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Boomania – Betty Boo– September 10th, 1990, Rhythm King Records Boomania is the debut solo album by British recording artist Alison Clarkson, better known by her pop persona Betty Boo. Ah Betty Boo… 😍 Betty Boo was my first teenage crush so forgive me if I get a bit swoony. I also credit this album … Read more
Dummy – Portishead – Released August 22nd, 1994, Go! Beat / London Dummy is the 1994 debut album by British group Portishead. Consisting of DJ/producer Geoff Barrow, multi-instrumentalist Adrian Utley and singer Beth Gibbons, Portishead were one of the breakout successes of that year, swiftly becoming one most influential groups of the 90s. The group’s … Read more
30 Years Ago Mixmag Declared 1994 To Be “The Summer Of Jungle” – we’ve come a long way since! Jungle is a hybrid of dance music popularised in the early to mid 90s which fuses high-speed hardcore breakbeats with elements of hiphop, ragga and dancehall. Its roots, pun fully intended, are clearly in the British … Read more
Music For The Jilted Generation – The Prodigy – Released July 4th, 1994, XL Recordings Music For The Jilted Generation is the second album from UK electronic supergroup, The Prodigy. It’s the follow-up album to 1992’s Experience and was the first Prodigy album to incorporate live instruments, including drumming and rock guitar sounds. The 1994 … Read more
House Of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) – House Of Pain – Released July 21st, 1992, Tommy Boy / XL Recordings Fine Malt Lyrics is the 1992 debut album from LA-based hiphop group House of Pain. It was released on Tommy Boy Records in North America and, through some clever negotiating, received distribution across the pond … Read more
Antimatters – Bandulu – Released July 17th, 1994, Infonet Antimatters is the second studio album from British techno trio Bandulu, which was released on their Infonet label in 1994. Bandulu was formed by London trio Jamie Bissmire, John O’Connell and Lucien Thompson. Their name comes from a Jamaican slang for a criminal or gangster and … Read more
Fat Of The Land – The Prodigy – Released June 30th, 1997, XL Recordings Fat Of The Land is the third studio album by British electronica superstars, The Prodigy. Released on XL Recordings in the summer of 1997, this hugely-anticipated album saw the group pivot further away from their rave roots in favour of the … Read more
The term “trip hop” turns 30 this month – but what does it mean exactly? 30 years ago Mixmag writer Andy Pemberton wrote an article on the growing phenomenon of hiphop-influenced dance music mushrooming up from the global underground. The original criteria of this new sound or style was that it was slow and (mostly) … Read more
Same As It Ever Was – House Of Pain – Released June 28th, 1994, Tommy Boy Records Same As It Ever Was is the second album by US hiphop group The House Of Pain. It was released in 1994 by Tommy Boy Records and features the singles Who’s The Man and On Point. The House … Read more
Regulate… G Funk Era – Warren G – Released June 7th 1994, Violator Records Regulate… G Funk Era is the 1994 debut album from LA-based rapper/producer, Warren G. The album enjoyed huge critical and commercial success, eventually resulting in triple platinum sales. Snoop Dogg was originally meant to appear on the album but was prevented … Read more