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CYD :
It would be awesome if someone could copy & paste some of the old tracklists & reviews from the old hardcore magazine TNT (or other zines in any case). Anyone who owns these

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CYD :
What inspired me was this, btw: http://www.discogs.com/groups/topic/134645

DJ ADAM X (DIRECT DRIVE) 28.12.93

1 DIESEL M ... M FOR MULTIPLE ... CHOCI'S CHEWNS BASEMENT
2 LOREN X ... PROGRESSIVE TRANCE VOL 18 ... TRANS'PACT
3 NEOPHOLOGY ... AIR LIQUID
4 ROLAND CASPER ... POWER SAFE
5 JAMMIN UNIT ... FLOWER SWING
6 TESTER ... SYSEX RMX ... PROBE
7 NITRATE ... HEXODICIMALZ
8 SPASMS ... RECREATION ... D.JAX UP BEAT 85
9 X HEART ... ANALOGISTIC WARRIOR
10 WALKER ... ASTROLAND ... DIRECT DRIVE 020

PCP INFERNO BROS 30.12.93

1 ZEKT ... EXPLORER ... HART TRACKZ
2 BOOM TERRORISM ... GABBERHOUSE ... RMXSS PROMO
3 PCP ... PHUTURE ... PCP PROMO
4 ULTRAVIOLENCE ... 1,DESTRUCTOR ... EARACHE
5 SYGMA 909 ... POWER OF XTC ... KNOR
6 102% ... WORLD DISORDER ... 100% ACIDIFEROUS
7 ORIGINAL GABBER ... PUMP THAT PUZZY ... MOKUM
8 SPACE DEMON ... THEY COME BY NIGHT ... ALIEN REIGN
9 BUNKOR BEATS 1 ... VIVA LA REVOLUTION ...B.BEATS
10 LOUD 3 ... TREMOLO PHASING 2 ... FUCKING LOUD


DJ MANU LE MALIN 29.12.93

1 SIM TIM ... OTHER DIMENSION ... SIM TIM 0001
2 ORIGINAL GABBER ... HEADBANGER ... MOKUM 16
3 LAURA GRABB ... 19 ... INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH
4 C TANK ... NIGHTMARES ARE REALITY ... OVERDRIVE
5 AMPLIFICATION 94 ... 002 ... DROP BASS NETWORK
6 SYM DIMENSION ... MEMORY OF GOD ... LABWORK 41
7 SPECIAL SERIE PART 1 ... RUFFNECK RECORDS
8 DEAZ D & DJ FISH ... DARK EN'TRANCE ... RAVE RECORDS
9 LAURENT GARNIER ... JOIN TOGETHER (MINIMALIST MIX)
10 LAURENT GARNIER ... PLANET HOUSE EP ... FNAC


DJ LAURENT HO 29.12.93

1 BIS ZUM ENDE ... FLUT 001
2 SPEED SOUL BROTHERS ... RETSEKET EP ... ROT 26
3 EXECUTED BY THE FBI ... MONOTONE 24
4 THE JOKER ... AVASI DODO ... JOHN DOE
5 HAARCORE ... MOKUM 13
6 SOMEBODY FROM ROTTERDAM ... DANCE INT.26
7 ALICI MEET RALPHIE DEE ... JUMP4
8 SIGMA 909 ... POWER OF XTC ... KNOR 10
9 SORCERER ... MY FOUR SEASONS ... HELLRAZOR 001
10 J 104 & J 104 ... TITANIUM STEEL 4


DJ LIZA N ELIAZ 29.12.93
HIGHLIGHTS END OF 93

1 THE ORIGINAL GABBER ... HEADBANGER ... MOKUM 16
2 NATAS ... THE MASTERPLAN ... BASTARD LOUD 002
3 FICH & FAMOUS ... TOO MUCH IS ENOUGH EP
4 REYES ... SOY INNOCENTE ... KNOR
5 LIVING HELL ... THE BRAIN STOPPER ... BASTARD LOUD 3
6 DR MULLER ... NIPPLES AND BASS ... SS10
7 GORF ONE EP ... DIATOMYC 005 ... BELGIUM
8 THE UNDERTAKER ... YOU'RE FINISHED ... RAVE RECORDS 27
9 RMB ... HEAVEN & HELL EP ... LE PETIT PRINCE 9305
10 BRIC A BRAC ... ORANGE RECORDS 008 03





I forgot to post Deadly Buda website, it has a lot of record reviews, mixes (with tracklist included!) and stuff in general: Deadly Buda

For archiving pourposes:

REVIEWS

Black Sabbath Riot In Milwaukee 1980 (El Turco Loco 004, USA)

Yet another strange slab from the El Turco Loco camp. I’m told this is Khan who used to work Walker and that whole crew of crazy Germans. It’s all becoming clear. Worthy of mention simply for having Beer City in the title, this odd record is pretty much what it says it is: a recording of a riot at a Black Sabbath concert in 1980... at least, part of it is. The bulk of it is actually weird, slowish breakbeat tracks that use samples of crowd noise. Kids yelling “fuck you” and tour managers proclaiming that “Black Sabbath do not appreciate being pelted with flying objects” etc. More of a curiosity / intro piece than something that will actually worm its way into the fat of a set. 100/666 <fishead>

Doormouse + Unibomber (Distort 02, USA)

The Cult Of AOL track from the Fuckin’ Doormouse cassette finally makes it to wax. I’ve only been waiting about a year for it. It’s a different mix on this release, which is too bad ‘cause frankly that intro of dial tones and connecting modems is the sort of thing that I’d love to use to freak people right the fuck out. Also compiled on the Doormouse side is the ever popular Dolemite track... now I’m just waiting for the Beer track from his Even Furthur set to get pressed. I know you’re reading so hurry it up, punk ass!! Flip the record for the Unibomber side which is, imho, a LOT stronger this time around. Maybe it’s the fact that this is a better pressing than Distort 1 or maybe his tracks are kicking more ass. Jungle is faster than most of the d’n’b out there making it very easy to use as a segue into some solid four kick beats making it all but indispensable in recent weeks. Sadist follows things up with a mix-friendly track littered with samples from old horror flick trailers. As an added bonus there’s a block of scratch material closing out this side of the record... includes everybody’s favourite Australian telling you to fuck off, which is perfect for playing really loud when your neighbors won’t make their damn, fool dog shut up. 637/666 <fishead>

Pimax / Zip & Morg / Core Tex Labs (Isterecord 01, France)

Nice selection of break beating tracks. One side is loaded with a bed of kick drums to keep things sane, but the other side breaks free and gets a little abstract. Tasty all around and nothing cheesy. It’s all in the 200bpm range and playable as all hell. Not exactly the sort of thing that will dominate a set and have people trainspotting, but it doesn’t seem to care as I’ve been finding it on my decks a hell of a lot. As much tool as tune it’s a versatile record that I like more now than when I bought it. 465/666 <fishead>

La Peste Wide Sierra De Metal Trippe (Hangars Liquides 003, France)

Did somebody say they were looking for something fast?? Leave it to the French. Laurent Mialon (aka La Peste) casually throws out a quartet of brain damaged tracks. Wide Sierra... is the sort of thing that can be casually worked into a straight up techno set as it fluctuates between a moderately paced 150bpm and a tasty 300... you can smell the minds frying. Very nice track and it slips into the mix with little or no difficulty. Aside from La Scandale Du Sample Contamine which clocks at 125bpm the rest of the record is dizzying speedcore that manages to effectively combat the myth that speed kills the groove. 619/666 <fishead>

