I’m actually in the UK right now, checking Bangface Weekender this weekend. This trip, I decided to chuck a tiny portable record player in my bag, so I could play and even rip records during any down time. Well, it’s Sunday night and despite being in London it seems there’s not much going on, so…
Tag: amen
The Winstons Amen Brother Donation Gesture
Recently, someone posted a several year old interview with the singer of the Winstons regarding the “amen break”, from a BBC radio show.
Formula 7 & Ruffkut – Jodi’s Theme (94 Remix)
Merry Xmas everyone! Here’s a nice 94 tune which has been stuck in my head lately. It snuck under my radar for a long time, until it was re-ID’d for me and I realized I already had it but had only ever checked the first side. Nothing super strange or “out there”, just everything you’d…
Renegade – Jump
It’s funny how, being in the States, there’s a lot of cool and ridiculously cheap tracks I end up missing out on because 1. I can’t find them here 2. I don’t make it to the UK much and 3. the cost to ship them over from the UK massively dwarfs the record cost itself.…
Trek – Ultime Frontière
Here’s a hidden gem from 1995, a vibey jungle track which only featured on two different jungle comps (one on vinyl, one CD). No idea where the original artist was from, but it was mixed + engineered by Matt aka Optical of Ed Rush + optical fame. Definitely worth picking up as the comp it’s…
Subject 13 – Hip Hop Gangster
Here’s an excellent recent nab of mine which I’d never heard prior to buying. This EP might have eluded me until now since it’s from 1996 rather than 95. Even though 96/97 happens to be around when I started buying dnb/jungle, I’ve often steered clear of tracks from 96 when digging for oldskool since that’s…
Abyss of Time – Deep Flowin
Here’s a dark German jungle tune from 1995 I took a chance on recently. I’ll admit I hadn’t really heard much about this label before getting this – based on the producer’s site and info on discogs, it seems Outlaw Records were based near Mannheim, part of the Milk! Club scene and started around 94…
Override – Critical Phase
Last month Tim Reaper posted a Digital tune from Octopus Records here, and Droid (from weareie.com and sometimes writer here) pointed out how good the Override EPs are on that label. I’ve been meaning to post one of those and finally got around to it – definitely a personal favorite EP of mine for dark…
System X – Mind Games (Cool Hand Flex Remix)
Here’s a nice somewhat hard to find tune courtesy of the Tim Reaper. “Mind Games” is probably one of Photek’s more well recognizable early tunes, done under his System X alias. Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, the sounds no doubt will: a 93-94 amen smasher with dub fx, deep atmospherics, and the…
Dub Warriors – Rocking Out To The Nation (Chasing Breaks Mix)
Here’s another nice 94-95 tune ripe for the nabbing. Not sure if it turns up in MVE’s and real-life stores as much, but I see this EP for sale a lot online for quite cheap. Like a fair number of jungle tunes at the time, “Rocking Out” effectively combines ragga vocals and slightly rougher amens…