The Ultimate Breaks, Bass & Bleeps List

By funk_wid_it funk_wid_it
updated about 1 month ago

Bass! Bleep!

Welcome to my Ultimate Breaks, Bass & Bleeps list.

This is an exhaustive guide to every bass & bleep track that I know of. Ranging from the cult and classic to the forgotten and obscure, you're sure to discover some cool releases that you never knew about back in the day.

A big shout out goes to Bass & Bleep specialists: 8892sales, 8anana, BUNKERHEADZ, Dara, kleeez, moogacid, nebkins, Nits, scherben, spa5tik0lonz and TEKNONUTTER. Many thanks for all your additional help and contributions to the list.

The total amount of records in the list at the time of edit:782

Peace and respect to all the old school Bass & Bleep bods.

Leon (aka 'justice808' & 'funk_wid_it')

Blip! Bloop!

  1. 1

    Krush - House Arrest

    Krush - House Arrest

    8 For Sale from $3.23

    B1.Jack's Back

    A bass 'n' bleep record from 1987 I hear you shout?! Nope, not really, but be sure to check 'Jack's Back' on the flip for proto bass & bleeps. It all starts here.

    Mark Brydon and Robert Gordon on the mix.

  2. 2

    Click Featuring DJ Gold & Tony T (3) - Freq. Jam (Straight To The Phreek)

    Click Featuring DJ Gold & Tony T (3) - Freq. Jam (Straight To The Phreek)

    19 For Sale from $2.16

    B2.Acid Deluxe

    Another proto bleep(y) tune.

  3. 3

    Unique 3 And The Mad Musician* - Only The Begining / The Theme

    Unique 3 And The Mad Musician* - Only The Begining / The Theme

    1 For Sale from $168.82

    A1.Only The Begining
    B1.The Theme (Original 1988 Version)

    Big up to the Bradford old-school posse!

    Welcome to the very first bass & bleep tune proper and from 1988 no less!

    'Only The Begining' is actually the very first original, early, raw take version of 'The Theme'; no bleeps on this mix but it still has the all important bass.

    As far as I know, you can only find it on this release, therefore making it both rare and expensive with good reason.

    'The Theme' (Original 1988 Version) is the same version that later appears on their first release for TEN / 10 Records.

    All hail Unique 3 for creating the bass & bleep sound!!

  4. 4

    LFO - LFO

    LFO - LFO

    37 For Sale from $19.47

    A1.LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix)
    AA1.Track 4
    AA2.Probe (The Cuba Edit)

    The best, most famous and ultimate bass & bleep track of them all!! Not to mention being the reason for hundreds of bust speakers up and down the country LOL :) ;) :P .

  5. 5

    Confidential (2) / Primea Facey - Jam The Frequency / Jet Black At Birth

    Confidential (2) / Primea Facey - Jam The Frequency / Jet Black At Birth

    7 For Sale from $49.35

    A1.Confidential - Jam The Frequency

    London based Catt Records put out some fantastic releases from 1989 - 1991.

    'Jam The Frequency', released in 1990, is in my all-time top 20 bass & bleeps list.

    Certainly a must-have!

  6. 6

    Language (2) - Renegade

    Language (2) - Renegade

    7 For Sale from $38.95

    Fancy piano with your bleeps, sir? Here's a nice laid-back bleepy tune (if there is such a thing?!) that rides a nice infectious piano riff, drifting strings, a ragga sample, sub bass, breakbeats and melodic bleeps.

    Tune!

  7. 7

    Ital Rockers - Ital's Anthem

    Ital Rockers - Ital's Anthem

    7 For Sale from $7.14

    A1.Ital’s Anthem (Trebledown-Bassup Mix)
    B1.Science (1st Mix)

    Classic '90 bass & bleep pressure out of Leeds! Has to be one of the most popular (not to mention most memorable) bass & bleep tracks ever!

    Also be sure to check 'Dreams' from their 1992 'One Day' EP on Outer Rhythm Records. Not too well known, it's also a great bass 'n' bleeper! I'm guessing it was also written in '90 or '91.

  8. 8

    Demonik - Labyrinthe

    Demonik - Labyrinthe

    11 For Sale from $22.73

    A1.Labyrinthe
    B1.Veda
    B2.Frenzy

    Excellent three tracker by Peter Duggal.

    BTW, his Doggy - 'Pysche' / 'Dog's Dinner' 12" on the same label is also worth checking out.

  9. 9

    Ubik - Non Stop Techno E.P.

    Ubik - Non Stop Techno E.P.

    10 For Sale from $8.73

    A1.Bass Generation
    B1.Non Stop Techno
    B2.Move Your Body

    Ubik are also known as Hi-Ryze and Autonation.

    The Electro influenced 'Bass Generation' is the stand out cut for me.

    This EP comes 100% recommended.

  10. 10

    Detromental - Doin Damage 5tk 12in EP

    Detromental - Doin Damage 5tk 12in EP

    3 For Sale from $129.87

    A1.Doin Damage
    A2.Kalimba
    A3.Free Your Mind
    B1.It's Detromental
    B2.Mentor

    One of the best bass & bleep eps of all time IMHO, albeit with a slightly harder Belgium Techno influence. But each and every track does indeed do damage and the bonus is it's out of steel city - Sheffield!

    And be sure to check the other two records out from these guys, ok? You won't be disappointed.

  11. 11

    Sweet Exorcist - Testone

    Sweet Exorcist - Testone

    39 For Sale from $4.00

    A1.Testone
    AA1.Testtwo
    AA2.Testthree

    One of the first Northern bass & bleep classics!!

    All bleep heads will know this one.

