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In Effect (DJ Slipmatt Remix)

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.

Krome & Time - The Slammer

Luna-c - Piano Progression Vs Collapse - Hold Me In Your Arms (Remixed By DJ C Dub)

goodbye summer, hello apathy

Slipmatt - Hear Me

DJ Seduction - My Own (Slipmatt Remix) 1994

DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (Slipmatt Remix) 1995

Menace Makes 3 - Do You Feel Wot I'm Feelin

[KF024A] Force & Evolution - High on life

DJ Force & Evolution - High on life

For the rest of the year, I'm giving away my entire catalog of music FREE. But it will only be limited to 100 FREE downloads per track.

ALL I ASK FOR A LIFE TIME OF MY WORK FOR FREE. IS YOU SHARE, COMMENT & LIKE. I WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS MUSIC AS POSSIBLE.

Download number 20!! ... my 1st ever release!!

Pretty simple really. I NEVER WANTED TO MAKE MUSIC. I had djayed for 5 years before I released this. I'd made a tune in 93, but we never released it (I will put that up at some point also).

Summer 94, I was having Pie & Mash over East Ham, and Ola the owner of Just Another Label recognized me. I was resident at Labrynth, the only Hardcore club in London as every where had gone D & B / Jungle. He invited me in to the studio with Matt Quim (AKA Opitikal). At 1st we made "Music is Moods", then I invited JDS in who were my fav producers at the time (And because I didnt have a FUCKING CLUE what I was doing). My friend Gem done the vocals to this. The white labels were promo'd in November 1994, and it was released January 1995, over the years with remixes it's sold 10's of 1000's of copies and been on countless albums. Including my gold selling "Hardcore Classics Album" .... And the rest as they say is "History".

Enjoy ... My 1st ever release! 



Billy Daniel Bunter & J.D.S ft. Gem - Let It Lift You 1994 LTD TO 100 DOWNLOADS

I produce and sing a cover of one of my Favorite songs,'Come As You Are'-Nirvana.

DJ Rap vs Nirvana Come As U R

Satisfied DJ Rap Liquid Bass Remix

DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Don't Need Your Love

Found this cassette today so I ripped it myself... 1994 was a great year in my opinion and United Dance was one of my favourite raves. Hope you enjoy this piece of history...

Slipmatt - Live @ United Dance 02-12-1994

Godfather’, ‘Legend’, ‘International Hero’. All accolades attributed by loving fans Worldwide to the DJ, Producer and scene pioneer known as ‘Slipmatt’. For over three decades, this dubplate diamond has been changing the game, staying on the pulse and keeping ahead of the curve, packing dancefloors and selling out clubs long before it was cool and still does so to this very day.
  
Having produced a ton of successful singles and compiled a number of hit selling mix albums under his ‘Slipmatt’ alias for some of the World’s most respected record labels including United Dance and Ministry Of Sound, ‘Slipmatt’ is also one of the masterminds behind legendary production outfit SL2 (along with Lime and MC Jay), the visionaries responsible for the chart smashing anthems ‘On A Ragga Tip’ & ‘Way In My Brain’ among many others on the iconic label XL Recordings, home to legendary acts such as ‘The Prodigy’, ‘Basement Jaxx’; and ‘Adele’. 

‘On A Ragga Tip’ is presently enjoying a resurgence of popularity as it goes on the current Virgin Media TV ad as part of their Un-Limiting adverts which includes the new ‘On A Ragga Tip’ Un-Limiting Remix, which has equally proved as popular as ever with dancefloors around the globe and this year alone is scheduled  to collaborate in the studio with Shades Of Rhythm, Andy Galea of Sol Brothers, Alex P, Awesome 3, Alexis Raphael, Sooney and, his good friend DJ Lime with some brand new SL2 releases also in the pipeline.

This wayward don of dance has also played at every major dance event and venue worth knowing about over the years including Energy, Telepathy, Fantazia, Vision, Universe, World Dance, United Dance, Dreamscape, Helter Skelter, Slammin’ Vinyl, Rezurrection, Elevation, Moondance, Raindance, Peace Fest, Clockwork Orange and to top it all off had the great honour of playing directly after his good friends ‘The Prodigy’ to a packed O2 Arena of over 20, 000 people, bringing that particular night to an epic close, and ringing in the year 2014 with a tremendous bang.

‘Slipmatt’ also repeatedly continues to play across the globe in the USA, Asia, Australia, Europe and every corner of his native UK for a string of well recognised and well attended club promotions, festivals and events. He’s no stranger to a Festival or two either playing at leading big top gigs such as Glastonbury, Boomtown and We Are Festival and there has also been and continues to be multiple overseas visits to Ibiza where Slipmatt still to this day enjoys regular return trips to the White Isle’s most infamous hot spots to play such as Eden, Es Paradis and Benimussa Park (The Zoo) 

His media outreach is quite noteworthy also, having started RAW FM, been a resident on Kiss FM, a regular in M8 Magazine and Mixmag, featured in the illustrious DJ Magazine Top 100, he’s been on BBC television a number of times including the famous chart show ‘Top Of The Pops’, runs two of his own popular Radio shows and Podcasts ‘World Of Rave’ and ‘Slip’s House’ and additionally, has won a multitude of awards, including that of ‘Best DJ’ and ‘Best Producer’ awarded by some of the industries most respected bodies such as Kiss FM and EHM.

Not one to ever slow down or fall behind and always keeping himself fresh and relevant, this dancefloor don has been focusing lately on the biggest and best house beats, which has led him to an already extraordinarily busy 2020. Add to that his upcoming book “My Story (and How I Became a World Class DJ)”, which is set to be a smash hit amongst rave fanatics the World over later this year and with over a hundred gigs booked for 2020 already (mid-Feb), there are no signs of this crowd pleasing international artist slowing down any time soon. 

Godfather Of Rave and still keeping it fresh? Definitely.

by Jon Brown | 2020

DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (Slipmatt Remix) 1995

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