Saturday, May 24, 2008

Cryptonite ‘A Quantum Leap’ - April 10th, 1993





If you love that mix of deep, lush vibes and straight-up paranoia-inducing drum break mentalism, then this rave pack from late 1993 is something to check.

I first heard the Randall and Bukem (what a combination!) set a couple of years back thanks to the almighty 1992 of www.dnbforum.com fame.

Then I stumbled upon the Ratty set late last year, the man is pushing jungle techno in classic form. Looks like it's been ripped from a tape pack, but its good quality sound for an old tape, trust me.

What I love about this sound is that it represents a time when things were really changing in the hardcore scene. The sound was getting darker, the cheesy high-pitched vocals were well on the way out, but it hadn't descended into cliche of any type. I recall hearing a lot of this music in 1993 and early 1994, I think it set the tone for a lot of junglists.

Sorry no tracklist, soak up the vibe!

DJ: Mickey Finn
(1) 30:00 - 192kbps - 41.3mb mp3
(2) 29:58 - 192kbps - 41.2mb mp3

DJ: Randall & LTJ Bukem
(1) 29:46 - 192kbps - 40.9mb mp3
(2) 29:47 - 192kbps - 41.0mb mp3

DJ: Ratty
(1) 30:05 - 192kbps - 41.4mb mp3
(2) 30:06 - 192kbps - 41.4mb mp3

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