Liz N. Eliaz Voyager Loops (Provision 004, France)

Provision busts out again with a two track effort by label honcho Liz N. Eliaz. Species populates the A-side and isn’t what I’ve come to expect from the label. Doesn’t really attack you at all, in fact it’s a sort of retro sounding acid-trance tune. Torn Lace Microspace more than makes up for it, though. Kicking in with a barrage of straight noise, this is THE shit. Sounds like the exact same kick drum that made Pow Low on Mokum as good as it was (fuck Chosen Few that Dano record is the best thing the label ever did... if you disregard that first track full of Fear Factory riffs). Anyhow... Torn Lace Microspace roughly 250bpm, lotsa noise with a clean kick drum to die for. Any questions? 510/666 <fishead>

XKV8 featuring Overtkill & Le Lascar Shit For You (Hangars Liquides 002, France)

Sophomore effort from this experimental label out of France. This one follows up the debut 12” by EPC (which, unfortunately I haven’t been able to track down). Four tracks of relentless speed-core coupled with vocal samples so completely mangled I can’t even discern what language they’re in. Christ with a catheter these kids play rough. Get ready to drop the slider down to -8 ‘cause these tracks have the sort of production quality that makes ‘em mixable, but they’ve also got the sort of speed that makes you wish for a pitch slider with as much range as Ron Jeremy’s fabled rhythm stick. 597/666 <fishead>

Ingler Reboot System (Psychick Genocide 2, France)

Unless you can show me a collection of speed garage records or some other evidence of severe mental retardation you should be shot on sight for not being able to fish this out of your record collection to show to me. I don’t care if you live under a large rock in the middle of Lake Superior, you should track this bitch down and buy it, even if it means you have to pawn a testicle to do so. Four tracks by Laurent Ho that give me a hard on the size of the Eiffel Tower. Well, in fairness the first side isn’t does-n’t completely blow me away... it’s good and does build up to some pretty intense moments but it falls a little short... kinda like when your partner runs to the bathroom to spit our your load... Feels good, but there’s something lacking. Octotone on the flip more than makes up for any inadequacies though. This is the one that takes the pop shot in the kisser and swallows it all down time and time again. One of the most distorted, mind ripping, noise fests to greet my humble ears in a long while. Laurent Ho finds the dent he left in my ass and kicks it again for good measure. This one is off the scale completely. <fishead>

Skullblower Stryg Dem Stramme (???, ???)

Cryptic 10” with next to no info other than the artist and the song titles. I haven’t the faintest idea about the label or the country of origin, however... don’t fret too hard if you can’t find it. It’s pretty decent, but it ain’t all that. Both tracks are in the same vein of dark hardcore... not quite the doom core of the Kotzaak label, mind you, but still pretty menacing. Reminds me a bit of the Sons Of Gundso release on Drop Bass, but without the acid lines...Tempo depends on whether you let it go at 45 or 33... it keeps the same feel at both speeds but hits in a vastly different range, obviously. 344/666 <fishead>

Dead Channel Skeptikal (Bastard Loud 015, USA)

Grab a bag of nachos and get ready for a barn burner ‘cause the A-side has all the bite of some nasty salsa. This record might have shipped from New York City, but the flavour tells your taste buds that this spicy habanero came from down south. Texas, to be exact. Dead Channel delivers with a crunchy surprise that hits with an initial burn and lingers in your mouth long enough to draw a layer of sweat across your brow. Skeptikal and Main Damage are no nonsense and cheese free. Lots of grit and crunch and punch to leave you clutching your gut. Take some pepto bismal and a nap, ‘cause it only gets fiercer The other side opens up with Defective: the after burn. Stick your ass in the bathtub, pray for a bidet or something. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Distorted kick drums out the arse, tearing and burning as they spew forth and leave you sitting in the ring of fire. Black Jack rounds things out, but really doesn’t do all that much for me. Hip hop loops that don’t leave much more than a bad taste in my mouth. Still, can’t fault the whole meal and three outta four ain’t bad. 513/666 <fishead>

Rude 66 False Starts (Kultbox 004. USA)

This record opens has the nastiest intro since that bit of evil on the second side of the Hate Tank 2x12”... Ominous bassline, preacher talking about possession by the devil and faster than you can raise your horns and hail satan the candy ravers have left the building. False Starts is all about 200bpm breaks run through some tasty effects with a dark bassline in tow. No complaints here... In fact it gets some praise for blurring the line between jungle and hardcore better than just about anything I’ve heard yet. The rest of the ep isn’t quite as fierce, but it’s solid nonetheless. Very Scary Indeed on the flip side loads you up with an overwhelming bassline and while there isn’t enough speed to double you over in shock, there’s still more than enough force to knock the wind out of you. Open the box and walk the red carpet pathway to hell. We’re waiting for you. 609/666 <fishead>

DJ Freak Le Freak Est Mort?? (Deadly Systems 003, USA)

Distorted distortion, as we’ve all come to expect from mr. Freak. Still hasn’t done anything that tops the sheer brutality of his stuff on Kill Out, but neither has anyone else...and I’ve gotta give him a lot of credit for never being too far off the mark. This time out it’s a pack of tracks that look loud before you drop the needle and don’t disappoint once you do. 4 To The Floor will satisfy the speed demons out there by ripping shit up at 294bpm... but (for once) I’m siding with the slowest track on the record as my personal choice. Planet Core sounds like Future Sound Of London’s Far-Out Son Of Lung fed into a sausage maker. In fact, you’d have a hard time convincing me that that’s not EXACTLY what it is... listen to ‘em side by side and compare... Syntax rounds out the trio and clocks somewhere between the other two... all around solid record from Deadly Buda’s fledgling label. 531/666 <fishead>

Auto-Psy (Karnage 01, France)

Stella Michelson rears her warped head on yet another imprint. Karnage is to Fraktal records as our old pal Damien was to the Dark Lord... The bastard son cursing the world with his very existence. Harder, darker and edgier than her work for Fischkopf this is a welcome addition to the growing heap of records I own bearing her name. This one sports four full-length tracks and one short slice of demonic weirdness. Pressing is pretty crap, but the tracks are pretty sweet. Buy it so that next time they can afford better wax. 478/666 <fishead>

So... here I sit, a week after arriving at Furthur: wondering what hardcore really is. Is it hardcore to be yourself, no matter what the consequences? Is it hardcore to try and push yourself further and further? I don’t know. Maybe it’s a little bit of both. It occurred to me that maybe the best description is to say that it’s about losing restraints, but not losing control. They’re not the same and shouldn’t be confused. Restraints are the limits that are imposed on you by the world, by the people around you and by yourself. Lose them. They are the chains that drag you down and stop you from being free. Control, is another thing entirely. By freeing yourself from restraints you should be gaining control. The less restriction you have, the more mobile you are. It makes sense. It’s personal freedom in a nutshell. The control mechanisms should remain intact, though. Lately the hardcore list on the ‘net seems to revolve more and more around derogatory discussions of who is the hardest, when the more pressing question (for me, anyway) is “what the hell is this whole thing all about?” Hardcore isn’t about who is the fastest or loudest or noisiest. It might be about who is the most original or creative... but even that’s a little off. Hardcore is about finding your own voice and using it. Whether you’re shouting from the rooftops or whispering in your basement is irrelevant. Be yourself. Be hard. Be free… but always remember to show respect.

