{"id":2877,"date":"2011-05-14T13:42:34","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T20:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2011-05-14T13:42:34","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T20:42:34","slug":"oddysey-joy-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/?p=2877","title":{"rendered":"Oddysey – “Joy of Joy”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a real obscurity I doubt almost any oldskool fans have had a chance to hear. I’m always on the hunt for weird\/out there sounding stuff, and during some recent “obscurity mining” I stumbled on a copy of this record:
\n<\/br>Odyssey – Joy Of Joy<\/a>
\nIt’s a hardcore EP from 1993 featuring really off kilter sounding drums and melodies plus that<\/i> Ren and Stimpy sample. Not my favorite single ever, but it definitely piqued my interest and made wonder about the artist(s) behind it.
\nDoing some web searching, I discovered that a couple of the tracks on that EP had also been released digitally on this album:
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\nDespite being released in 2006, almost all the tracks on the album sound like straight up oldskool hardcore\/jungle… no updated beats or brand new elements to speak of. The mixdowns sound a bit more recent, but all the track elements are classic and there’s some decent tunes on there for sure: “Get Down to the Sound”, “Set Your Soul On Fire”, “This Generation” and “Hardcore Vibes” being four of the strongest. <\/p>\n

After buying a copy of this on Juno, I tracked down one of the artists behind the release(s), named Victor Imbres. This is what he had to say about them:<\/p>\n

Joy of Joy was released on white label in 1993. All the tunes were written in 1992 and 1993. We wrote some other hardcore\/jungle tunes but lost the masters to those records. I DJed a little back in 1991 and 1992. I am mostly known for co-writting Fragma Toca’s Miracle and writting and producing the Alcatraz Giv Me Luv records. I also worked with Deep Dish and BT from 1993 to 1996.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, there you have it… not posting the usual 320 rip(s) since this can be bought from most major mp3 stores (juno<\/a>,trackitdown<\/a>,emusic<\/a>). Definitely check out the clips above though and nab it if you like it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a real obscurity I doubt almost any oldskool fans have had a chance to hear. I’m always on the hunt for weird\/out there sounding stuff, and during some recent “obscurity mining” I stumbled on a copy of this record: Odyssey – Joy Of Joy It’s a hardcore EP from 1993 featuring really off kilter… <\/p>\n

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