  12. 12

    Nights On Wax* - Let It Roll

    Nights On Wax* - Let It Roll

    6 For Sale from $16.87

    A1.Let It Roll
    A2.Dextrous(Original Demo Mix)

    Quite rare and sought after first release from Leeds crew Nightmares On Wax.

    'Let It Roll' was only ever released on this limited white / not on label promo 12". Also contains the very first original demo version of 'Dextrous' - the one with the female 'Voodoo Ray' sample.

  13. 13

    Smooth & Simmonds - Pucker Tunes Vol 1

    Smooth & Simmonds - Pucker Tunes Vol 1

    5 For Sale from $30.62

    B1.Teckno Driven

    'Teckno Driven' is a lost gem!

  14. 14

    Eze-Ozo - How To Stay Alive

    Eze-Ozo - How To Stay Alive

    3 For Sale from $51.95

    A1.How To Stay Alive
    B1.Kick The Break In

    While most Northern bass & bleep cuts seemed to contain raw and sparse drum machine programming in the tradition of both Chicago House and Detroit Techno, it seemed quite a lot of the Southern bass & bleep tracks took on a defiantly more breakbeat driven direction. Nothing wrong with this of course, unless you don't dig breakbeats, as the bass and bleeps were still very much present and correct. The sampled breakbeats simply added a new B-Boy flavor.

    This excellent two tracker is quite obscure and unknown apart of obsessive Breakbeat / Bass n Bleep collectors. I don't even remember hearing this much back in early '91 (I'm guessing it was played much more down south?), so it's really hard to say how much support it got back then.

    Either way, a top-notch breaks, bass & bleeps 12"!

  15. 15

    Ju-Ju - Zombie

    Ju-Ju - Zombie

    2 For Sale from $25.96

    A1.Zombie
    A2.Zombie(Instrumental)
    B1.Happy Dance

    'Happy Dance' was always better known, more popular and played out a lot more, but 'Zombie' is also a very cool, pure breakbeat bleep tune. This one is a classic for me.

  16. 16

    Jupiter 6 - The Tracking System

    Jupiter 6 - The Tracking System

    11 For Sale from $13.99

    A1.The Tracking System
    A2.A8
    B2.Section Two

    Essential bass & bleep 3 tracker (the other track is not a bass & bleep track).

  17. 17

    Autonation - Sit On The Bass

    Autonation - Sit On The Bass

    16 For Sale from $16.48

    A1.Sit On The Bass
    B1.Music Inside Your Mind

    Very cool bass & bleepy sounds mixed with the new and emerging Belgium Techno influence.

    Has vocal samples from Chicago house tracks:'Music Inside My Mind' - E-Smoove and 'Sit On The Face' - Muffman.

  18. 18

    Original Clique - Ten To Midnight E.P.

    Original Clique - Ten To Midnight E.P.

    14 For Sale from $6.48

    A1.Come To Papa
    A2.Xamax
    B1.Mayhem
    B2.U = Underground

    Classic, raw and minimal 4 tracker on this cult label out of Luton.

    The stand out is the classic bleep track 'Come To Papa' but all four tracks are cool!

  19. 19

    Man Machine Featuring The Forgemasters* - Man Machine

    Man Machine Featuring The Forgemasters* - Man Machine

    23 For Sale from $5.84

    A1.Man Machine (Forgemasters Cyber - Subsonik Mix)
    A2.Man Machine Forgemasters Elektro - Genetik Mix)

    The Forgemasters mixes are excellent!
    Classic from '89 that everyone should know.

  20. 20

    Phuture Assasins* - I Like Techno

    Phuture Assasins* - I Like Techno

    18 For Sale from $5.18

    A1.I Like Techno
    A2.We Like Tekno

    B-Boy breaks meets bleeps!

  21. 21

    Ability II - Pressure

    Ability II - Pressure

    6 For Sale from $32.45

    A1.Pressure
    B1.Pressure Dub

    Another massive Bassic records classic...on a deeper, dubbier tip!

  22. 22

    Exocet (2) - Lethal Weapon

    Exocet (2) - Lethal Weapon

    9 For Sale from $6.49

    A1.Lethal Weapon
    AA1.Sweet Talk
    AA2.Saftey Zone

    Did Catt Records put out some excellent records or did Catt Records put out some excellent records? This cult and obscure label was London's answer to Sheffield's Warp Records. Be sure to check all releases from CATT 006 onwards.100% Essential.

  23. 23

    KMD (5) - Module 2·2·0·E.P.

    KMD (5) - Module 2·2·0·E.P.

    6 For Sale from $16.22

    A1.Module 220
    AA1.Me And You Against The World Eh Mate.

    One of those obscure white label not on label EPs that always seem(ed)s to have cult status among bass & bleep / hardcore collectors.

    Stand out tracks IMHO are the cool bleep tracks 'Me And You Against The World Eh Mate' and 'Module 220'.

  24. 24

    DV8 - Freedom

    DV8 - Freedom

    25 For Sale from $4.53

    B1.Thoughts Of Tomorrow

    Produced by Roger Sanchez, 'Thoughts Of Tomorrow' has very deep 'Reese Bass', dark ominous chords and wicked bleeps.

  25. 25

    Unique 3 - The Theme

    Unique 3 - The Theme

    30 For Sale from $3.90

    A1.The Theme (Rob Gordon Unique Mix)
    B1.The Theme (Original 1988 Chill Mix)
    B2.7 A.M. (Rob Gordon Mix)

    On this 1989 10 Records release you can find the great Rob Gordon Mix.
    The cool '7 A.M.' track - also produced by Rob Gordon - must also get a mention.

    Massive classic!