- 01UpfrontVarious ArtistsThe imprint’s founder and owner was a serial dance music entrepreneur called Damon D’Cruz, who some years earlier had previously co-founded the “Upfront” compilation series as a direct rival to Morgan Khan’s hugely successful “Streetsounds” albums.from the chapter
- 02StreetsoundsVarious ArtistsThe imprint’s founder and owner was a serial dance music entrepreneur called Damon D’Cruz, who some years earlier had previously co-founded the “Upfront” compilation series as a direct rival to Morgan Khan’s hugely successful “Streetsounds” albums.from the chapter
- 03Track With No NameForgemasters‘You had quite a mix of things going on at that time,’ he says. ‘Some of the Belgian stuff was trickling through, and we were seeing the odd record from the North of England like Forgemasters’ “Track With No Name” and Sweet Exorcist’s “Testone”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 04TestoneSweet Exorcist‘You had quite a mix of things going on at that time,’ he says. ‘Some of the Belgian stuff was trickling through, and we were seeing the odd record from the North of England like Forgemasters’ “Track With No Name” and Sweet Exorcist’s “Testone”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 05Warehouse RavesVarious ArtistsJack Trax’s previously healthy position was threatened further by Rumour Records’ decision to launch the “Warehouse Raves” compilation series in early 1990. ‘It was a direct competitor to Jack Trax and definitely dented sales,’ Tim Raidl says. ‘As well as American dance tracks they included Italian and British things, including some early Techno releases.from the chapter
- 06Ten To MidnightOriginal CliqueIn early summer 1990, Raidl released the duo’s first two EPs, “Ten To Midnight” and “North of Watford”, in the same week.from the chapter
- 07North of WatfordOriginal CliqueIn early summer 1990, Raidl released the duo’s first two EPs, “Ten To Midnight” and “North of Watford”, in the same week.from the chapter
- 08Come To PapaOriginal CliqueThe undisputed highlight of both EPs was “Come To Papa”, a sleazy late-night beast full of “Testone” style bleeps, head-cracking bass and a simple vocal hook repeating the track’s title (a trick repeated on the lead cut from “North of Watford”, “Now Hear Me Now”).from the chapter
- 09Now Hear Me NowOriginal CliqueThe undisputed highlight of both EPs was “Come To Papa”, a sleazy late-night beast full of “Testone” style bleeps, head-cracking bass and a simple vocal hook repeating the track’s title (a trick repeated on the lead cut from “North of Watford”, “Now Hear Me Now”).from the chapter
- 10Man MachineKraftwerkBy that point he’d been playing and making music for well over a decade, having initially been inspired by a mixture of Dub Reggae and the do-it-yourself ethos of Punk Rock. ‘I started to learn guitar and bass, but I couldn’t really be arsed with it,’ he says. ‘When Kraftwerk’s “Man Machine” came out I got that, and once I discovered electronic music, I was hooked.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 11The ThemeUnique 3From the start, both were really inspired by the sound of the Bleep & Bass records they’d heard at local raves and, in particular, the game-changing thrills of Unique 3’s “The Theme”. ‘Hearing that was a big moment,’ Boninsegna says. ‘It just sounded so different.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 12LFOLFOThey were dithering, and when “LFO” came along they told us they had too big a backlog of tracks.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 13Get FunkyReturn of the Living AcidAs Return of the Living Acid, there was the Afrika Bambaataa-sampling Hardcore madness of “Get Funky”, a mangled Acid-Bleep workout called “Twin Tub”, and a skittish slab of Hardcore Rave known as “Creator”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 14Twin TubReturn of the Living AcidAs Return of the Living Acid, there was the Afrika Bambaataa-sampling Hardcore madness of “Get Funky”, a mangled Acid-Bleep workout called “Twin Tub”, and a skittish slab of Hardcore Rave known as “Creator”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 15CreatorReturn of the Living AcidAs Return of the Living Acid, there was the Afrika Bambaataa-sampling Hardcore madness of “Get Funky”, a mangled Acid-Bleep workout called “Twin Tub”, and a skittish slab of Hardcore Rave known as “Creator”.from the chapter
- 16Rockin’ Down The HouseMI7Under the MI7 pseudonym, they impressed with the Reggae-sampling breakbeat skank of “Rockin’ Down The House”, while as Lab Technicians they served up the high-grade Bleep & Breaks shuffle of “We Gave You Life”.from the chapteralso in the bleepography
- 17We Gave You LifeLab TechniciansUnder the MI7 pseudonym, they impressed with the Reggae-sampling breakbeat skank of “Rockin’ Down The House”, while as Lab Technicians they served up the high-grade Bleep & Breaks shuffle of “We Gave You Life”.from the chapter