Atmosphere #26

ATMOSphere Issue 26 desire foul play metalheadz Da Intalex Nicki Blackmarket & MC Stevie Hyper D

contents 7 MC STEVIE HYPER D 8 NICKI BLACKMARKET 12 DESIRE PROFILE 17 JIMMY J & CRU-L-T IN AUSTRALIA 19 COMPETITIONS 20 DJ DEXTROUS 22 CLUBS 26 LISTINGS 29 DJ SLAM 32 DA INTALEX 34 ALBUMS 38 TRAX 41 CHARTS 42 HYPES SELECTION 43 SLIPMATT'S 4 BEAT 44 A TASTE OF BUTTER 45 ADAMS HOUSE 46 CROSSOVER 48 FOUL PLAY 57 DOC SCOTT 62 SOURCE DIRECT EDITOR: DJ Frenzic. CONTRIBUTORS: D.N.O, Adam Carter, Mati Parks, Akrasi, Roni Size, Slipmatt, Hype, Nyome, Tracks, Jason Berry, Switch, HCJ, Jules. PHOTOGRAPHY: Tristan O'Neill. ATMOSPHERE: 17 Gordon Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, England, SS1 1NJ. TEL: 01702 344384. FACSIMILE: 01702 463343. MOBILE: 0374 918024. INTRO Welcome to the issue 26. It looks like there is going to be an array of parties to indulge in over the festive season such as Desire who will be returning to the United Nations in Tottenham on Boxing night, that's after their 7th Birthday bash at the Sanctuary on the 25th November. Dance Paradise stage their 2nd Mult-e-vent on the 25th Nov in Gt Yarmouth with 4 arenas. As for New Years we have Dreamscape who have a couple of biggies planned, plus World Dance have another extravaganza at a brand new venue within the M25, I am also told that United Dance could have a new venue on the go, and Wembley sees the return of Ravelation. Rezerection return to the Royal Highland Showground in Edinburgh for another massive bash and a promoter from the past re-emerges for "Devotion" to be staged at a totally indoor venue near Luton with a capacity to exceed 25,000, Fusion return to the Ravedome in Hounslow with Dance Planet returning to Aston Villa. And finally Pleasuredome in Skegness have a massive Extravaganza planned with 8, yes 8 arenas. So as you can see there certainly is not a shortage of events this New Year !! But there is a shortage of space for this intro so happy reading and I'll see you next month. Atmosphere 3

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MC STEVIE Hyper D What is your real name and age? Stephen Austin aged 29. When did you first start MCing? I started when I was about 17, but then was back when I was into Ragga. I would chat at house parties and dance halls and it wasn't until about 1990 that I began to work in the rave scene. What other music tastes do you have? Obviously I love Jungle but I do like Ragga, Hip Hop and a bit of R & B when I'm relaxing. Do you get influenced by any of these? I do get a lot of ideas from listening to music. The Ragga and Yardie sound tapes help me to perfect my sound and tones when I chat in a Ragga style. The Hip Hop music helps me to flow my lyrics better and cleaner. What other DJ's do you like working with Apart from Nicki? Funky Flirt is a great DJ to work with alongside with Andy C, Jumpin' Jack Frost, Hype, Rizla, Ash A Tack, SL, Rap, Grooverider, Randall and Ray Keith. It's hard for me to judge which DJ is better as the standard of the DJ's today is so high. What radio's have you worked on? I started with Dream FM but I've worked with Don FM, Eruption FM, City Sounds and now I've got a permanent show with Nicki Blackmarket on London's no. 1 Jungle station Kool FM. Do you prefer radio or in the eyes of the public? I prefer working face to face with the public, I like the feeling I get when I deliver a lyric to them over a thundering Jungle track. The bet part of being in the rave is the inspiration I get from the people themselves. What are your favourite places to play? Elevation / Innovation, Telepathy / Life Utopia, New Jack City, Thunder & Joy, Desire, JUngle Fever, Dangerous and One Nation in Aldershot. Have you worked abroad? Yes, I've been to Germany a few times now and Holland. I also went to Canada at the start of the year and I'm due to go back again next month. What's your perception of an MC's job? Easy really, 1 have to give 100% of myself to the crowd. Also I have the opportunity to try and tell the youths growing up what is good and what's not. What other MC's do you rate? Fearless, MC MC and the 'A' team. Also I think GQ is a good crowd worker. Are your lyrics freestyle of prewritten? I do have a lot of prewritten lyrics but I do like to feed off the crowd and do some freestyling. Any words for up + coming MC's? To make it today as an MC you need your own style and tone of voice, you must have the determination and motivation. Being in as many raves as you can really helps, Big up to all up + coming MC's. Shouts? Flirt, Hype, MC MC, Fearless, Rizla, Ash A Tack, Daddy Angy, The 'A' Team, Big up Kool FM, Sting, Brett, Funky, Terry Turbo, Shy FX, Goldie, Jungle Jam, Bryan G, Jumpin Jack Frost, Lady of Jungle DJ Rap, SL, Ron and big up Eels & G Force. Hyper's crew Rude Boy Roger, Tigger Max, Extra, Dark Warrior, Rootsie and a man like Crazy Lee. Atmosphere 7

NICKI Blackmarket PROFILE WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME AND AGE? Nicky Anderson, 27 years old. WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET A TASTE FOR DJing? When I was about 15 (Not under the name Nicky Blackmarket) listening to all the pirates at the time such as JFM, Horizon, Invicta, LWR etc etc. WHO WAS YOUR INSPIRATIONS DJ WISE AT THIS POINT? A DJ called Steve Devone playing all the upfront Electro - Funk tunes on Invicta radio. WHAT OTHER MUSIC TASTES DID YOU HAVE AT THIS POINT? I was into all sorts of music! CAN YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST PLACE YOU PLAYED? It was a little place in Pimlico when I was 15, it was rammed out!! HOW HAVE YOU FOUND THE RISE UP THE LADDER SINCE THEN? More of a progression through the music as times changed creating our own little thing! and since I went into the shop I've never looked back! When I was working upstairs (We had the Hardcore upstairs) I saw the change coming and we put the Hardcore in the basement (We had the faith in the music) and it's doing OK! WHAT RADIOS HAVE YOU WORKED ON? I was on Star radio, Friends FM (Big up Mad B), Pulse FM 90.6 Nuff Respect, Eruption FM and now on Kool FM "London's No. 1 Jungle station". HOW DID YOU MEET STEVIE HYPER D? A long time ago in a galaxy far far away! When I first started doing Thunder & Joy @ Raw I got the flavour for his chatting. IS HE YOUR FAVOURITE MC TO WORK WITH? Yes, he's as mad as me. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO PLAY? Thunder & Joy, Labyrinth, Lazerdrome, Telepathy, Paradise, One Nation etc etc. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING @ BLACKMARKET AND HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? I went into the shop in 1990 and have never looked back since. WHAT TRACKS HAVE YOU MADE TO DATE? Under the name Nick O.D. 'Spam Vol 1', + remixes, 'Spam Vol 2' + remixes, Bass Selective remix, Remix of something on Furious records and the 'Geese' tune on the Blackmarket / Lucky Spin picture disc. I am currently working on some new toys (In the pipeline) HAVE YOU PLAYED ABROAD AND IF SO WHERE? Yes - Toronto in Canada, Frankfurt, Dussledorf, Manhiem, Nurenburg and Heidelburg in Germany and Zurik in Switzerland. They were all fun and they are all into it! WHAT PLANS HAVE YOU GOT FOR THE FUTURE? To keep the shop as one of the best in dance music records. HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MUSIC IS PROGRESSING? The music is forever changing and this music is definitely progressing and maturing into a sound for the future. There are so many different elements in this music. WHAT DJ's DO YOU RATE? There are too many to name, the whole scene. WHAT PRODUCERS DO YOU RATE? DJ SS, Dillinja, Lemon D, Pascal, Dego, Andy C, Mark, Gus + Ian @ Reinforced, Goldie @ Metalheads and a million more quality engineers. P.S. Good morning London. Atmosphere 8

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PROFILE WE WENT TO NORTH LONDON TO SEE PHIL & MICK PROMOTERS OF DESIRE AFTER THEIR PARTY ON THE 29TH JULY AT THE SANCTUARY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE SCENE IN GENERAL . . . HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GOING? It will be 7 years in November. We started going to illegal warehouse parties and thought we could do this and that was it really we hooked on it. We started breaking in old warehouses and setting up, 7 years ago it was just a buzz. We were used to going to pubs and getting drunk, this was a different kind of thing where you didn't have to drink, it took everyone by storm, it broke down a lot of barriers between people, everyone was on the happy nice to meet ya mate buzz it even stopped a lot of football violence for a few years, everyone was getting on with each other. It's changed now, the difference I think between the Jungle to the D + B to the Happy hardcore scene. You go to a Drum + Bass / Jungle party there are a few people on E's but you go to a Happy hardcore event and they're all nutted, You go to a D + B party you don't have to have drugs it's nice music you can sit there and listen to it. That's what I've noticed when I go to these Happy hardcore events just to have a look because we know the promoters, I can't stand it more than 10 mins it's all very young people on a mad one. D + B you can just move to it you don't need that falseness. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR TIME / EVENT THAT STICKS IN YOUR MIND? Every event. Last one we did at the Roller that was the last ever event there. The 1st one at the Island because that was our new venue. I feel like that about all of them, I sit down at the end of the night and think that was a good night. It's good to see the DJ's like Frenzic and Dazee play and stay for the rest of the night. Swane phoned up the next tuesday after the event and said he had a top time and it's good to get that from the DJ's. PART ONE HOW DO YOU PICK YOUR VENUES? We pick venues depending on there situation, how clean they are. But it's not really the venue but what you do with it. Look at the Sanctuary it's really just a square warehouse what we did with it Saturday, we just blew them away we filled it up. We had Inflateable planes, Spaceships, Spacemen and a giant mouth which the DJ's were in. We made it completely different, we dressed it up no expense spared. WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHOICE OF DJ'S AND UP + COMINGS? When we get someone of exceptional standard who deserves a try we make a space for them like Dazee. Yesterday we got a tape from a young man in Manchester (DJ Kal) it was brilliant, he's on, he's there. No one has ever heard of him, he's done a few places in Manchester & surrounding area. It Doesn't matter if you are a named DJ or not you don't get a play without us hearing one of your tapes if we like it you're on, we have got to hear what you are going to play first. With our line up's the only residents are Swift + Zinc, Hype, Randall, Frost and Rap. WHAT'S THE WORST PROBLEMS YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED AS PROMOTERS? Dodgy Security this is why we have our own guys there to make sure our people are looked after well and if there is a problem it gets dealt with and Greedy venue owners. They are the people who are in it for a fast buck, they are not in it because they love the scene like us, obviously we have to make a living from it but they are the people who make it harder + harder for us to keep the ticket prices down. DO YOU EVER HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AGE LIMITS OF DRUGS? We are very strict on age and we have pulled people out of the crowd and asked them for their home phone number and if it comes out as though they are lying they do not get in and if this is th case we always try to look after them them and get them home as best as possible. It's hard because young people today dress older, some of the girls you look at them and think they are gorgeous but they are Jailbait. One night at the Rocket there was this Atmosphere 12

