2022

Jungle |  Acid | Drum 'n' Bass

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Matt’s Playlist

The second release for Atomic Alert sees False Persona delivering his hard-hitting, explosive electro sound. Although a fresh face, the 21 year old Bournemouth-based producer has been self taught music production and DJing since the age of 13, and after spending years learning how to make different styles of music under a multitude of aliases, his sound as an artist definitely serves as a hybrid of genres.

On the title track Unknown Variable, he combines extra-terrestrial mutating synths and ghostlike pads with an insanely infectious bass line. Similarly, Hive Mind is a deep space club roller constantly buzzing its way through your mind.

The introduction of Brighter Days and By My Side is False Persona's own form of alchemy; reconstructing his usual element of club-ready electro with an expansive sonic landscape of subsonic pressure waves and euphoric pads layered with other-worldly vocal samples and magical glitchy percussion. A nuclear remix of Brighter Days cooked up by Dexorcist, one of the most prominent icons of electro and a dreamy rework of By My Side, Atomic Alert's Nite Fleit presses the button on this diverse weapon of an EP.

“Unknown Variable is a release that’s extremely special to me in so many ways. Not only is it my first proper EP, but for the longest time I’ve wanted to encapsulate my typical electroey sound alongside the more emotional, floaty side to my productions - some of which I’ve been sat on for months, even years, but hadn’t quite found the right moment for them until now.
I’m super excited to finally share these tracks with the world, along with stellar remixes from Dexorcist and Nite Fleit, two of my absolute favourite producers that I never imagined I’d one day be calling friends :)” - False Persona

A3 False Persona — Unknown Variable

Fugitive - Pressure (M-Beat Remix) - SSR008 - 192mp3 clip

Fugitive - Pressure - SSR008 - 192mp3 clip

DJ X-cess & Ghost Unit fire up their samplers for a journey "Deep Underground" with a 4 track Ep covering Old Skool Hardcore through to Jungle - Limited Test Presses >> www.defstar.co.uk

BBC019 B2. Ghost Unit - Walking On the Moon - Preview Clip

“Comanche EP” is a journey with some dark, groovy and psychedelic vibes that reveal once again the “ethno-disco” side of Alberto Melloni.
The native chants and traditional instruments rely on a landscape of electronic music and disco grooves that through canyons and blazing deserts, give life to two original club tracks: “Comanche”, clearly focused on peak time, and “Cortical”, a slow motion and 90s flavored trance-ish banger.
The release is completed with two inspired remixes from Italian master Amarcord (Ombra International, Dust & Blood) and Turkish Fat&Bald (Belly Dance Services, Latido), both showing their eclectic and cosmic vision of dance music.

Comanche EP

Alberto Melloni - Cortical (Fat&Bald Remix)

Qbical has set himself the ambitious goal to release one new track each month on his own Qbism imprint - the place where has has complete creative freedom and that's when he's at his best! Check out the rumbling acid mix of 'Hi Eye'.

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Qbical - Hi Eye (Acid Mix)

re:ni - Revenge Body

A1. Don't Go Dark
A2. Revenge Body
B1. Reverse Rave
B2. Spirits

Alien Invasion Welcome Rave on 180g heavyweight vinyl.

ITX023 re:ni - REVENGE BODY

LYO is back and ready to take your breath away with the second volume of their compilation series «Driving Blind».
They follow up on their first exquisite offering with an even wider and larger selection of 23 tracks from captivating artists from all over the globe. Selected with care and love, it will bring you on an electronic journey pushing boundaries of style featuring only fresh new original music!

Running Hot - Pungi

Available on vinyl and digital: https://djjedi.bandcamp.com/album/make-me-feel-come-on-pianoman-remix

DJ Jedi - Make Me Feel / Come On (Pianoman Remix) BBC 021 Preview Clips

Bad Influence - Sudden Impact (a) (1992)

Fugitive - Too Strong - AmenTec005 - 192mp3 clip

Equazion - Hardcore science

Higher Octave - Breakdown - VFS051 - 192mp3 clip

Remix and Programming Paul Manning 1992/2023.

Rough remaster from old WAV files. NOTE: Some elements of my original mix have been chopped up and cleaned and reprogrammed, as it was easier than trawling through and cleaning up and rectifying all the clicks and pops and dodgy aural artefacts commensurate with the poor recording of my original. Some repitching of various elements was employed as my original mix was littered with quite a few questionable bits of tuning!

I also resampled the vocals for clarity.

STRICTLY NOT FOR SALE. UNOFFICIAL/UNRELEASED REMIX BY DJ BPM(Paul Manning) 1992.

RAGING ROCKERS - KOUNTER ACT (BEATMASTER PAUL MANNING REMIX 92)

Ice Mc - Think About The Way

Indoctrinate

The Document

The Document (Full Original)

Drumtrackmelodie (Full)

Resonance

Something About U (Can't Be Beat) [Remixes]

Something About U (Can't Be Beat) [Patrick Prin's 'The Search for Sex' Mix]

The label was established in 2018 as a means to release the back catalogue of renowned Jungle Techno label Underdog Recordings, which ran from 1993-1995. It quickly expanded from beyond the original goal and now reissues sought after, rare and classic records from the Jungle, Rave, Bleep House, Techno and Jungle Techno genres.

The Vinyl Fanatiks aim is to track down and work with the original artists from the early 1990’s, to reissue their music on vinyl only, and to support the record hunters and vinyl diggers from around the world with quality pressings and superb mastering; a way to show respect and share the story of those that created these incredible records.

The vision is not to focus on the obvious artists of that time but to dig a little deeper and find those that came and went but their legacy still holds true to this day. Some of these producers only released one record and vanished soon after but their music still resonates into the 21st century, accumulating new audiences across the globe, far beyond the catchment of the UK pirate radios and muddy fields of 25 years ago. What happened to these artists? Its Vinyl Fanatik’s mission to find out!

Each record captures a moment in time, a vibe that was true and innocent from a period when music was far more synonymous with rebellion and anarchy than today’s finely polished productions and conformist club pop. This music itself bred on the outskirts of society, fuelled by the passion of the rave, its lineage stemming from the Acid House era of 1988. Often produced on minimal equipment, with minimal skills and knowledge, its audio blueprint transcends to new generations, a rawness that no expensive audio plug in could ever create in this present day.

Vinyl Fanatiks wants to pay homage to these young producers who forged the foundations of the multi-million pound EDM scene we have now. Each of these artists has their own tale to tell, their own memories to share. Limited by their own geographical status within the UK, they somehow still all managed to connect and influence each other, years before the internet, mobile phones and social media that we have today. But the music knew no limits and had no boundaries, transcending generations to this day.

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