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Foul Play Productions* - Finest Illusion / Screwface - 05-Nov-08 11:28 AM
Not that this tune really needs any introduction. The original promo that did the rounds during the summer of 1993 remains a hardcore classic - it was everywhere, having been cained by the likes of London's Kool FM, Don FM and Pulse. Foul Play put out a 'legit' version of Finest Illusion later that year, but its the ruffness and energy of the original with its unmistakeable chipmunk SOS Band vocals that is its overriding quality. The flip side often gets overlooked, however Screwface with its tough b-lines, stabs and repeated title vocal-line is also an exceptional tune.
South Central (2) - The X-Tra Large EP - 05-Nov-08 10:50 AM
A highly overlooked Warren Clarke production. 'Dancin' and 'Feel It' on the A side are punchy deep house groovers, with chunky basslines and keyboard riffs, however, it is the B side that is really the stand-out. "Holdin On" is a much harder piece of Garage-House/UK Garage, again with more chunky basslines, piano loops, and a swirling female "Ooooh, I'll always be there" vocal. 'Deep In Dub' is exactly as the title suggests, a really deep stomping Garage-House dub, Detroit-style Techno stabs, occasionally punctuated with a male whispered "Underground" and female "Yeaah... ooh yeah". The sound of those early morning sessions on pirate stations such as London Underground and Freek FM.
Various - East 2 West - Bhangra For The Masses - 10-Feb-08 05:03 AM
Probably the best introduction to the world of Bhangra music I've ever found. As a white middle class male, my first exposure to any Bhangra was when Apache Indian crossed over into the charts in 1993, but that does not do justice to the sheer energy and creativity that the genre offers. Nowadays, contemporary Bhangra is more widely heard and covered by stations such as Asian Network, but back then, unless you were of Asian descent, you'd perhaps never get exposed to hearing it.
This compilation shows how classic Bhangra has met genres such as House, Hip Hop and Reggae, to create a rich multicultural fusion.
Girls On Top - Warm Bitch - 15-Sep-07 10:03 AM
The one that really propelled the booty/mash-up scene, that has been bubbling through the undergound for a while, into the mainstream. Warm Bitch is a clever little mix-up of Missy Elliot with electro, but it was always destined to be second best to We Don't Give A Damn About Our Friends on the flip. The genius re-working of Adina Howard's Freak Like Me with Tubeway Army's Are Friends Electric seems an almost ridiculous concept on paper, but this tune absolutely devastated electroclash dancefloors when it first appeared. Keeping such a tune, and its then rather anonymous and unknown creator Richard X out of the spotlight was going to be difficult. It wasn't long until Island records realised that this was destined to be big, and it could relaunch the flagging career of their act Sugababes too - and so a legit re-working appeared almost two years later which became a massive hit for the girl group.
FBD Project - Ruff To Da Smooth (The Remixes) - 15-Sep-07 09:17 AM
Although the original Core/Breakin' Up is an all-time classic of darkness that could not be escaped during the Summer of 93, the remix is a heavily overlooked excursion into twisting breaks, deep chords and heavy basslines. The Jonny Jungle mix is absolutely typical of Pascal at that time, whilst Neil Trix adds a dubby feel and creates a workout guaranteed to work off the Sunday Roast - a dreamy intro gives away to a full-on drums assault. On the flip, the changing sound of late 93 hardcore is in evidence - and both Breakin' Up and The Future are early examples of the so-called 'intelligent jungle' sound that Bukem, Nookie and Blame were really pushing, whilst the rest of the scene lurched towards the ragga-jungle.
