hardcore classics

[Tentative Andy]

^ Nice selections Benny. Keep meaning to have a hunt around in my nearby record shops but not got around to it yet.

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This one's pretty nuts
Hackney Hardcore - Caught With A Spliff:

And this one's really nice on a straightahead kinda tip
The Moog - Jungle Muffin (Mickey Finn remix):

 

[Tentative Andy]

Whitehouse were a pretty good label weren't they?

Criminal Minds - Headhunter 1 (Mind Dub)

Justice & Mercy - Soothe My Soul:

Skanna - Ceasfire:

Skanna - Intimidator:

Globe and the Hardcore Massive - Anthem:

Plus Drop This, Baptised By Dub and a few other things.
The breaks on Soothe My Soul get me every time, such a huge groove.

 

[Tentative Andy]

for hardcore turning into jungle you can't do better than sets from AWOL. watch for randall b2b kenny ken, AWOL @ Paradise, 1993. one of the best things ever put on tape

Just wanted to belatedly say that Nomos def wasn't wrong about this. Totally hypnotic set, been rinsing it like mad for the last month or so.
I've also been finding DJ Hype's Yaman studio mixes really helpful for tracing that development of hardcore into jungle.
Hunting down rave/radio sets/tape packs etc is prob not a million miles away from Grateful Dead style fan exchange bizness, but tbh I don't, the music's just so great.

 

[wise]

Links to these delights?

 

[Tentative Andy]

Links to these delights?

Hehe, will upload and throw up the links through the afternoon. The Yaman stuff is pretty to find on the ol Google though.

 

[Tentative Andy]

Right, first bits -

Randall b2b Kenny Ken @ AWOL, 1993 Pt 1:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7e0wht

K-Rox feat. DJ Montana - I can't go on [Skeleton]
Potential Bad Boy - Work The Box Pt. 1 [Limited E Edition]
Johnny Jungle - Flammable (DJ Hype Remix) [Suburban Base]
Studio 2 - Ragga Logic (Call The Cops) [Studio 2]
Torchman - Tell Me [Face]
Eze-G - Data Dump EP [Unnatural Light]
Unknown Warrior – Respect [Sensi]
D'Cruze - Want You Now (DJ SS & EQ Remix) [Suburban Base]
Doc Scott - N.H.S. (Reinforced Shout) [Reinforced]
Studio Pressure - Jump Mk II [Certificate 18]
Roni Size - The Refresher [V Recordings]
Intawarriors - Your Love Is Yours [Deejay

Randall b2b Kenny Ken @ AWOL, 1993, Pt 2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/igxba3

Intawarriors - Your Love Is Yours [Deejay]
LTJ Bukem - Enchanted [Good Looking]
M-Beat - Rumble [Renk]
International Rude Boyz - Digital [Formation]
Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows [Ram]
Oaysis - Open Secrets [Moving Shadow]
Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
K-Rox feat. DJ Montana - Abandoned [Skeleton]
DJ Solo - Darkage [Production House]

GQ hosting. Exact date is either August bank holiday or sometime in December, I've heard claims for both..

 

[Tentative Andy]

Randall b2b Kenny Ken @ AWOL 1993, Pt 3:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yazp3j

DJ Solo - Darkage [Production House]
Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Underground Feeling (Remix) [Face]
Tom and Jerry – Cat Got Your Tongue [Tom and Jerry]
Doc Scott - Here Comes The Drumz (Remix) [Reinforced]
Sound Of The Future - The Warning [Formation]
DJ Slam - Looking Into The Light [Unaware Collective]
Smith Inc - Music + Life (remix) [Absolute 2 Records]
EQ - So Damn Tuff [Formation]
Rufige Kru - Menace [Reinforced]
Q Project - Champion Sound [Legend]
Dancemaster - Don't You Feel It [Grand Larceny]
Edge Of Darkness - Come Together ('93 Bootleg Mix) [white label]


Randall b2b Kenny Ken @AWOL 1993, Pt 4:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dhr3nk

Edge Of Darkness - Come Together ('93 Bootleg Mix) [white label]
DJ Seduction - Solid Bass [Obscure]
Tango & Fallout - Further Intrigue [T&F]
LTJ Bukem - Music [Good Looking]
DJ Phantasy - The Atmosphere [Liquid Wax]
Subnation - Scottie [Mercyless]
Defender- Kennys Jam
Jonny L - Hurt U So ('93 Bootleg Mix) [white label]

 

[Tentative Andy]

