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Name: Paul Dunn
Home Page: www.ush.net
Member Since: Oct 14, 2003
Rank: 165
Rated 1063 releases, average: 4.14
Location: originally Glasgow, now London
Profile: Feel free to contact me about records in my wantlist, although I won't always be able to afford them. Ditto your Ebay sales.

I will also consider swaps, but most of my collection I won't part with unless it's a really good deal, so don't be upset if I say no!

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98.6% positive (144 ratings)

Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (25 ratings)

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Sunjammer - You - 12-Sep-09 07:02 AM
It's not often you get records like this, where each track is different, interesting and original. It's difficult to do it justice but there really is a track for all occasions here.

Hardcore wise, there's the industrial "No Passion, No Mercy", his extra-crunchy remix of Nasenbluten's "Aim at the Brain", and my favourite, Everything, which features oldskool speedcore beats edited into interesting rhythms, with beautiful cut up strings over the top to great effect.

There's also "No Regard For Nothing", a bit of dancefloor friendly amen breakcore which still manages to sound different, and "Type-A-Negative", which is broken hardcore with a sort of rolling groove, and sounds like not much else i've heard.

And to round the record off, "I Understand Now", which is a lovely, slightly melancholy orchestral piece, perfect for starting a set.

All in this is a fantastic EP from a criminally overlooked producer. If you like hard music at all you need this!

Micropoint - Hardbreak - 20-Aug-09 08:56 AM
This EP is not just one of Micropoint's best, but i'd say a landmark release of French hardcore.

You have "Hardbreak", which is a great clean, techy track which I'd say had a clear influence on, amongst others, the Deathchant sound. "Triceratops" is a bit rougher, but still remains a solid hardcore track. Then there's "Massaila Trash", which is in a similar vein but with an increase in tempo.

But the best is saved for last, with "Armor Battle", which is a brutal piece of hardcore running at about 250 bpm, which manages the rare trick of being full of distortion and evil metallic squealing, but without losing any of the track's impact, a testament to Micropoint's production.

As far as classic hardcore goes, you'd be hard pushed to top this!

Venetian Snares - Detrimentalist - 12-Feb-09 03:54 PM
I've heard mixed views about this album, but for me it's one of his best. It's basically 93/94 breakbeat hardcore / jungle given the Snares treatment - in a similar style to "Husikám Rave Dojo". Perhaps not breaking any boundaries, but from the perspective of someone who loves Venetian Snares and loves old hardcore - it all sounds pretty good to me! It captures the vibe of that music well, but with enough interesting twists to make it stand out against other breakcore with the same influences.

It won't be for everyone but in my opinion it's another Snares classic!

Generator (2) - Hybrid : Head Bonus Track 4 - Core - 24-Nov-08 11:09 AM
This EP is pretty unusual for an Awesome release. Mostly because it's not a breakbeat / jungle EP at all. In fact the B side tracks would not sound out of place on a German techno label, or IST, or something of that nature.

However it's the A-side that was actually played at raves, particularly by Easygroove, for example on his excellent Dreamscape 7 mix. It is basically a hard techno / hardcore crossover remix of Age of Love by Age of Love - mashed up a fair bit, but it's a nice contrast between the hard techno with that classic breakdown.

Definitely an underrated classic, and one more people need to know about!

Future Vinyl Collective - Gizmo Music / Orchestral Aura - 29-Oct-08 02:08 PM
This EP is a bit of a hidden gem of late 90s happy hardcore.

Not necessarily for "Gizmo Music" - although i like it, it is very cheesy, to the extent that would probably put off even a lot of happy hardcore heads.

But "Orchestral Aura" is different. It starts with a lovely, almost deep (well, for happy hardcore!) piano part, which builds nicely, only to switch to bouncy techno madness in the second half with the sample "I am Buzz Lightyear!" This EP didn't make much of an impact when it was released but I don't know anyone that's heard this that doesn't like it. Definitely worth discovering!

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