I run 8205 Recordings, http://www.blogtotheoldskool.com and used to produce crazy unfriendly music as Dev/Null (still do now and again)

fan of lots of music styles but I've mostly been collecting lesser known 1991-1995 hardcore/jungle on vinyl for the past 18 years. Feel free to contact me if you've got a bunch of that kind of stuff you're interested in selling, especially rarities / white labels/ unreleased acetates / stuff not listed on discogs / etc. I do a radio show with Tim Reaper every other Sunday on jungletrain.net (archived sets up at http://soundcloud.com/devnull-dj) so I still play this music a lot, I don't just file it away never to be heard again.

IMPORTANT FYI for people hitting me up asking to buy/get rips of records I've rated: I rate lots of records I don't own on here, probably more than ones I do own, mainly to keep track of what I've heard before. So hitting me up for rips or asking me to sell obscenely rare records just because I rated them is pointless, I prob don't even own them.
Recent Activity
posted a comment on Hardcore Rhythm Team - Do U C The Light. about 1 month ago
Based on what I saw from online threads etc, it seems there's 3 possibilities why this is set to "bootleg":
1. One of the HRT artists had been the point of contact the whole time and the other artist was not cool with it / found out after it came out. ... See full review
posted a comment on The 2 - Lovin' You / We Is 1. about 1 month ago
Ben UFO has been playing it a fair bit (just heard it in his Unsound Festival set), Will Dimaggio had it too, definitely a bunch more I don't know though.
posted a review of Hornsey Hardcore - Third Strike. 2 months ago
Great stuff from Jerome Hill, perfectly executed 91-92 trax for the heads. Not just kitschy samplemania, you can tell this is made by an OG not some kid thoughtlessly swiping a few samples off youtube or from a certain used-to-death jungle sample pack. ... See full review
posted a comment on The 2 - Lovin' You / We Is 1. 2 months ago
Decent record, I wrote about it on my site many years ago. AA side is the one, nice and vibey.

I gotta wonder though: why is it that whenever a throwback non-house/techno record gets popularized by a DJ inside that scene, a million collectors proceed ... See full review
posted a comment on Stella (15) - Reach Into The Light. 2 months ago
Does anyone have a pressing of this where the b side is actually another mix of "Reach Into the Light" and not the b side of Sound Man* - Wishing On A Dream ?
I've got 2 copies, both of the b side of "Wishing on a Dream" on the flip, with similar (but not identical) cat #s ... See full review
submitted Nature Boy - Unreleased Ruffness 1991-1992. 2 months ago
posted a review of Overjoyd - Real Love. 2 months ago
Extremely skippable EP, there's a good reason this didn't make it past test press/promo phase. the jungle remix is just a break loop under the B side RNB track, no real changes or anything interesting. Renk is a great label, but even label completists ... See full review
submitted Stella (15), Sound Man* - Reach Into The Light / Wishing on a Dream. 2 months ago
submitted Unknown Artist - Electrosentials. 2 months ago
submitted Rainbow Stepper - Babylon/Sensimelia. 2 months ago
posted a comment on Unknown Artist - The Blanka E.P. 3 months ago
Unfortunately there were some mislabelled tracks posted on youtube (By someone who got them from soulseek), with this EP mislabelled as the renk release. AFAIK (checking my renk EP and this EP) 12RENKT29 is a totally different release and those were just ... See full review
submitted Smith Inc AKA Simon "Bassline" Smith - Power of Darkness EP. 3 months ago
submitted Darkman (4) - Dianetics EP. 3 months ago
submitted Smith Inc / Simon Bassline Smith* - Power of Darkness EP. 3 months ago
submitted Darkman (4) - Dianetics EP. 3 months ago
submitted Unknown Artist - The United Grooves. 5 months ago
posted a review of Reid Piazza - Revolution / Alright. 5 months ago
"Hardcore Techno"? from the US, circa 96? Yeah right, this is probably ravey sounding breaks... Err, nope, this sounds every bit like a 92 (distinctly US) hardcore techno record, like something out of LA maybe. OK then, so maybe the year is off, and ... See full review
posted a comment on De Underground* / Cool Hand Flex - Untitled. 5 months ago
Previously this entry was used for 2 separate DUG02 pressings on De Underground Records:
1. De Underground* / Cool Hand Flex - Untitled - as still listed here, which according to someone in the history came with a printed promo sheet).
2. Cool Hand Flex / Marley Marl (2) - Bass Injection / Feel It.

