DK8* – Murder Was The Bass

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Label:	DK Records – DK8, DK Records – DK 8
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country:	Sweden
Released:	May 19, 2003
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Breaks, Techno

Tracklist

A		Murder Was The Bass (Original)	4:32
B		Murder Was The Bass (Reworked)	5:03

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – DK Recordings
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – DK Recordings
Lacquer Cut At – The Exchange
Pressed By – MPO
Published By – Copyright Control
Distributed By – Prime Distribution

Credits

Artwork, Design – Vinkelslip Productions*
Lacquer Cut By – Nilz*

Notes

© + ℗ DK Recordings 2003
Catalog number on back of sleeve & inner label: DK8
Catalog number on spine: DK 8

Repressed in 2007.

Runouts are hand-etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): DK 8 A1 NILZ - THE EXCHANGE MPO
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): DK 8 B1 NILZ - THE EXCHANGE MPO

Other Versions (5 of 18)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Murder Was The Bass (12", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo)	DK Records, DK Records	DK8, DK 8	Sweden	2003
Recently Edited	Murder Was The Bass (The Remixes Part I) (12", 45 RPM)	ELP Medien & Verlags GmbH	ELP11001	Germany	2004
Recently Edited	Murder Was The Bass - The Remixes (12", 45 RPM)	ELP Medien & Verlags GmbH	ELP SERIES 1 LTD	Germany	2004
Recently Edited	Murder Was The Bass (The Remixes Part II) (12", 45 RPM)	ELP Medien & Verlags GmbH	ELP11002	Germany	2004
Recently Edited	Murder Was The Bass - The Remixes (12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing)	ELP Medien & Verlags GmbH	ELP SERIES 1 LTD	Germany	2004

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Reviews

Absurdino Feb 23, 2025
badass... nuff said.
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connalem Nov 5, 2018
B Side all the way. Ravey Swedish goodness with some beautiful/eerie pads. The pads emphasise the bass line which the A side lacks and for a short while it feels like listening to a British bleep era techno track before that ferocious bassline kicks back in. B side all the way.
marko_wild Aug 31, 2018
Is there anyway i can listen to tune first or how do i do it ?
Unseen Nov 17, 2017
Music that breaks down walls. Literally. One of the best from the Golden Era of Swedish Techno.
andyman5 Feb 9, 2017
Carl Cox destroyed the long-gone Centro-Fly in NYC with the orig in 2003...it's all about the orig with that hard hoover sound.
KEGWAN Nov 11, 2016
13 Year old track is still the baddest tune in my bag.
andyhowarth Feb 3, 2016
Edited 9 years ago
Class tune that still sounds huge today. Recently updated by Eagles & Butterflies, but this is still the one to have.
Moon_rec_archives Dec 3, 2009
Edited 15 years ago

Personally i think the original is the reason to own this vinyl, a techy breaks affair perfect for transitions between tech/Dub/prog and many other genres.
At 143bpm it may need to be slowed down a lil but if you want a hands in the air moment with one of the most reckognisable Loops in underground music history, Here is your winner.
visvitalis Apr 3, 2008
When I first heard this amazing but agressive track a smile was seen on my face. There were was rave signals I didn't heard for a while. Another must have record I thought. And I was right so often. Everytime I played it loud for the people the whole crowd started to explode and the whole floor was burning. Forget the B-Side. It is an average track. But the A-Side is a straight shooter and a powerfull weapon for technomaniacs.
moosifer Jul 26, 2007
Edited 17 years ago
HOLY CRAP...........I don't believe it, this tune HAS actually blown out my bass bin! I was looking at the discogs comments on this tune and thought I'd give it a listen before selling it, and it's actually damaged the subwoofer on my surround system. I can't believe it, I was literally just reading about this tune damaging soundsystems, now everything sounds farty and broken! The Bass EQ on my mixer was (only) slightly up, but even so, this has never happened before. This is going to cost me a fortune to fix, and much more than the few quid that I can sell this for...

I am not happy...

Great tune, heavily overplayed thanks to UK radio stations.

CHECK YOUR LEVELS carefully before playing, or you may end up with a totally busted soundsystem like mine.