blog to the oldskool

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 intro and outro samples, this track is pretty epic. maybe more appropriate for mixing than for home listening. Still, it’s well structured and has a fair number of changeups which keep it interesting. Definitely one worth seeking out.


Love Dove Jay – The Hitchcock Storey

Formation Records churned out a fair number of darker tunes between 92 and 94, but this is one of the best – the sinister pitch shifted beats layered with the Blowfly – Sesame Street break (as used in “Helicopter Tune”) and a 4/4 kick make this track choppy but solid, great for mixing or home listening. Add some simple but effective pads and you’ve got a nasty slice of ‘93 darkside. In fact, this whole remix EP is great, as is is the original – it was tough to pick just one track to post from these, but this remix is a personal favorite.

International Rude Boyz – Paragone Remix

3 Sample are best known for their tune Streets of Rage, which was on one of the Kaos Theory comps. I actually prefer this track, which is a secondary mix on the easier to find first EP on Output Level. It’s a dead simple tune – a female vocal sample, an eerie little piano melody and little else. Still, it contrasts nicely with a lot of the more euphoric tracks released around that time, and is great for mixing purposes.

3 Sample – High on Life… Rewind Come Again