tunes that perfectly fuse jungle and happy hardcore

[padraig (u.s.)]

Padraig you would looooove this I reckon

tbh this was more a burning obsession I had for a couple weeks 3 years ago than something I actually listen to

crystl or omni trio I could just bang around the house, this stuff not so much. it just don't make sense out of E'd up dancefloor context

also that mix is a bit 4x4 stompy for my tastes (not a criticism tho)

still glad to skim back over this thread tho cos I discovered the previously unknown to me Happy Tunes aka Jason B

one for auld times sake

[padraig (u.s.)]

speaking of that n'joi tho, someone should do a roots of happy hardcore

anthem, injected with a poison, a sasha hacienda piano anthem, 2xtreme, manix, utah saints - something good, a few more ardkore piano classics i.e. music 4 da people, some ca 1991 dodgy italo/piano house, dj seduction, something grant nelson, etc. no fucking toytown charly-type nonsense tho

[thirdform]

great thread.

this stuff and pre-neurofunk techstep i'd like to be revived. perfect contrast.

[padraig (u.s.)]

wow this sure seems like a million years ago. guess happy hardcore never did get that critical reappraisal. probably rightly so.

otoh just listened to Something Good for the first time in i don't know how many years and it's still fucking great. at least 80% of that is Kate Bush but still.

[thirdform]

more like hoovers and happy hardcore but yeah as one guy says on discogs like being injected with rocket fuel.

[firefinga]

Tuuune!!!

[firefinga]

one of the top top tunes the genre has produced. Utter greatness

[firefinga]

[craner]

I think this duo are the best exponents of this crossover style, which didn't go far beyond 94 went it went pure banging Happy Hardcore (Loftgroover, Doogle etc)

[craner]

These guys were all on the flipside of Dreamscape tape packs with Bukem, Randall etc in 93/94, the genetic material was still close but starting to cleave

[craner]

Oops, just went back to page 1. We've done all this already . As you were.

[craner]

EXCEPT THAT AH HA!!!

This is a YouTube rip of a tape I got in 1993 from some mad guy in my school that I played to death and still have in a box somewhere. Ellis Dee at a Portsmouth rave, full of this stuff, very druggy and unhinged




I love YouTube. This stopped me listening to The Cure quite quickly when I was at school. Still gives me nostalgic chills.

[craner]

NEXT FRIDAY WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE FUCKING PR IT'S GOING TO BE MENTAL! HASTINGS!

[firefinga]

Another slammer!