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Basement Records

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Profile:The Basement label was started up in 1991 and was run from the Record Basement shop in Reading. The label was run by Phil Wells (aka Basement Phil).

The main artists on the label included Jack Smooth, Basement Phil, Kev Bird, DJ Mayhem, Wax Doctor, Roger Johnson, Alex Reece and Top Buzz.

One of the things that set Basement apart from the rest was the distinctive sound of nearly every release, courtesy of Jack Smooth's engineering and co-production. 'Jungle Techno' is a sound drawn from the label, with the phrase credited to Mikee B (one third of Top Buzz) who once famously commented that a Basement Records tune he was listening to had sounds that were actually similar to those in a jungle, mixed with Detroit influenced soundscapes.

The label was a big favourite of most DJ's throughout '93 and people like Ratty, Tango, DJ SS, Seduction, Slipmatt and Top Buzz were often heard playing several Basement releases in every set.

Spin-off labels from Basement included Sound Entity and Smooth Recordings whilst Jack Smooth had a behind the scenes influence on labels such as Homegrown, Legend, Symphony Sound and Sinister Recordings.

After the peak of 1993 the Basement label shifted to releasing the more experimetal side of Jungle throughout the mid 90's before closing down in 1997. Recent times however have seen the release of a series of Basement Classics releases plus some more new Drum & Bass productions.
Sublabels:4 The Floor Recordings, Basement Classics, Basement Records House Department, Nu Basement Records, Precious Materials, Smooth Recordings, Sound Entity Records, Spotlight Recordings
Contact Info:Basement Records
40 Station Hill
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 1NF

