the_gashman

Name: Jason
Home Page: the_gashman
Member Since: Nov 21, 2004
Rank: 263
Average Vote Received: Correct (3.57, 14 votes)
last 10 days: Correct (3.58, 12 votes)
Rated 329 releases, average: 4.57
Location: Abingdon, Oxon, UK
Profile: Worked in an independent record store(s) for about 8 years, 1990-1998. From the beginning of the rave scene through grunge, jungle, boy bands and a myriad other uncool genres. Tried my hand at organising parties in my old hometown of Bicester. They were named House The Crowd after the lyrics in Doug Lazy's Let It Roll. They were probably poo. I was too nervous due to DJ duties and organisational difficulties to remember much about them. I love vinyl and have tried to keep my hand in the record dealing game by selling at record fairs round the country, which then progressed to eBay trading as thegashman and then themightychew (currently 3000 positive feedback at 100%). In the early days it was money for old rope, and I had loads of rope! Nowadays it seems more hard work for small return (not helped by prohibitive rules and regs from eBay and PayPal themselves), but what money I do get simply goes to pay for more records. I still sell the odd bit here and there, but I'm going to limit it to a small number of choice items on Discogs, priced as competitively as I can. I think I'm worried about new vinyl dying out, but I don't know if I'm just being a dinosaur :0)

Seller Rating:

100.0% positive (29 ratings)

Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (16 ratings)

Reviews:

Débruit - Clé De Bras EP - 08-Apr-09 02:32 PM
Debruit needs to be careful not to give away the fact that they've perfected the art of time travel. This EP is packed full of some seriously futuristic chopped beats and synth shizzle that it MUST have come from the future. I very seldom recommend records to people, but this is an absolute must for any self respecting beat-head into FlyLo, Ras G, Hudson Mohawke etc etc. If you can only afford one sixth of a record, get Congo Womp - it's a killer.

The Fulgeance - Chico EP on this label is also essential.

Electrotheque - Everyone's A Winner - 20-Jun-08 04:51 AM
Freskanova completists take note: this is an early incarnation of the Electro-Chocolate track on 2 Fat Buddhas vs. Fat-Head - Into Battle EP. Fresh of course being the parent label of Freskanova. Whilst being more of a house based track it's still breakbeat orientated, can be found quite frequently in bargain bins and still has the ability to raise a cheeky smile when the Hot Chocolate sample kicks in. "Lovely stuff! Not my words, but the words of Shakin Stevens"

Bassheads - Back To The Old School - 13-Jun-08 01:31 PM
Forget about the fact that they were talking about getting back to the old school when the school had only been going for about 5 years!!

This is a killer, PROPER, old skool breakbeat\piano choon with washy synth intro and teasing bassline, in comes more percussion then a woman urging you to "got to keep movin" whilst the jangly piano riff makes it's first appearance and then it eventually gives way to the massiiiive old skool house breaks beat (if you like Lost's - The Gonzo, you'll fricking love this).

The cool down section in the middle gives you a chance to hug the sweaty moron to the left of you (Peep Show yeah ;0) and then we're back in to whistle possee mayhem. Honestly, you need this choon.

Art Of Silence - West 4 - 13-Jun-08 12:57 PM
I've rated this for the Giant Above track which is featured on Nick Warren's Cream 2 mix CD - one of my all time favourite mix CDs. You just don't seem to get this level of emotion in house\trance mixes these days (do I sound old?!) Probably says elsewhere on Discogs, but this is an Art of Noise alias. I'm hoping to collect all the tunes and pass it off as my own mix at an old skool re-union ;0)