kid who was smashed so I sat down next to him and asked if he was alright, he said that he was nutted, I thought he was about 20 so I asked his age and he said 15, I was shocked. To him he was having the best time of his life, I just couldn't believe it. He didn't look 15 and although it hasn't really affected us it is still a bad problem to contain. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THE FRICTION BETWEEN JUNGLE AND HAPPY HARDCORE? Lack of understanding, a lot of the kids would see 3 black fellas standing together and would automatically think that they are muggers and that really gets on my nerves. I had a kid come up to me and he pointed at some black bloke and said that he robbed me, so I went steamin in and he pointed at the one so I pinned him against the wall, then he said no, no that wasn't him. I was there for 10 mins apologising to the bloke. The kid was so nutted I think he imagined the whole thing, he just saw a group of black fellas and imagined it. A lot of it might be to do with the areas your brought up in, we were brought up in Tottenham so we are used to having black people around us. What are they worried about they are most probably the same as you, it's the one's that are brought up in areas like Braintree where it's mostly white. JUNGLE FEVER AGENCY DJS - ASH, BROCKIE, FOOTLOOSE, KANE, KUTLAS, PRESSURE X, PROBE, PUGWASH, RODNEY T, RON, SL, SLIPPERY, SPENGLA, SWIFT, TONIC, TRACE, WILDCHILD, YOUNGHEADCRAZY LEGS, EASY D, FLIRT, ICE, JP, JINX, KOOL HAND FLEX, MARLY MARL, M.C I.D. MCS - CO-GEE, DEMAN, DET, FLINTY, FOXY, 5IVE-O, GEE, GOLDCHAIN, MOOSE, NAVIGATOR, REMA-DEE, RHYME-TYME, SKIBADEEMC TEKA TO BOOK ANY OF THE ABOVE CALL US NOW. TEL: 0181 806 0996 FAX: 0181 806 4831 JUNGLE FEVER AGENCY, 25B LEA BRIDGE ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 9QB

TROUBLE ON VINYL WHO IS INVOLVED WITH THE RUNNING OF THE LABEL? - Mark, Clayton & Patrick deal with the everyday running of the label. WHEN WAS THE LABEL STARTED AND WHY? - The label was started late '93. We were into raving since '89 having been to all the early Sunrise, Energy and Biology's, also around those times we were into Rap and Soul so when the breakbeat element became more prominent we started doing our own music. It was a natural progression from DJing in West end clubs and pirate stations and when Jungle took off we were bang into it from day one. HOW DO YOU THINK THE LABEL HAS PROGRESSED SINCE THEN? - Our first few releases was a learning process and since then our production has got better with each release. Also other labels as far away as Canada and Japan now phone us about licensing and remixes so there is definite progression. YOU RECENTLY STARTED ANOTHER LABEL, RENEGADE, CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT THIS? - Renegade was set up as another outlet for our music. The emphasis on Renegade is a more diverse / avant-garde feel to it. It is primarily aimed at the more progressive breakbeat style which is breaking through At the moment, (We do not like to use the word Intelligent). Renegade is there to educate people to realise there is more to Drum & Bass than mad amen patterns and Dread bass. WHAT ARTISTS DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE AT THE MOMENT? - In the TOV stables we have DJ Kane (Kool FM), Just Jungle, IQ Collective, Maldini, TK and Antidote. We are signing up a couple of artists at the moment. On Renegade we have Shogun, Merlin, State Logic, Mastermind, Jedi and Hi Octane. DO YOU GET APPROACHED BY MANY PEOPLE WITH POSSIBLE RELEASES? - Every week we get untold demo's sent in, 9 times out of 10 they are not up to standard but to all you potential producers send your tapes in anyway because we are always looking for new tunes. (plug, plug!). In the beginning of next year we are going to be upping our releases because we have so much stuff on dubplate at the moment. IS THERE A CERTAIN VIBE YOU LIKE TO STICK TO WITH YOUR RELEASES? - Each label has got it's own flavor. Generally we leave it up to the artists to catch a vibe when making the tunes, the most important thing is that they are well produced and up to scratch. WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BEST RELEASES FOR EITHER SALES OR RECOGNITION? - "Sky" by Just Jungle, "Here comes Trouble Vol 2" and "Game Over" by DJ Kane. Atmosphere 14

people think they are killing sales but if used right they play a very vital part of the scene. WHAT DJ'S PROMOTE YOUR TUNES ON DUB? - Kane, Brockie, Footloose, Grooverider, Frost, Randall, Kenny Ken and Stretch. ANY FUTURE PROJECTS OR PLANS? - We are working on the TOV / Renegade album which should be out next spring. We are also in the middle of filming a video to accompany DJ Kane's next release which is "The Life" featuring Vanessa Simon. We are also planning to do more remix work for other labels, build up our labels and artists as much as possible and keep putting out quality tunes. DID YOU FIND IT HARD GETTING RECOGNISED AS A LABEL? - At first yes, but now we think that most people within the scene have heard of us. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE MUSIC WITHIN THE SCENE AT THE MOMENT? - The scene at the moment is going through a transition period where everyone is coming away from the ragga side of things, the scene is split into two. The progressive side of things is picking up and is getting a lot of exposure. From a label point of view it can only be good because all the Techno, Ambient, Jazz ravers are getting introduced to the scene and buying records. As for the Drum & Bass side, Rap is what everybody is running with at the moment but even that is getting rinsed, everyone is waiting to see what the next lick is. WHAT GOALS WOULD YOU LIKE TO REACH AS A LABEL? - As a label we want to be known as one of the most consistent labels around and do more work with live musicians and vocalists.. For Jungle to get universally recognised it needs that element. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE BEST WAY TO PROMOTE YOUR RELEASES? - We give dubs to DJ's and get a feedback from them, whether or not the track is running. Right now there is a big debate on dubplates, Some SHOUTS? - Jackie Khan Management, Phil & Lance @ Vinyl, Russell, Winston, Emma, Sallie, Chris & Paul @ Music House, all the staff @ Unity and Blackmarket, all the punters who are putting their hand in their pocket and supporting the scene, and big up the Phat Trax massive. 121 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON SW3 (INSIDE COMMON MARKET) OPEN MON-SAT 10AM - 7PM Tel : 0171 351 6853 Section 5 RECORDS Full range of merchandise Now Available Section 5 Records offer a wide range of white labels, promo's and release copies of all the latest vinyl, keeping you one step ahead of the rest, together with news and information on all future releases, videos and event tickets available through the shop MAIL ORDER SERVICE - Records, Tapes, Video's, Tickets & Merchandise, available around the world. Futher information can be obtained by phone. Merchandise To receive our new merchandise catalogue & to be included on Section 5's mailing list, please send a A4 S.A.E. to the shop Section 5 LONDON

WORLD DANCE The Main Hangar MICKEY FINN LTJ BUKEM ELLIS DEE SWANN - E KENNY KEN DJ HYPE DOUGAL & VIBES POOCH DJ SY PHANTASY G.Q. & FEARLESS After the success of last year's fireworks party we are returning to Lydd airport for another pyrotechnic spectacular, designed by the UK's leading firework manufacturer. Lydd airport is the only venue where we can stage an indoor and an outdoor show, and anyone who attended last year's party will tell you it was one of our best. This year we have bigger bangs, brighter flashes, more surprises and yet another mind blowing production! The Warehouse PAUL DALEY (LEFTFIELD) TALL PAUL NEWMAN FAT TONY PHIL PERRY JODY (WAY OUT WEST) "FIREWORK SPECTACULAR" SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 1995 ALL NIGHT 9PM-7AM THE MAIN HANGAR & WAREHOUSE LYDD AIRPORT NR ASHFORD, KENT TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW PRICED AT: £19.00 MEMBERS (no booking from WORLD DANCE) £21.00 MEMBERS (plus booking from official outlets) £23.00 NON-MEMBERS (plus booking from official outlets) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON BLOCK BOOKINGS, COACH TRAVEL, MEMBERSHIP AND MERCHANDISE PLEASE CALL: 0171 613 4768 or E. MAIL: [email protected] REMEMBER THE W.D.O IS COMMITTED TO PRODUCING ONLY THE VERY BEST WAREHOUSE PARTIES

DEXTROUS Real name: Who wants to know? Age: Old enough to know better. How long have you been DJing?: As soon as I was old enough to reach the records in the old gram I was playing my parents records. I have always had a passion for music, but in terms of playing out properly I started back in 1987. I became involved in the rave scene in late 1990 and in 1991 I gave myself the name "Dextrous". Before that I was called "The Mad Technician". When did you first become involved with production?: I started getting seriously interested in keyboards and synthesizers back in 1983 buying music magazines and dreaming of having my own studio. In 1986 I bought a Copy of "Sound on Sound" and I've been hooked since. I started putting my studio together in 1987 and experimented with different forms of music, from Ambient Pop to Ragga. I worked with vocalist and live musicians and even played keyboards in a Dub Fusion band. I have always had an open mind musically so I don't limit myself to just doing the one thing. My first record release came in 1992 with a track entitled "Ruffneck Bizznizz" on Shut Up & Dance's "Ruff Quality Recordings" label. The rest, as they say, is history. Have you DJed/PAed abroad?: Yes. The first time I played abroad was in Feb 1993. I went to DJ for "Shut Up and Dance" and "The Ragga Twins" in Austria. Since then I've DJed and PAed in Canada, Holland, Chicago, New York, Germany and hopefully many more to follow. What do you like/dislike about DJing?: Getting the opportunity to travel abroad has got to be the biggest buzz for me but I suppose having a packed arena anywhere and tearing it down makes the job worthwhile. I suppose the down side has to be all the silly politics, bitching, boycotting, etc that you can get caught up in along with certain attitudes you have to deal with. Sometimes just shopping for records can be hard work due to certain sales assistance attitudes (I'm sure a lot of people out there Know what I'm talking about....). And then there is this silly nit picking concerning who can cut what dubs and when. It's time for some people to grow up.... What labels have you worked on?: I've worked on Shut Up & Dance, X-Amount, King of the Jungle, Suburban Base, Subliminal, Land of the Giants, Pursuit, State of the Art, Riddim Track, Subversive and currently doing a project with BMG. When was Subversive Recordings born?: At the time I was running "King of the Jungle" with Rude Boy Keith and wanted to start a label of my own so I created "Subliminal Records" in mid 1994 but I had to change the name to get it registered as this name was already being used. This is how "Subversive" came about. What other alias' have you worked under?: Rus De Tox, Back to Back, Tit 4 Tat, The Mad Technician, King of the Jungle and with DJ TeeBone The Regulators and The Fusion Forum. How many releases have you had?: I have had over 20 releases and a few forth coming. Who are your musical influences/inspirations?: The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Patrice Rushen, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Jah Shaka, Big Youth, Roy Ayers, James Brown, The Specials, Bob James, Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest, Omar, Level 42, Jacob Miller to name but a few. What have you been working on lately?: I've recently finished a project for a Japanese label and I've had a few remixes to do for other labels. Myself and TeeBone are working on a project for "Reinforced" under the name "The Fusion Forum". I'm also doing some work for "BMG" as well as getting my own releases together for my label. H Pee and myself are planning to work on a remix of "Hot Flame" and I'm also working on a remix of "Heavenly Body". My next planned release is "The Atmosphere 20

