Carl Cox & Phantasy - Live @ (Hitman & Her Night) Eclipse, Coventry, 1992

Early old skool this week from the golden era of 92-94 starts mostly hardcore with a bit of jungle, lots of great tracks and a few forgotten gems, you know the score (hardcore), enjoy !

Tracklisting:

01. Rhythm For Reason - Grand National (Tango Remix)
02. Urban Hype - I Feel The Heat
03. Mystery Man - DJ Business
04. Top Buzz - Livin' In Darkness 93
05. Krome & Time - The Slammer
06. Q-Tex - E Creation
07. Nookie - Shining In Da Darkness
08. Force Mass Motion - Panic
09. Pouch & Coulter - Love Me Now
10. DJ Pooch - Musics So
11. Orca - 4AM
12. DJ Seduction - Everybody
13. DJ's Unknown Vol 1 - Side B (Mix 2)
14. Fat Controller - In Complete Darkness
15. DJ Pooch - Our Love
16. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Ruffer!!!
17. Ramos & Vinygroover - Phantasm
18. DJ Seduction - Got The Music
19. Sunshine Productions - Take Me To The Top
20. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect
21. DJ Vibes - Freeaneasy
22. Liquid Crystal - You're No Good (Remix)
23. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - F*ckin' Hardcore
24. Q- Project - Champion Sound (Alliance Remix)
25. The Dok - Your Love
26. Slipmatt - Breaking Free
27. Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows

DJ A.K. - 92 - 94 Breakbeat Hardcore & Jungle Mix 14.10.23

Tracklist

Shortie - Jump & Dance (A) [Breakin' World]
MA2 – Hearing Is Believing [Formation]
Rude Bwoy Monty – Out In Da Streets (Pascal’s Remix) [Frontline]
Sponge - Shabbutz [Suburban Base]
Omni Trio – Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Mix) [Moving Shadow – The Deepest Cut LP]
Amazon II - Beat Booyaa! (Remix) [Aphrodite]
DJ Phantasy - Relax [Liquid Wax]
Doc Scott - Far Away (Fourteen Flavours Of Funk) [Metalheadz]
Leviticus - Burial - Chronic 3 (Combination Mix) [FFRR]
Stakka & K-Tee - Brockin' Out [Liftin' Spirit]
Prisoner - Mr. Fix It [London Some'ting]
DJ 007 - Gal Give Up [Rogue]
Roni Size & Krust - Selektor Bwoy (Krust Mix) [Dope Dragon]
Private Productions - Education [Reinforced]
Original DJ Vibes & Hellrazor - Future Beats II (Dubplate Mix) [Unreleased]
Frankie Paul & Buju Banton - Bring Yuh Body (Jungle Mix) [Street Tuff]
International Rude Boyz - The Half Step [Formation]
Frankie Paul - 'W' (DJ Stretch Remix) [Street Tuff - Ragga In The Jungle LP]
New Jack Pimps - Good Time [Labello/PWL - Jungle Massive 3 LP]
Johnny Jungle - Killa Sound [Suburban Base]
DJ Sparks - You We Mean [Yaw]
DJ Ash & DJ Vern - Squeeze [Tearin Vinyl]
Chatta B - Notch (Unreleased Mix) [Unreleased]
The Dream Team - Stamina (Joker Remix) [Suburban Base]
Asend - Take Your Soul (Northern Connexion Remix) [Second Movement]
DJ Rock & Original DJ Vibes - Grown In The Jungle [Active]
DJ Taktix - Untitled #2 [Back 2 Basics]
Omni Trio - Feel Good '95 [Moving Shadow]
Nookie - A Drum, A Bass & A Piano [Reinforced]
The Anthill Mob - My Selector [PP9]
Marvellous Cain - Jump Up [Suburban Base]

December 1994

Kenny Ken - Studio Mix - December 1994

This one means a lot to me , these 21 tracks are the ones I'm most proud of, they reflect what I love most about drum and bass. 
I hope you enjoy listening to this mix as much as I enjoyed making it and the tunes within it!

