Ragga Twins, The - Illegal Gunshot / Spliffhead

steve_j, Aug 12, 2007

Whilst the A side "Illegal Gunshot" is a fairly solid piece of ragga set on top of a breakbeat, its the flip that has secured Ragga Twins deserved place in dance music history. Although the routes of hardcore were seeded earlier, Shut Up and Dance were one of the pioneers to really push the sped-up hip-hop breakbeats, with acid and house influences, but also add a touch of reggae/sound system culture too, and hardcore emerged. The first time I heard this dropped in amongst a mix of predominantly Belgian techno (which was king at that time on rave dancefloors), it was absolutely devastating. Certainly some of the purists werent having it, but for many there, the b-line and that drop singalled something very special.

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