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Move EP – Moby – released on Mute Records August 31st, 1993. Moby inspired a whole generation of ravers with his early releases and was one of the very first artists I discovered when I started my electronic music journey. 30 years ago, while still very much a goofy teenager, I picked up a copy … Read more
Psyence Fiction – UNKLE – released on Mo Wax records August 24, 1998 Released back in 1998, Psyence Fiction was the debut release from UNKLE. Or was it? 🤔 There’s actually quite a lot of debate about whether or not this album is really an UNKLE album or just another DJ Shadow album. Ask DJ … Read more
Ambient – Mobile – Released August 17th, 1992 – Instinct Records 1993 Alright, let’s talk about Moby then. He’s quite a slippery aquatic mammal, Moby, especially where genres are concerned. But I guess that’s why I admire the guy. He’s not the type to pick a musical lane and just stick to it and has … Read more
Narcosis – A Journey Through The Outs And Ins Of Underground – Guerilla Records, Released August 2nd, 1993 1993 was the year I decided I had to go underground. Bootleg mixtapes from UK raves had become the de-facto schoolyard currency, followed later by German trance. But every so often, in hushed and reverential whispers, I’d … Read more
To understand the island of Ireland in 1987 let me paint you a monochromatic picture. Unemployment was at 18%, the country was still officially classified as a third-world shithole, the Catholic Taliban was firmly in control, it was easier for young people to score heroin than to buy condoms, gangs of capricious nuns roamed with … Read more
Black Sunday – Cypress Hill – Ruffhouse/Columbia Records – Released July 20th 1993 Black Sunday is the multi-platinum selling second album from LA hiphop trio Cypress Hill. The group was formed in the late 80s and released their eponymous debut in 1991. This first album was well received in the hiphop community, with the single … Read more
There’s a line in Sure Shot, the opening track of 1994’s Ill Communication, that’s stuck with me for almost 30 years. Right near the very beginning MCA proclaims; “I’ve got more rhymes than I got grey hairs, and that’s a lot because I got my shares.” As a teenager it was incongruous to imagine that … Read more
Ireland at the end of the 1980s felt like being chained up in the leaky basement of Bob’s country bunker. Dance music meant either showband geriatrics or parish hall discos where they always played the national anthem at the end of the night. Though if you were really lucky you might get to hear the … Read more
Thirty years ago this month, Bjork’s Debut struck our jaded grey planet like a kaleidoscopic meteor, shattering the concrete edifices of the musical mainstream and shrouding us all in symphonic clouds of post-acid house glitter. Forget desert island discs, Bjork’s Debut is my Voyager space probe disc, the one and only album I would choose … Read more
Laurent Garnier – Shot In The Dark – F Communications Records 1994 With the release of Laurent Garnier’s new album 33 Tours Et Puis S’en Vont on COD3 QR this month, it’s the perfect opportunity to revisit French techno’s big bang moment. Long before Daft Punk donned their helmets and Gallic muppets like David Guetta … Read more