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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.
Brodie Guy
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Doormouse - Zod 06
Feb 29, 2004
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"
Digital - Rockers / Natty Dread
Feb 20, 2004
Subtitles
Feb 19, 2004
Electromeca - Riddim EP
Feb 19, 2004
Parasite vs. Electromeca - Parasite Vs. Electromeca
Feb 19, 2004
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.
Xanopticon - Même Mage
Feb 19, 2004
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