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Name: Geoff Maddock
Home Page: http://wrecked-distro.com
Member Since: Oct 01, 2003
Rank: 12
Rated 202 releases, average: 4.41
Location: pittsburgh, pa
Profile: avid vinyl collector of many styles of music, active dj, and operator of a mailorder / distro for diy electronic music called WRECKED. check out the site if you're looking for breakcore, experimental hardcore, rhythmic noise, ragga or jungle mentalism, electro/robodisco, hyperdub/dubstep, glitch-hop, "idm", alt hiphop and abstract beats of just about any type.

feel free to contact me if you have anything on my want list, or if you're trying to get rid of some old, good condition vinyl, i might consign or buy it for the distro.

i've got a bunch of mixes available, and i play out when i can - breakcore, hardcore, drum and bass (a pretty wide variety of styles), classic uk hardcore/rave, electro, idm, downtempo, industrial/newbeat, 80's, and at times dub, pop, metal, punk and just about anything mashed up.

you can download some mixes at
http://rhinoplex.org/cutups
Seller Rating: 87.8% positive (43 ratings)

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Luna-C Jan 07, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
One of the most important and influential artists in the history of UK breakbeat hardcore music. One of the earliest shapers of the "Happy Hardcore" style as it moved from the slower tempos of older breakbeat house through hardcore and parallel to jungle.
The fourth addict compilation 12" and probably the best snapshot of what was exciting in the midwest hardcore scene at the time. Breakcore was a fresh sound, and on there you've got several different examples of the styles from doormouse, abelcain, bombardier, stuntrock and venetian snares. Personally it recalls memories of the WTW (White Trash Wrestling) parties where they all performed live - hot sun, beer, milwaukee crazies, blazing bonfires, and a barn full of people going nuts to hardcore.
a split 12; from doormouse, you've got two tracks, the first is brooding secret-agent sounding funk breaks, that morphs into strange acid hardcore. the second cut "double-sided dead end" is my pick, improv drum intro rolls through with strange zipping sound effects that build up with mysterious xylophone parts and sparce distorted kicks, which winds itself up tighter and tighter with tons of odd fx, and breaks down to a preacher who sounds like jimmy swaggart, then all the tension is released with an improbably jazzy mashed up breakcore beat, to rock your head. this again transforms into a sick, heavy breathing phone conversation, that leads into deep distorted riff over the same kind of beats. and i'm seriously not doing this justice. the flip from brodie guy, also known as cpu war is three cuts, the first is decimated hardcore distorted hiphop flava, like something you might hear from patric c, w/o vox. the second has a similar style, but more waiting, simple synth melody over the whole thing, with a very nice clock chime sounding breakdown. the last cut is an ambient piece that has a very distorted, whispy, cosmic sound to it. extremely varied and quality 12"
A prime example of Digital's production at the time - heavy dub-oriented drum and bass that hits very raw.
An essential release.
Subtitles Feb 19, 2004
Futuristic atmospheric drum and bass, but unlike the GLR/LGR camps, keeps it sufficiently heavy to move a dancefloor. Looking back over my collection, Subtitles is one of the few labels that I actually pick up most releases from and find interesting production from.
In my opinion, one of the best "breakcore" records of 2003, although stylistically it stands apart from the crowd. It's distorted breakbeats to be sure, but the ever-changing hard beats riff on the percussive patterns of hiphop and dancehall without relying on ripping samples directly.
Another outstanding 12" split from the Peace-Off Crew.
The percussion on the Electromecca side is some of the best in breakcore, with distorted, stuttered percissive riffs that transform hiphop into broken hardcore without batting an eye. Parasite rewords the noise + breaks flavor that will appeal to fans of the early ambush records.
Amazing record of hyper-edited abstract breakbeat production. This is probably his hardest and most accessable record so far, especially with the Gravediggaz remix "1800Suicide".