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Leon Justice Sewell
- The Red Hills Of Lardossa
- Joined on May 2, 2007
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- Rating Average 4.16
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I'm an underground dance music enthusiast of old school and new school, and I love all the following dance music genres (in no order):-
1.Italo-Disco
2.Chicago House
3.Acid
4.Detroit Techno
5.Electro
6.Vocoder Funk
7.Disco
8.Boogie
9.Drum n Bass / Jungle
10.Old school Rap / Hip-Hop
11.'80s / '90s R & B
12.Soul
13.Electronica / Synth Wave / Soundtrack
14.Miami Bass
15.Latin Freestyle
16.Bleeps n Bass
17.Hardcore / Breakbeat
18.Dubstep / Bass / UK Funky / Grime / UK Garage
19.Jazz
20.Belgium New Beat
21.Funk
22.New York / New Jersey Garage
Note: Nothing in my collection is for sale.
Keep it real!
1.Italo-Disco
2.Chicago House
3.Acid
4.Detroit Techno
5.Electro
6.Vocoder Funk
7.Disco
8.Boogie
9.Drum n Bass / Jungle
10.Old school Rap / Hip-Hop
11.'80s / '90s R & B
12.Soul
13.Electronica / Synth Wave / Soundtrack
14.Miami Bass
15.Latin Freestyle
16.Bleeps n Bass
17.Hardcore / Breakbeat
18.Dubstep / Bass / UK Funky / Grime / UK Garage
19.Jazz
20.Belgium New Beat
21.Funk
22.New York / New Jersey Garage
Note: Nothing in my collection is for sale.
Keep it real!
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It obviously wasn't just my list that caused prices to go up. It's a combination of Discog lists (and lists in general), DJs playing rare stuff in their sets and glowing reviews praising these rare records. All of these things will obviously push the...
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Hi Mark,
I am sorry for the late reply. I have only just seen your message. Thanks for filling me/us in with the correct info about your track 'Darkside Religion'. You can see that l have now deleted this comment. I apologize for the confusion and... See full review |
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Hi Mark,
I am sorry for the late reply. I have only just seen your message. Thanks for filling me/us in with the correct info about your track 'Darkside'. You can see that l have now deleted this comment. I apologize for the confusion and... See full review |
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WTF?!
This is freakin' awesome news!! At last!! You see, the saying really is true. Never say never. |
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Tyree and Lidell would often share a TB-303 between them back in '88. The story goes that sometimes they would forget who had programmed what acid lines! I have always wondered how they resolved this? Perhaps they just flipped a coin and whoever...
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But why mention Mickey Oliver on this release? He had nothing to do with this one.
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Written by Carl Craig himself? On some copies, it says 'Salsa Life' was co-written with Carl Craig.
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The ultra-mysterious Kool Ma Kool is supposedly Rick Siepak (of Rickster - 'Night Moves'/Sound Pak records). Check the CD European release of the Jack Trax records version, and you'll see his name listed in the artist credits;...
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After many years of speculation (although it now turns out that many drum n bass headz guessed correctly all along), it was recently confirmed that this 12" was indeed co-written by the great, respected and versatile Ron Wells. 'Jazzy Groove' is such...
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Note: 'Off To Battle' appears here in its 1993 remixed 'Classics' version instead of the 1987 original.
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What's the deal with 'Eddie's House (Unreleased 1987)'? It's the same as Gene Hunt's 'Throwback '87' from this release; https://www.discogs.com/Gene-Hunt-Ron-Hardy-Throwback-87/release/2428469
To my ears, it sounds more like a Gene Hunt track than a... See full review |
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In my personal opinion, the mixes on this white label promo are not as good as the released versions.
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Does anyone happen to know the original source of that breakdown?
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Ha! I knew it had to be Ron Wells behind it.
Thanks, Retroactive-Records for the confirmation. |
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Was Felix Da Housecat on fire back in the mid-'90s or what? Everything he put out was pure quality. On 'Jerk It', Felix samples Larry Heard's cult and classic Gherkin Jerks track 'Acid Indigestion'.
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'Liquid Base' is an excellent slept on '90s acid track and most definitely in my all-time Chicago acid top 10 tracks of the '90s. Produced by the underrated Jordan Trais (aka Astrocat).
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And here's another rare one that I managed to score a few months back!! I was also lucky to pick up the rare white label Mayday - 'Sinister' / 'Wiggin' release on Pheerce Citi records from the same seller!! Thanks and respect, Jason, for coming good...