Tel: 0734 573922 (dated)
URLs:http://www.nu-basement.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/basementphil
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Discography:
BRSS 001 Basement Phil Take Me Up (12", Ltd, Promo)
BRSS 003 Kev Bird Inside Your Mind EP (12", Ltd, Promo)
BRSS 002 Basement Phil Bachbeat / I Love You (12", Ltd, Promo)
BRSS 004 Techno Bros The Ugly Side Of Pop (12")
BRSS 004 Techno Bros The Ugly Side Of Pop (12", Ltd, Promo)
BRSS 005 Hedgehog Affair Rush Till Dawn Presents Hedgehog Affair Pt. 2 (12")
BRSS 005 Hedgehog Affair Rush Till Dawn Presents Hedgehog Affair Pt. 2 (12", Ltd, Promo)
BRSS 005 Hedgehog Affair Hedgehog Affair Pt 2 (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 006 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor The Visit To 14B EP (12", EP)
BRSS 006 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor Visit To 14B EP (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 007 Smooth But Hazzardous Violent Headrush EP (12", EP)
BRSS 007 Smooth But Hazzardous Violent Headrush EP (12", EP, TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 007DJ Smooth But Hazzardous Violent Headrush EP (12", EP, Promo)
BRSS 008 DJ Mayhem Damage (12")
BRSS 008 DJ Mayhem Damage E.P (12", TP, W/Lbl, Ltd)
BRSS 008DJ DJ Mayhem Damage EP (12", Promo, EP, Ltd)
BRSS 009 Basement Phil & Engineers, The We Can Rock It E.P. (12", EP)
BRSS 009 Bassment Phil* & Engineers, The We Can Rock It EP (12", Promo)
BRSS 010 Hedgehog Affair Rush Till Dawn Presents Hedgehog Affair Pt. 3 (12")
BRSS 010 Hedgehog Affair Rush Till Dawn Presents Hedgehog Affair Pt. 3 (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 010 Hedgehog Affair Rush Till Dawn Return Of The Funky Hogs E.P. (12", EP, Promo)
BRSS 011 Wax Doctor A New Direction E.P. (12", EP)
BRSS 011 Wax Doctor A New Direction E.P. (12", Promo, EP, Ltd)
BRSS 011 Wax Doctor A New Direction (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 012 Kev Bird This Is A Trip (12")
BRSS 012 Kev Bird Eloquence E.P (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 013 Top Buzz Livin' In Darkness / Viola's Delight (12")
BRSS 013 Top Buzz Livin' In Darkness / Viola's Delight (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 014 Techno Bros We Are...... Techno Bros (12")
BRSS 014 Techno Bros We Are EP (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 015 Jack 'N Phil* Punishment / A Trip To Knowledge (12")
BRSS 015 Jack 'N' Phil* Punishment E.P. (12", EP, Promo)
BRSS 015 Jack n Phil Punishment EP (12", W/Lbl, TP, EP)
BRSS 016 DJ Mayhem Storm Trooper / Cold Acid (12")
BRSS 016 DJ Mayhem Storm Trooper / Cold Acid (12", Promo)
BRSS 017 Chemical Hex / Sub Sector (12")
BRSS 017 Chemical Hex / Sub Sector (12", Promo)
BRSS 017 Chemical Vol 1 (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 018 Wax Doctor Another Direction / The Stalker (12")
BRSS 018 Wax Doctor Vol.2 (12", Promo)
BRSS 018 Wax Doctor The Stalker / Another Direction (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 018 Wax Doctor Volume 2 (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 019 Top Buzz Livin' In Darkness (Remixes) (2x10")
BRSS 019 Top Buzz Livin In Darkness (93 Remix) (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 019DJ Top Buzz Livin' In Darkness (93 Remix) (12", Ltd, S/Sided)
BRSS 020 Two Dark Troopers I Wanna Be Your Lover / Darkcore (12")
BRSS 020 Two Dark Troopers I Wanna Be Your Lover (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 020 Two Dark Troopers Vol 1 (12", Promo)
BRSS 020 2 Dark Troopers* I Wanna Be Your Lover / Dark Core (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 021 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor Part 1 (12")
BRSS 021 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor Dark Matter Remix (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 021 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor Remixes Part 1 (12", Promo)
BRSS 022 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor Part 2 (12")
BRSS 022 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor Remixes Part 2 (12", Promo)
BRSS 023 Ruff With The Smooth Art Of Intelligence / Sounds Superior (12")
BRSS 023 Ruff With The Smooth Volume 1 (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 023 Ruff With The Smooth Vol 1 (12", Promo)
BRSS 024 Mayhem* Fierce / M-Power (12")
BRSS 024 Mayhem* Vol.3 (12", Promo)
BRSS 025 Electronic Experienced V-10 Overload / No. 303 (12")
BRSS 025 Electronic Experienced Vol.1 (12", Promo)
BRSS 027 Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth New Direction (93 Remix) / What's Goin' On (12")
BRSS 027 Wax Doctor Volume 3 (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 027 Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth Vol 3 (12", Promo)
BRSS 028 Jack n Phil Tek Trak / We Are Unity (12")
BRSS 028 Jack n Phil Tek Trak / We Are Unity (12", W/Lbl, TP, Ltd, Sta)
BRSS 028 Jack n Phil Volume 2 (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 028 2 Jack n Phil Unity Remixes (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 028R Jack n Phil We Are Unity (Remixes) (12")
BRSS 028R Jack n Phil Vol. 2 Remixes (12", Promo)
