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DJ YT - It's A Machine's World

2010-01-03T13:53:00.001Z

It's A Machine's World by dj yt

Here's a special new years treat. A trip through techno, electro and detroit house.
Mixed digitally, and I hope you'll find the results interesting, even if you know the original tunes.

Click here to download.

[1] DJ Edge - Jupitr [1994]
[2] Noah & The Whale - Love On An Orchestra (Nightwaves Remix) [2009]
[3] CRC - Influence Device 001 [2009]
[4] Jeff Mills - Satellite Retrieval [2009]
[5] Omar S - Striders World [2005]
[6] Jeff Mills - The Occurrence [2009]
[7] KC Flightt - Voices (Beats and Chanting) [1991]
[8] Kenny Dixon Jr. - Should've Known [2004]
[9] Abe Duque with Blake Baxter - Disco Nights [2006]
[10] Carl Finlow - Wafer Thin [2003]
[11] Hardfloor - The Trill Acid Theme (ERP Remix) [2008]
[12] Impakt - Univeral Frequencies [2008]
[13] Volsoc - Shout Out [2002]
[14] Omar S - Blade Runner [2006]
[15] Joris Voorn - MPX 309 [2007]
[16] DJ Edge - TPT 303 [1993]
[17] Underground Resistance - The Illuminator [1995]
[18] Joris Voorn - Revelation [2007]
[19] Future Sound Of London - Pulse State [1992]
[20] DJ Edge - Dare/Code [1993]

Drum & Bass Mixes

2009-11-08T09:22:00.001Z

Two drum and bass mixes from my brother. The first contains 1994 era classics, the second is upfront material. Check them out.

It's a Jungle

1. Bonanza Kid - Firefox + 4Tree
2. Rollidge - DJ SS
3. The Execution - Spinback + Gwange
4. Warning - Firefox + 4Tree
5. Truly One Rmx - Origin Unknown
6. Move Vip - Rhyme Tyme + Trace
7. Pulp Fiction - Alex Reece
8. It's a Jazz thing - Roni Size & Die
9. Set Speed - DJ SS Rmx
10.The Licence - Krome + Time
11.The Predator - Shimon
12.Easymen Rmx - DJ SS
13.Remember the Roller - Dr S Gachet
14.Dread Bass - Dread Bass
15.Bear Witness - Ray Keith
16.Helicopter - Deep Blue
17.Police In Helicopter - Congo Natty
18.Johnny Jungle - Origin Unknown Rmx
19.Babylon - Splash
20.6 Million Ways to Die- Uncle 22
21.Meditation - DJ Crystl
22.Champion Sound - Q Project
23.Renegade Snares - Omni Trio (Foul Play Rmx)
24.Inner City Life - Nookie Rmx

November 09 Mix

No Future - Instra:mental
Bedouin soul - Furney
Clarendon - breakage
Heavyweight - DJ Fresh
Tapestry - Marky & SPY
Hypnotise - K-Tee
Vapourise - Sub Focus
Lottery - Dirtyphonics
The Sun Vip - Phesta & Shock one
Rusty Sherrifs Badge - Twisted Individual
Furyen - Audio + Future signal
Platinum - DKay

London Street Art Design

2009-09-27T19:06:00.003+01:00

Great free magazine compiled by Wayne Anthony (Genesis rave promoter). Issue #2 is an acid house special, and at over 400 pages is a seriously monumental piece of work!

http://www.londonstreetartdesign.com/

Frank De Wulf

2009-09-08T00:15:00.002+01:00

I received the following message via Frank De Wulf's Facebook group:

August 2009:

Well dear people, here's a short message...

Not official yet, but 'plans' are being deployed as we speak!
After an almost 15 years absence of the music scene, I 've been having great fun making music again. I have no idea if it's actually good, or not, but hey, I'm having fun!
So, I'm planning to take things a bit further with;
In short:
End oct. websites, blogs, myspace etc.
New releases beginning nov.
Some ideas :
B-sides follow up & B-sides remixes... ( Actually I'm thinking of a remix contest!)
New tracks : as in the old days, expect different styles...
... and more.

I'll keep you informed!
Have fun,
Frank De Wulf.

And on that note... let's have a bit of Frank - he's one of my favourite all-time artists. His synths & sounds were always spot on!

Old Skool - The New Skool

2009-08-10T11:05:00.002+01:00

Here are two CDs produced in 1998 by the Old School mailing list, and compiled by Mike Ash of Rising High fame.

