10 Mar 2010
Old Skool Classic: Happy Tunes - Rushing On Pink Champagne
We've veered off course once or twice so far, but as yet there hasn't been any focus at all on the old skool happy hardcore scene... until now.
4 Mar 2010
Old Skool Classic: Cybersonik - Technarchy
A collaboration between Richie Hawtin, John Acquaviva and Daniel Bell, Technarchy opened up new realms for UK hardcore producers.
24 Feb 2010
Old Skool Classic: LFO - LFO
This all time classic warehouse record is littered with awesome sub-bass and that familiar bleep style. It has stood the test of time like maybe no other track of its year.
22 Feb 2010
Interview: Frank De Wulf
Frank De Wulf produced many rave anthems in the early 90s and we have an exclusive interview with him about this time, what happened to him and audio from his comeback releases...
16 Feb 2010
Old Skool Classic: Lords Of Acid - I Sit On Acid
Our Choon Of The Week is I Sit On Acid by Lords of Acid, a pseudo industrial new beat outfit from Belgium.
10 Feb 2010
Old Skool Classic: Peshay - Piano Tune
It's not very often we stray far beyond 1992 in this blog, but Peshay's Piano Tune has always been a very firm favourite of mine.
8 Feb 2010
Chrissy Murdabot's Old Skool Mixtapes
We check out Chrissy Murdabot's My Year Of Mixtapes blog, the source of some of the most amazing old skool mixes on the web.
5 Feb 2010
Classic Old Skool Album: Adamski - LIVEANDIRECT
In this series we look at the albums that changed the course of underground dance music forever.
2 Feb 2010
Old Skool Classic: Nick OD - Have You Got Any Spam?
Our Choon Of The Week is Have You Got Any Spam? by Nick OD from 1992
26 Jan 2010
Old Skool Classic: Liquid - Sweet Harmony
Our Choon Of The Week is Liquid's Sweet Harmony from 1991.
18 Jan 2010
Old Skool Classic: Eskimos & Egypt - Welcome To The Future
Moshing out in my mum's front room last week to Metallica on Guitar Hero took me right back to the first time I heard this week's featured track.
12 Jan 2010
Old Skool Classic: The Rhythm Section - Comin' On Strong
Our Choon Of The Week is The Rhythm Section's Comin' On Strong from 1991.
11 Jan 2010
Punx Soundcheck - From The Roots
While not strictly old skool, this LP is about as close as old skool meets nu-rave via ragga rave versus crack house as you're likely to get on one slab.
14 Dec 2009
Old Skool Classic: LTJ Bukem - Demon's Theme
Our Choon Of The Week is LTJ Bukem's Demon's Theme from 1991.
7 Dec 2009
Old Skool Classic: 2 For Joy - Let The Bass Kick
Our Choon Of The Week is 2 For Joy's Let The Bass Kick from 1991.
30 Nov 2009
Old Skool Classic: The Family Foundation - Express Yourself
Our Choon Of The Week is The Family Foundation's Express Yourself from 1992.
25 Nov 2009
Vinyl Junkie Returns To The Airwaves
After a protracted absence from the scene, original Bristol based bad boy, DJ Vinyl Junkie returns to the fore with a selection of the ruffest old skool beats on Konflict Radio.
23 Nov 2009
Old Skool Classic: Mental Cube - Q
Our Choon Of The Week is Mental Cube's Q from 1991.
16 Nov 2009
Old Skool Classic: Liquid - Liquid is Liquid
Our Choon Of The Week is Liquid is Liquid by Liquid from 1991.
9 Nov 2009
Old Skool Classic: Out-Phaze - Re-activate.
Our Choon Of The Week is another from 1991, Out-Phaze's Re-activate.
2 Nov 2009
Old Skool Classic: The Prodigy - Android
Our Choon Of The Week is The Prodigy's Android from 1991...
26 Oct 2009
Old Skool Classic: Convert - Nightbird
Our Choon Of The Week is Convert's Nightbird from 1991...
19 Oct 2009
Old Skool Classic: SL2 - Aftershock
Nestled snugly next to the title track of the Way In My Brain remixes, Aftershock heralded a stark change for hardcore production / DJ duo Slipmatt & Lime in 1992.
18 Sep 2009
Old Skool Legend: MC Lenni
MC Lenni has been MCing longer than I can remember. We grabbed a few words with one of the most well respected and long standing MCs in the game...
18 Sep 2009
Old Skool Classic: Eon - The Spice
We're going right back to 1990 this week for Eon - The Spice (Vinyl Solution).
29 Aug 2009
Old Skool Classic: The Moog - Rush Hour
What a choon!! Classic ITN news broadcaster sample 'More than 70 of them inside one man'... Can't imagine what they might be referring to ;)
29 Aug 2009
Legendary Rave The Pleasuredome Returns
October 10th sees The Pleasuredome back at their legendary venue at Ingoldmells, Skegness for another night of mayhem...
24 Aug 2009
Old Skool Top 5: DJ Pilgrim
Pilgrim has been a staple of the Midlands Rave scene for time. Originally a resident at Quest in the early 90s and later seen at all the big events, I was curious to know his top 5 old skool tracks.
24 Aug 2009
Kranky's Breakbeat Bonanza Radio Show
Kranky, the leading J-Tek exponent over in Sunny Brisbane, has been laying down some seriously ruff J-Tek dubs on his weekly show The Breakbeat Bonanza: J-Tek & Dubstep Mash-Up.
24 Aug 2009
Sounds of 1989 on BBC News Website
My Gal over there in Surrey Samantha Williams has hit the BBC News Website along with Judge Jules in Michael Osborneās piece on the 1989 scene.
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