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Dj X-cess, 1 half of the legendary Organ Donors, returns to his hardcore roots, with 2 slammers in the '92 breakbeat style on Return Of The Vibe.  limited run of purple  12" vinyl on sale now at www.defstar.co.uk

get Yourself Together/Heartbeat

Dj X-cess Get Yourself Together

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HEADSTRONG - ZHUTE

One of my favourite tracks from back in the day Shades Of Rhythm - Summer Of 89  

When I heard that there are remixes due soon it fired me into action to remix it as I'd meant to do it for years.

Shades Of Rhythm - Summer Of 89 (Lucas' Summertime 22 Unofficial Remix)

soundcloud.com/topdrawerdigital/shades-of-rhythm-summer-of-89-lucas-summertime-22-unofficial-remix

The original has been remastered and avaliable now via the lad's Bandcamp :

https://shadesofrhythm.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-89-remastered-2020

I have asked them if I can give this away but won't do that until I get the nod.

Let me know your thoughts ?

Nice one.

Lucas

Buy the original

Shades Of Rhythm - Summer Of 89 (Lucas' Summertime 22 Unofficial Remix)

Unknown Artist, Whitelabel from 1992
Samples: Phuture Assassins - Rydim Come Forward

Ragga Symphony

Amen hardcore / jungle massacre.... South Central UK style!

South Central EP

KF168 'South Central EP' Out Now On Kniteforce Records Vinyl Release!

A collaboration between friends and life long enthusiasts of breakbeat and rave music in all its various forms, Brent Aquasky (Amen Brother/Vinyl Fanatiks) and Damo B (Emotec/Outta Limits) are the players behind AmenTec. 

An imprint dedicated to the cross pollination of artists who record on their respective labels. Their mission: coming together to fill the spaces between the Electro, Techno and good old fashioned UK Hardcore. 

Encompassing the sounds and all important ethos of the golden era of rave, AmenTec has been making its mark over the last few years. Welcoming upstarts MOY, Bufo Bufo, Diplomat & Beagle, Fugitive, Silver Fox and Sound Synthesis to don their battle gear and reach for the lasers on this collector focused “special edition” battle series. 

With the label approching its 7th release, the time is right to present a 13 track compilation of select works to celebrate their mission. “Off Ya Box – Part One” brings together label highlights and a whole bunch of exclusive cuts. 

From the spatial Acid tones of Sound Synthesis to the juddering Tech-Step of Bobo, there’s no messing when it comes to the robotic Funk of Dawl, the jilted waves of Zobol, the EZ roll of Lloyd Stellar, or knockout sounds of Flatliner for that matter. 

In 2024, this is RAVE as pure as it comes –  NOW HEAR DIS

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Diplomat & Beagle - It's In Our Blood - AmenTec presents Off Ya Box (Part One)

VIP Intro Mix of Si Thompson's Hardcore/Jungle track 'Cape Fear'.

Cape Fear (VIP Intro Mix)

04 Shades Of Rhythm - Winter Science - ZTT - Vinyl EP

Remix by Judge Jules & Roy the Roach , close friends of the person responsible for our signing to ZTT Katie Ketchup..

01 Shades Of Rhythm - Sweet Sensation (Buster's Sweet Salsa Mix) - ZTT - Vinyl

10 Summer Of 89 - Shades Of Rhythm - ZTT CD

ZTT pressed up 40,000 copies of this 12" EP only to Burn the whole lot in Germany after an Ulta Magnetic MC  sample (pick em up ) couldnt get clearance. We were told the Band were not speaking and it could not get sample clearance no matter what the cost ! This EP only came out on promo , so about 500 copies out there... We were to have 3 more releases on ZTT but our trust was diminishing.... surely you wouldnt go ahead with manufacture unless sample clearance was sucessful? The band was to pay a high price for this mistake, both finanically and creatively. The relationship between the Band and record company was over, it was just a case of delivering what we owed and finding a new home for our music. This was going to prove harder than we imagined, with the rave scene dwindling  and the band burnt out from gigging non stop we were about to enter what we refere to as "the dark years"....

01 Shades Of Rhythm - Happy Feelings - ZTT - Vinyl

140 BPM  re-rub of a 1994 happy hardcore classic

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Talking Needle - Protection

Welcome to the Shades of Rhythm Sound Cloud. Here we hope to start uploading the history of Shades of Rhythm in the form of Vinyl releases from 1987 acetates to 2009 Remixes. We have dug deep and to start the cloud off we have found our first 2 Acetates we pressed to play in our DJ sets way back in 1987 followed by our very first release on Stevie V's label Beatbox International back in 1988. 
Shades of Rhythm are Nick Slater, Kevin Lancaster & Rayan Hepburn but on these very early releases we had a fourth member, Colin "Wildcat" Tyson who was a huge influence on the band. Cat always wanted his own label & didn't want to sign his music to a another record label and in 1988 decided to go it alone. 
Next up was the Frequency album, our first Album, pressed up by ourselves and responsible for kickstarting our musical endeavours. The Frequency Album was Naive yet fresh and will always bring back fond memories of that time. We literally sold the vinyl out the boot of our car to places like Spin Inn  Records in Manchester & Mash records in London. 
While The Frequency Album was busy getting signed we put out the Fenland Bass EP. We released it on our SOR Recordings label (SOR 002) under the artist name "Frenzied Bass". Not sure why? Probably so as not to interfere with the forthcoming ZTT releases. 
Our Records were getting played and our first Remixes came in, one from an Indie band called Habit and a track called Power. The other from 2 friends of ours from Peterborough, Dave Allen & Simon Brownlie, recording under the name Tranquillizer for Casper Pounds label Rising High.
Next up the ZTT years...


04 Shades Of Rhythm - Winter Science - ZTT - Vinyl EP

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