posted a comment on Franschene* - Go Sister. 9 days ago 12" vocal mix is the jam...the one with the break knicked from Spliffhead

big tune at Out Of The Ordinary, Victor Drago's, as played by either Uncle Jim or Fat Rupert : )

posted a comment on Freshtrax* & Ace II With Pressure Zone - X-O-Cet. 12 days ago nah, tis all about "Troy [anthem mix]"

hilarious intro, tuff-ass, bassy, breaky, techy tune to follow

posted a comment on Yage - Fuzzy Logic E.P.. 13 days ago Quazi the one for me also

Coda Coma very sweet

Always thought 'Fuzzy Logic' was trying to be Aphex, or at least samples the kick from Isoprophlex...

dope anyway : )

posted a comment on Ellis Dee - I Believe / Lockdown. 7 months ago tis indeed dope, but not sure I'd pay THAT much money....

luckily found mine in MVE for £2

posted a comment on Asend - Can't Hold Back (Back 2 Basics Re-Touch) / 12 O'Clock Drop. 7 months ago double sided amen filth : )

A side tight bassy punchy

B side rolling mash up madness

posted a comment on Apollo 13 - Space Dust / Wobble. 7 months ago coupla slightly loose, jump uppy amen thrashers

'wobble' the better of the two

posted a comment on Dope Skillz - 6 Million Remix. 7 months ago yep....2 firin' remixes of big tune

both sides are amen crackers

why so cheap?!

6 million pressed, perhaps...

posted a comment on Special K & Ruff Cut - Give It To Um / Kill Or Be Killed. 7 months ago double sided amen smash up

slightly jump uppy [it is '96 after all] but still ace

Give It To Um the more mash up rinse out style

posted a comment on Wax Doctor - The Spectrum / The Step. 9 months ago wow....old boy indeed...fuck led zep man...we talkin bout beautiful UK electronic music ; )

posted a comment on Jack Peoples (2) - Laptop Cafe. 9 months ago adding myself to the list of people who really rate this release

ok, it's a bit looser + madder than other people place, but that shouldn't upset the reasonable listener...lovely, trippy, spacy shit

posted a comment on The R&M Project* - The Scat E.P. (Underground Bizness). about 1 year ago

lovely pressing, sounds great

every track a complete clinker

slightly techy / ravey vibes like all the best garage

never heard such bouncy trax before...

sounds like over-shuffle, almost, but so... sick, ill, wicked, dope, bad [brilliant] UK garage E.P.lovely pressing, sounds greatevery track a complete clinkerslightly techy / ravey vibes like all the best garagenever heard such bouncy trax before...sounds like over-shuffle, almost, but so... See full review

posted a comment on Shades Of Rhythm - Homicide / Exorcist. about 1 year ago me & my mates always presumed it was a Yamaha DX or TX [not sure which] doing all the riffs, what we used to call 'FM acid', i..e. digital synths, not a tb303

posted a comment on Heavyweight (2) - The Way Of The Future. about 1 year ago also samples altern8 of course

(watch yer bass bins I'm tellin ya!)

posted a comment on Rhythm Section (2) - Comin' On Strong EP. about 1 year ago DJing at an illegal rave in Boscastle in '91, geezer from up country had few copies of these he was selling, asked me2play it, begrudgingly checked it, sounded surprisingly dope, whacked it in the mix, rocked the fucking house + still caning it nearly... See full review

posted a comment on Keith Mansfield - New Dimension. about 1 year ago steely floyd.....or perhaps pink dan??

at least five more word needed

posted a comment on Various - In The Key Of E. about 1 year ago ta....edited..!

lots more words needed not sure why so many argh

posted a comment on Various - Detroit Techno Soul EP. about 1 year ago ooh - nice tip - cheers : )

more bloody words

posted a comment on "Pretty" Tony* - Get Some. about 1 year ago Indeed!

always thought maybe it came from Slick Rick....the originator!

posted a comment on P.P.Roy - You Can't Help Liking.... about 1 year ago totally great album, very underrated

millions of samples put together

[like the avalanches were doing around the same time]

but so freakishly different, only P.P. Roy could do it

also check follow up records : )

posted a comment on "Pretty" Tony* - Get Some. over 2 years ago Instrumental still has the vocoder, without the mad dick van dyke cockney vocals

posted a comment on Concept Of One Featuring Noel - The Question. over 2 years ago crazy edits peppered throughout from Albert Cabrera

'rascal beats' version is totally wicked

posted a comment on Canibus - Second Round K.O.. over 2 years ago one of the best dis tracks ever

why ten words man?

posted a comment on Meat Beat Manifesto - Suck Hard. over 2 years ago fucking mental for 1987

funky as hell

crazy samples

great production

good old JD

posted a comment on The Pharcyde - Testing The Waters. over 2 years ago 'Pain' and 'Re-Invented' are both truly dope...