Toys ‘R’ Us Nuclearpsychotronic Sampler (El Turco Loco - 03, USA)

What the fuck? I wander into this record shop in Fargo, ND and stumble across this slab of weirdness... and it is genuinely weird. There looks to be 3 long-ish tracks on the a-side and a selection of shorter ones on the flip. Second side suits my purposes more, but your mileage may vary. I honestly don’t know what to say about this beast. It’s all over the place in terms of tempos and the only thing that remains constant is the distortion and general grittiness of the recording. The upside to all this is that there’s probably something on here that can get you out of any particular track you happen to be playing. This record can’t be pigeonholed as being any one style, and the title seems to indicate that it’s a sampler of several different artists. There’s no tracklisting to be found and it’s a white label, so figure it out for yourself. 453/666 <fishead> (contact El Turco Loco music: 212.460.3696)

UK Skullfuck / Noizecreator (Surgeon 16 - 04, UK)

UK Skullfuck opens things up with something fast... and the tempo stays there. 270bpm+ guitarcore for the valium challenged. La Haine features samples of some folk singer pickin’ his strings and leading people in a chorus of “we don’t smoke marijuana.” Later it breaks down into ragga samples, hard breaks guitars and noise. Next track recalls the second side of the Berzerker record on Bastard Loud, only the guy yelling sounds like he’s angrier and taller. The prolific Noizecreator does the flip...populated with more speed and a nice raping of Alles Naar De Klote called Manipulated Dutchman...Your friends will probably hate it, so buy it now ‘cause you’ll probably never hear it otherwise. Would get a higher mark, but I’m starting to get tired of guitars. 516/666 <fishead>

Kingz Of Noize- If Jesus Was The Devil (Six-Sixty-Six - 009, USA)

Basically if you don’t buy the Six-Sixty-Six stuff on sight then I think you’re a moron. This one is my favourite since the Ingler release (SSS005), although it’s in a completely different style. The first side starts out with some down’n’dirty, noise laden breaks that are well constructed and surprisingly mixable. As an added bonus there’s a choice noise track littered with samples of some evangelist yelling from a top his high horse, nice place to start a set from... or visit when you want to give people a bit of a break. Second side is where you really feel the pitchfork. Two tracks with mad effects...kick drums mutate into tones and then the static breaks up and turns into a beat again. Fucking brilliant... you should own this already. 616/666 <fishead>

Radium / MNO (Slaves Of Devil Our Master - 04)

A couple of my favourite producers go toe to toe on a split 12”. Radium (from Micropoint) contributes two tracks of solid sounding hardcore from the country that’s been topping my list of places to listen to for the last year: France. Delicious. Naoto Suzuki is the culprit on the other side, and the first track (Silent Maternity) is one of the best tracks I’ve heard from him thus far. Not nearly as fast as the Deadly Drive and Smily Slayers tracks, and not as abusive as his DDT work. The two tracks on the Japanese side of the record show a side of him I’d like to see more of. 576/666 <fishead>

Neroptic (Epiteth - 011, France)

Damn it... What is with this country. Another extremely solid release for fans of throbbing noise in the 200-215bpm range. I can’t even find the words to express how good this record is. Four tracks and the only one that does-n’t get full marks is Analog Alien ‘cause it bites my ass the wrong way. The rest of the record manages the difficult task of being hard and smooth at the same time. The programming is impeccable... if you don’t believe me have a listen to the last third of FMM: from 4/4 kicks to rolling beats to bursts of noise and back again... just make sure you give yourself room to get out of the track ‘cause the end is just about guaranteed to fuck up a mix. I wonder if they’d let me migrate to Paris. Henry Miller sure had a good time there. 664/666 <fishead>

Three Bad Brothers (Industrial Strength - 048, USA)

Well produced hardcore in the 230bpm range. Surprising ‘cause most of the Torgull and Manu Le Malin I’ve heard has been a lot slower... But please, don’t think that’s a complaint... I love this record. I wasn’t sure what to make of the lack of distortion on the kick drum, but the more I listen the more I like. It’s kinda like arguing about what’s better for beheading your victims, an axe or the guillotine. They both do the job, and they both inspire fear... but let’s face it. The guillotine probably brought more people to the bring of pants crapping terror than a rusty axe ever did. Watch out for the hip-hop breakdown in Suckers, have fun and remember to keep your head and arms inside the Mixer at all times. ‘Cause regardless of how enjoyable it is to talk about decapitation Bill will tell you it’s no fun finding yer kid’s head over by the SnoCone concession... “Stuart, do you know that this record gets… 583/666?” <fishead>

Static Tremor / Destroyer / Ingler / Headfuck DJ Team Headfuckers v1 (Headfuck - 002, Italy)

I’m still playing Crusher’s Kickdrum from the first Headfuck release and here comes #2. I hear they’re all the way up to #4 now, but nobody sends me promos (hint, hint) so how would I know. The side with the picture is the a-side. Static Tremor starts it off with a tune that breaks down into an eerie Twilight Zone-esque that should be positively piercing on a large system... This is followed by The Destroyer’s track which is nice and playable, but suffers greatly from a bouncy melody that runs all the way through it. Arxfile by Ingler is enough to nearly obliterate memory of that track and surprised the hell out of me by including a vocal sample. Unfortunately, things end on a low note with the Headfuck DJ Team’s track... it’s not bad, but it doesn’t really go anywhere... just sort of pounds away in a bassy way for a few minutes and then goes home. Two tracks worth playing out and another two that barely make the grade mean this one only scores 423/666. <fishead>

Radium Ministry Of Mass Domination (Psychotik Genocide - 001, France)

First side of this seems like pretty standard fare, if you ignore the seemingly random downward shifts in tempo that occur a couple of times in Nootropyl Addiction (which is the first time I can recall picking a Kraftwerk sample out of a hardcore track). Second side, however, is another story completely. Harder and faster, louder and faster. Tracks that speed up instead of slowing down… cranking their way to new heights like a car revving it’s engine. Not a guitar in sight and Mode Hardcore takes Master And Servant by synth-pop toy-boys Depeche Mode and does a very nice job of mangling it in new and innovative ways. Try that with your old feather duster! 600/666 <fishead>

Bomb 20 Flip Burgers Or Die (DHR - 21, Germany)

Probably my favourite breakcore producer. I often feel that breakcore is just jungle with bad production values, but Bomb 20 did a nice job of their first DHR release, and these 5 tracks hit in a similar spot. Sounds are clean when they need to be and gritty when they want to be. Scratch like noises littered all through both sides of the record and some impressive sample work show that this crew aren’t afraid to display their hip-hop roots. For fellow conspiracy theorists out there DHR posse provide more evidence that they’re listening to a lot of Nasenbluten. Over The Top on side 2 samples the same WuTang passage that Australia’s own shred on their “Really Nasty...” ep for Storm. The aforementioned Over The Top is the only track on the second side that grabbed me, but side one kicks some ass. After a lot of thought I’d have to say that the opening track Made Of Shit is the track to rip speakers up with... Dark bassline and the loudest drums on the record spell things out nice’n’clear. 545/666 <fishead>

