{"title":"Old School Hardcore \/ Jungle Reissues NOV2024","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"earth-leakage-trip-psychotronic-ep","title":"Earth Leakage Trip - Psychotronic EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 12\" Vinyl, Full Sleeve\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: BLNK017\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 02 May 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBroken Beat\/Nu Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Psychotronic\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A2. Over 92\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e AA. No Idea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The doors are where the windows should be, and the windows are where the doors should be”. If you had been in one of the more open minded all night raves in the early 90s you are likely more than familiar with Earth Leakage Trip’s ‘No Idea’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou could write several pages about the 'Psychotronic EP' and still not nail it as well as Discogs user covert_operative's description of 'urban, British psychedelic music.' The Acid House narrative is all about ecstasy, but for many, especially outside of London, there was a lot of LSD involved. Things were edgier, too, with parties in derelict, liminal spaces. By the time this record came out in 1991, the rave was properly diverging from its house music beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Psychotronic EP was the first release on the legendary Moving Shadow label. Its lead track 'No Idea' is both the perfect entry point to the catalogue and something of an outlier. Neil Sanford had been writing music for a few years before playing some demos to Rob Playford in his car outside a nightclub in Wood Green. Simon Carter got involved, and the pair went to Playford's studio to manifest the madness they'd been sketching with rudimentary gear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No Idea's use of samples was wholly inspired and far more surreal than so many of the dark-side tracks that were to follow it. A friend of Neil's had given him a record called 'Happy Monsters' and the lead track, 'Adventures in the Land of Ooog,' lent the unforgettable children's vocals. Neil initially had his doubts. Had they gone too far? However, while working on the track, Rob Playford's girlfriend ran in shouting, \"you HAVE to use that!\" And so it came to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a footnote, the track did prove to be strong medicine, with at least one documented account of a promoter having to be talked down by his friends after hearing it when psychedelically altered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Psychotronic EP is a truly visionary piece of work, standing poised on the edge of the rave's burgeoning future and entirely outside it. As such, it's never not been a cool record, as appealing to lysergic adventurers as it is to house heads, hardcore ravers, or experimental music pioneers. And it has now been lovingly reissued by Blank Mind, for which I'm eternally grateful, seeing as my copy is battered beyond belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written by Piers Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered by Graeme at the Exchange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLicensed with permission from Moving Shadow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayed by Autechre, Colin Dale, Colin Faver, Orbital\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blank Mind","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516200067228,"sku":"BLNK017","price":14.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/unnamed_ef157fd0-91cb-4a7c-a321-ebacfe226256.jpg?v=1647361472"},{"product_id":"various-lost-paradise-blissed-out-breakbeat-hardcore-1991-94","title":"Various - Lost Paradise: Blissed Out\u2028Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2x12\" Printed Sleeve\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: BLNK022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 24 Feb 2025\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: UK Hardcore\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Sleepwalker - Age of Aquarius (L.D remix)\u003cbr\u003eA2. Hedgehog Affair - Parameters\u003cbr\u003eB1. DJ Mayhem - Inesse\u003cbr\u003eB2. Luxury - Twirl\u003cbr\u003eC1. The Invisible Man - The Flute Tune\u003cbr\u003eC2. Escape - Escape (The Optical Mix)\u003cbr\u003eD1. Skanna - This Way \u003cbr\u003eD2. Xray Xperiments - Techcore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an intrigue for a particular niche of old UK hardcore which takes cues from Sheffield bleep ambience, heady rave futurism and soft, almost new age synth pads, Blank Mind presents ‘Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Hardcore 91-94’. Though the records gathered for the compilation span a short three-year period and bridge the gap between scenes, the collection manages to find a sweet spot where the influence of Warp’s Artificial Intelligence, back room chill out sonics and the nascent jungle boom meet with elements of Italian piano house and slower breakbeat cuts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpting to focus on atmosphere to highlight shared connections; in this case the duality of often serene and calming soundscapes with frenzied breaks and bass (see Hedgehog Affair’s ‘Parameters’ and Luxury’s ‘Twirl’ respectively); Lost Paradise is a formidable collection of tracks plucked from a thriving time for British dance music experimentation. The general themes of ascension and escapism channelled through digital samplers are also inescapably linked to a turbulent time in