"Ultimate Vibes EP" featuring Phaze 3 and Klass A. Is there any particular style you look to create when writing a track?: When I write, the music usually reflects what kind of mood I'm in. I couldn't just stick to any particular style. I have many influences (especially Jazz) so I like to portray that in my music. As long as I can put feeling in what I'm doing then that's a good result for me. What advice can you give to aspiring DJs/producers?: First and foremost is you have to love music to really excel. There are no short cuts to learn and practice your trade and always have an open mind. Get as much experience under your belt as possible. There are a lot of people that just want their name to a record but don't want to do the necessary work to warrant it. You'll be surprised how many so called producers out there have their names to certain tracks and haven't even played a note (in time they will get exposed...!), so learn for yourself. Try to be as original as you can and try different ideas and feels using unique sounds. Innovators are always remembered, sheep just follow. There are too many producers biting other producers ideas and it's getting a little boring. What equipment do you use in your studio?: An Akai s3000i sampler with hard disk, Yamaha SY85 synth, Rhodes MK80 Keyboard, Yamaha DX11 synth, Crumar Stratos analogue synth, Power Mac 8100/80 computer with Cubase Score 2 software for sequencing, Akai DR4d Hard disk recorder, Studiomaster 16/8/16/2 Gold mixer, Quadraverb, Midiverb, Multiverb, Beringer Ultrafex II, Alesis Monitor one speakers, Sony DAT machine and loads of other bits and pieces such as mics, effects, etc. Where would you like to see yourself as a producer in a years time?: Hopefully doing what I do a lot better and working on projects with some of the top producers and artists whose work I admire. I would also like to see my work take me to more countries. Shouts?: To my family, friends and their families, all those that have supported me and all those making a positive contribution to our scene. Special thanks to Jay and the Atmosphere crew. P.S. Don't think....feel SUBVERSIVE RECORDINGS In your record shops soon..... "THE ULTIMATE VIBES EP" by DJ DEXTROUS featuring PHAZE 3 & KLASS A Forthcoming..... "HOT FLAME REMIX" by DJ DEXTROUS & HPEE "HEAVENLY BODY REMIX" by DJ DEXTROUS For info tel: 0973 211 158 Distributed by S.R.D. tel: 0181 802 3000 "DON'T THINK.......FEEL"

INNERSENSE 3RD BIRTHDAY - 16TH SEPT - LAZERDROME. We arrived at Lazerdrome around 12:30am and was in the club by 12:45am, I have to take this opportunity to give maximum big ups to the security down there. They are very polite, friendly and also quite funny, by far the best security team I've come across. We entered the main arena to hear Lazerdromes very own DJ Probe, a very good DJ droppin the tunes along with his excellent style of mixing, he definitely deserves a lot more recognition than he is getting. Next up was Micky Finn and oh my gosh with a flick of the writ this ma rinsed out the whole damn club playing tune after tune, maximum respect definitely the best set I've heard in a long while. After Micky came the Frontline records PA, They performed 'P-Funk era' and 'Warp 9' it was a very good PA and the MC had the crowd on their knees, the club just went wild. Just one thing puzzled me though, I didn't know that keyboards were now solar powered. Come on boys we all know that it is a DAT tape (Chuckle, Chuckle). Next up was Jumpin Jack Frost he played an absolutely wicked set. A lot of the music being made recently is Hip Hop orientated using Hip Hop breaks and the Woo Tang / G-Funk strings, I personally think it works very well, it's definitely a very intelligent form of music and this was the style Frost played, respect for a tearin set. Unfortunately we only heard 10 mins of Grooveriders set as we had to do our bit for society and hand out magazines in the pouring rain but as usual Groove was expected to play a wicked set. I've got to give maximum big up's to MC's Navigator, Dett and 5ive-O they are true professionals at the job and kept the crowd bubbling all night and I respect each and everyone of their morals. In all I had an absolute tearin night and highly recommend it. The night totally consisted of serious music. Maximum respect to all the Innersense crew, all DJ's and MC's, All the security, Micky Finn for leaving me breathless, DJ Frenzic the original Don, All the crowd that were just bubbling all night and the original Jumping Junglist Karen - Peace Nyome. HYPERBOLIC - 15TH SEPT - KINGS LYNN. I cant remember how many times I have been to Hyperbolic events at the Kings Lynn speedway stadium, but not anymore. Hyperbolic are on the move and not before time. They have, without a doubt, outgrown the venue but their new location at the Sunset rooms in Wisbech St Mary will solve the problem. They regularly pull in good crowds and this is a step in the right direction. When we arrived the place was already packed and the atmosphere was building up nicely, (in fact by the end of the night it had built up to the best atmosphere I've seen at Hyperbolic). As usual the sounds were coming across loud and clear and also as usual the lights completely done my head in, as they do in all low ceiling clubs, (love that strobe). Another couple of nice touches worth mentioning, there were free fresh oranges being handed out through the night, which were much appreciated and large fan in the corner which was having to work overtime to bring the temperature down (and it badly needed bringing down). One thing I have noticed (and I hope it continues in the new venue) is that whatever DJ plays here and whatever their style they always seem to play a harder than usual set. Tonight was no exception with Sy and Billy Bunter playing the best sets Ive heard them play, the hardest set of the night was played by The Producer, but then that's hardly surprising (nice one). I've got o be honest I didn't spend much time in the Jungle room but there were plenty of people who did and were enjoying the sounds from the likes of SS, Freefall, Stomp and Cybernate. As far as I know there were a couple of no shows on the night namely

Slipmatt and Vibes (unless one of them played the first hour and I missed them) but excellent sets from Slam and Paul Grant helped make up for it. For me the best set of the night was saved till last, and who else but the ever wicked Brisk to end an era in fine style. I think I'm gonna miss Hyperbolic in this venue, I know it wasn't some people's favourite place, but being tight, dark and loud it brought back memories of the original underground and not many of these days, at least the best is still to come. S.F.A.Crew. EQUINOX @ MILWAUKEES - 250895 Milwaukees is a club that will always hold good memories for me, not least for the fact that it was my first club rave back in early 92. Since then it has changed hands and has been refurbished and is now run by Equinox. Although I've been back a couple of times since Equinox took over, I haven't been since the club was converted to 2 rooms, so it was with some interest that I returned to see what changes had occured. Due to car trouble we didn't arrive till about 12, but at least by then any queue had gone and after a quick frisk we were inside. First port of call was the Jungle room where Donovan Bad Boy Smith was mixing it up to a packed dance floor, the room itself was much the same as I remembered it, the only difference being a dividing wall on the left where the bar used to be. The big change as I've said was in the converting of the old chill out to a Happy hardcore arena, although not quite as busy as Arena 1 the crowd were enjoying the last few tracks from the Fat Controller who was in turn replaced by Slam, playing for me the best set of the night. Dominate also played well as did Naught-e who rounded things off with a few of the old classics. Back in Arena 1 Grooverider and Ray Keith both played top sets and were much appreciated by the crowd and the night was brought to an end by Food Junkie (Although not till 6:35) who ensured that everyone went home happy. Very few clubs have been around since the beginning and stood the test of time but Milwaukees is one of them, and will without a doubt continue to produce top nights for the Junglist and Happy hardcore massive alike. Respect to Des and the Crew, keep it up. S.F.A Crew. MIND YOUR HEAD - CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE - Sat 23rd Sept We arrived just before 11pm, luckily just in time as the doors were set to close at 11 due to this many people did not get in as they arrived too late (On the flyer it did say No entry after 10:45pm) but I'm sure they could have made that bit a bit more noticeable. But anyway we found the place easily because we went to Dreamscape / Eclipse there 2 years ago. The first thing I noticed was that it was only half full, I think this was due to the fact that there was 2 other big events on elsewhere the same night and also the tickets were a bit pricey considering the size of the venue. Anyway, the people there were friendly and we all had a good night, among some of the DJ's who played were Sy and Seduction who were brilliant as usual. A couple of DJ's did not play so respect to Gappa G who found himself playing a lot longer than he expected to! The best part of the night for me was the Force and Evolution PA, it was good to see them up close playing some wicked tunes. Most people enjoyed it so that was the main thing and I would go back there again as I think the Corn Exchange is a decent venue. Rachael. JUNGLE FEVER - 2ND BIRTHDAY BASH - SAT 26TH AUG - SANCTUARY. We had been looking forward to going to Jungle Fever since the last one back in March, a long wait but Aug 26th was definitely worth it. Yet again Jungle Fever put on one of the parties of the year. After a bad start (The car exhaust fell off !) and a 2 hour drive to the venue we were relieved that we had made it, we soon found a place to park and headed in. The security seemed to be quite friendly and the search was thorough, we entered the main arena greeted by a humming B line (As a footnote to the venue owner, the sound restriction in this venue needs to be sorted), heat and thousands of Junglists going mad to the sounds of Hype. We chilled at the bar for a while taking it all in before we joined everybody else. Hype played his usual

