‘Who’s the bad man? utilizes the old ‘Incredible bongo band’s Apache’ break to its’ full potential, and with cut up old school reggae dancehall session vocals thrown in for good measure. Every part of this track works well, all basically coming together in perfect harmony, dub stabs add to the overall effect. The only question is this, what sort of a track is this? Dub, reggae, hip hop, breakbeat, or possibly even house, track this baby down and you decide, either way you won’t be disappointed.

The less a track which launched a thousand imitations, BC and company started an almost mythical collection of dirty metallic techno come dub releases, all with very little information, all of them very , very good. BC 1 is pure dark high octane techno energy, slightly overlooked in comparison to later releases, but an awesome track without doubt, and worthy of the title ‘classic’.

Totally overlooked by every one, it originally came out as two twelve inches, and its elements comprise of sublime house, tinged with sweet 303 acid sounds, glorious Asian vocals complete the track to make perfect for any after hours chilled house set.

With out doubt (in my mind anyway) the greatest musical masterpiece from the Black dog, perfect Latino breaks converge with tight percussion. Swirling rhythms that just don’t stop for no one, four superfluous mixes which all in all makes this the dog’s Bol*$@ks.

Warp records led a revolution of incredible electronic cuts, with its first release from Sheffield based Forgemasters, featuring within it’s ranks the influential DJ Winston Hazel, who co-run the classic Wednesday night sessions at Cuba. The double header is classic example of mixing the sound of US house along with early elements of warehouse rave. This still stands the test of time and is not too hard to get hold of.

‘Inside above’ leads a truly forgotten 4 track e.p from Dan Curtin, serious acid house with a real orchestral musical approach, almost classical with its changing moods and movements. Personally this is one of those records which deserved more credit than it actually got, the classic that never was.

Chicago’s Dance mania provided some of house music’s ‘finer moments’. possibly the first hardcore track ever recorded, it’s hard edged noises literally clash and collapse into one huge melting pot of electronic perfection. Sheer brilliance and only ten years ahead of its time.

Four track e.p which originally surfaced on Kevin Saunderson’s KMS imprint courtesy of that genius Derek Carter. Detroit techno flirts with the most gorgeous blissed out ambiance, which results in a 12 inch which has not dated since the day it was licensed to Birmingham’s Network label.

Truly one of the sexiest house tunes ever to come out on planet Earth, Irdial records never afraid to stick their necks out unleashed a fine collage of sweet acid sounds, lush harmonious beats. Years ahead compared to the rest of the crowd in terms of the UK for perfection and overall feel, heart felt vocals from a sweet voiced angel pleading “please please don’t stop”, and it doesn’t.

What can you say about possibly the most sampled recording of all time. First used by the West Street Mob on the B Boy’s anthem ‘Break Dancin’. Wicked percussion, electric horn stabs make this one of the greatest tracks ever created. The flip side is almost as legendary with ‘Seven Minutes of Funk’ by Whole Darn Family and best known on EPMD’s ultra classic ‘It’s My Thing’. Why are you still reading this review, get down to your record emporium and buy up all the classic re-issues on this label before it’s too late, GO NOW!