<<Madness>> A:
Madness (Gone Mad Mix) - Geezer B:
Madness (Stessford World Of Strange mix) - Charlie Don't Surf
and Igor Fahrenheit
Remix
of DDR's Madness by Geezer one side & Havok crew on the
reverse both mixes are top & dare I say it I think are
more pumping than the original - this stays in the box for
a while!
9/10
: Jaybee
Bionic
Orange Bio014
Release:
11/07/01
<<Zero>> A:
Eating Chinese B:
The Hero
Worthy
release from my personal fav Tech producer Guy Mcaffer working
with Mark Tyler. If you need a powerful & moody track
to stoke up the power on the dance floor, this is wild - well
produced & haunting, this raises elemental energies well.
(Chinese elemental?) - you decide. Then computer data bionic
transmissions kickin halfway to bring the old energies right
up to date. The b side is bouncy with a nice robotic vocal
+ lovely bass drop - that reminds me of a fav Brainfuel release
I liked hammering at some of the Ilkley Parties a few years
back. Its got a ;ong break though - that kicks in well - but
make sure every one has been pumping for a whiie to allow
them to ride the break.
10/10
: Jaybee
Smitten
SMT49
Release:
11/06/01
<<
Speaker Pimps>> A:
Find Me A Priest AA:
Casing The Joint
Chris
Liberator & Ben Belafonic deliver a nice shuffly acid
trance to get lost into on the A side. The flip takes a while
to build and is best used if the crowd look like the need
a breather - not a track I think I'll get much mileage out
of.
9/10
: Jaybee
Hazchem
HAZ012
Release:
16/05/01
<<
Overrider >> A:
Workyrbody B:
Dreamin
The
A side starts a bit pacey house with a "Workyour body"
black female sample thrown in - then later on is infected
by an old skool rave warped riff - quite pumping but not the
full ticket for me. The B side though is really fuckin nice
- Deep tech house with "Ever had that feeling when your
not sure if you're awake or still dreaming?" vocal line
- this is THE Bomb. Watch the dance floor get injected with
energy + smiles when this one drops! Wicked.
10/10
: Jaybee
Smitten
LP6
Release:
22/01/01
<<
Roland the Bastard>>
<Things To Do In Devon When Your Dead> A:
There's No Swede In Them There Pasties B:
Bang The Beat
C: Chad
D: Integrated Elf
Roland
the Bastard hits us with a Double Pack - 1000 vinyl copies
only - sonic sampler from his forthcoming album.
10/10
: Jaybee
Smitten
47
Release:
26/02/01
<<DDR>>
A: Shaver B:
Splinter
Monster
and mega release with an A side track thats been in DDR's
live set for over a year + a more recent classic acid techno
B-side
9/10
: Jaybee
Cosh
07
Release:
21/02/01
<<
The Binmen>>
A: Plodbuster B:
Ballroom Plod
A
Strange mix of old Sweet & Pounding Beats frrom Chris
Liberator & DDR make this unusual release - a love it
or hate it, but bound to get a reaction. One of those tunes
that people still ask for long after its migration from the
box.
7/10
: Jaybee
Hazchem
10
Release:
13/02/01
<<
S.H.L.A.G.>>
A: Glowstix B:
Panik
DDR
rips up some old skool ravearama with the "Let me hear
you shout, get your glowstix out" vocaline cutting in
to the madness, the youngsters really dig this.
7/10
: Jaybee
Smitten
46
Release:
22/01/01
<<
D.A.V.E the Drummer>>
<
Dig Your Own Grave E.P >
A: The One Last One B:
We Aren't The Robots
C: Batting Practice
D: Buried Alive
Four
track double pack from one of our favourite techno producers
with a picture cover to allow for easy location in a sardine
packed record box. Pretty meaty release this and may well
find itself travelling with me for some time yet. Track A
features a vocal sample for a female fronted indie band with
Blur connections but the dark and powerful backing takes this
onto another level completely. In fact this conjures up some
powerful forces on a dancefloor so use it wisely.
10/10
: Jaybee
Smitten
Remix - SRX07
Release:
13/12/00
<<
Vibe Bar Remixes>>
A:
70mph (wheel lock mix) AA:
Disturbance (do not disturb mix)
Disappointing
remix release this time with a distortio mix of 70mph done
by the Fabulous 23's and a mix of Disturbance this time by
the Speaker Pimps - I don't think there is anything on here
to justify playing either of these instead of the originals
- the Disturbance mix is possibly useful but I'm sure most
DJ's would plump for the Vibe Bar Version every time.
4/10
: Jaybee
Smitten
45
Release:
27/11/00
<<
Punk Floyd>>
A:
3 Day Illegal Rave Party from Hell AA:
Comfortably Numb
Punk
Floyd fuckin' storm it with two acid tracks from their forthcoming
album "The Mullet". No problem on the floor when
you drop either of these, but the K influenced tends to do
it slightly more for me anyway. The A side stems from a report
in the Evening Standard about a Teknival in Kingston - nuff
said.
9/10
: Jaybee
XS
Recordings - XSXSX4
Release:
27/11/00
<<
Fabulous 23's>>
A:
Ghost Town AA:
What the Fuck is Going on?
Joe
Young delivers a nice slice of pleasantly dark acid techno
with the A side containing a twisted syth sound that reminds
me of some of the Hawkwind experiments by Dr Technical. The
AA is whipped up dirty 303 with grunts n voices lying inside
the groove, pretty storming for the harder edged set.
Lawrie
Immersion & Jim from Subway Records go on a dark one this
time on Smitten for the A side. Though the flip, Vodka Blindness
has much more grind and a mechanical funk within its grooves
- you've got to go with it but it can get you, (2nd time round
for me). Not an instant crowd-pleaser but can do the business
if well placed in a set...
