so what should i seek out from Formation?
Formation is a bit of a weird label. not a single recognizable "Formation sound" like say, Reinforced or Basement Records (though Formation did always tender towards ruffer/darker/harder), and with a few exceptions not a lot of huge anthems like Moving Shadow. there are loads of ca. 92-95 Formation records that competently do whatever sound was big at the moment - ardkore, jungle tekno, darkside, '94 rollers, hardstep - w/o being sensational. so you have to dig a bit maybe, but they definitely had tunes, mostly all SS whether as producer or remixer, or Tango in the early days.
in addition to some other things other people mentioned:
anything Tango was involved in (i.e. Future Followers EP, various remixes)
International Rude Boyz - International Acclaim (Remixes) EP -
Paragone Remix
Drum + Bass - EP3 (The Ruff & Ready Remixes)
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DJ SS - The Rollers Convention EP 3 -
United (Grooverider Mix)
MA2 - Rollers Music/Hearing Is Believing (Remixes)
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and I'm also kinda shocked that no one mentioned
the Formation-anthem (after "Black") in all its Love Story-sampling glory
Sound of the Future - The Lighter
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also there are were a bunch of amazing tunes on F Records, piano hardcore and jungle tekno stuff - more Tango records, Nexus & Blowback, The Brainstorm Crew, etc