Opaque / Dr Butcher MD Dark ep (v1.1) (Freakshow - 01, USA)

Wahn Taho by Opaque occupies the first side of the record... The track starts with what sounds like it could be someone playing a guitar with a bow, regardless of what it sounds like it IS fuckin’ dark, evil shit. Distorted, speedcore from Indiana... Yeah, you heard me, the Hoosiers are gonna kill us all. I swear. The virus has infected the heartland, we’re all doomed. Now, don’t flip the record just yet... Go down to the video store and grab a mixed bag of Italian gore flicks in preparation for Dr. Butcher MD. Anything by Bava or Fulci should suit your purposes… although I’ve got a soft spot for Argento’s Profondo Rosso. Mind Silence is THE shit. The dischordant intro sounds the alarm for what is coming. John Wayne’s vocal chords are hurled at you and then beaten into a pulp and the beat keeps storming around the room, chasing you from hiding spot to hiding spot and then it ends. You feel safe for a second or two... and then you remember there’s still one more track. You leap from behind the couch, running for your life, hoping to get to the turntable before it starts up… but you’re too late. “We’re Going To Get You” and they do. The virus spreads. 666/666 <fishead> (contact Freakshow records: 812.323.1739)

Christ Of Noise Amiga Tools Industry v1 & v2 (Provision - 002 & 003, France)

Buy or die. It’s that simple. Ultra distorted, weird and fast. Fucked up gibberish shouting. Torturous frequencies. Insane at 33rpm, caves your skull in at 45. The bottom line is this: the French are making Amigacore. There will be no Waterloo this time around. Learn “Le Marseillais”, grow a thin moustache, buy a beret and start drinking café au lait. The end is nigh. Les Francais font l’Amigacore! Vive la France! Achetez ces disques... MAINTENANT. You can have these records when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers. Six Cent Soixante et Six sur Six Cent Soixante et Six. <tete-de-poisson>

Nasenbluten Cheapcore (Strike, Germany)

Being a Canadian who hates pop music is getting to be a lot more fun now that Nasenbluten have acknowledged how much Canadian pop music sucks... and I’ve always wondered about the Bryan Adams connection, ‘cause I think they sampled a guitar lick from one of his overplayed 80s hits on the BrickShitHouse ep... but I’ll shut up now, ‘cause that’s not this record. This record has Underground Church on it. Underground Church is good stompin’ fun. No Brian Adams samples (that I could hear), but then... maybe that’s why his name is crossed off in the credits. Not sure about Farts... the premise is interesting, but I think they should eat more beans before recording their flatulence. In general, it’s another dose of worm burping fun from everyone’s favourite Australians. Oh wait... there’s probably some stupid people who like that guy with the accent on Baywatch even if he does play a rapist in Nowhere (btw: see that movie now... no Nasenbluten on the soundtrack, but no Bryan Adams either), so maybe that last bit is misleading). I give it all five points on the pentagram, but only 631/666. <fishead>

Mick Parks Future Uncertain (white, Canada)

There’s these crazy guys up here that do weird experimental noise, run film loops at parties and generally seem to get off on really abstract shit. One night one of them comes up to me and hands me this record. He says this friend of his made it. I’m thinking “oh great... a friend of yours made it,” but y’know... they’re into really abstract shit so I figure it might be pretty good. Pretty good? Blew my fuckin’ mind. Senseless, lyserging noise that suddenly burbles into a beat and then falls away from it just as quickly. Chaos tweaked into something even more alien. Dischordant, atonal Hell of sound. 616/666 <fishead>

EPC Don’t Want To Lose (Fischkopf, Germany)

If you’re thinking this might be the same EPC project that Alec Empire’s been doing... Then you’re wrong. It’s some guy named Ronan leRoux from France. Yeah, another crazy record from France. Does it have something to do with wearing speedos on topless beaches or are they putting something in the water out there?? Who knows, who cares. Fischkopf finishes things up with one more burst of what you’ve come to expect... that is: fucked beats and fucked noise, voices wafting out of oblivion and back into it. Three tracks of fast and nasty rhythms that pummel you like a sadist’s handjob. “R 624-2” sounds like one of the tracks from the VDD Energise release on SixSixtySix, but more weird and less ominous. While “Infectious Properties” comes across as a sinister, noisier mix of “R 624-2”. The one slower track, “Where do you go?”, sounds nothing like a pop hit by Menudo wannabes No Mercy, and consequently I’ve been playing it to death. 666/666 <fishead>

Lukas vs. Randy Beep CH.IT. (IST, USA)

Everybody and their dog has been down on IS lately, often with good reason, but the first side of this record plants a hard spurting dick deep in the ass off anyone who claims that IS can’t get it up anymore. FSSU is great, down-tempo acid storming that manages the difficult task of being undeniably hard and groovy at the same time. The second side, on the other hand, opens with the title track which sounds like the sort of thing tries to be experimental and noisy, but ends up sounding sloppy. Closes out with Acid Riots a piece of bleepcore that disintegrates into a tangle of feedback. Still, FSSU could pull sperm from a limp cock, so it gets 623/666. <fishead>

GGM vs. Extrement (Hard Of Hearing. UK)

“Extreme Hardcore Shit” starts off this five tracker with just about the WORST intro I’ve ever heard. It’s absolutely horrid and unmixable AND it sounds like a trainwreck by itself. Then it starts poking fun at everybody’s favourite Brooklyn based hardcore label and it’s an uphill ride from there. Some old-school ‘human beatbox’ sounds and some playful jabs at the twats in Rotterdam in “I Can’t Take This Shit” make that one worth cranking on a large system, but my pick is “The Git Hour!” I especially love the sample towards the end that sounds like precisely the sort of odd children’s tv that warps the mind of England’s youth and steers them ever further away from oral hygiene. Rock on! “Cockrot” and “Nobrash” are speedcore gibberish that sound much better through big speakers than they do through the shitty rig I’ve got in my room... but, whatever right? If you like the senseless throb of 250+bpm venereal disease then this is right up your unwiped back alley... if you don’t, then you’re a pussy. 633/666 <fishead>

DJ Torgull - The Fridge (IST, USA)

This one sounds more like something from Reload than something from Industrial Strength. Beats per minute are WAY down to about 150bpm on the “Skanner” mixes on the b-side, and “X-Play” on the first side is either in the neighborhood of 110 or 140, depending on what speed you play it at (it says 33, but IS always seems to print the wrong speed on the label). That said, it’s a good record and it ventures off in a direction that I’d like to see more tracks go in: dark and moody with a deep drums. It’s a little plodding, though, and the Manu le Malin mix of “Skanner” is a little too sparse for my liking. 489/666 <fishead>

Following reviews by Shawn O’ Sullivan

dead end 10, armaguet nad

more frenchcore, well produced, clearly pressed, as always from dead end. this is armaguet nad doing what he (and most of the french) usually does strange sounding kicks, weird industrial sounds, etc...”after the death” throws in some chiming bell-type sounds for a slightly “darker” atmosphere, while “resurrection” breaks to play out an odd little melody with kick drums...”bad vibes” first struck me as irritating because of a small part that sounds like some bad dj freak track on hard of hearing, but the second half of the track is good...”i’m a cannibalector” is the last and best track - a little dirtier feeling, reminiscent of the second track on his side of the londres/paris fraktal record, filled with incomprehensible french garble and more slightly dark bell sounds. if you like french stuff, get it. of course, if you like french stuff, you wouldn’t need a reccomendation.