These were originally released as CDRs and distributed by post. The covers were black and white printouts.

The tracks and production are quite raw in places, but they're still solid CDs. Some of the tracks eventually saw vinyl releases, including Dark Forces Elevate.

Vol 1: [discogs] [download]

Interface - Rock With Me (5:31)
Blinkie - So Good (4:36)
M And Eye - Medley (5:13)
Genetic Disorder - Not To Last (4:47)
Interface - On The Dancefloor (5:39)
Kinetic Science - Feel The Rush (6:09)
Audio Assault - Warped Attitude (6:37)
M And Eye - Straight To The Core (4:59)
Point Blank Productions - 1941 (4:45)
Mark Tatham - 34DD Freebie (4:59)

Vol 2: [discogs] [download]

Point Blank Productions - Don's Gone (0:43)
Dark Forces - Elevate (4:31)
Detox - Frequency (4:56)
S & M - Reputation (5:15)
Genetic Disorder - The Illegal Rave Years (4:28)
Kinetic Science - New Paths (5:29)
Interface - Show The People (6:10)
Detox - Mutation (5:11)
Alieneye - Tonight (4:53)
Audio Assault - We Didn't Know (7:21)
DJ Skywalker - Sometimes Your Thinking (6:33)
Point Blank Productions - Beyond My Dreams (6:58)

Eon RIP

2009-06-18T17:30:00.000+01:00

Ian Loveday (Eon) has sadly passed away. Read about him here.

Recursion EP

2009-06-02T22:28:00.003+01:00

Download Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/240133566/Recursion_EP_320K_2001.rar

History

The idea behind the Recursion EP was firstly to unleash some new hardcore to
the masses in the form of two conventional tracks (Overdrive & Mix A2)
and also two abstract tracks (Running & Beyond My Dreams).

The tracks were written between 1998 and 2000, using Fast Tracker 2, an old
MS-DOS based music tracker, which you can read about here.

Around this time, there were a series of EPs that sprung up from the
oldschool mailing list:

* Matt Robinson's Bassquake EP
* Alien Eye's Found a Cafe
* Penfold's Ectopic Beats

These EPs had their roots in a pair of CDs compiled by Mike Ash
(of Rising High/Moving Shadow) and distributed by post in the late 90s.

Fast Tracker was also used to make Found a Cafe and some of the tracks on
Bassquake I believe. It was a dirty popular tool, but led to rather muddy
sounding production and offered a complete lack of EQ and mixdown.

In total the EP sold around 300 copies, and I just about covered the
pressing costs. Well, once I chased Mo's Music Machine for months who
rebranded as AlphaMagic and tried to forget about paying me...

Amusingly, I had e-mails from people who had bought the EP in HMV of all
places, so they did a reasonable job I suppose.

Track Notes

Overdrive has it's moments. I would have done a lot of things differently
now though. Some of the noises are a bit feedble, and the drums are way too
muddy in the mixdown (not that there was one). It's also a bit too long.
I should have probably followed the Found A Cafe formula for the main track,
or just gone for a megamix - it would have made the EP a lot easier to sell :)

I'm Still Running samples the beats from the animated Transformers Movie
and adds a healthy dose of Licence To Kill. I was somewhat inspired by Acen
and also Vinylgroover's 'License To Party' happy hardcore track.
The latter was pretty crap, and I thought I could do a more interesting job.
Musically I think this track is pretty good, despite not having a keyboard
to write it on.

Mix A2 (Be One Remix) is actually a remix of a track called "Mix A2" from
Interface/Mike Ash's Toytown EP on Rising High. He was compiling the old
school list CDs, so I just happened to remix one of his tracks.

Beyond My Dreams was a bit of a wild adventure, sampling chunks of Walking
In The Air, a ZX Spectrum computer loading (the wobbly bassline bits),
The 60s Batman soundtrack, some techno records, Eon, and so forth.
Definitely not dancefloor friendly though!

DJ YT - Now That's What I Call Hardcore! Vol. 2 [2002]

2009-06-02T22:25:00.001+01:00

Just found this mix from 7 years ago on a CD. How time flies.

The levels aren't brilliant, although as a lame defence I didn't own 2 decks at the time, so was probably on someone else's kit.
Also sounds like it might have been recorded in mono or something weird. Maybe a mini-disc job. Oh well.

Anyway, it's now the next chapter in my loosely mixed hardcore continuum!