excellent standards and was followed by Devious D who played a choice selection of all the classic Jungle rhythms that had rocked previous Fever's. We checked out the second room, which was also rammed and totally booming to catch the end of Frenzics tear up session. Spengla from Liverpool followed playing a deep & rollin set keeping the crowd groovin', back downstairs to hear the great Grooverider as usual tune after tune, the production was good with a truck as the stage in the main arena, the heat was unbearable so we went outside into the garden area where the cold night air soon sorted us out. Inside Randall was starting to murder the crowd with the contents of his record bag in his usual clean cut way. Brockie and Ron also played wicked sets and the crowd seemed to be getting wilder & hungrier for their tunes as the set went on. Unfortunately we left just as JJ Frost & Bryan G were stepping up, an excellent lyrical performance by all MC's especially to Rema Dee & 5ive O. Maximum respect to all DJ's especially Wildchild, only heard a bit of the set but it was sounding Kool. Maximum respect to the jungle Fever promoters for a wicked party. By Dark Noise original & Karen. A.W.O.L. Returns @ SW1 Club, Victoria, London. After the long awaited return to a new venue AWOL arrived at the SW1 on the 7th Oct to kick off their weekly club night. Having never been to the SW1 I was in eager anticipation to see what was in store, when I arrived there was a large queue either side of the venue doors once inside I noticed that the foyer is much the same as the Astoria's but on a smaller scale with stairs on the right leading up to the balcony. The main arena itself is fairly spacious with a bar inset to the left hand side, upstairs on the balcony there is a bar at either end with space to move and seating, the only problem with upstairs is that when the club is busy it gets extremely hot. The sound system is absolutely boomin with the hardest bassline I've heard in a long while, wrenching many a gut on the main floor. As well as the AWOL residents, each week there is a guest this week it was Ray Keith with MC Fearless who played a good set with a knee trembling version of "Lita", by this point the club was busy but by no means as busy as it was gonna get. Next up was Kenny Ken who played OK but Darren Jay who followed him smashed it with GQ turning up at the end of his set. At this time I think the heat upstairs was starting to take it's toll (Fan needed!!). And if it wasn't already too hot too handle next up was the Randall, I felt like I was wearing a space suit in the desert - HOT, as usual he smashed it with tune after tune. Another little moan at this point and that is that water is £1.50 and a bottle of beer is £3!! The security in the venue are friendly and scarce and the vibe was up to AWOL's usual high standard friendly and bubbling. After Randall came Dr S Gachet who played a ruff selection followed by Mickey Finn who played last and brought an end to the night. All that's left to say is I'll see ya down there. Frenzic. Voodoo Magic - Sun 1st Oct - Equinox. After a hectic night out in Southend we made our way to London for yet another Voodoo Magic, an outstanding event at the Equinox, Leicester Sq run by the Moving Shadow / Section 5 crew. We arrived to hear Andy C runnin the beats to the max playing a nice dark set which seemed to become the flavour throughout the night, whilst the venue begins to ram out. Nice loud and clear system and good lazers and lighting. Next up was Dr S Gachet playing a hardstep style followed by JJ Frost who was wicked then came the female duo Kemistry & Storm who really did move the crowd with there good strong set, a big mention to the MC's on the night GQ, 5ive O and Moose they were always on cue. Randall was up next who played an unbelievable set If you haven't been to a Voodoo Magic yet, then do, a quality venue with quality music. Reviewed by Rob & Baz, shouts to the Southend / Basildon corner not forgetting Manser, Clair, Sarah, Beatty and Jo. Jungle Splash - The Champagne mix - Ipswich. by Review crew The venue was the Ipswich Carribean club, the line up Atmosphere 24

was perfect and so was the production. I arrived early as the first 50 people received a free glass of Moet Champagne, the venue wasn't very full as it was only 9.50pm, but the crowd were riding an intelligent wave of rhythm by Digital one of Ipswich's top producers. As Flapjack from Ipswich started his set the venue became suddenly full, as everybody started bubbling nicely. It had to be the best I'd heard Flapjack play since I'd heard him 4 yrs ago! At last! The main man DJ SS Englands top producer & MC Warren G entered the DJ stand, the people were rollin as SS rinsed dubplate after dubplate. He had to be in Canada the next day but still treated us to an extra 30 mins as Rodney T arrived late. The backdrops by Kaos were adding to the atmosphere. Then ... what everybody was waiting for , the club was ram, enter the don, Rider, it was time for Grooverider to test Psychosis's 25k cerwin vega sound system as it was turned up making the front doors rattle. Jumpin Jack Frost ended a wicked night accompanied by MC Sonic. Those who weren't there buy the tape pack to see what ya missed! looking forward to the next one. Shouts to: Marc D & Matt G (Rebellious), Leroy (SS) & Warren G, Dave Julian & Rebellious dancers - Nichol, John, Haidee, Kelly & Kelly, special thanks to Tristan for coming down for us, and his crew and anybody who knows. Dreamscape 20 - Brafield Aerodrome - Northampton - Sat Sept 9th - Reviewed by Alex Cormack. It had finally arrived - September 9th and time for Dreamscape 20. Man, what a line up! It promised to be a wicked end to a hot summer's partying! As this wasn't my first Dreamscape and I had studied the flyer, I knew to expect a top night - but I was completely knocked out by the whole thing. The size, organisation and quality of production showed that ESP really are the creme de la creme of the rave scene! As we neared the venue (which was signposted), we began to get really excited. The view from outside the aerodrome was impressive enough, with duelling lazers cutting through the night sky to the wonder of the approaching ravers. The lights, fairground rides and giant inflateables either side of the main stage all added to our amazement, so much so that we couldn't take our eyes off them and drove straight past the car park! Once inside the grounds, the length of the queue was absolutely unbelievable, some people had been waiting for up to 2 hours. Thank God for being a girl and pushing straight through to the front! The searches, by Top Guard Security, were quick, yet thorough, but it was midnight before we eventually got inside. The layout inside the aerodrome was just as the flyer showed, so you vaguely knew your way around the 4 arenas before you went in. However, nobody could have predicted th size of it all, the main stage was absolutely huge, so there was plenty of room for the dancer and MC's to do their thing. But why was the DJ hidden right down At the back? Most people like to see the artists at work, but here, you were lucky to see the tops of their heads bobbing up and down! We got in just in time to hear Dreamscape resident DJ Dougal drop his first tune - the brilliant new remix of "Sweetheart" (Force & Evolution). In the words of the man himself "It's the bollocks"! MC's Magika and Stixman helped make it another wicked set from the horniest DJ to

touch the decks! The only bad point was due to the sound which to be honest was crap if you were either at the front or the centre of the crowd. I know that there are noise restrictions at such events, but when you pay £25 for a ticket, you expect to be able to here the music - after all that's what you go for! Oh, and another thing, it's pretty hard to dance when you keep falling down ditches - what happened to flat ground? Anyway, enough complaining. .At the end of Dougal's set Hixxy and the rest of the Essential Platinum crew joined him on stage to finish off the best hour of the night. It was the third time I had seen there live PA and the most enjoyable to date, with more dancers than usual and the DJ's having almost as good a time as the crowd. I thought it about time to check out the Jungle, so I left the main arena in the more than capable hands of DJ Sy, who was on top form as usual. In "Rollers Convention 2" I found the events best layout, best sound and a really up for it crowd, with very little of the notorious moody Junglist attitude. I know that GQ gets respect each and everytime but he deserves it. What a voice, what a presence - he knows exactly what to say in all the right places. And Fabio . . .ambient, mellow, chilled, spot on... what more can I say? Walking round the funfair, which had all the best rides, we couldn't resist having a go, but were completely amazed at having to pay £2 each for a ride on the waltzer. When it costs so much to get into an event, having to pay more than usual fairground prices is just a joke. Surely 50p would have covered the rides hire costs and stopped a lot of people's moaning. Back in the main arena Slipmatt was once again proving himself as a crowd pleaser, despite the cold, the masses were loving every minute! To all those standing around the sides wrapped in fleecy blankets - stompin keeps you warmer! A lot of people had headed inside in search of higher temperatures.... "Tek No Prisoners 3" was the place to be, where Carl Cox with MC Ribbs on the mic (chasing after GQ's title of best MC) were busy raising the roof. The production standard in this arena was also very high and of similar layout to "The House the Progress built". As I am personally not into House, I didn't spend much time in this arena, but everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves, with plenty of arse wiggling going on! Excellent last sets all round, with club Kinetic resident DJ Brisk whipping up a storm in the main arena (a refreshing change after the slightly yawnsome Easygroove), Clarkee also speeded things up in the Techno tent (and went on after time, much to the delight of the technoheads) and LTJ Bukem intelligent Jungle as always. Another DJ worth a mention (who we unfortunately missed) is DJ Vibes which I hear really kicked the place and got the party going with an uplifting, stomping set, and coped well with the sound problems. Definitely the best event I've ever been to, with all the necessary facilities (plenty of toilets, chill out, First Aid, merchandise and refreshment stalls), music to suit all tastes, entertainment and more. The heavy security and police presence didn't interfere with enjoyment, but they were all available if you needed them. Maximum respect to Murray and the Dreamscape crew for making this a night to remember ..... the fight for the Atmosphere 26

license was wee worth it. See you next time, Alex. Shouts to Mandie, Adi, Oggie, Jay, Kate & Emma - missed you, Mark from Pandemonium, Andy from W.G.C. - nice blanket matel, Robbie Dee - you're unique!, Giles, Stephen, Ross and last but not least Tristan. Rezerection - Sat 2nd Sept - Royal Highland Showground - Edinburgh. At about half 6 on the 2nd September I walked on to the Royal Highland Showground in Edinburgh for my first taste of Rezerection. I'd heard nothing but good reports about Rez events so after a brief search I walked through the main gate with expectations high. Were they Justified ? Well, it took 6 hours to get there and it poured with rain continuously, in places the water came over my boots, and it was the bollox. Set after excellent set of Tekno, bouncy tekno and Happy hardcore came forth, served up by a fantastic assembly of mixing talent. We got in Just in time for what I thought would be the set of the night, Bass Generator and Teknotrance back to back. Unfortunately towards the end of the set (for some unknown reason) the mixing went astray and slightly spoiled an otherwise good set. Seduction followed but I wanted to look round before it got too dark so off I wandered. The 2 huge marquees stood side by side with a gap of about 30 foot between them where people danced in the rain right through the night. The Eclipse arena (the bigger of the 2) was particularly smart, with a massive stage, 2 huge multi level grandstands that ran the length of the marque and a long walkway leading from the stage with the DJ perched right on the end, well out into the crowd. The light and lazer show was first class and so was the sound system, but everything was upstaged by the atmosphere ! There is a marked difference between the English and Scottish raves as far as the atmosphere is concerned (which I put down to the fact that the jocks are all tekno mad and everything is played flat out) but for whatever reason the atmosphere was more passionate, more intense and more hectic, excellent ! The Sunset arena was similar but on a bit of a smaller scale. Outside there were various fair rides dotted about, bungee jumping for the mentally unstable, one of the best live firework displays I've ever seen complete with outdoor lazer, video arcades, load of covered seating, a massive chillout and cinema, merchandise stalls etc etc, and more DS than you can point a stick at, security was TIGHT. The majority of my night was spent in the Eclipse arena simply because it was too good to leave. DJ's and PA's from England, Scotland, Holland and America proceeded to mix it up to give 18 hours of pure heaven. By the end of the night was wasn't a classic or an anthem left unplayed by the likes of Brisk, Vibes, Ramos & Supreme, Dave Angel, Joey Beltram, Lenny Dee, Tom Wilson and a host of others, alongside no less than 7 live PA's including Bass X, Q Tex, Rhythmic State, Die Witness and my favourite of the night the absolutely superb Ruffneck Alliance (while they played I danced on a railing at the top of the Grand Stand looking down on a sea of hands and glo sticks belonging to 12,000 ravers, it's the most impressive thing I've ever seen at a rave!) Rezerection certainly pulled out the stops and gave 15,00 ravers an excellent night. Not even the fact that the place was a mud bath by the end of the night seemed to matter that much. If you thought about going and didn't (and I know a lot of people did) read it and weep, you missed a classic. Well done Rez. S.F.A Crew. photos courtesy of T.G.P.

