Brisk - Airhead / Thru' The Knite

What a release. Both sides were typical of '95 in that they tread the line between the earlier breakbeat hardcore and the emergence of happy hardcore perfectly. It's the release I'd use to show Brisk's wonderful consistency across every subgenre he's produced. From breakbeat under Kniteforce and happy and UK hardcore under NG/BB, Brisk has killed it all.

"Airhead" is definitely the highlight here. Epic hardcore drum pattern combined with happy hardcore kicks and that classic "air-air-airhead" sample. Puts a smile on my face every single time and never ever gets old. Luna-C, legend that he is, recently released the ENTIRE Kniteforce (and sublabels) category digitally for free so you have absolutely no excuse not to hear this classic for yourself. It also spawned a great full-on happy hardcore remix by Slipmatt under his SMD alias and a UK hardcore remix by Brisk & Vagabond which unfortunately wasn't as good as it should've been.

"Thru' The Knite" is another good track. Another great drum pattern but it's just not as memorable as "Airhead". Still a worthy b-side to one of the best hardcore tracks of the 90s though.

Overall a great release.