- 01The ThemeUnique 3Yet, a few weeks later, it became the single most significant feature of the three producers’ most impressive collaborative track yet: an insanely raw, sparse and weighty concoction that would send shockwaves through the Yorkshire club scene and, later, the world: Unique 3’s “The Theme”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 02Rappers DelightSugarhill Gang‘I was pure Rock & Roll at first until I heard Sugarhill Gang’s “Rappers Delight”,’ he reveals. ‘Then I heard “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.from the chapter
- 03The MessageGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five‘I was pure Rock & Roll at first until I heard Sugarhill Gang’s “Rappers Delight”,’ he reveals. ‘Then I heard “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.’from the chapter
- 04Only The BeginningUnique 3Side A featured a track titled “Only The Beginning”. In hindsight, it was a stunningly far-sighted title for a record that provided a blueprint for much of what followed in the years following its release.from the chapter
- 05Voodoo RayA Guy Called GeraldDriven forwards by Bahar’s simple but devastating bassline, the kind of lo-fi bleeps and electronic blips usually found in cheap 1970s sci-fi flicks, footworker-friendly bursts of military-strength percussion and a ghostly synthesizer line, “Only The Beginning” was a sweaty rush: Bradford bass and Yorkshire jack that was every bit as alien and otherworldly as “Voodoo Ray”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 06Musical MelodyUnique 3There were naturally a couple of radio-friendly cuts to appease their paymasters at Virgin - see the dancefloor-rocking club Hip-Hop single “Musical Melody”7 and radio-friendly dance-pop cheeriness of “Rhythm Takes Control” - but for the most part it fairly accurately reflected the mix of musical influences heard on pirate radio in Yorkshire (particularly Unique 3’s own station, Emergency 99.9…from the chapter
- 07Rhythm Takes ControlUnique 3…were naturally a couple of radio-friendly cuts to appease their paymasters at Virgin - see the dancefloor-rocking club Hip-Hop single “Musical Melody”7 and radio-friendly dance-pop cheeriness of “Rhythm Takes Control” - but for the most part it fairly accurately reflected the mix of musical influences heard on pirate radio in Yorkshire (particularly Unique 3’s own station, Emergency 99.9 FM)8.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 08Jus UniqueUnique 3As they were trailblazers for the hard-edged sound of Bleep & Bass rather than the more comfy and laidback grooves pushed forwards by London’s Soul II Soul and Bristol’s Smith & Mighty and Massive Attack, many expected Unique 3’s debut album “Jus Unique” to be similarly forthright.from the chapter
- 09Theme IIIUnique 3It begins with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at…from the chapter
- 10Music MusicUnique 3It begins with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at…from the chapter
- 11Pattern 12Unique 3It begins with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at…from the chapter
- 12Code 274Unique 3…with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at FON).from the chapter
- 13Phase 3Unique 3…with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at FON).from the chapter
- 14DigicalityUnique 3…with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at FON).from the chapter
- 15RealityUnique 3…with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at FON).from the chapter
- 16Weight From The BassUnique 3…with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at FON).from the chapter
- 177amUnique 3…with a reworked version of their most famous tune (“Theme III”) then offers a sprint through down-low Hip-Hop (“Music Music”, “Musical Melody”), bleeping, sub-heavy club cuts (‘Pattern 12”, “Code 274”, “Phase 3” and the insanely weighty, largely overlooked “Digicality”), dancehall (“Reality”) and Electro-rave fusion (“Weight From The Bass” and “7am”, the latter made with Rob Gordon at FON).from the chapter