Names: Marcus Kaye & Mark Mc Kinley Ages: 24 & 24 Live: A studio in Manchester. How did you both meet? We used to be rival Hardcore DJ's, but we then got together working in a record shop in 1990. When did you first become involved in production? We had a dabble in '92 with an engineer and made a tune called "Soul Thunder" which never came out. What musical tastes did you have before Drum + Bass? Marcus: Deep American house and Detroit techno as well as Hip Hop. X.T.C: Mostly Hip Hop and Soul but then I got deep into Techno. Do you think this influences what you produce now? Yes, the different that we used to like come through in our music but we are very conscious of the music around us now. When did you first start taking an interest in the music? From listening to the like of Fabio & Grooverider from the early Techno days, everything just progressed from there. What labels have you worked for to date? Flex, FFRR, Urban Gorilla and Grand Central. Where did the name Da Intalex come from? God only knows. When did you start the Intalex label? We started Intalex productions last year but nothing got released until early 95 with our first release "Sooth my soul" b/w "Vintage Wash". Is there any set style you look to create when writing a track? No, all ideas appeal to us. Do you DJ and if so does production take a priority to it? Yes and No, when you are DJing you watch the crowd when you play a big tune, so they go more or less hand in hand if the tune is yours. How do think the scene is progressing musically? Very well. There are more and more ideas coming everyday. What DJ's promote your tunes on Dubplate? Randall, Manpi Swift, Darren Jay, Grooverider, Roni Size, Brian G, Hype etc etc. Is there any set amount of time that you leave your tracks on Dubplate for? No, we just try to release them when the time is right (Apart from "I like it" remix which was on dub for far too long). What other labels

do you rate and why? Definitely Reinforced for the early years, Looking Good and Good Looking for their musical content, Metalheads for pushing the boundaries, Frontline for the jump up masses and not forgetting V for rollin out the beats. What other producers do you rate and why? Roni Size and Krust for their beats, Dillinja for the inspiration and freshness, Goldie for the creativity and ST Files for the unrecognised talent there is. Shouts? The Outlaw, The ST Files (Mo 2 Vation, Drum + Bass, Asylum etc), Da Driva (Saliva), Mr B (For all his artwork), Norman Merry, Jimmy @ Labello, Randall, Swift, Ray (Ice Cube) Keith, Brian G, Frost, Roni, Krust, Andy C, Hype, Rider, All the Kool FM massive, All DJ's and Promoters and not forgettting all the Manchester Collective - Keep the vibe going, Anyone we forgot - Sorry. INTALEX PRODUCTIONS OUT NOW KAOS THEORY- SOOTH MY SOUL INTA 001 DA INTALEX - MERCY INTA 002 THE OUTLAW - O.G. CALL INTA 003 DA INTALEX - I LIKE IT RMX INTA 002R THE OUTLAW - O.G. CALL RMX INTA 003R DISTRIBUTED BY VINYL DISTRIBUTION 01734 510801 / 2 / 3 JUMP UP COMING SOON THE "X" - NEW DAWN JUP 001 ST FILES - SO MUCH MORE JUP 002 THE "X" - NEW DAWN RMX JUP 001R DISTRIBUTED BY SRD 0181 802 3000 FOR FURTHER INFO CONTACT MARK OR MARCUS 0161 953 4076 INTALEX RECORDINGS

ALBUM reviews SUBURBAN BASE & MOVING SHADOW - A HISTORY OF HARDCORE. "From the classics to the current". 2 of the leading Drum & Bass labels come together for a mammoth 40 track compilation. With 20 tracks from each label featuring artists Cosmo & Dibs, Q Bass, Blame, Sonz of a loop da loop era, Cloud 9, Krome & Time, Kaotic Chemistry, Run Tings, Austin, Hyper on Experience, DJ Hype, Omni Trio, D' Cruze, Foul Play, Boogie Times Tribe, DJ Rap, Deep Blue, Johnny Jungle, Aqua Sky, Mikey James, Essence of Aura, Pure, Renegade, Marvellous Cain, DJ Harmony, The Dream Team, Remarc, Higher Sense, Liftin Spirits & Basic Movements all ranging from 1991 to 1995 with more classics than you can shake a stick at, needless to say an essential stocking filler - 97%. Highly Recommended LP - Formation records. The long, long, long awaited LP from Formation. Featuring 16 tracks inc exclusive mixes of MA2's "Hearing is Believing", Sound of the Future's "Lighter", Black's "Black", In Between the lines "95 Rampage" & DJ SS's "Rollidge". Also Drum & Bass's tearin "Low down & funky", a VIP of JJ Frost's "Pornography", Matrix's rollin "The Message", Grooverider's "Jon two" and a whole host of others. Don't forget if you buy the triple pack DJ friendly vinyl you get a free DJ calendar, Oooh - 97%. Foul Play - Suspected - Moving Shadow. As the artist album market starts to get bigger Moving Shadow unleash the first solo album from Foul Play. There are 11 tracks on the CD & Cassette and 9 tracks on the vinyl (All bar one being remixes I might add). With classics such as "Re open your mind", "Total Control", "The Steppa", "Being with you" and "Music is the key" to name a few all performed with all the flair And style that Foul Play have to offer - 95%. DJ's Unite Vol 3 - Rogue Trooper. Following on strongly from the first 2 releases Vol 3 comes with 12 happy trax from artists / DJ's such as VW, Brisk, Dougal, Slam, Hixxy, Seduction, Sy, Force & the Evolution & many others and tracks like "Influence", "Cheddar 3", "Passion", "Party Pumper", "Perfect Dreams", "Another Day" and "Kick some Ass" -89% Happy Anthems Vol 3 - Rumour records. What can I say - A 12 track album full of Happy stompers with artists such as Seduction, Scott Brown, Midas, Happy Tunes, Sense of Summer, VW and Ramos, Supreme & Sunset Regime and tracks such as "Disco Hardcore", "Now is the time", "Crowd Control", "Imperial March", "Feel So Good", "I want you baby", "On Top", "No more tears" and "Metamorphosis" - 88%

Drum + Bass selection 5 - Breakdown Recs. In my opinion the best of the series so far, with exclusive mixes of "Anything Test" by Pure, "Back 2 Life" by JB and "Come Easy" by Run Tings and Liftin Spirits. Other stormers include "The Mash Up" by The Outsider, "Warp 9 Mr Zulu" by Rude Bwoy Monty, "44Mag" by DJ Phantasy, "Super Sharp Shooter" by DJ Zinc and "O.G. Call" by The Outlaw plus another 12 from artists such as Droppin Science, Cutty Ranks, HMP, Desired State, Ganja Max and L Double - 95%. Hardcore Happiness Vol 2 - Just 4 U. This is the second in the series where 4 labels collaborate for the album Universal, Remix, Hectic and Just another label, 12 tracks in all (6 of which are exclusive Just 4 U mixes). Artists include Slipmatt, Hixxy, Jimmy J + Cru-L-T, Vinyl Groover + C Grayston, Midas and Billy Bunter. Tracks featured include "On a roll", "Breaking Free", "Thumper", "DJ's in full effect", "Groove Control", "New Sensation" and "Show me love" - 92%. D'Cruze - Control - Suburban Base. Jay D'Cruze has come a long way since "I Believe" ("Hold your hands to heaven") one of the earlier classics. This album features 10 tracks including remixes of "Ruf Intelligence", "Lonely" and "Are we in" with many different vibes and styles including the immensely funky "Cruzin'" running at a severely low bpm, definitely one for the cruzers - 90%. Bass-Ic Elements - Jumpin & Pumpin. On a very Ambient /Artcore Drum + Bass type of tip, this is a 12 tracker from artists such as T Power, Phantasy, Fallen Angels, Atomic Dog, Little Matt and Sub sequence with tracks such as "Mutant Jazz", "Atmosphere" remix, "Taken Over", "Future Now", "Phat & Phuturistic" And "It's a dope thang" - 90%. Total Science - Vol 1 - Blackmarket Recs. Nice little 12 tracker compiled by Darren Jay, with classic and new tracks, I think it's more of a milestone album with tracks like Dillinja's "Sovereign Melody", Jodeci's "Feenin" and Just Jungle's "Sky" alongside Droppin Science's "Firin Line", Roni Size's "Its a Jazz thing", Ray Keith & Nookie remix of "Peace Sign" and Skool of hard knocks "Kan ya feel it" with the massive "Hearing is believing" remix and Northern Connexion's "Reel Funk" and more - 88%. Marvellous Cain - Gun Talk - Suburban Base "Now Marvellous Cain original Rudeboy everytime. Debut album from the Marvellous Cain with 10 tracks on a ruff 'n' ready / Jump up tip with some old skool twiss out bits thrown in for good measure inc "CB4", "Gun Talk" feat Cutty Ranks, "45 Clip" feat Frankie Paul, "Babaloo" feat Daddy Freddy, "Love is burning" feat Pliers and the massive "Hitman" feat Cutty Ranks, one for the jump around massive - 90%. Album news and after the success of Vol 1, Bass Section are compiling "Classic to the core" Vol 2 as we speak. VIP Champagne Bash are currently working on their 2nd album and "Still Smokin" the joint project from Ganja and Frontline records should be out some time in November. Watch out for a new label called Rampage who have a compilation due with a selection of 'Smokin Studios' cuts. Album reviews Atmosphere 37.

