Can we please discuss this record?

Seriously - Uncut is a monster! This is driving, rocking and thumping whilst being incredibly understated at the same time. Cruising along in B minor, there's an eerie / haunting vibe to the chords whilst the kickdrum and percussion groove relentlessly.

DJ's like Ozzie LA and Gab Olivier (from Narcotik) used this record with devastating effect on Melbourne dancefloors.

And to think, this was only Casey's second release. Tech-house really doesn't get much better, and 10 years on, this record hasn't dated a minute.

The Jeroen Verheij Remix has to go down as one of the most finely crafted melancholy techno tracks of all time. I first discovered this on the ID&T compilation "Brainticket", which was in itself a very different comp for a mainstream label. So many of the production values in Meng's Theme break the mould, especially for a record that is deep with emotion - plenty of dirt and distortion in the percussion and the layers of sound. But there is also something distinctly Tangerine Dream about some of the sounds and textures that run underneath this record - circa 'Love on a real train' from the soundtrack to Risky Business. Composed in the very moody key of F minor, this is a track to cry to, to fall in love to - it rips my heart out of chest every time I listen to it. God bless techno.

What a brilliant record. Simply one of the best dark hardcore / gabber workouts you could hope to find, and it's produced by none other than GTO. The A1 track opens with a Southern accented diatribe that could well be a TV preacher explaining "you're one step from death", followed by a maniacal shriek from someone else asking "are you afraid to die?" - as the crescendo builds, you're finally given a massive dirty gabber kickdrum that shows you these guys mean business.

A2 has an equally amusing intro, with a sped-up monologue from someone who claims to have taken bribes and robbed billions in the sale of nuclear weapons for the betterment of America. I'd love to know where the sample is from.

GTO must have had a lot of fun making this record.

"Maiden Voyage" is an uncredited cover version (or reinterpretation) of Tangerine Dream's "Love on a Real Train" which appeared on their "best of" album "Dream Sequence". The track was originally written for the soundtrack to the cult 80's film "Risky Business" and provided a sublime backdrop to one of the more passionate sequences in the film.

Whilst "Maiden Voyage" is a nice attempt to re-create the haunting beauty of the original, it doesn't come close and Global Communication should be spanked for ripping off one of the all-time seminal electronic outfits - without which my life, and many others, would not have been the same.

"Maiden Voyage" is an uncredited cover version (or reinterpretation) of Tangerine Dream's "Love on a Real Train" which appeared on their "best of" album "Dream Sequence". The track was originally written for the soundtrack to the cult 80's film "Risky Business" and provided a sublime backdrop to one of the more passionate sequences in the film.

Whilst "Maiden Voyage" is a nice attempt to re-create the haunting beauty of the original, it doesn't come close and Global Communication should be spanked for ripping off one of the all-time seminal electronic outfits - without which my life, and many others, would not have been the same.

"Maiden Voyage" is an uncredited cover version (or reinterpretation) of Tangerine Dream's "Love on a Real Train" which appeared on their "best of" album "Dream Sequence". The track was originally written for the soundtrack to the cult 80's film "Risky Business" and provided a sublime backdrop to one of the more passionate sequences in the film.

Whilst "Maiden Voyage" is a nice attempt to re-create the haunting beauty of the original, it doesn't come close and Global Communication should be spanked for ripping off one of the all-time seminal electronic outfits - without which my life, and many others, would not have been the same.

I was quite obsessed with "Alice in Wonderland" from the very first time I heard it played out here in Melbourne in '94, it was love at first stomp.

It's easy to understand why this one stood out on a label that was already releasing some amazing music for it's time, when you consider one of the members is also behind production outfit Mikerobenics who had a massive hit with "Julika", also on Harthouse.

Listening back to this record now, there are certainly some elements that have dated. For one, the production is a little thin for what was (and could still be) quite an epic record. Second, it's just too fast - about 154bpm, and really should have been made 10 bpm slower (like Julika). This was probably the main reason it didn't get many spins in clubs and raves, and when it did it was almost always pitched down. But the fast pace was part of Cybordelic's sound - Adventures of Dama was a fast record too.

Nevertheless, I'll always remember this one fondly, even if I have to drink 3 Red Bull's to keep up with it on the dancefloor.

NRSY is one of my all time Top 20 hardcore tracks, one of Gordon's finest production moments. There aren't many basslines bigger or nastier from this period in music. Guaranteed to send elderly citizens to an early grave and give small children nightmares.

The DJ Ricci remix is a blinding techno track. Nothing about this production even hints at the country of origin, and the ominous mood is set thanks to some superbly well chosen samples from Queen's soundtrack to the "Flash Gordon" feature film.

Open any set with this track, and the crowd knows you mean business!

The main track "Supernatural" is a great slice of German techno that lends it's main melody from a Yazoo sample of "Don't Go". One of the better releases on Boy Records.