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Chapter 1, “My No. 1 Enemy, Strictly Rhythm 1991

September 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Caltrop, house, techno

“Chapter 1″was a project by Gene Hughes, Lea M. Braak, and Damon Wild, who later founded Synewave Records and produced Techno under his own name. “My No. 1 Enemy”,  off the Beyond Good And Evil EP (Strictly Rhythm, 1991),  is a hypnotic groover that still sounds fresh today.->BUY

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Sorcerey, “The Test”, Triangle 1984

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · electro

Sorcerey aka Thomas Mcelroy and Denzil Foster went on to produce hits for Club Nouveau, Tony Toni Tone, En Vogue amongst many others. Recorded using extra studio time left over from their first studio effort, (released as Frost, “Battle Beat”, “The Test” is classic 80s west coast electro. Triangle Records was run by Jay King, [...]

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Harlem World Crew, “Rapper’s Convention” Tayster 1980

March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · hip-hop

Harlem World was one of the first New York discos to play hip-hop. Infamous MC battles like the Cold Crush Brothers vs. The Fantastic 5 and Busy Bee vs Kool Moe Dee (the latter literally ushering in the modern rap style) took place here. The original members of the Harlem World Crew were Charlie Rock, [...]

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Delegation, “Oh Honey” (gold code edit) 2008

August 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Music, Re-Edit, soul

Sorry for the lack of posts, many times I over think what to put up here and instead of deciding on a track, nothing gets up and where’s the fun in that? So to kick things off, here’s an edit by yours truly of the old school classic “Oh Honey” by Delegation. Thanks goto Evil [...]

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Kosmic Light Force, “Mysterious Waves (Celestial Mix)” Nightbeat 1985

July 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · electro

Dave Storrs is one of the pioneers of West Coast electro and rap, producing and releasing some of the earliest recordings by the likes of Ice T, Chris “The Glove” Taylor and Kid Frost. (check the link for a full history and interview). Kosmic Light Force is a one off project produced and self released [...]

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