"Bug Kahn & The Plastic Jam’s 1997 track ‘Made In 2 Minutes"
1997!??!!?
Hmm. This is why I can't fxck with mixmag.
Taking the tempo up for this one. 1992 was a mad year for tempos, they were all over the place. Back then it was pretty much the faster the better.
One of THE key labels were Ibiza Records, London. They really had the ruffneck sound down... To me this really was the sound of South East London, Rush FM and my headphones!
#Genaside2 - another serious proto-jungle group demonstrated the impact the Jamaican/West Indian communities had on UK music. Multi-layed breaks, a heavy dub bassline, topped off with deep lyrics from #SharonWilliams. The first half is beautiful.
The second half is some of the most tearing Ragga vocals you'll ever hear! #KillerManArcher obliterates the track.
I felt like a king when I picked up the only copy at the local record shop.
Feeling sluggish after a long week? This will give you a kick up the butt.
In the late 80s, early 90s the UK had a thing for fast raps and uptempo breaks.
Is it any wonder Jungle originated here?
Some super dope scratching on this one from #WhiteChildRix and a bit of Beethoven as well for any fancy pants out there.
1992 again, I was deep into DJ'ing at this point and went from that quiet kid getting bullied to that weird kid that was good at scratching.
London was kicking off with fresh sounds, where I lived, people were stuck in the Clowncore scene. I couldn't get enough of the fresh sound.
I was a terrible DJ, never played what people wanted to hear, I played what they should be hearing
Gutted I sold this record.
1992 was a funny year. The Hardcore rave scene was getting ridiculous, loads of clown music and white gloves everywhere. We also saw the emergence of 'Happy Hardcore'.
I hated Happy Hardcore. I was not a happy youth...
Fortunately I wasn't alone and a more drum focussed music came along. I appreciated the switch away from the clown music as we sought warehouses in South East London and tuned to #RushFM
Probably my favourite story is how pivotal Cockney knees up masters #ChasNDave were in launching #Eminem's career.
What you talkin' bout?
Well, Chas and Dave were the musicians working with the legendary writer and artist #LabiSiffre when he cut I Got The... So when you hear Em on the radio saying "My name is" understand. THIS IS A CHAS N DAVE rhythm.
Gertcha cow son GERTCHA!
I still wont rate Eminem until I hear him rapping over Rabbit.
This one was kicking around on white label for a loooong time before it got remixed with vocals which then charted in 1991.
I remember really digging how they'd implemented the drum rolls toward the end of the track. Another for the 6am type vibes.
As you might have guessed. 90s DJ culture had a big effect on me. I got my first gigs because I was quite good at scratching. But I was nowhere near the level of these guys.
At this time they really were on the top of their game, pushing the boundaries of what could be done on mixers and turntables.
Super innovative!
Here's the #ScratchPerverts aka #PrimeCuts and #TonyVegas
1990, a great year for sample based music, I wasn't old enough to understand, I'd done some basic MIDI sequencing at school but how these records were made was a mystery.
When I heard this on Dance 93FM I loved how it was mixed by the DJ, Easy O so much, I had to keep playing the tape over and over and over.
A real collection of ruffneck samples from George Clinton, Flava Flav, Gunshot.
INPC