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We Are Hardcore (Original)

the band 'Shut up & Dance with a track called 'The Green Man' 1992.

Philip Anthony Johnson (PJ) & Carlton Nevile Hyman (smiley) Smiley, PJ, DJ Daddy & DJ Hype had built a sound system called Heatwave. They broke into many buildings to start their own illegal raves back in 1986. Smiley & PJ were rappers on the sound system but were also trying to get a record deal. No one would sign them up, and so they started their own label, Shut Up And Dance Records. The name came from the title of one of the songs on their demo tape.

Their first release was a track titled "5,6,7,8", which was sold straight out of the boot of PJs Ford Escort, with follow-ups such as "£10.00 To Get In", "£20.00 To Get In", "Lamborghini", & "Derek Went Mad" (Dance Before The Police Come album), which were all massive underground anthems. The follow up album Death Is Not The End contained such monsters as "Raving Im Raving" & "The Green Man". Success brought expansion, and expansion brought artists such as Ragga Twins, The (Reggae Owes Me Money-Album), Nicolette (Now Is Early-Album), Peter Bouncer And Ade to name a few. All the above artist were produced by Shut Up & Dance and soon other artists were signed to the label who produced their own music: Codine, MC Duke, Cedrick Winkelburger etc. 

Smiley & PJ also started other labels, such as Red Light (2) (Drum & Bass), Ruff Quality Recordings (Experimental Breaks) & the more recent New Deal Recordings, which is a 2 Step/Garage breakbeat outlet responsible for such classics as True Vip & Holdtight .

The Green Man - Shut up and Dance

For the first time since it began in 1991, the pioneering rave, drum & bass & jungle label, started by Danny Donnelly, Suburban Base has digitally re-mastered its entire back catalog and is making them available to download via iTunes.

Up until now, releases from the label, which shut its doors in 1997, only existed in vinyl format, but from February 23rd its back catalog has been re-mastered & can be bought from iTunes and extended to other digital music stores from March. This includes sought after releases from artist such as Son'z Of A Loop Da Loop Era, M&M, Rachel Wallace, Krome & Time, QBass, Jonny Jungle, DJ Hype, Cutty Ranks, Marvellous Cain, Remarc, Boogie Times Tribe & Mampi Swift.

In addition to the back catalog an album called Suburban Base Records - The History Of Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass: 1991-1997 will be released on March 3rd. The compilation presents a snapshot of the original underground rave scene that ultimately crossed over into the charts and is ready to be rediscovered by the original ravers and uncovered by a new generation of fans.

Over three mixes it will take you on a chronological journey starting with Hardcore presenting rave classics Rachel Wallace - Tell Me Why (M&M Full Vocal), Krome & Time - This Sound Is For The Underground and cheeky Smart E's - Sesame's Treet (Vocal Mix). Mix two then moves on to the
Jungle era with gems from Phuture Assassins - Roots N Future (Make Dem Know Mix); QBass –Deepa and Hype tracks Dawn of the Fever, The Chopper and Dream. The final mix treats us to some legendary Drum and Bass tracks including Run Tings - Ruff Revival, Marvellous Cain - Dub Plate Style, Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb (DJ SS Remix), D'Cruze – Lonely and
Mampi Swift - On The Beat.

The album is available as both as a DJ mixed cd release and also digitally. It will use the original graffiti artwork from Suburban Base’s in-house designer Dave Nodz.

Phuture Assasins - Future Sound (Sound Business Original mix)

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2-11. Joyriders - Big Brother (Oakenfold Remix)

Earth in a worm. Go outside flat earth and see the Birke Land Worms. A tribute to Anthony Peratt and Electric Gnosis from youtube. Vardath.

Call To Live

Issa Party founder, @pleasetrax presents a decade of tracks built on a Chicago footwork foundation, weaving cold, icy textures with borrowed sounds from Indonesia, China, and the UK. Across these works, the project expands into club styles adjacent to Chicago’s history, while reflecting on personal identity as a reaction to the global rise in populism.

releases December 12, 2025

Please: 2015-2025

Thank you for 10 years of support. Onto new things…

All tracks written, mixed, and mastered by Chris Santoso

Featuring: Unjibbed, DJ Twan, Big Gidz, DJ Manny, DJ Chad, DANNN, Saint Icky, Chuck Trash, Khalfani, Hawk, Ash Wednesday, Devin Hudson, Steve Noah, J. Cordova, Jace Inman, Scim, Composuresquad, Sammy P, Traxman, DJ.MC, rayreck. Heavee, Jana Rush, Boylan, CG, THE GTW, and Engine.

Support Chicago music, support Chicago music culture and history.

Midwest All Day.

In loving memory of: Andrew Santoso, Charlie Sussman, and Daniel Brookman.


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Dubplates, never released tracks and some exclusives to give you some inspiration for the Micky Finn Remix Competition.

Competition closes end of January 2016. Check Drum&BassArena for full details.

Run Tings - Fires Burning (Finn In Your Face Mix)

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Hardcore, Techno/Trance producer from the U.K. making dance tracks since 1989. I currently run my own label and am published by MUTE worldwide.

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