...the last truly dope tracks the Pharcyde made?

posted a comment on PCP Project - My Indication Of House. over 3 years ago Lush, quirky as fuck EP from J-Swift & friend

The Trip is fave but all good : )

posted a comment on Dreams Unlimited - Cool Beat. over 3 years ago Lush, bouncy, bleepy Italian deep house

[four more words are needed!]

posted a comment on D.M.S. - Let Me Tell You Somethinn Remixes. over 3 years ago It's not even that dope [by Todd's stupidly high standards]

Found it in MVE in Greenwich for 50p yesterday : )

still possible to get the odd bargain in an actual shop, guys ; )

posted a comment on Rum & Black - ESQ / Slaves. over 3 years ago

[it's also the break on ESQ, but mixed with half a bar of Renegade Soundwave's... The lush-as-fuck breakbeat on Slaves comes from Run DMC's 'I'm Not Going Out Like That', which became more popular in the late nineties as a tek-steppy DnB break[it's also the break on ESQ, but mixed with half a bar of Renegade Soundwave's... See full review

posted a comment on The Prince And The Wizard - Untitled. over 3 years ago Thought we all knew it was L.B. Bad.....

'The Wiz Is A Genius' is my fave jam, anyway

Little known fact, the synth noise is taken from Tom Tom Club's Genius Of Love ; )

posted a comment on Various - Detroit Techno Soul EP. over 3 years ago All tracks dope

Kelly Hunt's is a beauty [only available on this 12"]

Shake's is a fucking classic

Has that bouncy NY garagey vibe mixed with the Detroity Euro melancholia, kinda MKish : )

posted a comment on Santonio* - That's Where It's At. over 3 years ago Wot no comments?!

'That's Where It's At' is dope - tight, programmed, jacking drums with loose-as-fuck handplayed synths N piano on top

wickedness : )

posted a comment on Various - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Gordon's War. over 3 years ago Wish we knew who the "Badder Than Evil" musicians were : (

posted a comment on Badder Than Evil. over 3 years ago Wish we knew who the "Badder Than Evil" musicians were : (

posted a comment on David Essex - Rock On. over 3 years ago Amazing production - lowest bass guitar notes ever ? !

Musta bin recorded at half speed or pitch-shifted sumting...

posted a comment on Was (Not Was) - (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks - Remixed Version. over 3 years ago [Predominantly Funk Version] Out Come The Freaks is pretty fucking epic [12:20]

think it's my fave version of that classic. very nice vocoder treatments throughout : )

posted a comment on Michael Sembello - Maniac. over 3 years ago You can really hear the vocoder backing vocals on the instrumental version : )

posted a comment on Ollie & Jerry* - Electric Boogaloo. over 3 years ago lovely vocoder : )

'Physical Clash' also a lush track, not on the soundtrack...

posted a comment on The Dale Jacobs Group - Live At Puccini's. over 4 years ago Thought the year of release might be 1976, if 'Discovery' was an olympic theme..seems much more likely than 1971.

posted a comment on I Love Acid. over 4 years ago shut up you mad prick

bet your tracks sounds like shit

posted a comment on Sinoesin - Angels Of Altitude. over 4 years ago Well - good on you sir : )

Ta 4 the choons ><

posted a comment on Sounds Galactic - Nova...Sounds Of The Stars. over 4 years ago how sweet : ) you must be the only person ever to choose that tho..!

posted a comment on Dan Gulberry. over 4 years ago A great artist, most underrated. Wish he'd released more stuff 😕

posted a comment on Purveyors Of Fine Funk - Love Faze. over 4 years ago was actually released 25th October 1999 [I have the press release]

posted a comment on Apollo Two - Volume 1. over 4 years ago Surprised no one's mentioned the massive sample in the Bukem mix from 'Surkit - Reel By Real' on Interface records

posted a comment on DJ Flashback (4) - Gun / Triple Six. over 4 years ago amen insanitude : ) amen insanitex : ) amen insanitary : ) amen insanitronics : )

posted a comment on Concept 1 - 01:96 - 12:96. over 4 years ago Well, another 10yrs on from the last review, and this all still sounds as fresh as fuck.

Shame they're not available on CD in their entirety tho : (

posted a comment on Goodie - I Wanna Be Your Man. over 4 years ago some nice vocoder dotted about...mainly on 'fun freaks' , 'I wanna be your man' and 'I'll scratch your back' : )

posted a comment on The Gil Evans Orchestra* - Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix. over 4 years ago A heavy, deep, trippy, lush, funky (and of course jazzy and rocky) record