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artysmokes

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	posted a review of Various - Ultimate Breaks & Beats. about 1 year ago The Cookie Crew from Clapham used various elements of the Lynn Collins track on their song 'Females' released in late 1987. I always presumed Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock got the idea from them, but I guess it's more likely that 'Think' was a well known... See full review
	posted a review of Various - Acapella Anonymous Vol. #1. over 17 years ago There must be upwards of 500 dance tracks that owe their existence to this legendary bootleg. The Loleatta Holloway vocal for "Love Sensation" alone has been sampled innumerable times, most famously by Black Box for the monster hit "Ride on Time".... See full review
	posted a review of Various - Shimmies In Super 8. over 17 years ago I remember being very excited when I received this via mail order. I was a massive fan of Huggy Bear, and I'd also seen Stereolab play a couple of times. The music isn't really that great, but the packaging is lovely. The best bit for me was finding... See full review
	posted a review of Dubstar (2) - Stars - The Mixes. over 17 years ago This is such a great song that it's almost impossible to ruin by remixing it. The timeless melody appears in all versions, with the WOW remix probably being my favourite here. The ravey synth chords sound a bit cheesy in 2007, but there is a... See full review
	posted a review of Heavens To Betsy (2) / Bratmobile - My Secret / Cool Schmool. over 17 years ago An absolutely vital part of the history of Riot Grrrl. The Heavens to Betsy track is as good as anything Corin Tucker went on to do with Sleater-Kinney. The Bratmobile song is a brilliantly lo-fi rant about trying to be cool by namedropping indie... See full review