DJ Hype is a wicked drum and bass producer and DJ, and is well up there as one of the big boys in the scene.
However what most people don't know is that DJ Hype used to tear out some terrific hardcore in the early 90s. They are all extremely polished and give off Hype's classic hip hop vibe he became so well known for.
The first two tracks are more early morning numbers, very bleepy. These were collaborations with The Scientist and both The Bee and The Exorcsist have become classics of the genre. The Bee made it to #1 of the independent dance music charts and was very ahead of it's time (1990).
The Bee -heres a trivia fact for you - no bees were recorded in this track.
Welcome to Violence - This is one of my all time favourites even though it can be difficult to mix sometimes. This is DJ Hype under the alias The Warrior, and this tune is a b-side released on the AMAZING label Strictly Underground from 1992. It has a lovely bassline and wicked scratch samples and the key change is sooooo good. Even the bridges are sexy as hell. This is just one of those tunes which has all the right bits in all the right places. Just have a listen and I defy you to not like it!
Lets Go! - Again, this ones on the Strictly Underground label. There were so many quality releases on this label, it almost feels like cheating using them, beacuse they were all so gooooood. This is quite a simple techno banger with Noise Engineer on the production and DJ Hype on the scratching - and what scratching! Classic '91 style with rave stabs over a four 2 the floor beat this track just builds into an ABOMINATION of face-melting rave-fuckery (which is a good thing). A really powerful track which will have everyone bouncing off the walls! Un-fucking-believable!
However what most people don't know is that DJ Hype used to tear out some terrific hardcore in the early 90s. They are all extremely polished and give off Hype's classic hip hop vibe he became so well known for.
The first two tracks are more early morning numbers, very bleepy. These were collaborations with The Scientist and both The Bee and The Exorcsist have become classics of the genre. The Bee made it to #1 of the independent dance music charts and was very ahead of it's time (1990).
The Bee -heres a trivia fact for you - no bees were recorded in this track.
The Exorcist - no exorcists were recorded in this track either.
The Scientist and DJ Hype were also Kicksquad who were mentioned earlier in this blog with their amazing bass bleepy monster 'Champion Sound'.
Welcome to Violence - This is one of my all time favourites even though it can be difficult to mix sometimes. This is DJ Hype under the alias The Warrior, and this tune is a b-side released on the AMAZING label Strictly Underground from 1992. It has a lovely bassline and wicked scratch samples and the key change is sooooo good. Even the bridges are sexy as hell. This is just one of those tunes which has all the right bits in all the right places. Just have a listen and I defy you to not like it!
Lets Go! - Again, this ones on the Strictly Underground label. There were so many quality releases on this label, it almost feels like cheating using them, beacuse they were all so gooooood. This is quite a simple techno banger with Noise Engineer on the production and DJ Hype on the scratching - and what scratching! Classic '91 style with rave stabs over a four 2 the floor beat this track just builds into an ABOMINATION of face-melting rave-fuckery (which is a good thing). A really powerful track which will have everyone bouncing off the walls! Un-fucking-believable!
Buy these great tunes off the Strictly Underground label here: http://www.discogs.com/label/Strictly+Underground+Records
And Scientist tunes here: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Scientist%2C+The
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