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That's great to know. Many thanks for the date confirmation.
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Yes!! I've only gone and found a copy (many thanks, Jason, for the very reasonable price - you da man!) of this much sought after and elusive Mayday 12" after 31 years of trying!!
The four mixes on this 12" are not as good as the released versions,... See full review |
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What ?! The remixes sound nothing like euro/rave.
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The only downside was there was never an instrumental version. I can only imagine how amazing it would've been.
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You mention that the vocals are good, and indeed they are. But have you (or anyone else for that matter) ever worked out all the vocals? I would love to know!
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At least that was corrected somewhat with the 'Acid Fingers Living Beat' remix. Not that I've ever owned either the original or the remix, you understand (honest!).
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I'm surprised that this rare and in-demand EP (admittedly, mainly for the 'Teckno Driven' gem) has still not seen a repress. C'mon, someone, sort it out! It's on 'nuff peeps "want" lists.
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'B's Theme' samples the piano from Lonnie Liston Smith's 'Garden Of Peace'.
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I would say that your educated guess would indeed be correct. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't.
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As far as I know, this exclusive Jack Trax records version of 'Kaos' has never received a digital release.
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'Skyy' samples Mr. Fingers - 'Stars' (Alleviated Records) 1987.
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Pretty good TB-303 action here when you consider it was released way back in '85.
Big respect to Left Ear Records for re-releasing this obscure track. For those that know. :) ;) |
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'Expanded' is one of my favourite late '90s UK acid tracks: deep, dark, relentless, tripped out and unsettling. Tip!
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'Control' samples Yennek (aka Kenny Larkin) - 'Emperical Reality (Fake Piano Mix)' (Buzz Records) 1992.
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Essential Larry Heard vocal deep house gem that was slept on big-time when it was released back in '94. Fantastic vocal by one Ona King, surprisingly her only vocal outing to date. Be sure to go straight to 'Larry's Extended Adult Mix' as others have...
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There are some genuinely great acid lines on a few of these tracks, there's no doubting that, but they are ruined by some. And, unfortunately, the BPMs are on the faster side (hey, it was '93 after all!) - always had to pitch them down!
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Interesting to read that. I give it 5 stars straight away for the inclusion of the exclusive 'Unity' by Phortune (aka DJ Pierre).
I also really like the exclusive acid cut '20 Below' and the UK deep house of 'Bassin'. What fantastic tracks! Such a... See full review |
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Yes, but that record has a lot more tracks stuffed in per side, so it will not have as loud a pressing, not to mention that 'Studio 19' (which is just a shorter edit) is cut by around two minutes.
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The A-side is called 'Pandemonium' and features a longer version on this 2014 release: https://www.discogs.com/Gene-Hunt-Pandemonium/release/5671562 .
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'130 BPM Drive' is one of the most overlooked, pure Euro acid tracks from the whole of the '90s? Must-have!
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Surprisingly for the artist and label involved, two tracks on this EP go back to some wicked, slower circa '88 style Chicago acid. The last track in particular (which should be entitled 'D') reminds me of a few exclusive compilation tracks by Tyree,...
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This release came out either in mid or late 1989.
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A2 is 'Move' from this 1995 Steve Poindexter Dance Mania release: https://www.discogs.com/Steve-Poindexter-USA-Remix/release/1828
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You're not wrong there; the artwork is bad on an epic scale!
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For such a long time, the VA 12" sampler for the Techno 2: The Next Generation compilation was the only way that you could get the classic Psyche - 'Elements' on 12". Carl Craig finally released it on 12" on his Planet E imprint in 2004.
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You can find other reviews on the additional 12" pressings. Also, on the main 'Techno 2:The Next Generation' compilation page.
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You're way off I'm afraid, mate. The TB-303 line is sampled from this 1984 Italo-Disco (one of your fave genres, eh?!) tune: https://www.discogs.com/Giampiero-Giancarlo-Bigazzi-Present-Naif-Orchestra-Check-Out-Five/release/142675 To say you will hate...
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littlemartin: What about 'Frequency'? It isn't (nor has it ever been) considered a "bleeps n bass" track. Laurent X - 'Machines' also has bleepy parts. Are we also going to call that a "bleep" tune (as well as acid) as well? The same for 'To Be Or Not...
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I would have to agree. It's also a big fave for me too.
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