Shut Up And Dance* - Dance Before The Police Come!

This album came out at a time when alot of uk b-boys started
the slide into the hardcore scene or maybe this was the
reason and i mean that in a good way, similar to the early genaside 2 style of production ie ruff , suad struck a good balance between the hip hop world and the warehouse scene. The house/breakbeat tracks were great and the hip hop tracks were great which has always been abit of a rarity and i can't think of anyone doing anything similar at the time .It had a bit of a bad cover and their design in general was very backyard like blapps stuff but thats kinda what i love about them. Wicked hip hop for the dancefloors of the early 90's without being cheesy. Also is my copy the only one with a weird volume mute of a few seconds about two thirds into "on a street level"?

Just like to say i totally agree with Technoheads review of Derek Went Mad by Shut Up And Dance,great tune.I dont know if you know , but the title of the track is a reference to Derek May , who apperently went mad when he had heard they had sampled one of his productions..Go on shut up and dance , one of the creators of hardcore sound , along with 4 Hero and many other London based music producers from the early 1990s.

This LP contains the fantastic and under-rated (or not at all rated) "Derek Went Mad" - a minimal instrumental techno track with a deep and funky rolling bass-line well complimented by the hi-hats. This LP version is far superior to the remix, which was released later as a separate 12", and has hints of the early 90's UK "hardcore" sound. I'll never forget this track being played by Spiral Tribe at their NYE rave in the Chalk Farm (Camden) Roundhouse at the end of 1991.