’ve had two Belgian buddies staying at my place for the past 2 days, so not much time for a post… so here’s a generic post about a “cheap but awesome” single: sick tunes not sure why this isn’t more in demand bought for $1 plenty of copies on discogs 5 tracks ranging from pretty…
TDK – Hype Time
Here’s two nice tunes for friday by TDK, someone who was strongly affiliated with Bizzy B / the Brain Records crew. The first track is from 93 but actually sounds much more like a 94 tune… decent atmospherics, choppy breaks, smooth without being corny, tasty and tasteful stuff. The second track (“Hype Time”), I finally…
Andromeda – Buzz
This is basically an “Anasthasia” knockoff but with more prominent breaks and some samples about UK football thrown on top. The additional synthwork reminds me a bit of 786/Deja Vu, but that could just be because of the synths used and not anything to do with the personnel involved in making the tracks. Andromeda –…