digital hut 10, doormouse, inside out liver meat balloon

doormouse with four tracks of weird breaks/gabber/step nonsense. “for mama’s” isn’t too dirty, dark, or fast, but it’s definitely fun, 4/4 collides w/ step patterns, and a sample that simply says “sample”. 57th st royal elks club feels a bit like a 190 bpm noisier remix of his second track on distort 2, and thus, would be good. flip side contains the highlight - “mechanically seperated chicken”. occasional 170 and 340 gabber kicks, snippets of the typical dhr break-beat, a few departures into the totally arhythmic, powernoise blasts, and manic collages of completely undecipherable sounds, and it still manages to be fairly dj friendly. end with “stallis”, a sort of funky electrostyled track drenched in noise. a thoroughly enjoyable record, in a slightly fucked vein, that is made even more enjoyable by the fact i didn’t have to pay the typical irritating $10 for an imported record.

deadly systems 4, brandon spivey, atomic clock

this has been out for a while, haven’t really seen any reviews of it on the list. excellent comic styled cover art and label informing us with irrefutable logic to “spread aids”. in any case, buy this immediately for “reality asylum”, it’s one excellent, extremely dark and satanic 200 bpm acid pounder. where did the samples in this song come from? it was discussed months ago, and i can’t remember. the other side of the record is decent, but not fabulous - “dark acid” appears on the killout lp as “in the name of poverty”, but pressed better here, which is acidcore with a dj freak-esque wall of noise. “acid 1998” also is on the killout lp, as “acid”, and is basically a 250 bpm version of “dark acid”. the second side will prbably only appeal to those into acidcore, but all hardcore heads should love the first track...

six shooter 2/4, senical/the joker

2 is excellent breakcore by lasse steen. highlights: “switchbladez” sounds just like “piratos” on the 666 record, but darker and better, “mint conditions” is a nice 150 track sounding like older somatic responses stuff....i just wish mr steen would stop re-using his own material, he’s too prolific, and much of his stuff is sounding too familiar. 4 is absolutely mindblowing broken beat style industrial oblivion. sparse and isolated, yet mechanically furious. if you aren’t afraid of a bit more experimental terrain, this is an essential purchase. every track is completely brilliant. i know this guy did uncivilised world 6, has he done anything else? does anyone know where he’s from?

born to kill 2, traffik

older traffik, dirty, but not cheap like the aussies, which is either a good or bad thing depending on your outlook. highlights: “they live” is dark hardcore chock full of socio-political radicalism and is therefore a winner, and “nails” is a slower 190 extremely noisey piece. the drum programming on this record really lightens the monotony of typical 4/4 hardcore, which is something that you would expect out of more producers.

killout lp 1

while every track is decent, the hefty price tag makes this feel a bit insubstantial somehow, and though there is seemingly a lot of variety in artists...brief track descriptions: vdd energise have 2 dark clean numbers, the somatics unleash two older 4/4 squealing nightmares, dj freak gives two harsh beatless noise pieces and a noisy speedy track, embolism’s dark speedcore track is undancably pleasant, syndicate present something that could be interpreted as an old school techno track, acab have two noisey acid numbers, and evo have a great clanging droning monotonous industrial hardcore thing.

epiteth 10, dj freak

pretty old now. a1 is grating beeps over dj freak’s normal percussion, a2 is a perfect onslaught of waves of distorted crashing and heavy kicks. b side is a long monotonous track pointlessly locked in an endless groove, but the fact that this sounds good at almost any speed makes it more appealing. this track also made my brother say “this is the worst thing i’ve ever heard”
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By Chuck, Matt, and Buda

DJ Freak / B.E.A.S.T 009

DJ Freak’s new release after the deadly system’s release. He’s not slowing down any! This record rips your mind open from the start with Hicks Rools man. Then it pound’s your head with Cocaine. A blistering track that doesn’t let up till the last beat. Flip it over and punish your speakers some more with Respect due and The Punisher. It’s in my record crate.

Cold Fusion Mafia / Psywarp 01

Psycho Audible Warp Phenomenon takes jungle to a smooth intelligent plane with dark sounds and evil samples. Booth sides are clean, all most flawless. If you love Dune you’ll need to pick this one up.

Bodysnatcher / Ambush 06

DJ Scud and Christoph Fringelli come together to tear up some new tracks together. Can you say brutal?! This is what hardcore is about. Find and you tell me.

Infrabass /

The new 12’ to come out of the Farmlab 9805 .A new noise jungle track, a noisecore and digital noisecore track.

Various Artists / Join the Queercorps

This records carries some heavy names names on it. Jack acid and Chris Polaris doing “ Join the Queercorps “{which is stuffed full of samples}, 680x0 doing “contention”{crushing simply crushing} ,Christoph de Babylon doing “Deattached ( A maximum volume interpretation )” And last but not least k.o. doing “ Lewd Lewd Lewd “my personal fave . Start to finish it would fit in any good hardcore set.

Guys of Shit / Gobble 5

This can take you back to that old school techno sound but add a hardcore beat to it on the A side. The B-side starts off with a track that could be called a hardcore copy of moby 1000. The second track is a hip-hop hardcore cut full of scratching and pounding beats.

Postcore / Widerstand 05

The new Widerstand is 6 tracks of noise and beats. If you need a noise track to split your friends head open this has it “cobra” this track spits poison.

Overcast/Bloody Fist 16 No Copyright!

Well, this’ll make a Bloody Fist believer out of just about anyone. Mad sound collages dodgy rap samples, and awesome samples that will just get them in trouble if they are mentioned in print. Fucking Brilliant. -buda

Overcast / Bloody Fist 17

Another killer slab from the guys over at Bloody Fist. Overcast is a dark day in the realm of jungle. Both sides of this are dark and moody, more tracks to kill to. The B side track “ Fallout “ has some of that hip-hop flavor.

Syndicate/Bloody Fist 18

I was about to say 16 was the best BF yet, but then this one was right behind it. This is it! Until 19 I hope! Fuck Sydney, Visions of Death, and Mac Eleven are the standout tracks. A devastating volley in the battle for Australia! -buda

Ho.exe/Uncivilized World 07

Civilization! Ha! This is what I think about your “Snivel-I-zaaaation” heh, heh, heh, UCW back with more experimental techno, Tetrapak being the jam-IMHO, Millsy with some odd bits combine for a track that offers up suprises at all the right times. -buda

Fear Teachers/Running Scared/First Shade of Fear

Dark Electro and ominous 4/4 drifting into Broken B’s mark this album’s 2 tracks. Is that technically an e.p? Oh well, anyway, this one is sorta like the UCW7 in that it’s technoey with some neat bits thrown in that give it a lot of character. -buda

I Hate Flesh e.p./New Skin 02

Headcleaners? A Fringelli/Mwarf combo? I am not sure, but it sure sounds like it. Experimental jungle, electro, techno, you name it, it’s all-good over here. Well, except for Second Hex, but maybe I just wasn’t in the mood. The last Half of the first A cut is great, and the A2 cut is this excellent electro piece, and B3 gets special mention for “best doodly quirk track at the end of the B side” of the month award. -buda

First Shade of Fear EP / Running Scared RS001

This could have made the THX1138 sound track or the movie made it. “Were passing thought the magnetic field “ sold me on this one. Dark jungle beats and smooth bass lines keep this one moving.