APHRODITE The Bomber - Pure impact courtesy of the Aphrodite with major drum rolls and catchy rollin bass riffs with vocal stabs thrown in for good measure, guaranteed to make anycrowd jump - 96%. Amazon II - Crazy trip to the tropics - After a stuttered "Crazy" vocal for about a minute or so it drops into jumpy bass riffs with phat chopped beats as you would expect from this man - 92%. Deep in the Jungle - DJ Rap remix - I can't say I remember the original of this. This mix kicks off with floaty, stringy intro then drops into amen and repetitive bouncy bass keeping the vibe rollin throughout - 94%. DOPE DRAGON / FULL CYCLE - Soldier / Bass is Rollin - Terrordrome 12 - Both tracks tearin, "Soldier" with the snip from "Wanted dead or alive" and tear out amen and "Bass is Rollin" mish mash amen edits then cuts and drops to some funky bass 'n beats - ruff and the "Yeah bassline's rollin" vocal - 98%. Oh My Gosh feat MC Dynamite - Gang related / SS Mixes - "Oh my Gosh, Gosh, Gosh" phat, catchy and rollin with funky bass, powerful beats and all the right ingredients - guaranteed to get a wheel everytime - 97%. Quiz Show / Future Talk - DJ Krust - "Quiz Show" is much the same vein as "Set Speed" with the same sort of snappy beats and militant vibe plus some nice effects, groovy bass and cool trumpet stabs whereas "Future Talk" intros with an atmospheric string and melodic bass with some choppy beats roolin it out in true Krust style - chunky - 95%. FLEX - L Double - Bring it Down - "It's the music for the 90's Kid !!" this track also has the "Mad Funk " vocal and Strings. Choppy beats and wobbly bass while the flip is my fave with the Boyz II Men vocal and amen and bumpy bass - tear out - 96%. Gwaan mixes - Tek 9 + Dynamite - My fave is the A side mix (Which I think is Tek 9) which is introed with strings and some of the vocals from the original then is drops into rollin tear out amen and bouncy bass - "Gwaan" - 91%. HARDLEADERS - Capone - Massive - 001 - Choppy "2 Bad" style beats and the "Massive" vocal for a while then in drops to some Dillinja style twist out amen, flip is "Soldier dies a thousand deaths" gangstered out to the max - wicked - 94%. Soul Jah - Down with the lights - 002 - Snappy beats intro with "Bring the lights down" vocal then drops into some step up style beats and bass, with sirens and plenty of phat stabs - 95% JUICE / SPLASH - Ayman - Get Ruff / Time to Die - "Get Ruff" is a choppy roll out number with funky guitar riffs and twisted bass and a catchy "Get Ruff" vocal whereas the flip is more of a militant steppas type of track - 93%. Daz - Identity / Liquidizer - A side is a pacey phat roller with the "I feel it" vocal and a deep bass and a bit of a different flavour to Daz's usual stuff but tuff none the less - rollin. Whilst the flip is on a very tuff and militant vibe - 95%. JUNGLE MANIA RECS. - Reggae Lick - As it suggests in the title the intro is Reggaefied with a "Lita" vocal thrown in with the "Helicopter" beat and an old style bass riff which step up into some shuffly beat and a bass riff that I'm not really that keen on whilst the flip starts with an intro containing an old reggae riff that I first heard used in 93', I liked it then !! It then drops to some amen which doesn't really do much for me - 75%. Studio 1 - To the Rescue - Intro's with "To the Rescue" vocal and chopped shuffly beats and has quite a powerful drop into beats and bass, with nuff edits and chopped beats - 85%. Anything - Starts with nice stringy intro with shuffling beats which fade out to an old soul vocal which drops into chopped amen and a mad warped bass which is pretty phat - rollin. Flip is a mellower version on a more groovier tip - 91%. LABELLO / URBAN GORILLA - Good to U - Rogue Unit vs Dream Team - Both mixes have been performed with style. Rogue unit's mix starting off nice 'n funky then into a bassy roller soon joined by some nice amen edits. Dream Team's mix drops into some serious tear out business guaranteed to ruff up any dance -93%. Ray Keith & Nookie v's Rogue Unit - Express 95 - A side, Choppy rollin intro with stab same as 'New Dawn' performed in true RK style with rollin bass and jumpy amen with nice "Just Express yourself" vocals, whilst the flip is on more of a deep and rollin vibe with funky stabs and snares - roll out to the max - 94%. METALHEADZ - Source Direct - A Made Up Sound - Essentially this is a groovy roller with rollin' bass and nice chopped up drum patterns plus some funky 70's style stabs, echoed vocals and nice strings. The flip carries the same sort of vibe but tuffer - roll out - 93%. Doc Scott - Drumz 95 (Nasty Habits remix ) - Choppy intro with amen snares thrown in for a while then deep strings followed by the "Drumz" vocal which soon drops with eeriness and twisted out drums and a few snips from the originals, the flip on the contrary is a Jazzy

stringy roller much in the same vein as "Far Away" - 94%. Goldie - Inner City Life / Kemistry / Jah Remixes - ffrr - "Inner City Life" has been re touched by 4 Hero using all the vocal's and atmospheric strings to create a nice vibe with shuffling beats then midway it steps up a choppy roller, funkin out. Doc Scott has revamped "Kemistry" on the flip with nice vocals & bouncy but deep bass on much the same vibe as original - roll out - 94%. NO - SMOKING - Smokey Joe - Hornz -Smoke 10 - Funky as f**k horn intro which drops into a wicked clappy break with a mesmerising bass with some nice hip hop vibes thrown in here and there - roll out to the max - 97%. Smokers Vol 1 - Check the method - Smoke 8 - Nice floaty intro which go into some mellow rollin beats which chop up a bit as time goes on with the "Check the Method vocal" then it drops into some amen and a bouncy b line, tearin out for a while "Bam, God Damn". The flip is "Methodic" which is another version, just as good - 93%. Noodles - Pass the Philly - Smoke 9 - Groovy Hip Hop intro with the "Pass the Philly" vocals, funked out to the max setting the vibe up nicely after some more vocals it drops into some jumpy bass and choppy roll out beats keeping it on a cool vibe - Yeah, Yeah - 94%. RUDE & DEADLY - Al Massive - Gettin Busy RnD 03 - Starting on a Hip Hop vibe with "You can't step to this" vocal which son drops to a twisted out amen and deep bass tone which then cuts into a skippy rollin number then back to the D + B with plenty of Hip Hop snips thrown in - Yeah - 93%. Step to me - Dope Jam RnD 002 - Funky intro with mellow piano and vocals then a hip hop drop and the "Step to me" vocal into some rollin beats with a funky bass line - phat - 94%. Da Dogz - Dog Style - RnD 01 - As I've noticed with the other Rude N Deadly releases this too is very much on a Hip Hop vibe "To the Hip to the Hop". With effects full of eastern promise and boomshakalaka beats with "Dog Style" vocal and semi warped bass which steps up a tad keeping it on the same vibe but ruffer - this tune is rollin - 95%. SECOND MOVEMENT - SMR 11 - LJ High - Self belief - Drowning bass and mish mash beats as only SMR know, B side is a rollin choppy number with nice bass and vocal stabs -90%. SMR 12 - NC / Ascend - Funky guitar plucking intro then into a hard and stabby bass riff setting you off on a mission whilst the flip intros with a groovy intro then drops deep in true SMR style - 89%. RAM / Liftin Spirits - Joint Venture - Sunrize / Take Away - Essentially this is a roll out number with shuffle beats, chunky bass and stuttered vocals with nice effects keeping you on that feeling vibe - 93%. Randall & Andy C - Sound Control Remix - Ram Recs - After the immense success of the original Ram unleash the remix lick with that unforgettable bass and vocal stab, with militant beats and some new flavour thrown in - Rooollin - 96%. OTHERS - Mr Men Vol 4 - Eternal Bass - This track is Drum + Bass to the max with loads of different beats and some phat rollin bass whilst the flip is a funk out mission with hard bass ad funky beats - 93%. Earl Grey - The Lick - Rugged Vinyl - This came as a 1 sided promo and I'm told the shape of things to come from Rugged Vinyl. A mellow journey into rollin beats, melodic strings and plenty of feeling. A different vibe to the average roller - 91%. Funky Element - Hip Hop Junkies - Dollar records - Essentially this is a rollin, choppy, shuffly jump up number with plenty of hints of Hip Hop old and new including a bit from the classic "The Message" - 90%. DJ Crystl - Perpetual motion - Payday - This is a reflection of Crystl's background, a phat true Hip Hop number "Welcome to New York, New York" to be welcomed by both the Hip Hop and Drum + Bass market - 92%. P-Funk - Return of da funksta - Frontline - Using the "Gimme the funk" vocal from the original P-Funk track with a bouncy B - line but without the string and more choppy beats, flipside is a rollin twiss out number - 93%. Mutha *ucka - Dillinja - Philly Blunt - Named 'The Homeboyz anthem" and it certainly is that with a fuse of Dillinja's usual twisted out breaks and plenty of style and Hip Hop vibe with the infamous "You ain't shit" vocal - 95%. Cool Breeze - Steppa - Tuff recs - Choppy beats and bass stabs as the intro, then amen with warped bass - one for the tear out lovers - 88%. Ultravibe - Style Ya - Boundless - Bouncy and rollin with clappy beats and funky edits to create a nice vibe with the "Dedicated to each and everyone" vocal - 92%. System 4 - Feel no way - Rogue Trooper - Typical sort of amen track with edits and faint "Arsonist" bass along with a few other bass riffs performed in a jump up type fashion - 91%. Skunk / To the bwoys - Serve Chilled recs - Fave is "Skunk" which is a choppy deep number on a militant and bassy vibe with screams from Bam Bam's "Where's your child" and a phat Hip Hop breakdown - 90%. DJ Ron - Crackman / African Chant remixes - London Someting - "Crackman" has that unforgettable vocal with choppy breaks while "African Chant" using the same string as original incorporates a mega bouncy B line - rollin - 92%. The Outlaw - O.G. Call - Intalex - "To everybody in the hood, up to no good" with choppy old skool breaks and stabs in an extemely funked out fashion - 92%. Mental Power - Deep Soul - Formation records - This track has been a fave for a while now with a wicked piano and string intro with soothing vocals courtesy of Misty Oldand this goes on for 90 secs or so then it drops, tearin out - wicked - 95%. Undercover Agent & The Kriminal - World Mash Up - Suburban Base - Militant