59 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 82 MB
Link 1: Rapidshare

[01] Shades of Rhythm - Old Spice [ZTT 1991]
[02] Nighttripper - Phuture [ESP 1991]
[03] Carl Cox - Eternal [White 1991]
[04] N-Joi - Malfuction [Deconstruction 1991]
[05] Electric Choc - Shock The Beat [Discomagic 1991]
[06] Bizarre Inc - Raise Me (Eon's Ascension Mix) [Vinyl Solution 1991]
[07] New Era - New Era [Great Asset 1991]
[08] Hackney Hardcore - Dancefloor Dangerous (Don't Mess With Us Mix) [Strictly Underground 1992]
[09] Mental Overdrive - Soma [R & S 1991]
[10] New Atlantic - Yes To Satan [3 Beat 1991]
[11] Frank De Wulf - Moribund Remix [Music Man 1992]
[12] Ecology - Ecology EP [Vicious Pumpin Plastic 1992]
[13] Devilfish - Man Alive [Bush 2000]
[14] The Enigmatist - Goal Kick [Bizarre 1991]
[15] N-Joi - The Void [Deconstruction 1993]
[16] Kev Bird - This Is A Trip [Basement 1992]
[17] Raging Rockers - Jungle Radio [Ruby Red 1992] this is the best thing Raging Rockers ever did, and a massive tune!!
[18] Recursion - Overdrive [Recursion 2001]
[19] Cyanide 45 - Notice Me [White 1992]

Equipment: 2 turntables + mixer (not mine though!)

Mix - Nights Into Dreams

2009-05-16T13:46:00.002+01:00

[60 mins : 192 Kbps : 83 MB]
Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/85300428/dj_yt_nights_into_dreams.mp3

This is an old mix from January 2008 containing electro, techno and dubstep, that I haven't included on this blog before. Enjoy!

[1] Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits (1999)
[2] Aphex Twin - Xtal (1992)
[3] Vector Lovers - Hush Now (Bitten by The Black Dog) (2007)
[4] Arpanet - Infinite Density (2006)
[5] Kraftwerk - Nummern (2005)
[6] Elecktroids - Floatation (1995)
[7] Syntheme - Vol 1 Red (2007)
[8] Hardfloor - The Question Remains (2007)
[9] Orlando Voorn - In Da Jungle (2007)
[10] Jackal and Hyde - Seek And Destroy DJ Monk Remix (2001)
[11] Human Resource vs 808 State - Dominator Soulwax Remix (2007)
[12] DHS - House of God $50 Mix (1991)
[13] Underground Resistance - Baghdad Express (2007)
[14] B12 - Hall of Mirrors (1992)
[15] CV313 - Galaxy 313 (2007)
[16] Chaos aka Marc Floyd - Afrogermanic (1998)
[17] Burial - Archangel (2007)
[18] Deepchord Presents Echospace - Untitled (2007)
[19] Deep Blue - Deep Blue (1991)
[20] Bonar Bradberry - Beat The Bed (2007)

2009-05-02T15:56:00.000+01:00

DJ YT - Back from Rehab! - May 2009

Here we go - with an almighty oldskool megamix, containing all those serotonin smashing classics from 1991 to 1993.
Many tracks in this mix and fully reworked and boosted to the max! Now go and fking dance!!

62 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 87 MB
Link 1: http://rapidshare.com/files/228261612/dj_yt_back_from_rehab.mp3
Link 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0PT56JL1

[01] Omni Trio - Alien Creed
[02] Prodigy - Charly
[03] Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon
[04] DJ Phantasy - Never Try The Hippodrome
[05] MC Dashy D & Cuetips - Control
[05] Plastic Clothes Mechanics - Come On Yea
[06] Cameo - Money (Reese Hardcore Instrumental)
[07] Ellis Dee - Rock To The Max
[08] Jonny L - Hurt You So (S&M Mix)
[09] Satin Storm - Think I'm Going Out Of My Head
[10] Kariya - Let Me Love You Rebuilt
[11] Hedgehog Affair - These Are The Sounds Of House
[12] Zero B - Lock Up
[13] Underground Posse - Straight Up House
[14] Nebula II - Peacemaker (Remix)
[15] Kraftwerk - Tour De France
[16] Kaotic Chemistry - Illegal Subs
[17] Acen - Trip To The Moon Pt. 1
[18] Acen - Trip To The Moon Pt. 2
[19] Acen - Trip To The Moon (Kaleidoscopiklimax)
[20] Hyper On Experience - Time Stretch
[21] Noise Factory - Breakage #4 (The Future)
[22] Noise Factory - Set Me Free Remix [Remake]
[23] Noise Factory - Can You Feel The Rush
[24] Defender - Feel It
[25] Babylon Timewarp - Durban Poison
[26] Ellis Dee - Dance Factor
[27] Prodigy - Ruff In The Jungle (Uplifting Vibes Mix)
[28] Two Dark Troopers - I Wanna Be Your Lover
[29] Tic Tac Toe - Ephemerol
[30] Success N Effect - Roll It Up
[31] Moonwalk EP - Dance Motherf*cker Dance!
[32] Yolk - Bish Bosh
[33] The Untouchables - N-Joi This
[34] Yolk - Music For the People

Mix - What the BLEEP?!