Cybermouse “ Body Pack 95” / Fischopf 003

Crushing beats from 95. This is the one with War is hell .So digital you all most need to read binary to get it.

Travis Bickle, Suburban sabotage series vol. 1 / Suburban Trash

Sounds like a very experimental Dead Voices on Air with dark beats. With all the noise and crunch of a car wreck repeated over and over and over and over....etc.....

The New Crew / Tcher No Beat 003

This two man Crew finds a way to blend old school sounds with tweaky 303 lines to make The New Crew.

Murad Qureshi EP / Break/Flow

This holds a pile of names on it. System Ucs. Christoph de Babylon , Eric Random , New Acephale , and The Narrator these guys will shove it down your ear canal . The System Ucs. Track is defiantly Skinny Puppy if they did hardcore.

Brain Bruiser / Gobble 4

Watch your head phone levels this A side may kill you. The B sides two tracks are filled with beats and some 303 work .The last track sounds a bit on the Cybertone side. {for those that remember old EON} It ‘s so fast you can’t catch the samples.

Dr. Machete “ The Damaged Skull EP “ / Special Forces 006

Lay the needle down and you start to hear the killer breathing in your ear slowly he gets nearer. Then blam your blood is on the floor and the doctor is in! This EP is for any one stalking their X!! This is hardcore that makes you want to kill.

Radio Bomb / Travelling Pirate Radio

Time to tune in to Radio Bomb . The heave dark jungle on this well is well done. The smooth bass lines will leave notes running thought your head and the sound of the wind hollowing in your empty skull.

Pariah / Bedroom Tracks Vol. 1 BTK004

Full of heavy dark synth work . Last track on the A side has a sweet P.E. loop. Looking for a build up? Half of the first track is the build.

Void / Void Records

One 12’ full of dark jungle, digital noise and heavy dark synth cords. Old therimen sounds make it even creepier



Under One Sky #12 1993 Record Reviews

SPIRAL TRIBE- Breach The Peace (BIG LIFE, UK) This record rules. Moody, intense & tribal. This is the Ist rave record that i’ve heard with good lyrics. DO ET is just plain strong. The sample in it ‘open your eyes and feel good’ is brilliantly timed. This EP is hard & beautiful at the same time. Total soul. if you don’t like this, you’re as good as dead. You have been brainwashed beyond repair by commercial rave slime. This record is absolute zero compromise.

DEFCON 2-Urbannoise (HITHOUSE, Belgium) Destined to be big. Has a sample that says ‘I don’t look like my mother, I don’t look like my father”. Disgruntled adolescents will eat this up. THE BLOB smokes. In fact, it smokes 10 packs a day. Whoever made this is on a spiritual mission of holy Mcdopeness. It sounds like a computerized frog with microscopic native tribes dancing on it’s skin. By the way, this frog is on a pogo stick. I swear to god.

MARC & CLAUDE-Like A CLaude (ADAM & EVE, Germany) This is one of the best records I’ve heard in a while- Outer space techno hip-hop at it’s finest. The beats on every track thunder to your skull, & then jackhammer you into silly putty. Anyone who likes breakbeats should check this out. Very strong record.

DOOMSDAY MACHINE (80 AUM, Holland) Do you remember the drill seargeant in Full Metal Jacket? Well, I think he made this record. If you sense that your crowd is starting to get tired, put this on. This will whip those lilly livered, pencil necked tech geeks into shape in no time. God-damn it! There is no way you can avoid dancing to any of these cuts! This is -electronically, compressed digital damage at it’s finest. Get this record or do 50 push ups face down in a toilet at a rave, slime ball!

CYBERCHRIST “Salvation” (djungle fever) Uh oh. Looks like there is new sound brewing out
there---LOVECORE. flowery acid tracks, extremely psychedelic sounding- it sounds some what descended from Psychic TV. Hard & experimental, yet warm & fuzzy -sounding. Structure released a double album a while back called LOVECORE which every one loved, but didn’t know how to play. Since then, there has been a trickling of this sound every couple of weeks. I think this is the best Djungle Fever release yet; it gives me that feeling of something really new & Well thought out, of acid music truly reaching an artistic plateau psychedelic eyes spinning in the full moon-light, wolves howling for the millennium Beyond incredible acid music, this is love core.

ZEKT-Senseless ADAM & EVE (Germany) Every so often there comes a song so incredible, so absolutely fucking stu fucking-pendous-so devastating, ripping the glistening red tendrils off every other song in the mix-mercilessly plundering the very soul of the listener, dragging lifeless husks of former humans through heaps of belching black smoke, blah, blah, blah this is incredible.

X-CRASH “808 TERROR” PEACE FROG UK Deafening Brooklyn, acid techno - Once again, Adam X and Jimmy Crash put together everything that is good about anything &put it onto one piece of vinyl. Now, this will sound totally biased since this is a Bklyn based fanzine, but musically so far ahead of everybody in America. They got the heavy duty tribal beats trancing you into the next galaxy. Only a couple of other domestic records can match this intensity. This sound is laying the groundwork for the future.

4D “MINDSAFARI” LABWORKS (Germany) Distributed By Discomania From the mind of the man that brought us the saying “danced their legs to bloody stumps”, comes 4D/Mindsafari. Yes, once again DJ ESP-Woody McBride tweaks his telekinetic powers in the name of all that is righteously hard core. This is some of the wickeddest Labworks yet. So wicked it has inspired me to write this 4xm ... HISSSSSSSSS boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom wickadawickadawickadawickadawickad sshhooommmmmmmmmm.

MARC & CLAUDE-Like A CLaude (ADAM & EVE, Germany) This is one of the best records I’ve heard in a while- Outer space techno hip-hop at it’s finest. The beats on every track thunder to your skull, & then jackhammer you into silly putty. Anyone who likes breakbeats should check this out. Very strong record.

DOOMSDAY MACHINE (80 AUM, Holland) Do you remember the drill seargeant in Full Metal Jacket? Well, I think he made this record. If you sense that your crowd is starting to get tired, put this on. This will whip those lilly livered, pencil necked tech geeks into shape in no time. God-damn it! There is no way you can avoid dancing to any of these cuts! This is -electronically, compressed digital damage at it’s finest. Get this record or do 50 push ups face down in a toilet at a rave, slime ball!

CYBERCHRIST “Salvation” (djungle fever) Uh oh. Looks like there is new sound brewing out there---LOVECORE. flowery acid tracks, extremely psychedelic sounding- it sounds some what descended from Psychic TV. Hard & experimental, yet warm & fuzzy -sounding. Structure released a double album a while back called LOVECORE which every one loved, but didn’t know how to play. Since then, there has been a trickling of this sound every couple of weeks. I think this is the best Djungle Fever release yet; it gives me that feeling of something really new & Well thought out, of acid music truly reaching an artistic plateau psychedelic eyes spinning in the full moon-light, wolves howling for the millennium Beyond incredible acid music, this is love core.

