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Member Since: Nov 17, 2003
Rank: 6
Rated 15 releases, average: 4.73
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Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock - 13-May-04 05:36 AM
This record features "the national anthem of hip hop" (Popmaster Fabel, Rock Steady Crew), 'Apache'. Along with Babe Ruth's 'The Mexican' and James Brown's 'Give it up, Turn it loose', the track is one of the most revered of the pre-rap hip hop era, when DJs such as Bambaataa, Kool DJ Herc and Flash were kings and the b-boys their loyal subjects.Don't make the mistake of neglecting the rest of the album, though. The LP is quite literally riddled with breaks of all tempos, driven by super-tight bongos. Originals change hands for ludicrous sums - if you're looking to cut up double copies of Apache I'd recommend the Alpha/Omega bootleg represses, they're clear and loud, and if you ruin them it won't cost you £80+ each to replace them!
Ragga Twins, The - Hooligan 69 - 18-Feb-04 01:46 AM
A pioneering breakbeat/bleep track utilising the Prince 'Dearly Beloved...' sample much used since, over trademark SUAD roughly-looped beats. The only question is: is the remix even better? Both versions epitomise the burgeoning hardcore scene of the very early 90s, and the ragga vocals give a very early glimpse of how one element of hardcore would become jungle a couple of years later. Indicative of just how pioneering Shut up and Dance was as a label. Pure class.
Unique 3 - The Theme - 08-Jan-04 02:58 AM
A stone cold classic. A very early 'bleep' tune played at pretty much every rave in '89 into early '90 I'd say. Both mixes are superb, the Original Chill mix is better suited for mixing and is a touch more 'dancey' but the A side (featuring a pretty decent rap)is probably the best known - and the intro is a 'goosebumps' moment for anyone who was there back in the day....
Little Little - Tickle Me - 20-Nov-03 09:15 AM
The Acid Tickle mix is the one here. People talk about Beltram's Mentasm as the start of 'hoover techno' - this is from 1989 and whilst not using the same noise as Mentasm, the start of the tune actually sounds like a sampled hoover! Proper, looney-tunes hard acid from the golden age. One of the best ever...
G Double E - Fire When Ready - 18-Nov-03 08:17 AM
Classic early breakbeat track with a ragga vocal loop over the top. You can tell that whoever programmed this track came from a hip hop background - much like the Genaside II massive this guy was (I think) affiliated with. Pretty dark and none the worse for that.
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