2009-03-09T09:40:00.003Z

DJ YT - What the BLEEP?! - March 2009
And if you can't guess, the theme of this mix is BLEEPS and SQUEAKS to make you freak!

49 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 69 MB
Link 1: Rapidshare
Link 2: Megaupload

[01] Sweet Exorcist - Testfour [Warp 1990]
[02] Language - Renegade [Boss 1990] - They don't make them like this anymore.
[03] Eon - Infinity [Vinyl Solution 1989]
[04] N-Joi - Manic [Deconstruction 1990]
[05] Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco [Warp 1990]
[06] The Ragga Twins - Hooligan 69 [Shut Up & Dance 1990]
[07] DJ Seduction - Bleep Bleep Mash Mash [CT Records 1991]
[08] NRG - NRG In The House [Chill 1991] Tune!
[09] Cosmo & Dibs - Star Eyes [Moving Shadow 1991]
[10] Nightmares On Wax - Aftermath (LFO Remix) [Warp 1990]
[11] Earth Leakage Trip - No Idea [Moving Shadow 1991]
[12] Rhythmatic - Take Me Back (Robert Gordon 0742 Edit "With Extra Bass") [Network 1990]
[13] Separate Minds - 1st Bass [Express 1988] - So this is the track the previous track samples :)
[14] Indo Tribe - Owl (I Can See You Mix) [Jumpin & Pumpin 1991] - Need a field and sound system to accompany this one
[15] DJ YT - Wired [Back To The Oldskool 2007] - A spot of shameful self promotion
[16] LFO - LFO Remix [Warp 1990] - Jesus this is pressed loudly!

Equipment: 2 turntables + mixer.
Keeping it old skool and analogue for this one! No messing about, no computers!

Satin Storm / Potential Bad Boy

2009-02-13T16:46:00.003Z

The excellent sublogic label are repressing two excellent tracks on one piece of vinyl:

The Hard Leaders exclusive remix of Satin Storm's Think I'm Going Out Of My Head:

Plus Potential Bad Boy's Everyday Child:

This track was featured on the Top Buzz Fantazia 1991 NYE set, but unreleased at the time. It's a great track too.

Be quick though, there's only 150 copies available. Click here.

Mix - Can't Kick The Feeling [Feb 2009]

2009-02-08T22:26:00.002Z

DJ YT - Can't Kick The Feeling - Feb 2009
60 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 83 MB

http://rapidshare.com/files/195701616/dj_yt_cant_kick_the_feeling.mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9V5VCOI4

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[1] Harmonic 313 - Flashback (2008)
[2] Prefuse 73 - Beaten Thursday (2007)
[3] The Flashbulb - Delhi Ill (2003)
[4] Moodymann - Meanwhile Back At Home (2000)
[5] Moodymann - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It Hits (1996)
[6] Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It (1986)
[7] Jungle Wonz - The Jungle (1986)
[8] Omar S - Pschotic Photosynthesis (2007)
[9] Phortune - Can You Feel The Bass (1988)
[10] DK7 - Instone DK7 Remix (2008)
[11] Voice Stealer - Evaluation (1997)
[12] Dopplereffekt - Pornoactress (1999)
[13] Donnacha Costello - Opal Sessions Unreleased (2004)
[14] Disorder - Groove Attack (1991)
[15] Message To The Majors - Fcuk The Majors (1992)
[16] Kenny Larkin - Q (1994)
[17] The Advent - Audio Illusion (1995)
[18] Joris Voorn - Bionic Man (2004)
[19] Conquest - Forever (2007)

Pete Parsons and Nebula 2 Interviews

2009-02-05T09:58:00.003Z

Pete Parsons, the engineer behind loads of massive tunes on labels including Deejay & Lucky Spin is interviewed here. Imagine writing all those big tunes and never making it to rave! :-o

Meanwhile, the masters of gritty hardcore Nebula 2 are interviewed here. There's also an accompanying mix from the duo spanning 80s house through to early hardcore.

