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Name: Steady J (James Skilton) Home Page: http://steady-j.blogspot.com Member Since: Feb 21, 2004 Rank: 2973 Average Vote Received: Correct (4.00, 52 votes) last 10 days: Correct (3.93, 14 votes) Rated 4969 releases, average: 3.95 Location: UK Profile: Lifetime record collector, amateur DJ , music nut. Discogs collection: WIP (Status 95% complete) Collection Size: 9000 (est) Content: Funk, Hip Hop, House, Techno, Trance, Rave, Acid, Hard House, Drum'n'Bass, Electro, IDM, Ambient, Trip Hop, Progressive, Tech-House, Dub... Status: NOT FOR SALE (see small sale list) Wantlist Status: Wishlist / Reference Favourite label: WARP Past activities: Autechre discog (http://subnet.virtual-pc.com/~sk393820) c96-99 User Status: Moderator (disillusioned) Ratings (subjective): 1 poor 2 patchy 3 solid 4 strong 5 classic Collection visuals: 
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Electronicat - Voodoo Man - 19-Feb-08 01:47 PM
Rockabilly breakcore anyone?
I got this album of part oc a cheap package that contained one or two I really wanted, and on first listen I didn't really get the appeal of this, but after a couple of tries I started feeling it.
A really strange mash-up of styles with rock-n-roll guitars and rhythms, riffs half-stolen from heavy metal greats, odd camp vocalisations, 80s glam rock styling, and all sorts of distorted electronics from glitchy minimalism to noisy buzzsaw gabba taking in a sort of electroclash feel along the way.
Difficult to classify, and not necessarily going to be your cup of tea, can get a bit wearing at times, but very inventive and unusual, and a bit of a breath of fresh air if you fancy something different.
Collie Buddz / Lion Fiya - Come Around (Lutin Remix) / Stick By Me - 19-Sep-07 04:02 PM
"Collie Bud" is the best unofficial D+B remix I have heard of "Come Around" by Collie Buddz. This version keeps the spirit and vibe of the original track (including a d+b-free intro that sounds like the original, albeit speeded up), not spoiling it with unnecessary extra basslines and also retaining much of the original structure. I'm pretty sure this is the one that got airplay on Radio 1 and 1Xtra. It's a pity not every one will latch onto it as it is not credited to Collie Buddz and so does not appear in listings on online stores.
The other side ain't a half-bad reggae song with a d track too.
Orb, The - The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld - Patterns & Textures - 08-Sep-07 05:43 PM
Woah! how come no-one has commented on this classic video!? This really captures the spirit of 1992; whether you were around the world in Thailand or Ibiza, raving back in the UK, or just chilling at home with all the latest tunes coming out of the scene, this encapsulates everything that was good back then. This was a synthesis of house, techno, dub, breakbeat, new age and who-knows-what-else influences in the music, combined with what was cutting-edge video editing techniques (overlays, mirror images, solarization etc). It might look a bit basic to todays eyes but anyone that was there will be transported back even if they have never seen this before.
1992 really was a year where everything converged and a whole host of new scenes exploded from the acid house/rave scene- and the "lie down and be counted" ambient scene drew in people from all walks of life. The UK was emerging from the Thatcher years and although it saw the coming of progressive house, the birth of jungle from hardcore rave, the morphing of techno back towards its european and US roots, and even the birth of Trance, it was a year where the collective party spirit was perhaps the most important element. And if one video encapsulates it all then maybe this is the one.
User (4) - 08 - 06-Sep-07 03:14 AM
Another simple, funky looped dancefloor killer as you would expect from User; this one is based on the Classic "Blow Your House Down" bassline from A Guy Called Gerald, also known as "Searchin'" by 33 1/3 Queen on NuGroove (which also sampled from AGCG). There's someting about that bassline that seems to have almost universal appeal - it has been also used by 3 Guys On Warwick for " Let Me Tell You Something (The Experts Remix)", and sped up to 45rpm by Spiral tribe/free party DJs, among countless other applications.
As for this release, it is a pity there aren't the usual variations or aditional tracks but I suppose the red vinyl helps make up for it?
Unique 3 - The Theme - 2002 Remixes - 25-Jun-07 01:36 PM
Not a bad release, but a disappointing one nonetheless. The remixes on this don't really seem to get to grips with what's needed to update this massive tune. Of the 2 UK- Garage style mixes, Altern 8's mix fares better than Edzy's to my ears, but falls a long way short of what I expected from such a collision of old skool rave acts - where are the horns, the crowd noise, the OTT stabs? The Supernature version adds strings and a more housey vibe, but tellingly the best version is the 1989 Reconstruction, which simply takes the classic original and bumps up the tempo to a more usable (for today's dancefloors) 130 bpm or so, while not changing the pitch and key.