DJ Hype, Yaman Studio Mix, Volume 1 -

Side A:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/j2f7i9

01 Q Bass – Funky Hardcore (DJ Hype remix) [Suburban Base]
02 Manix – Turn Away Skull [Reinforced]
03 Scott + Keith – Deranged (Bonus Drums mix) [Reinforced]
04 Johnny Jungle – Johnny (one of the remixes on DJX005) [Dee Jay]
05 The Human Being – The Box Opened [Straight From The Bedroom]
06 Cool Hand Flex – Hold Back [In Touch]
07 C Biz – Crowd Says Rewind (remix) [Big City]
08 Nick OD – Good Inside [Reinforced]
09 DJ Hype – The Chopper [Suburban Base]
10 Noise Factory – Breakage #5 [3rd Party]
11 Cool Hand Flex - Whiplash Remix [De Underground?]
12 Babylon Timewarp – Durban Poison [Subliminal]
13 Chaos + Julia Set – Atmosphere (Sub Bass Field Mix) [Recoil]

Side B:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vpemhl

01 DJ Taktix - The Way - Fokus FKUK014 (2 copy mash up)
02 Cool Hand Flex - "part three" Mars - In Touch INT3
03 Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows - Ram RAMM004
04 Tango - Future Followers - Formation FORM12024
05 Smith Inc - Jungle - Absolute 2 ABS014DJ
06 Noise Factory - Ladies Choice - 3RD Party 3RD005
07 The Anthill Mob - Black Rushin' - Anthill Records ANT2T
08 4 Hero - In the Shadow (RMX) - reinforced RIVET1235R
09 DJ Hype - Weird Energy - Subbase 020R
10 DJ Randall (enforcers 2) - The R - Reinforced RIVET1236
11 cool hand flex - shackout - u no dat HN11
12 Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Underground Feeling - Dark Horse DH001

(I think all three volumes of this are from various dates through 1993, though the last one could easily be from 94)

 

[Tentative Andy]

DJ Hype, Yaman Studio Mixes, Volume 2 -

Side A:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jg2ry5

01 Ment 4 Bass – Strings Free (Liquid Wax)
02 2 Bad Mice – Tribal Revival (remix) [Moving Shadow]
03 Younghead – Moonraker (Reinforced)
04 Intense – Career Come First (U.L.R)
05 Coldeffect- Ultra Jungle (Hard Disk)
06 Crystal – Deep Space (Dee Jay)
07 LTJ Bukem – Music (Good Looking)
08 Invisible Man – Beginning (Timeless)
09 Bizzy B – Revolutions (White House)
10 R. Dominion – ? (one sided) – (White) [DOMINION]

Side B:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4g8i3a

01 Orca – 4 AM (Remix) (Pure White)
02 Cool Hand Flex – Mars (Remix) (In Touch)
03 Studio 2 – Who Jah Bless (White)
04 Peshay – Gangster (Reinforced)
05 Tango & Ratty – Final Conflict (Remix) – (Tango & Ratty)
06 Krome & Time – Virtual Reality (Subbase)
07 Bizzy B – Slow Jam (White House)
08 Trip – Snowball (Kniteforce)
09 Torchman – A Light in the Dark (Face)
10 LTJ Bukem – Atlantis (Remix) (Good Looking)
11 Hype – Hardswing (Subbase)


(NB: As good as all these Hype mixes are, they're undeniably pretty exhausting stuff, esp given his mixing style. I wouldn't really recommend listening to them all back to back, for instance. Unless you've just taken a lot of pills, perhaps).

 

[Tentative Andy]

DJ Hype, Yaman Studio Mixes, Volume 3 -
Side A:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/e9gdbm

01 Intro
02 Danny Breaks – Volume 1AA (G’s Up Ho’s Down) [Droppin’ Science]
03 Remarc – Help Me [Dollar]
04 DJ Buz – Slave [No U-Turn]
05 Deep Blue – The Helicopter Tune [Moving Shadow]
06 Sacred – U Ready 4 Dis [Pursuit]
07 International Rude Boyz – Drum Programme (remix) [Formation]
08 Sound Of The Future – Warning [Formation]
09 Hardware – Nightstalker (DJ SS remix) [Face]
10 Dillinja & Clarky – Steeler’s Anthem [IQ]
11 Gappa G & Hypa Hypa – Information Centre (DJ Ron remix) [Ruff Kutt]
12 The Full SP – Raw Basics (Tango remix) [Face]

Side B:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ji8d2e

01 Intro
02 Dancemaster – Kan U Feel It [Grand Larceny]
03 Stooge & Fats – Twice As Nice [Mystical]
04 The Full SP – S-Capaid [Face]
05 Dextrous & Rude Boy Keith – Wicked [Suburban Base]
06 Danny Breaks – Volume 1A (4 The Thinking Positive Crew) [Droppin’ Science]
07 Omni Trio – Renegade Snares (Foul Play remix) [Moving Shadow]
08 Skanna – Heaven EP ‘This Way’ [Skanna]
09 Hardware – X Amount Of Shots (Bizzy B Remix)[Face]
10 TDK & The Love Life Crew – Ooh Sex (What’s That Mix) [Bullit Proof Vinyl]
11 Jim Polo & Neil Vass – Rolling Energy (2 Sinister Remix) [Dark Horse]
12 ???
13 Grooverider & Metalheadz – Sinister (Influence Mix) [Reinforced]

(We're pretty much into full-blown jungle territory by this stage, obvs).