Nebula II - Flatliners:

Nebula II - COD Rider:

Nebula II - Seance Remix:

Nebula II - Anathema Remix

Mark Archer - Ring of Gyges EP

2009-01-31T11:56:00.003Z

Mark Archer of Nexus 21 and Altern 8 mania, has a new EP out on Feb 14th, entitled Ring of Gyges.

You can hear the new tracks on his myspace page.

It's Detroit inspired techno, similar to the excellent Songs for Einna EP released in 2007.

(via discogs)

Dave Nodz

2009-01-31T11:48:00.002Z

Here's a great tribute to Suburban Base artist Dave Nodz, if you missed it first time round.

Man Parris Interview

2009-01-30T15:15:00.002Z

Stressfactor interview Man Parris here

He now teaches music technology at Derby University.

Here's a nice clip from Amnesia House, 1990 with Man Parris himself.

Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum

2009-01-30T11:42:00.002Z

Simon Reynolds, author of the excellent Energy Flash book, is speaking in Liverpool on Feb 11th to discuss the Hardcore Continuum.

He has also written a series of articles for The Wire on this subject, which you can read by clicking the link below.

(via blissblog)

R U ACID 2 Footage

2009-01-26T13:40:00.003Z

'R U ACID 2' in the Warehouse, Union Street, Plymouth. October 1990.

Some new video footage of this event. DJs were apparently Chocci & Lenny Dee.

Click here

(via discogs)

Acen & Hyper On Experience Live Mashup

2009-01-26T13:38:00.001Z

Nice live mashup from masticator, via b2vos:

Trance FM / Flex FM / Don FM - 1994

2008-12-31T14:35:00.004Z

Another tape with heaps of edits. I'll upload some full sets next, as I appreciate these are a little annoying :)

Side A starts with a nice 1991 era mix from DJ Rossy.

Towards the end of Side B, there is some further crazy Trance FM material, possibly not just inspired by soda water, over the top of Kings Of Da Jungle 2

Side A: http://rapidshare.com/files/178462052/1993_trance_fm_flex_fm_sidea.mp3
Side B: http://rapidshare.com/files/178463919/1993_trance_fm_flex_fm_sideb.mp3

Don FM / Trance FM / Raw FM - 1993

2008-12-28T17:08:00.003Z

This tape dates from the early months of 1993 and is pretty ridiculous. It contains about 20 different snippets of pirate stations, and very little continuity.

Probably the best section is the crazy Trance FM MCing on Side A, over Vibes/Wishdokta's Obsession and Peshay's Catch It which is an insane tune.

Side A: http://rapidshare.com/files/177587932/1993_trance_don_sidea.mp3
Side B: http://rapidshare.com/files/177592056/1993_trance_don_sideb.mp3

Don FM - 1993

2008-12-27T14:29:00.002Z

Here's a Don FM tape from 1993 era. Like most of my tapes, it's not one continuous set, but a schizophrenic selection of bits I liked.

The end of Side B contains a couple of tracks I taped from a Colin Dale/Colin Favor show from Kiss FM.

Side A: http://rapidshare.com/files/177240024/don_fm_1993_sidea.mp3
Side B: http://rapidshare.com/files/177243246/don_fm_1993_sideb.mp3

Tracklistings welcome!

Dream FM - January 1995 - DJ Uproar / MC Twilight

2008-12-27T12:36:00.004Z

So I've retrieved a massive box of crusty tapes from my parent's garage. Let the encoding commence!

Here we start with some 'proper' happy hardcore from the mid 90s, courtesy of Dream FM - probably the best London pirate station of the era.

My thoughts go out to Mr Twilight, kind enough to MC at our outdoor party a few years back - but currently locked down with the HMP crew. :(

Side A: http://rapidshare.com/files/84300725/Dream_FM-Jan_1995-SideA.mp3
Side B: http://rapidshare.com/files/84301150/Dream_FM-Jan_1995-SideB.mp3

Feel free to submit tracklistings for these mixes if you like. I will update the posts.