bass stabs, typical Undercover Agent drum rolls, nice samples and vocals tearin out neatly - phat - 94%. SHOW ME - WHITE - Nice bouncy little roller with snappy beats and groovy guitar riffs with build up to a full on smasher, on the flip there is another version and a track named "Steppin out" which is a groovy melodic tear out number - wicked - 94%. CHEMISTRY - ELEMENTS OF NOISE ELEMENTS - Echoed intro with drum roll droppin into some roll out steppa beats which chill out a bit and are joined by a mellow string and guitar type bass which fades out to a piano + string then a nice vocal stab followed by some racy beats on a nice vibe, the flip "Afraid" is on much the same level with the "Don't be afraid" vocal from an old 92' number - one for the swayers - 92%. GODFATHER - SMOKIN STUDIOS - RAMPAGE - This tune is the absolute boom !! with the eerie strings vocal and choppy beats which drops to the funkiest break this side of Colorado funkin you out for a while, then it skips out for a while with the same bass and following this the "I command this family" vocal and the amen starts to build up and this tune gets better and better - Just buy it - Tune of the month - 100%. MADBONES vol 5 - ETERNITY vip / DOPING - Starts with strings and shuffly beats joined by phat bass and a timestretch then into a mash up amen with more edits than pages to this magazine the flip is on the same tip - get mash up - 91%. DJ RESCUE - SURROUND SOUND VOL 1 - COME CORRECT RECORDINGS - To say I was surprised when I saw to postmark on the package that this record came in would be an under estimate - Berlin, Germany !! Starting with G funky type strings and choppy beats then into the amen - a vast improvement on some on the european stuff I have heard of late - basically one for those who love their amen smashed and mashed - 89%. Shogun - JUST FOR YOU - RENEGADE RECS - Rollin melodicness is one thing that could be said about this track with nice strings, vocals, powerful but mellow beats and groovy but militant bass, I'm starting to become addicted to this type of vibe - Phat - 94%. OUT SOON Maldini "Rap Season" / "Wake up call" Just Jungle "Pause" / "Mellow" DJ Kane feat Vanessa Simon - "The Life" "Rebound" remixes - DJ Stretch / Just Jungle Distributed by Vinyl Distribution 01734 510 803 Renegade OUT SOON Shogun "JUST FOR YOU" StateLogic "DEF ROLL" Jedi "X FACTOR" / "COLD BLOODED" Info centre: 0171 498 3888

4 BEAT BY JIMMY J REMIX RECS - 0171 387 2208 1 - DJ Ham - Double pack 2 - Billy Bunter - Ride like the wind 3 - Happy Tunes - Rush me tonight 4 - Sunset Regime + Billy Bunter - U make me fee 5 - DJ Eruption - Drop the beat 6 - DJ Richy Whizz - Song of angels 7 - DJ Seduction - Imagination 8 - Ramos /Supreme/S.Regime + Jammin - Nothing but living 9 - DJ Brisk - Happy rollers rmx 10 - DJ Mixmatt - Do you love H' Core DJ KID TOP 10 1 - Pass the Philly - Noodles - Plate 2 - Step to me - Dope Jam - Plate 3 - Identity - Daz - Splash. 4 - Check the method - Smokers Vol 1 - Plate. 5 - Show me - Unknown - White. 6 - Bass is rollin -Terrordrome 12 - Dope Dragon. 7 - Get Ruff - Ayman - Juice. 8 - Express 95 - Ray Keith + Nookie - Labello. 9 - Return of da funksta - P Funk - Frontline. 10 - Snapper - Unknown - IQ. CLARKY @ BLACK MARKET 0171 437 0478 1 - Bonanza Kid - Fire Fox - Philly Blunt. 2 - Freshold - Dillinja - Prototype. 3 - Funkin them up - Shy FX - SOUR. 4 - Truly One - Andy C - Ram. 5 - Rain Forest - Lemon D - Metalheadz. 6 - Here comes trouble - Stretch remix - T.O.V. 7 - Non Believers - Dillinja - ? 8 - New Dawn Rmx - The X - Jump Up. 9 - Future Steps - Lemon D - Prototype. 10 - No Appreciation - JLM productions - Reinforced. SMOKEY JOE DUBSCHART 1 - Dog Style - Da Dogs 2 - Mad Funk - Krome & Time 3 - Funkula Special - Beej & Smokey 4 - Hornz - Smokey 5 - Dubplate Special - L Double 6 - R.I.P Hype Special - Remarc 7 - Don't Play - B-Jam 8 - Show Me - Prototype 9 - The Method - Smokers Vol 1 10 - Step to me - Dope Jam ADAMS FAVOURITE FLAVOURS. Vinyl Blair - Blare necessities - Hard Hands. Blade Runner - Magic Fly Rmx - Loaded. Faithless - Insomnia - Cheeky. Yum Yum - Free bass (Hyper Mania mix) - Sperm. B.T. - Quark / Divinity - Perfecto. Evolution - Look up to the light mxs - DeCon. Volcano - That's the way... - Exp. Desert - Moods - Stress. 10th Chapter - Wired (Stonk rmx) - Jackpot. E'voke - Runaway mxs - FFRR. Double Dee - Found Love (Gotel's dub fire mix) - S3. UNITY (LIVERPOOL) BY B.C. COLLINS 1 - Jazz Juice - Untitled - Precious Materials 2 - Medicine Men - Screams (Source Direct mix) - Kickin 3 - Adam f - Circles - Section 5 4 - Ruby - Salt water fish (Peshay mix) - Creation 5 - Future Bound - Sorrow/ Liquid groove - Skanna dub 6 - Peshay - Untitled - Street Beatz 7 - Renegade - Untitled - Renegade 005 8 - Shimon - Within Reason remix - Ram 9 - Aquasky - (Remixes) - Moving Shadow 10 - Future Bound - Untitled - dub Atmosphere 45

HYPES RIPE SELECTION GOES AROUND (RMX) - ANDY C + ANT MILES - RAM / LIFTIN SPIRITS. THE GUYS THAT PUT HORNCHURCH ON THE WORLD JUNGLE MAP HAVE DONE THEIR OWN REMIX HERE AND IT'S NO DISAPPOINTMENT. MELLOW, COOL, AMBIENT, STRINGS + CHORDS AND HARD DRUM + BASS ALSO TYPICAL RAM / LIFTIN SPIRITS COMPLEX EDITS MAKES THIS ONE FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT DRUM + BASS FANS - BIG UP. BRING DA HORNS MAN - DJ HYPE - GANJA / FRONTLINE. TAKEN FROM THE FORTHCOMING LP "STILL SMOKIN", THIS IS VERY HARD DRUM + BASS. I'VE DONE THIS IN "TIGER STYLE" / "YOU MUST THINK FIRST" STYLE (REGARDING DRUMS ANYWAY). 4 DIFFERENT B LINES AND AS THE TITLE SAYS HORNS - MAN NOT FORGETTING HARDSTEP STYLE DRUMS WHICH GIVES YOU, AS THEY SAY IN THE TRADE 'A RIGHT LITTLE ROLLER'. MAN - WOMAN (ROK THAT SHIT) - L DOUBLE - FLEX RECS. A FAVE OF MINE AT THE MOMENT, DONE WITH PLENTY OF HIP HOP FLAVOUR AND A REGGAE MIXDOWN BASS TO DIE FOR. OH YEAH AND THERE'S A DJ FRIENDLY INTRO FOR DA CAN'T MIX CREW - WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR. BENNY BLANCO FROM DA BRONX - B2B - B2B. VOCAL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE FILM CARLITTO'S WAY SETS YOU UP FOR A HYPED JUMP UP SPECIAL, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TRACKS THAT YOU CAN DROP ANYWHERE (RADIO, SMALL CLUBS, BIG DOO'S). COOL PIANO - EE CHORDS + PLENTY OF ENERGY, A MUST FROM THE "ITS' GRIM UP NORTH" CREW. SUPERBAD - BONAFIDE - FRONTLINE. FRONTLINE LINE UP ANOTHER SCORCHER. 1-2-3 JAMES BROWN'S COUNTDOWN SETS YOU UP FOR A WONDERBRA JUMP UP SPECIAL IN BIG DEMAND ON DUBPLATE AT THE MOMENT & DUE FOR RELEASE LATER ON THIS YEAR. ON THAT DUST - REGULATORS RMX - GANJA. DUE FOR RELEASE ALONG WITH A SMOKEY JOE REMIX ON ONE GANJA REMIX 12 SOON, THIS IS DEXTROUS & TEE BONE. SHEER AGGRESSION FOLLOWS A ROLLIN INTRO AND SMOOTH VOX, TYPICAL DEXTROUS & TEE BONE TEAR OUT STYLE. Xtreme Distribution 295 CALEDONIAN ROAD, ISLINGTON, LONDON We are currently looking for new and up + coming labels / artists. We specialise in the distribution of Drum 'n' Bass, Hardstep across the UK. Pressing & Distribution, Label deals available. Special payment terms available for top titles. Contact Lloyd or Sean: 0171 607 3334