 

[wise]

Bloody hell, that's a lot to get through.

Cheers Andy, much appreciated

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

2nd the big up to Andy, between this & the 45 minutes of jungle mixes I'm pretty much set for the next month or so.

(also, I very much like "intelligent brostep"; it sounds like the absolute worst - by which I mean the absolute best - thing ever created)

 

[Tentative Andy]

Cheers guys.
Yeah I guess the subtitle is one of the better of my little music-geek jokes. My other favourite is to substitute 'wonky' for 'funky' in song titles, lyrics etc. Try it, it'll provide hours of fun.. er, or minutes of fun at least.

 

[gumdrops]

i like the idea of there being tom browne's wonkin' for jamaica. or who says a wonk band cant play rock. make it wonky etc etc. lol.

 

[Tentative Andy]

Yeah, 'Make It Wonky For Me' sound proper dodgy.




God made me wonky, and I'm glad that he cursed me that way.

 

[baboon2004]

Justice & Mercy - Soothe My Soul:
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wow!

 

[adruu]

If any of you research kids want to give it a shot, there is a track in here
http://www.io.com/~mkultra/audio/Zakaos_-_Return_of_the_Dark_Fader_Side_2.mp3
right at 18:00 that just kills me...the strings, the killer sped up vocals, just perfect...he's mixing into this downbeat lull into this squarepusher ting.

There are actually a couple of other unknowns earlier on, the two tracks after Dijeridoo and after Watermargin actually.

 

[Tentative Andy]

If any of you research kids want to give it a shot, there is a track in here
http://www.io.com/~mkultra/audio/Zakaos_-_Return_of_the_Dark_Fader_Side_2.mp3
right at 18:00 that just kills me...the strings, the killer sped up vocals, just perfect...he's mixing into this downbeat lull into this squarepusher ting.

There are actually a couple of other unknowns earlier on, the two tracks after Dijeridoo and after Watermargin actually.

Hey adruu, nice mix and nice tune, but sadly I have no idea what the name of the tune is.
Might be worth asking one of the real mid-90s jungle experts like Droid, as most of the tunes on the mix seem to come from that era.

 

[franz]

Right, first bits -

Randall b2b Kenny Ken @ AWOL, 1993 Pt 1:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7e0wht

K-Rox feat. DJ Montana - I can't go on [Skeleton]
Potential Bad Boy - Work The Box Pt. 1 [Limited E Edition]
Johnny Jungle - Flammable (DJ Hype Remix) [Suburban Base]
Studio 2 - Ragga Logic (Call The Cops) [Studio 2]
Torchman - Tell Me [Face]
Eze-G - Data Dump EP [Unnatural Light]
Unknown Warrior – Respect [Sensi]
D'Cruze - Want You Now (DJ SS & EQ Remix) [Suburban Base]
Doc Scott - N.H.S. (Reinforced Shout) [Reinforced]
Studio Pressure - Jump Mk II [Certificate 18]
Roni Size - The Refresher [V Recordings]
Intawarriors - Your Love Is Yours [Deejay

Randall b2b Kenny Ken @ AWOL, 1993, Pt 2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/igxba3

Intawarriors - Your Love Is Yours [Deejay]
LTJ Bukem - Enchanted [Good Looking]
M-Beat - Rumble [Renk]
International Rude Boyz - Digital [Formation]
Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows [Ram]
Oaysis - Open Secrets [Moving Shadow]
Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
K-Rox feat. DJ Montana - Abandoned [Skeleton]
DJ Solo - Darkage [Production House]

GQ hosting. Exact date is either August bank holiday or sometime in December, I've heard claims for both..

so great. thx Andy. really is right at the cusp of coming together/apart

 

[Tentative Andy]

^^ No probs Franz, it's a pleasure to share this stuff, think Nomos deserves some of the thanks too though.

******
Been meaning to post this one for a few days, finally ID'd it after months of hunting around
3 Thieves & A Liar - Forseeing The Future:

Yet another early stage in junglistic ideas creeping into ardcore. I get the impression that this was a big 'London tune' when it was first about. Either way it's fantastic.