Mix - Hardcore Happiness

2008-12-06T14:02:00.000Z

DJ YT - Hardcore Happiness

Happy Hardcore is often sneered at by electronic music connoisseurs.
But digging through these old records filled me with youthful optimism, and reminded me of the times I went raving and felt only love. :)

http://rapidshare.com/files/170801176/dj_yt-hardcore_happiness.mp3
[104mb :: 76 mins :: 192Kbps]

[1] Fast Floor - 7th Heaven [Smooth Recordings 1994]
[2] DJ Ham - And Higher [Kniteforce 1994]
[3] Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Acen In Wonderland) [Production House 1992]
[4] DJ Force & The Evolution - High On Life [Kniteforce 1994]
[5] Skruffneck Volume Two [Skruffneck 1994]
[6] Skruffneck Remixes [Skruffneck 1995]
[7] DJ Selecta & GL2 - Incognito [Vicious Vinyl 1996]
[8] Love Nation & Justin Time - Music Is Ecstacy (Sky High Mix) [Just Another Label 1995]
[9] DJ Hixxy - Jackattack [Happy Jack Productions 1995]
[10] JDS - Stomp It Up [Stompin Choonz 1995]
[11] The Vampire - Cyclone [Quosh 1995]
[12] DJ Seduction - Higher Now (DJ Unknown & Seduction Remix) [Impact 1994]
[13] Cheddar - Volume 3 Side B [Quosh 1995]
[14] Motiv 8 - Don't Need Your Love (Slammin' Piano Mix) [Eternal 1995]
[15] Ravers Choice Vol. 3 [Ravers Choice 1994]
[16] DJ Fade & MC Smiley - Now You Know [Happy Vibes Recordings 1995]
[17] DJ Brisk - You & Me (Remix) [Kniteforce Special Edition 1995]
[18] Rebel Alliance - Sometimes [Stormtrooper Recordings 1995]
[19] JDS - Higher Love [Stompin Choonz 1995]
[20] Midas - Imperial March (Star Wars Mix) [Slammin' Vinyl 1995]
[21] DJ Slam - Influence [Just Another Label 1995]
[22] Storm Syndicut - Hold Me In Your Arms [Stormtrooper Recordings 1995]

Mix - Final Assault

2008-12-01T14:35:00.001Z

DJ YT - Final Assault - Nov 2008

28 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 39 MB
http://rapidshare.com/files/167742745/dj_yt_final_assault.mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OFZJOIAQ

[1] Orbital - One Perfect Sunrise (2004)
[2] Technohead - The Passion (1993)
[3] Influx - Braineater (1993)
[4] Drax - Mindspawn (1994)
[5] Space Cube - Kohl (1993)
[6] Octodred - Jungle Hooliganism (1996)
[7] DJ Donna Summer - Get The Fuck Off (2007)
[8] Dynamo City - One Night In Hackney (2004)
[9] Church of Extacy - Babbahouse 2 (1993)
[10] Red Alert & Slammer - Fucking Hardcore (1993)
[11] Human Being - The Box Opened (1993)
[12] Alec Empire - Burn Babylon Burn (1994)
[13] A+E Dept - Experiment 4 (1996)

Hardcore & Techno madness. Digital Mix. Enjoy.

DJ YT - Lights, Sounds, Delusions

2008-07-14T22:02:00.005+01:00

59 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 81 MB
http://rapidshare.com/files/129413950/dj_yt_lsd.mp3

[1] Intro
[2] Delia Derbyshire - Blue Veils And Golden Sands [BBC 1960s]
[3] Boards of Canada - Music Is Math [Warp 2002]
[4] Glynis Jones & Malcolm Clarke - Schlum Rooli [BBC 1960s]
[5] Vangelis - Rachel's Song [EastWest 1982]
[6] Amorphous Androgynous - She Sells Electric Ego [Future Sound Of London 2002]
[7] Booka Shade - Outskirts [Get Physical 2008]
[8] Tom Dissevelt - The Visitor From Inner Space [Limelight 1968]
[9] Green Velvet - Stranj [Music Man 2001]
[10] Colone - Overview [Labworks 1994]
[11] Hyper On Experience - Lord Of The Null Lines [Moving Shadow 1993]
[12] Hyper On Experience - Foul Play Remix [Moving Shadow 1994]
[13] Silence - Heaven [Fax 1993]
[14] Earth Leakage Trip - No Idea [Moving Shadow 1991]
[15] Earth Leakage Trip - This Place [Rising High 1992]
[16] Booka Shade - You Don't Know What You Mean To Me [Get Physical 2008]
[17] Coldcut - Autumn Leaves (Irresistible Force Mix) [A Moment Of Your Time 1989]

Psychedelic mindfuel from the 1960s to the present day. Enjoy...

Beyond These Things

2008-04-07T16:26:00.004+01:00

A mix of house, electro and acid from myself, blending both old and new.
This is a digital mix and I've tried to produce mixes that would have been impossible on vinyl.