politics, beginning in the post-Thatcher years and culminating in the year the harshest anti-rave Criminal Justice Act came into force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially building the compilation around DJ Mayhem’s track ‘Inesse’, Blank Mind label founder Sam Purcell and Amsterdam based producer Tammo Hesselink began a process of swapping favourites and deep cuts to spread across this 2x12” doublepack. The compilation avoids any obvious centrepieces through masterful sequencing, allowing for moments of refrain and tempo changes in a way that helps add to their overall vision of what this music is and can be; “We wanted to frame hardcore in a different light, looking at this idea of ecstasy through the traditional meaning of the word and exploring that symbolism”. By drawing from what some might consider the softer edges of the movement, the pair offer a look into the relevance of these tracks in the contemporary era, where the past years have seen both an explosion in popularity of old ambient\/new-age music and a certified jungle revival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional notes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll tracks licensed to Blank Mind by licence holders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll tracks remastered from original DATs, with the exception of Sleepwalker (A1) which has been professionally ripped and cleaned\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blank Mind","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43237021909148,"sku":"BLNK022","price":37.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/1_6abb9d9c-10ca-40d2-aa57-c6be8816f6ca.jpg?v=1710752977"},{"product_id":"dj-fokus-get-a-bearing-dream","title":"DJ Fokus - Get A Bearing\/Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 12\" Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: FDMTL1\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 06 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Drum \u0026amp; Bass \/ Jungle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA. Get A Bearing\u003cbr\u003eB. Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first-ever reissue of this in-demand 94 jungle scorcher from DJ Fokus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving broken out with two 12”s on Monroe Production’s Blueprint Records, DJ Fokus quickly followed up at the Monroe Studios, under the watchful eye of legendary engineer Pete Parsons (Voyager), with two self-funded 12”s on his Suicide imprint before putting pen to paper with Lucky Spin Recordings. Now regularly demanding three figure sums both releases have achieved cult status amongst jungliests both young and old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time since its initial 1994 pressing, this black wax reissue of the first Suicide release was mastered from the original DAT sourced from Pete's personal archive (which includes the name of the previously presumed untitled b-side) and the lacquer cut by Beau Thomas (Babylon Timewarp\/Intense). 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Watch Out\u003cbr\u003eB. Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFundamental Frequencies teams up once again with the master of the dark arts DJ Fokus for the first-ever reissue of his second mythical 94 jungle scorcher released on his own Suicide Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving broken out with two 12”s on Monroe Production’s Blueprint Records, DJ Fokus quickly followed up at the Monroe Studios, under the watchful eye of legendary engineer Pete Parsons (Voyager), with two self-funded 12”s on his Suicide imprint before putting pen to paper with Lucky Spin Recordings. Now regularly demanding three figure sums both releases have achieved cult status amongst jungliests both young and old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time since its initial 1994 pressing with the lacquer cut by Beau Thomas (Babylon Timewarp\/Intense).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fundamental Frequencies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44569899073692,"sku":"FDMTL2","price":15.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/unnamed_5_3bc682d0-46c7-46d4-afb2-da3a84008ccf.jpg?v=1730882754"},{"product_id":"fz-forbidden-zone","title":"FZ - Forbidden Zone","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 12\" Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: FDMTL3\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 06 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: UK Hardcore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Forbidden Zone (Mix 1)\u003cbr\u003eB1. Forbidden Zone (Mix 2)\u003cbr\u003eB2. 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The missing jewel in Dyce’s Production House crown, this sole FZ outing was released on one of a handful of short-lived Production House sub-labels that served as platforms for Dyce’s prodigious output, and can now take its rightful place alongside his other production and writing credits with the likes of Acen, The House Crew, Brothers Grimm, DMS and Baby D.  Available once again on 12” black vinyl and licensed with the full-cooperation of Dyce himself it has been faithfully remastered from the original studio source material with the lacquer cut by Beau Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fundamental Frequencies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44569899171996,"sku":"FDMTL3","price":15.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/unnamed_6_8495c0b5-ead0-4934-a0bf-df01cc6957e8.jpg?v=1730882759"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/collections\/old-school-hardcore-jungle-reissues-nov2024.oembed","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}