ZEKT-Senseless ADAM & EVE (Germany) Every so often there comes a song so incredible, so absolutely fucking stu fucking-pendous-so devastating, ripping the glistening red tendrils off every other song in the mix-mercilessly plundering the very soul of the listener, dragging lifeless husks of former humans through heaps of belching black smoke, blah, blah, blah this is incredible.

X-CRASH “808 TERROR” PEACE FROG UK Deafening Brooklyn, acid techno - Once again, Adam X and Jimmy Crash put together everything that is good about anything &put it onto one piece of vinyl. Now, this will sound totally biased since this is a Bklyn based fanzine, but musically so far ahead of everybody in America. They got the heavy duty tribal beats trancing you into the next galaxy. Only a couple of other domestic records can match this intensity. This sound is laying the groundwork for the future.

4D “MINDSAFARI” LABWORKS (Germany) Distributed By Discomania From the mind of the man that brought us the saying “danced their legs to bloody stumps”, comes 4D/Mindsafari. Yes, once again DJ ESP-Woody McBride tweaks his telekinetic powers in the name of all that is righteously hard core. This is some of the wickeddest Labworks yet. So wicked it has inspired me to write this 4xm ... HISSSSSSSSS boom-boom-boom-boom-ba-boom wickadawickadawickadawickadawickad sshhooommmmmmmmmm.

BONESBREAKS 8 GrooveWorld Records (US) Distributed By Watts Music (516) 596-0961 If you ever thought for a second that hard core was out of the picture- Well, first, besides the fact that you are being a complete Sucker-let me direct you to this fine vinyl piece of genius. Yes future and potential UPC symbol wearers, this record may save your life. Pure hard core of the everything fused TOGETHER to make something totally new. Of special note is “Kinda Risky”. This track will bring back memories of badly lit roller rinks, girls with too much make up and white kids trying to break dance. Yes this song samples Planet Patrol! But is not all- “I Feel a Storm” is the track We should really concentrate on here. What transpires is this Rumor has it, last August, while Frankie Bones was innocently imbibing a whole 6 pack at Coney Island Beach - the sky opened up and seven angels appeared - one by one they clued him in on various aspects of the coming millenium I’m not going to spoil it for you now, since you should buy the record and hear the story from the man himself. Needless to say, this is what the hard core’s been waiting for If I you only get one domestic record this month, get this one.

THE 4 HORSEMAN-LSD Psychology OUTCAST CLAN (UK)

“Conquest” is the jam on this EP. Bass that just envelopes your whole body, followed by a beat so hard core, followed by a beat so hard core, followed by a beat so hard core, Druggaliscious.

Under One Sky #11 New Music 2 1993, Record Reviews-top10

FIFTH GEAR (HARD HOUSE RECORDS) Get this. The names of the three songs on this EP are: “Stutter Trance”-OK “ScoptiEtine”-mental”Jigsaw Spectacle*-Fucking brilliant! The label says, “Caution! This is the hardest Rotterdam sound!!!” This is true. I have heard every single person, and their dogs and grandmothers even, in Rotterdam, shaves their head, and wears shiny Nike track suits and sneakers. Whoever made this also had crystal implants imbedded in their temples so that he/she could more effectively receive transmissions from imploding galaxies. This will hypnotize you like a loud broken TV set. Devestatingly sick

TOHUWABAHU- Punk and Trash (Hart Trackz) -This is in reality Marc et Claude These are the same geniuses who came out with “Party People” last year. Every track is wicked. I can only describe their style as like, if Rerun from “What’s Happening”, made Hardcore tracks. It’s like they make you dance really jerky and laugh at the same time. The tracks are really animated, you can virtually see every sound in every song. The title track Punk and Trash is actually very aggressive sounding, it samples the two best sounds on I I Frankfurt Trax Vol 3-Thc Mescalini United track and the Vath 2 track. Smart!

ROBERT ARMANI - Planet A (ACV) “Keep your body move” is such the track. The focal sound is a funky slap bassline. I can only describe this as if there were robotic dogs in 30s, Pimpin’ clothes dancing sideways with a martini glass in one paw and a pistol in the other. This sounds like classy crooner style steakhouse techno-Robert Armani releases another killer project.

ATOM HEART-Baud/xxx (Delirium) This Atom Heart release is a low down dirty groove with some badass digital swamp on one side and an old school techno groove on the other.

ADAM X-Cannibalistic Humanoid Unkrground Dwellers (DIRECT DRIVE, USA) If for no other reason you should buy this record simply because it is named after the practically made for video-cassette- masterpiece, “C.H.U.D.” Also, there is a track called “What’s That?” So the next r*** you are at where they play this and some one asks you -”What’s that?”, you can say “What’s that?-! -No What’s That?” etc. Bombastic Adam X dope beats of doom. Monstrously heavy, Acid Techno.

“STEEL SCREWS” TITANIUM STEEL (00 1) BELGIUM An obviously suicidal maniac screams, “Titanium Steel screws in his head and the big dude up in the sky ky y..” followed with a thick helicopter groove. The other good track sounds like a jet- propulsed bass drum groove. Heavy duty at a reasonable BPM. This could be big.
VIRTUAL INDUSTRIES-Virtual Reality In 4 Phases (80 A UM, Holland) “Toxic Waste” is an acid masterpiece! This track is soooo headstrong-Effects Laden Possession Trance Drums combined with snake sick-trick 303 motivatoroverlayed with what can only be described as a bloodthirsty Pteradectyl scream (like the Japanese monster Rodan). Played at just the right moment, this will transform the crowd into throbbing mass of hungry Barracudas. Play at your own risk.

SYN4-PainAmpliflier(FAX, Germany) FAX RECORDS are usually hit and miss with me. Every one I get has the name Pete Namlook on it. I don’t know if he’s on every single Fax release or what, or even if it’s his real name, but his tracks have style! Other ones to look out for are SYNSYL 2, SEXTANT 2, and DELTRAXX 3. SYN 4 is some kind of sick computer data spiritual beast raging across the sun. This is alive with pleasure! By the time you read this, the last ones will be floating around-get it now before it’s too late!

BOURBONESE QUALK-Qual (Praxis, UK) “Qual” means pain. The idea of this EP is to inflict maximum pain on the raver, sending his/her endorphin levels sky high. These tracks are sadistic mental mindscapes. Each track has a lot of different sounds slinking through the mix. The sounds on this EP are fresh and rarely heard. Will throw the crowd some groove loops

SPEED FREAK-Speed City LP MONO, GERMANY Fast, mean, breakcore. If you liked “Toy Town” you will freak over this. I’ve never heard so many good sounds jam packed onto one piece of vinyl in my whole life-this is relentless-It makes me excited just listening to this it is so fast! This Speed Freak is one sick mother fucker. Completely off it’s rocker.

DJJUDGEDRED-Ghost Train DIATOMYC (DT001) BELGIUM Mike Dred is dope. “Nervous Distortion” is the jam. The best description for this is that it is simply good, solid, effective Acid Techno. Mike Dred creations work best when strung together in tandem with one another. For maximum results, combine with his “Machine Codes” EPs or judge Dred-Mindpatching EP.