Download [Rapidshare]
63 mins .:. 192 Kbps .:. 86 MB

[01] Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Journey Of The Dragons [1993]
[02] Kevin Yost - Like A Dream To Me (Harley & Muscle Remix) [2008]
[03] Invisible Session - Till The End (Panoptikum Instrumental Mix) [2008]
[04] Abe Duque - What Happened [2004]
[05] Kiko - 888 [2008]
[06] The Oliver Who Factory - Apocalypse [2007]
[07] Scan 7 - You Have The Right (Accapella) [2001]
[08] DJ ESP Woody Mcbride - Put A Smile On Your Face [2005]
[09] Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley Knows House [1985]
[10] Williams - El Baile [2008]
[11] Fast Eddie - Let's Go [1988]
[12] Frankie Bones - I'm Still An Acid Ted [1990]
[13] Frankie Bones - Funky Acid Makossa (Adam X Remix) [1991]
[14] Stakker - Eurotechno Track #8 [1989]
[15] Stakker - Eurotechno Track #7 [1989]
[16] Anthony Rother - Redlight District [1998]
[17] Index - Give Me A Sign [1989]
[18] Frank De Wulf - The Tape (Remix) [1991]
[19] Lamb - What Sound (Tom Middleton Vox) [2002]
[20] Budai & Vic - Body And Mind [2008]
[21] Kerri Chandler - Fortran [2008]
[22] Arpanet - Wireless Internet [2002]

Automation - Triple Helix Records

2008-02-06T23:56:00.000Z

Automation were two producers from Gravesend in Kent who produced some rip-roaring techno/hardcore between 1991 and 1993. The majority of their tracks were fast and hard, making great use of stabs, bleeps and sci-fi noises. They were relatively well produced, both in terms of sound quality and structure.

Although popular back in the day with support from Joey Beltram, Kev Bird, Colin Faver and Aphex Twin, their tracks are rarely heard in contemporary old skool sets, possibly because many of them fall somewhere between techno and UK hardcore.

Automation and the Triple Helix label were pretty much interlinked, with all bar one release on the label originating from the duo. The highlight on their first release, Espionage, is a dreamy track with a slow amen drumbeat and bleeps sampled from Kraftwerk. Pretty simple but effective. Ten years on, Luke Vibert reworked the track as Ataride under his Wagon Christ alias.

The second EP, The Appliance of Science, steps the Automation sound up a gear in pace and intensity. Beginning with T99 stabs, tribal chants and screams, building to a "This Is Sick!" sample before bringing everything crashing back in like a train crash. Awesome stuff, that would probably see most contemporary clubbers running for the fire exit.

The third EP, the Red EP, begun the colour series. Featuring the beautiful detroit inspired Comedown, this presented the diversity in the Automation sound and quality they could achieve.

However, in the spirit of hardcore, it couldn't all be serious and Automation weren't afraid to throw a remix of William Tell's Overture, Bloodsport, onto the same release, complete with hunting horns and cock-a-doodle-doo samples! The tongue-in-check outlook continued on other releases with tracks like 'Wild-E', sampling Road Runner's famous Cayote. When you had three other belting tracks, this experimentation was simply amusing.

The pinnacle of their back catalogue, the Remix EP, contains four remixes which surpass many of the originals. The Doomsday Remix contains every element that makes Automation great. From the mysterious spoken intro, "My children, the only true technology...", to its underlying moaning and tribal chants, to the brilliant breakdown with the pitch shifting stabs. Dark and brooding, but always danceable and easily accessible.

Also worth a mention is the super-fast Speedway, played by Joey Beltram to great effect at the Galactica Rave in 1992 at 4m 40s:

The full track can be heard here.

I'm not certain what happened to the release with catalogue number 'AUTO1', as the Triple Helix label starts at 'AUTO2', but interestingly AUTO1 corresponds to Kraftwerk's Autobahn album, so its a possibility the Automation name and initial catalogue number was a homage to the pioneers of electronic music.

Aside from hardcore, both producers composed a small number of other tracks in the early 90s under aliases including I.D. and Unlocking the Astal, but I haven't managed to track down anything more recent.