01 WARP SPEED (EUPHORIA REMIX)
02 ADAPT OR DIE
03 THUNDER
04 AWAKEN FOREVER (VIP REMIX)
05 THE QUICKENING
06 MAD AS HELL 
07 SACRED NOTHING
08 GIRL FROM VENUS 
09 YEAH MUN
10 HUMAN EVOLUTION
11 DEVASTATE
12 AUDIO VIRUS 
13 RE-BORN (GIVE ME A SIGN)
14 TWISTED LANGUAGE
15 RIOT SOUND
16 NO SUNSHINE (REMIX)
17 SOLITUDE
18 THINKER
19 ARTIFICIAL ANXIETY
20 MENTICIDE
21 MENTAL VIOLENCE

all tracks available @ www.darkedge.bandcamp.com

THE DARKEST HOURS VOL 8

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HIJNKS - THE DARKEST HOURS VOL 7 (ALL TRACKS PRODUCED BY HIJNKS)

For this Months Producer in Focus episode we shine the spotlight on PFM (Progressive Future Music a.k.a Mike Bolton)
Originally a duo  of Mike Bolton & Jamie Saker before Mike went solo they were behind many of Good Looking Records’ early and greatest releases and one of the Pioneers of the Atmospheric Drum & Bass sound. 
For this mix we are gonna concentrate on the period from 1993 - 1996

Tracklist:

PFM - The Western Tune 
PFM - The Mystics 
Saint Etienne - The Sea (PFM Remix) 
Mandalay - Flowers Bloom (PFM Secret Lover Remix) 
PFM - Language of Love 
PFM  - The Rough With The Smooth (unreleased version) 
PFM - Dannys Song 
PFM - One and Only
PFM - Love & Happiness 
PFM - Cruising Detroit 
Art of Noise - Opus 4 (PFM Remix) 
PFM - For All of Us 
Richie, Jmj - Free La Funk (PFM Remix)
PFM - Dreams 
PFM - Hypnotising 
PFM - Runaway 
PFM - Wash Over Me


If you enjoyed this mix check these out....

LTJ BUKEM :
https://on.soundcloud.com/6znzU5wc1jvyPSs59

GOOD LOOKING RECORDS('92-'95)
https://on.soundcloud.com/o54TK7SWqcHVByaMA

PFM ('93-'96)-Drum & Bass Show Ep174 - Producer In Focus Series)

Ellis Dee played The Eclipse, Coventry on numerous occasions and every time produced a blinding set. I have taken the same tunes from one of his sets in 1992, simply named Ellis Dee 7 and rearranged to make a new set. I hope you enjoy this one as much as the original.....

Shut Up And Dance - Raving I'm Raving (Remix)
Doc Scott - N.H.S (Midnite Mix)
Sy-Kick - E-Motion
Altern 8 - Hypnotic St-8 (Higher St-8 Mix)
Rhythm Section - Perfect Love 2am
THC - Feel So Good
Rhythm Section - Dreamworld
DJ's Unite - Volume 1
Hackney Hardcore - Alright ( DJ Promo Version)
Bass Ballistics - Smoke Dis One
Cool Hand Flex - Lock Me Up
Jamana Mix - Rave Moonstomp
Hackney Hardcore - Dancehall Dangerous (Steve Johnson Remix)
Zero Zero - Zero Not Zero
EPS - Follow Your Leader
DJ Phantasy & DJ Gemini - Ruff Beats Producing The Bass
Nookie - Give A Little Love (Summertime Mix)
Sudden Def - Give It To Me (Got It Mix)
Liquid Crystal - Radiate
Sudden Def - Fall Like Rain (Madness To My Method-Remix)
The Impact Crew - Feels Good
Smooth But Hazzardous - Smooth But Hazzardous
Sudden Def - Let It Hit Them (Remix)
Younghead - I Love Hardcore
Nick OD - Jazzy Hardcore
MC Uproar - Badboy
The Criminal Minds - Presence (Original Version)
Dragon Fly - Hard Like A Criminal
Megadrive - Mindscapes
The Men From Del Bosca - El-Bland-E
Manix - Hardcore Junglism (Isms And Scisms)
Phuture Assassins - Future Sound (2 Bad Mice Remix)
Rude Boy - Jungles't
EQ - I'm So High
Tic Tac Toe - Ephemerol
Wriggler - Butthole Surfers (Good Vibrations)
Urban Shakedown - Some Justice (Concrete Jungle Mix)
Megadrive - Demon
Wots My Code - Most High
Hackney Hardcore - Caught With A Spliff (Caught Me Burning Up)
Justice & Mercy - Fake Lobsters
DJ Trace - Inception (After Dark Remix)
Krome & Time - Manic Stampede
Dance Conspiracy - Dub War (Chapter 1)

