Top Buzz - Livin' In Darkness / Viola's Delight

In my opinion, 'Living in Darkness' was/is massively over-rated. It is one of the weakest Basement releases apart from the first three, up to when the style began to change more to D&B.

The main synth stab is pretty weak, and the drum programming is basic - the track is fairly formulaic. Kev Bird, Wax Doctor, DJ Mayhem, etc were producing far superior work on Basement at this time.

That said, it is kinda catchy, and middle of the road usually appeals to the masses more so than the more cutting edge sounds.
I can't help feeling that if the name 'Top Buzz' was not attributed to this track, it wouldn't have attracted half as much attention.

Classic hardcore track, arguably the first that pointed in a direction other than speeded up vocals, and ripped off piano tracks. Simple stabs, simple bassline - simply devastating.