It looks like Suburban Base will be amping up their digital presence in a big way over the next few months. In March they’ll be releasing a fresh compilation called “SUBURBAN BASE RECORDS – THE HISTORY OF HARDCORE, JUNGLE, DRUM & BASS: 1991-1997”, including some of their strongest tracks from that era. Following that, they’ll…
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Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era – Far Out (Mike Wertheim’s “Even Further Out” remix)
Here’s a remix that I remember was discussed a lot on B2VOS years back, it was some white label remix of Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era’s “Far Out” which mashed up the original with Zero B’s “lock up”. As it turns out, the original source of this tune is one of those US…
GBH – Reach The Sky
Here’s a single I bought years ago and forgot about until recently. In all that time, I don’t think I’ve ever really listened to the B side. Instead I stuck to the (admittedly strong) A side tune “Back to the Grave”, which combines an MC Duke vocal line, an assortment of heavy breakbeats (including the…
Nice documentary clip on Sub Base / the Prodigy
I haven’t gone hunting for rave videos on youtube in a bit, but someone on b2vos just posted this documentary which is pretty nice. I still can’t believe how young all these producers were when they made these tunes!
Suburban Base: Sound of the Phuture MegaMix
Suburban Base is one of my favorite labels ever, but you’ll rarely see stuff on this site from that label. This is for two reasons : Anybody who knows anything about oldskool knows this label and their releases, thus there’s no reason for me to spend time trying to talk about them All their releases…
MC Duke
Plenty of oldschool hardcore producers started off as b-boys, hip-hop DJs, and even some as MC’s. Of those, few if any were as accomplished in hip-hop as MC Duke (real name Anthony Hillaire), who produced plenty of wicked jungle/hardcore alongside his DJ, DJ Leader 1. One of the greatest things about MC Duke is that…