F% @#ING L0UD!- Tremolo Phasing (LOUD002) GERMANY Distributed By PCD Bouncing chugga-chugga German stomper. Jackhammer Techno that would go well with the C TANK double 12” or the Bourbonese Qualk EP. High flying rivet head madness. This record has been known to cause spontanious erections in monkeys.

NITE & DA Y “International Bad Boys” (Bad Boyz Records) Let me preface this review by saying that I usually do not write negative reviews because there are so many great records to concentrate on. AHEM. This record is a piece of shit. I really don’t feel good about saying this because I don’t want to offend the “creative minds” who made this record, but it is so indicative of many of the problems facing the USA R*** culture. This wondrous masterpiece starts out with the statement, “It ‘s a new generation, and these are the boys (sic) that will take you there”. Which of course is beautiful, not only did I not know that we have in fact, entered into a new generation, but, these boyz are ready and willing to point me in the right direction. Thank God. I myself was really starting to worry. Excuse me now for a second, I must vomit and then brush my teeth... ... We are then treated to (on the “rave mix., as opposed to the “ radio”, .club”, and of course the “deep house mix”) overused synthesizer rifFs, and James Brown is dead noises and song structure and sounds from one of the .rave sample” CDs. Oh, lets not forget about the mandatory crowd noises at the beginning, suppose ly cheering for our heroes- the International Bad Boyz! This is exactly the kind of record that flows through American record pools and then gets played by old overweight alcoholic DJs at clubs decorated to look like the sets of Miami Vice. I had once talked to one of the guys that made records like these and he explained to me how the sound was changing. Soon he will be making “progressive House” songs’ even though he was sad about this because he just “loved that old aggressive techno 140 BPM sound”. I can only imagine him being locked in a basement forced to produce imitation trend sounds. Grey colored gruel is slid under the door for his daily feeding while he diligently produces the next “hit”. It is our mission, to save these poor souls from their fate, encourage true pure creativity and soul. These people need to be encouraged to not sell out so miserably! If soul is put into the market, the soul multiplys. If market mainlines into soul, we are living in a world of complete illusion, destined for a quick death at the hands of over inflated egos based on NOTHING. The trend mongers will prevail, leaving us nothing.
IGOR “Talk About God” (Ear Protector) “I’m talking about form, I’m talking about content, I’m talking about inter-relationships. I’m talking about God, the devil, hell, heaven, do you understand, finally? AAHHHHHH!” That is what the beginning of the record says. It is 208 BPMs It has that sound that Daffy Duck makes when he laughs & bounces on his head sampled & held for a minute, combined with big wet sound effects. Let’s face reality, you need a record that samples Daffy Duck bouncing on his head for a minute. Every one does. It is just a simple fact of life that we all eventually come to. It’s a mature decision & you shouldn’t be afraid to make it. DEADLY BUDA
Under One Sky #10 April. 1993, Record Reviews-top10

EURORAVE - 12 IN This record will seriously make you wonder, “just what the hell is going on in Europe?” 4 cuts of rather disturbing excellence feature totally original sounds, puckering bouncy effects-laden beats, and pin-point timing. The weird part is the samples. One says, “Our business’ and another says, “The black race, the unfortunate ones” in a really eerie way. Is it not rascist? Is it bizarre thought manipulation? Probably. But to what end? Spooky.

STEVE POINDEXTER - 190 OCTANE (DJAX) The Netherlands The DJAX geriatric division strikes again. 5 cuts of brilliance by a true grandwizard of audio addictions. This is another Djax record that unflinchingly hammers out a new sound for the underground, cool, clunky and collected at 120-130 bpm. Visions of angular scratchy skyscrapers dance through a lonely urban night, morphing slowly in the distance.

DJ AARDVARCK-THE SECOND GROOVE TO THE SAME NATION (DJAX) Look, any record called “DJ AARDVARCK” Is going to be. good. So you better just set aside 10 bucks right now and hope that you find this record of jungly, insecty, silly stupid slimey beats for brain-damaged djs.

THE NARCOTICS (KICKDOWN) Picture yourself strapped down on a dirty bathroom floor struggling not to let any part of your mouth touch the tiling. William Burroughs is at the sink washing his hands while a big mentally diseased gorilla is clumsily positioning dirty translucent hypodermic needles in the radius of your skull. A bell, not unlike the kind that signals the beginning of a normal day of public education, rings, sending the gorilla into a salivating frenzy, slapping the needles vigorously into your skull, injecting evil speedballs of Ajax, ephedrine and Tinactin. Your body jerks involuntarily as your stomach cramps into a knot- That is what this record sounds like (I think).

LUKE SLATER-X-TRONiT 3 (PEACEFROG RECORDS) Go directly to the cut “METALHEAD’. Devastating English Acid power that will bring back memories of the first Circuit Breaker e.p. for sheer laser blasting intensity. This record is clearly for the catharsis of the human race.

Under One Sky #9 Feb. 1993, Record Reviews-top 10

GORF ONE & TWO (Diatomyc) 2 Quality releases. “Jimmy”, who writes to us from Osh Kosh, Wisconsin had an interesting question concerning these releases .... “Dear Mr Deadly Buda, I am from Osh Kosh & I have an interesting question concerning the new Gorf releases. Being a big Mike Dredd fan I was naturally excited to see he had not just 1, but 2 releases this month. Unfortunately, as usual I was broke & my rather small pay check was only going to be enough for a weeks supply of Oodles Of Noodles and a couple of hits of ecstasy for the weekend. Just as I was adding up the depressing figures in my head, outside of “Unify-Peace Records” (my fave record store), an elderly woman passed by, I furiously beat her senseless with a hockey stick & took all her money. Unfortunately, the stupid bitch only had $15.37 on her, so I can only get 1 record Deadly Buda, what should it be? Gorf I or Gorf 2??? Jimmy

Gosh Jimmy, it seems as if you are in a real pickle! Seeing as how they will never be seen again you have to make an educated guess on the spot. Risky! Get 2. 1 has only one really kill song, but 2 has-you guessed it two kill tracks, they being “Tormentum Insomnic” & “Squidged Up”. This is the dope sound of the moment, & if you have the opportunity, get any thing with the name Mike Dredd on it.

CNF “Galaxy, Go Piano” BONZAI RECORDSBELGIUM Distributed By MUSIC MAN GALAXY is a pretty incredible cut, thunderous bass drum contrasted by a haunting female voice. Rather than taking you higher, this cut takes you inside yourself, leaving a warm afterglow. GO PIANO is what you might call Belgian Breakbeat. it’s a combination of “Poing”, “Go” & “Sweet Harmony”. This is a good solid track that is fun to mix with.

ROBERT ARMANI “Music Man” ACV-ITALY This is all vague memories... In the early part of the 20th century, there as a group of Italian artists called the Futurists. They were known for their fascination with machines and kinetic movement, There is a cookbook that gets reprinted every couple of decades that they wrote. It shows you how to cook nutritional meals out of stuff like sandpaper and various other industrial waste materials. So what does this have to do with R Armani? Well, maybe it’s my imagination, but I swear this guy must eat computer chips wrapped in sandpaper sandwiches, put wing nuts in his salad,’ washes it down with a can of STP and then eats a muffler for dessert. Every cut is simple & kicking, my favorite is Armani tracks Part 2.