BRSS 029 DJ Mayhem U.L.F. / Parametrix (12")
BRSS 029 Mayhem* Vol. 4 (12", Promo)
BRSS 030 Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth Unfriendly / Rock To The Groove (12")
BRSS 030 Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth Unfriendly / Rock To The Groove (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
BRSS 030 Wax Doctor Volume 4 (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 030 Wax Doctor Vol 4 (12", Promo)
BRSS 22 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor T.B.N Remix (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 24 DJ Mayhem Vol III (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 25 Electronic Experienced Vol 1 (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 026 Top Buzz Livin' In A Dream / The Wok (12")
BRSS 026 Top Buzz Livin' In A Dream / The Wok (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 031 Kev Bird Kano / Sub Zero (12")
BRSS 031 Kev Bird Vol II (12", TP, W/Lbl)
BRSS 032 Electronic Experienced I.Q. / More I.Q. (12")
BRSS 033 Mad Dog The Jack & Phil Remixes (12")
BRSS 034 Scott-Free My First Adventure / Street Fighting (12")
BRSS 035 Jack 'N' Phil* Volume 3 (12")
BRSS 036 Roger Johnson One On One / The Drum 'N' The Bass (12")
BRSS 037 Ruff With The Smooth Twisted Girl / Who's Loving Me (12")
BRSS 038 Blinded By Science Scanners / Afterlife (12")
BRSS 039 Safari Sounds On My Mind / The Change (12")
BRSS 039 Safari Sounds On My Mind / The Change (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 040 Sentinel, The Heavy Vibes / Pulse Of Life (12")
BRSS 041 Basement Phil Flying (Remixes) (12")
BRSS 041 Basement Phil Flying (Remixes) (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS 35 Jack n Phil Vol 3 (12", Promo)
BRSS0 40 Sentinel, The Heavy Vibes / Pulse Of Life (12", W/Lbl)
BRSS42 Peshay Futurama / Endless Thoughts (12")
BRSS42 Peshay Futurama / Endless Thoughts (12", Promo)
BRSS43 Jack n Phil I Like It / Listen (12")
BRSS43 Jack n Phil I Like It / Listen (12", Promo)
BRSS44 Jack n Phil I Like It (Remixes) (12")
BRSS44 Jack n Phil I Like It (Remixes) (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS45 Donovan Bad Boy Smith Universal / The Water (12")
BRSS46 Rood Project, The Thunder (RJ Remixes) (12")
BRSS47 Roger Johnson Walk Of Life / The Drifter (12")
BRSS47 Roger Johnson Walk Of Life / The Drifter (12", Promo, W/Lbl)
BRSS48 X-Files (2) Intensity / Forbidden Medicine (12", Single)
BRSS49 Sentinel, The Awakening / Genesis (12")
BRSS50 Architex, The The 50th (12")
BRSS50 Architex, The The 50th (12", Promo)
BRSS51 Architex, The Blueprint (Remixes) (12")
BRSS52 Inner Visions* Southern Comfort / Hidden Menace (12")
BRSS52 Inner Visions* Southern Comfort / Hidden Menace (12", W/Lbl, TP)
BRSS53 Subject 13 Spirit Breakdown / Can't Wait Tonight (12")
BRSS54 Justice Pseudo Jazz EP (12", EP)
BRSS55 Intensity (2) The X-Files Volume 2 (12")
BRSS56 Sentinel, The Dig Deeper / Toulepleu (12")
BRSS57 Architex, The The Continuation (12")
BRSS58 Mystic Moods A Sense Of Summer (12")
BRSS58 Mystic Moods A Sense Of Summer Pts 1 & 2 (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
BRSS59 Justice Pseudo Jazz EP II (12", EP)
BRSS60 Dune The Blade / Imported (12")
BRSS61 Architex, The Altitude / The Bridge (12")
BRSS62 Dune Pentagon City / Keep On (12")
BRSS 066 Tango & Ratty Train Track 2002 / Tonic (12")
BRSS 066 Tango & Ratty Train Track 2002 / Tonic (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
BRSS 067 Rage (2) Focus / Timecode (12")
BRSSCL1 Wax Doctor New Direction / Herbal Tekno (12")
BRSSCL2 Hedgehog Affair Second Rush / Sounds Of House (12")
BRSSCL3 Kev Bird / Wax Doctor* Dark Matter / Airspace (12")
BRSSCL4 DJ Mayhem Damage / Signal Generator (12")
BRSSCL5 Hedgehog Affair Oh My God I'm A DJ / We Told You (12")
BRSS 068 Top Buzz Living In Darkness (2004 Remixes) (12")
BRSSCL6 Top Buzz The Top Buzz EP (2x12")
BRSSCL6 Top Buzz Top Buzz Ep (2x12", RE)
BRSSCL10 Jack n Phil Feat. Wendy / Smooth But Hazardous* Flying / Smooth But Hazardous (12")
BRSSCL11 2 Dark Troopers* / Techno Bros I Wanna Be Your Lover / We Are Techno Bros (12")
BRSSCL7 Kev Bird / Jack n Phil This Is A Trip / We Are Unity (12")
BRSSCL8 Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth Another Direction / Unfriendly (12")
BRSS 069 Fast Floor (2) Plight Of The Innovators (Cartridge Remix) (12")
BRSS 069 Fast Floor (2) Plight Of The Innovators (Cartridge Remix) (12", Promo, W/Lbl)
BRSS 070 Vital Elements Bad Boy Tune / Flipside (12")
BRSS 071 Architex* Altitude (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
BRSSDNB001 Various The Masters Series: Canvas 1 (2x12")
BRSSDNB002 Various The Masters Series: Canvas 2 (2x12")
BRSSDNB003 Various The Masters Series: Canvas 3 (2x12", RE)
BRSSDNB004 Various The Masters Series: Canvas 4 (2x12")

User Reviews:

hemlock, Apr 06, 2006

Basically,every decent rave tune that made your hairs stand up on your neck in 91/92 was as a result of these guys---the dark d and hardcore they made are seminal classics in dance culture,my favourite being kev birds airspace---true innovators of the 1992 scene and on every rave tape going thats good!

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