'Marble' was produced in 1997 by a guy from Amsterdam. It became known years after, when it was included in a keygen software for Ableton Live. The author himself found out about this fact just a couple of years ago.
The track was available to anyone on Mod Archive, yet still we felt there was a reason it should appear on CRUISE compilation as it reflects the spirit of the time we all cherish and try to recreate at our parties.
We've reached the author and asked whether he'd like to release this track officially. We found out Hans was only 15 when he wrote 'Marble'. Not only he gave us his blessing, but also did a new mixdown of the track for CRUISE tape, almost 25 years later!

Artist: Reactor Grits / @reactor-grits
Title: "Marble"
Label: Cruise Records / @waxninja
Release date: 16 September 2022
Format: cassettes & digital
Buy: https://linktr.ee/cruisewhois

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CRUISE is a Moscow-based night that focuses on 90s finest — old school hip-hop, garage house, breakbeat hardcore and jungle. Every once in a while local vinyl enthusiasts, artists and radio hosts from Wax Ninja crew (Artem Xio, Foxxylove and MB4) and Tiger Balms crew (Skye, Fine) gather nostalgic music lovers so that they can cruise through different BPMs and genres in a home-like atmosphere.

This release is the essence of CRUISE captured on tape: 15 tracks from the crème de la crème of the Russian underground scene. A full-scale journey into the sound of drum machines, analog synths, obscure samples and what not; a heart-warming homage to music from New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, London, Manchester, Essex, Bristol and different cities across Italy.

N-Tone, Maxi Skratch and Luge are there with their beats and scratches; HI TOP and Osipenko Bus Stop (Ant To Be when he makes jungle) deliver some proper UKG; Keroz and DJ 0000 (DJ 1985’s alter ego) are going deep and melodic; Cream Soda, BRTS, Scruscru & S.Timoshenko and Heavy Blunt fill this tape with house bangers; Artem Xio, Mix Master Kutyma, FTRRLT alongside Amsterdam native Reactor Grits do breakbeat and drum’n’bass. And don’t forget about the funny skits that turn this compilation into an 90s style album that tells a story.

To make your CRUISE even more real — this tape release was enriched with an olfactory dimension: look out for a scented scratch & sniff card inside your box!

PREMIERE: Reactor Grits — Marble (2022 Mix)(Cruise Records, 2022)

"This recording is from a CDr given to Vance Gore by Jeremy Miller"
Archived from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCOhUcKEqKU

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