HIP HOP REVIEWZ by JJ JELLYBEAN Check cashin, chain snatchin, gun flashin... hip hop revewz by JJ Jellybean Mad amount of releases so I'ma haf to keep it short. First pick up all the dope LP's out there from da East (KRS, AZ, G Rap, Fat Joe, Erick). Next, the 12' that has all the headz jumpin this month - Blahzay Blahzay's "Danger" on Fader records, with it's Jeru scratched chorus, "When the East is in the house", followed by Q tip and a "Danger" sample, you know were on a return to real lyrical "Damaj". A gangstarr sounding joint from the borough of Crooklyn, Blahzah Blahzay bring back real Hip Hop without having to prove the point of how 'real' they are. Yo son, I could listen to this record non stop. Hip Hop's legendary freestyler Lord Finesse has signed a deal with Penalty records. The wait is over for the much anticipated 12", "Hip to da game" and "No Gimmicks" with the fellow wordsmiths O.C. and KRS one. Butter big baby. The new EP 'The Awakening' should be out on halloween. Erick Sermon's new cut "Bomdigi" is blowin' up the radio, but the headz can't get enough of the flip with Redman's sis Hurricane G (Yo, she's ill) and Keith Murray. The Def squad have shit droppin all over the place - E Double's bandit records comp, a funk doctor spock and johnny blaze EP (production to be split between Erick and the RZA), and the always welcomed rumor of a new EPMD joint sometime early next year. Speaking of Johnny Blaze and 'Co - Defendant' Bobby Steele Atlantic have got wise to the bootleggers and have "The Riddler" on 12". The funk of the original remains popular by G's and headz nationwide. RZA has hooked up the fattest remix on the flip with Metical re doing his vocals. Underground flavour on that shaky Shaolin sound, Raekwon has an "Ice Cream" remix out on promo only, GZA's much sought after 'labels' can be found on the b side of 'liquid swords' available everywhere courtesy of Geffen. The Genius' LP release has been pushed back but should be available by Nov 7th, could it be better than rae's? The next O.D.B. single is 'Rawhide' which has always been my favourite cut on the LP, with 'Don't you know pt II' on the flip. Capelton has been signed to Def Jam and they got him linked up with Meth for his first piece of wax 'Wings of the morning'. Dynamik duo, who caught mad wreck with their remix of 'Tour' are behind the boards for Capelton again this time they drop 'The Symphony' beats, shit's live. Group Home have the new 12' 'Livin Proof' and 'Supa dupa star', of course DJ Premiere is on the one's and two's, 'Livin' is the bomb and 'Supa' has the original demo lyrics over what is still one of the best beats of the decade. And you should have Premiere's remix of Fat Joe already. DJ L.E.S has hooked up remixes of 'Sugar Hill' for the next AZ 12', in the wake of the Boot Camp Clik v Nervous feud, Buckshot of Black Moon and Dru Ha have set up Duck Down enterprizez, they're set to release the debut 12' by Boot Camp Clik members The Fab 5, made up of Heltah Skeltah and original Gunn Clappaz, if you listened to 'Da Shinin' your familiar with their styles. The tracks follow the bucktown tradition, dusty grooves and a simple tight break. Nervous has taken Black Moon's Duck Down promo of 'Niggaz ain't ready' and put it out, under 'Headz ain't ready' this uses the paybak loop and 100 times better than the beat minerz version. Smif N Wessernz 'Wreckonize' remix with 'Just the two of us' loop is doing serious damage on the 'Sound bwoy burial' remix on the flip is dedly. Lady Apache's dope 'Rock & comeen' has remixes, has does Mad Lion's 'Real Ting', courtesy of KRS. Mad Skillz has got the follow up ready with Extra P (Large Professor) and the funky abstract Q Tip, this cut is called 'Extra Abstract Skillz' and let me tell you it's got flavor, makes me wanna hear more of the Extra P and Tip together in the future. unfortunately there's much more in the review but simply not enough space, next month. Atmosphere 48

Names: Steve Bradshaw & John Morrow Lives: Northampton When did you first become involved in production: At the beginning of 92 and Foul Play Vol 1 was released in June of that year. What music was you into before Drum + Bass: All kinds really from Jazz & Rare Groove through all types of Soul, Hip Hop and early House. When did you first start taking an interest in the music: We've always been into the music from jackin days but we really started takin an interest when breakbeats started getting involved such as early Shut up and Dance and 4 Hero. What labels have you worked for including remixes: Most of our music has been released on Moving Shadow but also Oblivion, Tone Def, Labello Blanco, Reinforced, Ruffness and One Little Indian. What artists have you remixed work for: Omni Trio, Hyper on Experience, Bug Kahn and the Plastic jam, EZ Rollers, DJ Pulse, Nookie, Ray Keith, Four Horsemen, King Just and the Shamen. Where did the name Foul Play come from: Foul Play is a definition of wickedness and badness just like us Ha, Ha ! Is there a certain vibe you look to create when writing a track: We usually start off with an idea of what we want to do with a track, but sometimes ideas just start rollin and you get into a certain vibe and the finished product can sound totally different from initial ideas. Where do you get your influences musically: From anywhere music occurs, numerous record collections covering many different styles. Basically anything we hear can influence our music. You've got an album forthcoming tell us a bit about this: It's called "Suspected" and is due for release Oct 21st. It's a mixture of new tracks and remixes of earlier material. Firstly there is a remix of "Open you mind" which was probably our biggest tune back in 93, given the 95 treatment. Then there's an Origin Unknown remix of our last single "Total Control". Following that i a new track which was engineered by Adam F. It's entitled "Ignorance" and it's simply a journey into Drum + Bass. Next up is a track called "Artificial Intelligence" which is more of a rollin track that's been getting some good play by Fabio at club's like Speed. After that is a track called "Strung Out" which features live guitar and bass solo's, next up is "Night Moves" a track engineered by Omni Trio which is basically a laid back100bpm track, then there's remixes of some earlier tracks "Cuttin Loose" and "Steppa" finishing off with an absolute tearout version of "Being with you" by Hoppa and Bones, a definite treat for those who like it hard. Shouts: Basically we would just like to thank everyone who contributed towards the album. Alex & Danny (Hyper on Experience), Omni Trio, Adam F, Hoppa & Bones, Rob Playford, Origin Unknown, Shaun, Caroline and finally Simon who made it all possible - Thanks. Atmosphere 52

Name: Doc Scott Age: 24 Lives: Coventry. When did you first become involved with production? The first time I got involved in any kind of production was in 1991, when I made the "Surgery" EP which came out on Absolute 2 records. Were you involved with anything before production? Wee, I've been DJing since 1989, so you could say that I was involved in something before I recorded that first record. Have you worked for any other labels? My first few releases came out on Absolute 2, after that I put out a number of releases on Reinforced before starting the Metalheads label with Goldie last year. I also do things under different names for my own label 31 records. How did you decide on your name? I didn't really decide on it at all, it was given to me when I first started playing parties in the Midlands back in '89. The promoters were asking me what my DJ name was to put on flyers, I didn't really know, I hadn't really thought about a DJ name, but a lot of people I went to school with called me the doctor because they were always coming round to my house for fresh tapes of music. They said it was like going to the doctors to get a prescription. So that's where Doc Scott originated from. Have you ever PA'd? PA? No way, that's not for me. I'm a DJ who makes music, I don't want nothing to do with standing on a stage in front of a roland midi keyboard that's not even plugged in while a DAT player is going in the background. Is there a certain vibe you look to create when writing a track? Not specifically, I try to let things happen naturally as opposed to looking for a certain vibe. If there's a certain vibe in my music it comes from within so it's a natural kind of thing. When I'm creating a track it always has a purpose, it contains thought and depth, I like a tune to evoke thought and feeling, whether it be aggression like "Drumz" or trancey like "Far Away:". So I suppose that would be a vibe that's always there.

WHO, OR WHAT WOULD YOU SAY INFLUENCES YOU MUSICALLY? Well, I'll speak in the past tense first, Juan Atkins, Derrick may, Kevin Saunderson and that generation of Detroit techno. The Bladerunner soundtrack by Vangelis, the early sounds of Chicago house and Strictly Rhythm and listening to Grooverider and Fabio. Nowadays I get influenced by all the people who's music I play and buy, everyone gets influences from everyone else, it progresses it feeds off itself. HAVE YOU DONE ANY REMIX WORK? I've just remixed Kemistry for Goldie, but to be honest I'm not a great fan of doing remixes. AS A PRODUCER WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF DOING IN SAY A YEARS TIME? In a years time I will either have finished or just be finishing an album of my own work. In a years time I want to be producing different types of tracks. Not just 160bpm material, stuff that's right across the board, I don't want to limit myself or just be categorised as I style of music. That's what the album will be all about, In a years time I will have progressed to be making a wider selection of tracks. More experimental. WHAT DOES THE METALHEADS LABEL MEAN TO YOU? What Metalheads as a label means to me is that it's all about making a statement. The artists who are recording for Metalheads aren't afraid of being different, they're all individuals and don't sound like anyone else. They strive to be different, they are all looking forward, not backwards. Metalheads are always looking for a new angle, a new idea or concept, generally what the label means to me is good quality music that's not afraid to be different. SHOUTS? Goldie, Peshay, Fabio, Groove, Bukem, Rupert, Dillinja, Jaimie, Kemi & Jane, Lee, Wax Dr, and everyone else who's making, playing and into good music. FORTHCOMING ARTIST TITLE SMOKERS VOL.1 CHECK THE METHOD / THE METHOD NOODLES PASS THE PHILLY / VERSION SMOKEY JOE SMOKIN' HORNZ / SMOKINHORNZ II B JAM FUNKULA DJ HYPE REMIX AVAILABLE NOW RUDE & DEADLY MURDER DE BOY / GIVE ME A DUB B JAM FUNKULA / SCANDALOUS BABYLONIAN NEMESIS / BALL OF FIRE DISTRIBUTED BY SRD (0181 802 3000)

SOURCE DIRECT Names: Jim & Phil. Age: Both 19. Lives: St Albans. When did you first become involved in production? When we were about 14. Went to Panic studios in Hackney for a night session, which was where we completed our first track (which was never released) Shout to the man named Winston !! From there it took us 2-3 years before we started to build our own studio. Within that time we were both DJing and promoting various Hardcore parties in the area. Unfortunately they were never a success with the law. Have you worked for any other labels? We've got our own label that we started in January called Source Direct, which is for putting out our own work, apart from collaborations with other artists (A track with Peshay is coming soon). We also do tracks on Metalheads, Good Looking & Odysee under the name Source Direct. We are Sounds of Life on Certificate 18, X Files on Basement & Oblivion on Street Beats. How did you decide on your name? Source Direct, as in the direct source of musical information. Have you ever PA'ed? No PA's as yet, but there's plans for the future. Is there a certain vibe you look to create when producing a track? The vibes of the track come from the vibes within. Who, or what would you say influences you musically? Musical influences come from all around, but as for specific styles of music the 1970's funk era is definitely a major influence on the music we are making today. Artists such as Grover Washington, Bob James, Average White band and the drummaster James Brown all influence us in the way their music is blended. We also take a large interest in Deep House. Have you done any remix work? We've done remixes for Certificate 18 remixing code of Practices "Can we change the future" and our own Sounds of Life track "Currents" which came out on a remix EP with the Wax Doctor. Sounds of Life also remixed the Shamen's "Destination Eschaton" which comes out soon on One Little Indian records. The last remix we did was on Kickin records by The Medicine man and that was as Source Direct. As producers what would you like to see yourselves doing in a years time or so? We want to progress into producing tracks with live elements, ie Vocalists, Guitarists, Drummers etc and to see this form of music accepted worldwide. What does the Metalhead's label mean to you? The Metalheads label is at the forefront of the whole underground breakbeat scene and allows us to be part of the newstyle breakbeat movement. Shouts? Photek, Goldie, Peshay, LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Doc Scott, Grooverider, Kemistry & Storm, Jay Majic, Tila, Jessica, Amy and everyone that knows us. Atmosphere 62