Ellis Dee @ The Eclipse 7 Re-Mix

Tape rip 3 from the archive - Hype on fire - Eon - Spice doubles juggle, scratch attacks and more... recorded back in 1990 on my chunky yet fairly light stack system with the stringy wire aerial ting:

01 Nexus 21 – Real Love (Obsession) 1990
02 Unique 3 Featuring Karin – Rhythm Takes Control 1990
03 EON - Spice (J. Saul Kane Version) 1990
 - Spice (Original Mix With Notes)
---- Spice Double Juggle/Scratch
04 Mental Cube – Chile Of The Bass Generation 1990
05 -----
06 Suburban Knight – The World's 1990
-- Scratch with Real rock from the rock sample
07 Tech Nine – Slam Jam 1990
08 Mental Mayhem – Joey's Riot 1990
09 -----
10 Renegade Soundwave - Thunder 1990
11 ----
12 Ravebusters – Powerplant 1990
13 Spectrum – Amplification 1990

DJ Hype Fantasy FM 1990 Tape Rip 3

Another charity stomper recorded live August 2015 taking you back to the start of 1991 rave, leading in to the birth of UK Hardcore, getting the wicked EE crowd ready for a live appearance of Altern8 ;)

We had a little issue with the soundman knocking the needle over the first tune, after that..it was dandy ;> Hope you enjoy

1991-92 Old Skool Rave/ Hardcore DJ Skie feat MC Express & Cutter EE9 **VINYL SET**

Tracklist

Sounds Of Life - Hidden Rooms [Certificate 18]
Roni Size - Step Up [V]
Cool Hand Flex - Melody Madness (Unreleased Flex Edited Mix) [Unreleased]
Asylum - Da Base II Dark [Metalheadz]
Blak Panta - Do What U Want (Hardstep Babylon Mix) [Tommy Boy]
Gappa G & Hyper Hypa - River Nijer (Nookie Remix) [Ruff Kut!]
Dillinja - Brutal Bass [Metalheadz]
Roni Size - Fashion [V]
Undercover Agent - Oh Gosh (Splash Alternate Remix/VIP) [Unreleased]
P-Funk - P-Funk Era (dis1iz4yasoul) [Frontline]
Kemet Crew - The Box Re-Opens [Parousia]
Danny Breaks - Volume 1A (DJ Zinc remix) [Droppin' Science]
Roni Size - Phyzical (Vintage Remix) [V]
Andy C - Roll On [Ram]
Sound Of The Future - The Lighter (Mix 2) [Formation]
Asylum - Stepin'Hard [Metalheadz]
Stakka & K-Tee - Living For The Night [Liftin' Spirit]
London's Most Wanted - Girls Dem Want It (Original Mix) [Philly Blunt]
Latimore - Right Sound (Intelligent Mix) [Pure Vibe]
Tom And Jerry - All Of My... [Tom & Jerry]
Danny Breaks - Easy [Droppin' Science]
Nookie - A Drum, A Bass & A Piano (Origin Unknown remix) [Reinforced]
Alex Reece - Basic Principles (Dillinja "Step 1") [Metalheadz]
ST Files - Part 1.1 [Flex]
DJ SS - Black (A) [Formation Colours Series]
Dillinja - The Angels Fell [Metalheadz]

March 1995

Randall - Studio Mix - March 1995

Part Two of my '91 mix. Music from Eclipse, Kite High, Proper Stuff, Love of Life, Destruction... those were the days!

Tracklist -
Homicide - S.O.R
Ladies with an Attitude - Epitome of Hype
We Are ie - Lennie De Ice
Unity - Timebase
Who's the Badman - Dee Patten
Smokin' Chalice - Project 1
Lock Up - Zero B
Justa 'Lil' Dope - MAW
Nightbird - Convert
The Noise - SL2
Dance with Power - Bass Construction
Rockin' Down the House - MI7
Different Strokes - Isotonik
Cutter Mix - Rabbit City 001
Up Tempo - Tronik House
Take No Chance - XRay Recordings
Mindless Music - Underkut
Logical Progression - LTJ Bukem
Positive Feedback - Cleptomaniacs
Tronic Equator - Chemical Company
Bombscare - 2 Bad Mice
Some Justice - Urban Shakedown
Feel Real Good - Manix

Old School 1991 (Part 2) 'Eclipse, Kite High, Proper Stuff, Love of Life...'

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

Carl Cox & Phantasy - Live @ (Hitman & Her Night) Eclipse, Coventry, 1992

Alan Kelly