A beautiful mix of '99 style drum'n'bass in the more melodic vein here - its a rip of a Moving Thru Air promo CD mixed by DJ Shuey.
The Break And Enter crew had a positive effect on the dnb scene in the last couple of years of the 90s decade, providing Perth a consistent monthly weeknight of soulful sounds called Moving Thru Air.
I don't have tracklist, but have a download anyway. The selection is sublime and the mixing is faultless.
This is the first Aphex Twin tune I ever heard, I think it was in a 1992 documentary about the Perth rave scene which I will upload and post here very soon.
Anyway, some people don't like calling Aphex Twin techno, but I think that is a modern sitation caused by techno's converegence on a very narrow definition as 4x4, layered minimal dance music.
Aphex Twin's own label is called Rephlex Records - and they call their music 'braindance'.
This is a great old mix that I have sitting around on CD. Its a promo CD from 2003 - Muller is still playing at many of the raves in Perth, both large and small.
There are tracks from local producers - Hard Afro and Sardi, Chopper Pilot, and Pendulum. Oh, and that guy Greg Packer.
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And so to the tune which inspired the name of this blog, Daze Of Reality by Twin Bass. It was released in 1992, and has a real hardcore feel to it. You can feel the jungle influence coming in, but with a definite hanging-on to the warehouse rave vibe.
I'm kicking this blog back into action with a 1994 Studio mix from the inspiration for myself and many other junglist ravers from Perth, WA - Greg Packer.
Ripped from DAT by the man himself, get this while you can. However I will be uploading more Greg Packer sets in coming weeks.
Tracklist 01. DJ Trace - Definition Of Living ( Scratch Records ) 02. On Remand - Controllin' 'Tango Rmx' (Cracked Out) 03. Red One - Alive & Kickin ( Liftin Spirits ) 04. Omni Trio - Renegade Snares 'Foul Play Rmx' (Moving Shadow) 05. Foul Play - Being With You (Movin Shadow) 06. Hyper On Experience - Disturbance 'Tango Remix' (Moving Shadow) 07. Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Energy 'DJ SS Rmx' (Dark Horse) 08. Remarc - Ricky (Dollar Records) 09. Essence Of Aura - Can I Dream 'Doc Scott Rmx' (Outstanding Productions) 10. Tango & Fallout - Violator Vol 1 (White) 11. Hardware - Night Stalker 'DJ SS Rmx' (Face Records) 12. DJ SS - The Bounce (Formation Records) 13. Shimon - The Predator (Ram Records) 14. Doc Scott - Drumz VIP (Metalheadz) 15. Pulse - Warning (Creative Wax) 16. Wax Doctor - The Saint 'Simon Templar Mix' (Reinforced) 17. Wax Doctor - Logical Progression (Face Records) 18. Randall & Andy C - Sound Control (Ram Records) 19. Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Deadly Vinyl) 20. Anthill Mob - My Selector (PP9 Productions) 21. Subnation - Scotty III 'Ray Keith Rmx' (Future Vinyl)
This compilation gave the name to the genre that is much loved, and yet also parodied in drum'n'bass. The cliche is of dnb at its minimal harsh worst, but the reality is that a lot of these tunes define what is hardcore about drum'n'bass. It was quite a contrast to the junglist mentalism, but also part of the jungle scene.
Personal favourite is 'Headless Horseman', have a beer and turn this one up.
Hydro - The Zone (5.24)
Doc Scott - Machines (6.10)
Ed Rush - Check Me Out (5.16)
Skyscraper - Mach II (5.53)
Rollers Instinct - Haze (5.09)
Skyscraper - Liberty One (7.14)
Cronic Crew - Black Marbles (6.50)
The Limit - Get Stoned (6.11)
Rollers Instinct - The Mutant (5.29)
Morph - Headless Horseman (Steppin' On Headz Mix) (5.04)
Remix - Elementz Of Noize
Hydro - Tha' Bomb Shit (6.42)
Skyscraper - The Difference (7.42)
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.