I created a short 30 minute mix of the best Automation tracks last year. Some of the mixing is not up to the standards I'd like, but it got a good response:

1. Comedown
2. Tramp On 45
3. Drone
4. Espionage
5. You
6. The Appliance Of Science (Techno Mix)
7. Pacemaker (Remix)
8. Vinyl Warfare
9. Doomsday (Remix)
10. Asphxia
11. Speedway

A Brief History of Rave

2008-02-02T09:56:00.001Z

There have been a variety of TV programmes covering the history of dance music in recent years. Many of these programmes skirt over the early days of rave for a variety of reasons; video footage is scarce or poor quality, the music is alienating and somewhat faceless, and there are few figureheads recognisable to a modern audience who can summarize the scene.

How can a TV producer convey a movement built around the ebb and flow of a night in short TV clips? Ultimately, these programs tend to show a few comical pieces of rave footage, with soundbites from a contemporary artist reminiscing about a scene they weren't particularly integral to. This always leaves me feeling disappointed.

I thought it would be interesting to compile a potted history of the early rave scene, focusing on real underground event footage to convey the initial euphoria and innocence of those hazy days. This was an era far removed from the commercial superclubs of the late 90s, where many ravers really believed they were part of something revolutionary and special.

Sunrise were one of the famous early promoters of illegal 'acid house' events in the UK. They staged a series of increasingly elaborate events in aircraft hangars and large warehouses. The music was a mixture of Chicago house, Detroit techno combined with homegrown tracks from the UK.

1989: Sunrise & Back to the Future 1989 @ Longwick, Buckinghamshire

The sheer scale and production of these early unlicensed events is overwhelming, but unfortunately very little video footage exists of them. Sunrise went on to organise the massive 'Freedom to Dance' demonstration in Trafalgar square with up to 7,000 attendees. This event was largely ignored by the mainstream media due to pressure from the government.

1990: Freedom to Party Demonstration

A polarising musical change arose in late 1990 with the birth of hardcore. Hardcore was to dance music what punk was to rock. Techno purists derided it for crude 'cut and paste' production values and lowest common denominator approach, and house fans found its 'fist in the face' sonic ethos somewhat overwhelming. However, ravers were heading out in their thousands to an increasingly large number of legal and illegal events.

May 1991: Time & Underground @ The Rag Market, Birmingham

The first track, Dimension 5's 'Utopia', is a great example of the early UK hardcore sound. It contains influences from Belgian's techno scene merged with the sped-up breakbeats favoured by British artists. This is followed up by Shut up and Dance's 'The Homeless Problem' and the aptly titled 'Dance Before The Police Come', which helped pave the way for the Jungle that followed two years later.

This was an era when underground music was mutating at a pace that has never been equalled. Anything and everything was sampled and interbred, from cheesy pop classics through to hip-hop, electro, ragga and house leading to an unprecedented level of creativity and diversity in the music you'd hear on a night out.

Meanwhile they were rocking it in the south as well at one of the most infamous hardcore venues in the UK...

1991: In-ter-dance @ Sterns, Worthing, East Sussex

Evil Eddie Richards on the decks here climaxing with Frank De Wulf's seminal 'Magical Orchestra', another Belgian classic forging the music of the future in the UK scene.

Notice that in the footage we've seen so far, few people are drinking water or anything else for that matter. Alcohol was a rarity at early raves, with some only serving soft drinks.

By 1992, events had increased in scale and ambition, as promoters became increasingly organised and the scene exploded in popularity. Fantazia's largest outdoor rave saw 25,000 people partying to the early hours along with thousands of unofficial attendees who broke into the site.

July 1992: Fantazia One Step Beyond @ Donington Park

The music was climbing in speed as producers realised amphetamine charged ravers would dance to increasingly faster tracks. Every element of the music was over emphasised, whether hard, euphoric or even cheesy. Whilst underground output remained strong, many tracks unintentionally charted simply because hardcore (or rave as it was commercially branded) was proving popular with a mainstream audience.

However, this was also the year of dubious toytown tracks, including remixes of the Sesame Street theme, Rhubarb & Custard and Trumpton. These tracks arguably dented the credibility of the rave scene and accelerated the polarisation of the music into darker jungle (or darkside hardcore as it was briefly known) and happy hardcore.

By 1993, the music had sped up by around 30% and DJs were increasingly playing a particular style. With 25,000 people in attendance Tribal Gathering's event caused a 15 mile traffic jam leading to the site.

1993: Universe - Tribal Gathering, Warminster

In the rave fanzines, punters were complaining about the change in scene and perceived atmosphere. How much of this is genuine, or simply the classic 'it's not as good as it used to be mantra' is debatable. However, as the dance scene became increasingly commercialised and polarised, we'd never see a return to the unified massive raves of the late 80s and early 90s.