There's slight differences in the Cat #s, ... See full review
submitted Cool Hand Flex / Marley Marl (2) - Bass Injection / Feel It. 5 months ago
submitted Action Man - Wicked Girls. 5 months ago
submitted Joe Grant (8) - Nasty / Where Am I. 5 months ago
posted a comment that has since been deleted. 6 months ago
submitted D.J. Wax - Lostwax EP. 7 months ago
submitted Area 39 - Mental Patient / Twisted Brain. 9 months ago
submitted Spinback & Windmill* - In Effect / Divine Inspiration. 10 months ago
posted a review that has since been deleted. 11 months ago
submitted Bassline Generation - Acetate Drums (Remix). 12 months ago
posted a review of Nookie - Spellbound. about 1 year ago
100 copies only? Given 122 "haves", I don't think so. Regardless, this is a nice 92 hardcore tune (even better if you like "Twin Peaks"). Big respect to Nookie, one of the first to open up his back-catalog of previously unreleased 92-95 stuff for ... See full review
posted a review of Unknown Artist - Untitled. about 1 year ago
Having owned 3 different copies of this over the past 10 years (big secret weapon / sold spares to friends), I'm fairly confident it's called "Trance Dance" as every copy has been labelled as such. All about the 16th note kick rolls, utter mayhem!
submitted Unknown Artist - Untitled. about 1 year ago
submitted Adam F - Pressure / Rushin'. about 1 year ago
submitted Unknown Artist - Untitled. about 1 year ago
posted a review of Bass Influence - Bass Riddim. about 1 year ago
93-95 jungle fans who skip the Impact back catalog due to it being known primarily for happy hardcore, do so at their own risk. Amongst the happier stuff, there's EPs like this nestled in there! "Bass Riddim" is a pretty underrated 93 darkside track - ... See full review
submitted The Vision - Spectral Nomad. about 1 year ago
posted a comment on General Levy - Billy The Kid. about 1 year ago
Decent tune, wasn't sure if this would sound like dnb or what given the year it was made... has a bit more of a simple repetitive steppy beat, but done with classic breaks so it could fit in with earlier stuff as well (no big aggro dnb drums in sight)
posted a comment on Beenie Man - Bad Man Medley. about 1 year ago
I'd say the year of this has to be after 2000 since the amens on side B sound "recycled" (ran through the program Recycle and pitched up at the individual hit level vs the whole break) which wasn't traditionally done in mid 90's jungle.
submitted Deefine Ltd., Darkers (2) - Hit It. about 1 year ago
submitted Darkers (2) featuring Nick Sterrett(2), Deefine Ltd. - Jungle Horns. about 1 year ago
posted a comment on Unknown Artist - Untitled. about 1 year ago
This is actually B-Jam - Show Me EP. just stamped with the Road Busters logo. I know this because the guy who listed it here on discogs (not the current seller) had it for sale, before buying I asked him to check the audio against that EP due to similar ... See full review
posted a comment on Various - Speed Limit 140 BPM+ Presents Law Of The Jungle. about 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure the Potential Bad Boy tune is the same as "rollin" on https://www.discogs.com/Potential-Bad-Boy-With-MC-Det-So-Simple-Rollin/master/45229 Not sure whether this track should be renamed or which is the "official" title.
submitted Unknown Artist - Good To You / Speed. about 1 year ago
posted a review of DJ Massive - The Mad Skills E.P Part 1. about 1 year ago
Years later and still no comments on this Easygroove Classic? Absolutely killer, all the dj massive eps on HCV are good, but this one is definitely a step beyond the previous 4 (6 if you count the first 2 alias ones), if you like your tunes fast and ... See full review
posted a review of Tim Reaper - All Right / Innerspace. about 1 year ago
Initial press limited to 300 copies, definitely needs 200 more copies pressed. All Right is a total anthem, don't tell Tim I said that though because it'll go to his head! Great great tune though, easily one of my favorites of the year so far.
posted a review of Flex* - Hope You're Making Out O.K. about 1 year ago
Beats are ok, bit repetitive and loopy, with some additional chopped break layers on top that are right on the line between charmingly loose and plain old out-of-time. Main problem here is that, in lieu of a good central melody or swiped hook sample, you ... See full review
posted a review of Equinox (3) - Let's Go Back / Rollin' Out. about 1 year ago
Absolutely killer record, Marlon can do no wrong! Slightly newer sounding tunes by him with sharp production (certainly not grimey amiga throwbacks) but with that timeless oldskool feel, sounds as good mixed with 95 tunes as it does with 2016-2017 ... See full review
posted a review of Unknown Artist - The O. about 1 year ago
Really underrated EP and a personal favorite F Project. All three tunes are great and, dare I say a bit more "developed" than a lot of the f projects up to that point. Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of great tunes before this volume, but in a lot ... See full review
posted a comment on Mike Ink - Illegal E.P.. about 1 year ago
Rck Pty is an acid remix (bootleg?) of Cool House- Rock This Party Right (Fast Eddie's Raw Mix)
posted a comment on Mystical Influence / Repins - Dub-Plate Pressure / The Game. about 1 year ago
duplicate of:
https://www.discogs.com/Mystical-Influence-Repins-Dub-Plate-Pressure-The-Game/release/1548265
Hear for yoursef:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgqzRx6r6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac-5wI4Gybk
(Repins/Sniper = Snipper)
posted a comment on Demo - Control / Supremacy Of Sound. over 2 years ago
Pretty sure "supremacy of sound" is just "set me free", at least my copy is a pure white label as described here and came with an insert referring to "supremacy of sound" but the B side track has a big vocal sample that says "set me free"
posted a comment on Virtigo* - Requested Sound / Chemical Warfare. over 2 years ago
Betting this is just a copy of Requested Sound / Chemical Warfare unless the submitter can clip it and prove otherwise.