Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Music For The Jilted Generation – The Prodigy – 1997

Prodigy Fat Of The Land 1997

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

Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Dreamscape 4 – Proof Of The Pudding (Tape) 1992

Dreamscape IV - Proof Of The Pudding. LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, DJ Phantasy, MC Longjohn, Milton Keynes 1992

Dreamscape 4 – Proof Of The Pudding – LTJ Bukem & DJ Phantasy – 1992 Dreamscape 4 (Proof Of The Pudding) is a live recording from the 1992 Dreamscape 4 rave held at The Sanctuary in Milton Keys. For the purposes of this review, I’ll be listening back to the original tape version which features … Read more

Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Classics – The Aphex Twin – 1995 R&S Records

Aphex Twin Classics 1995 R&S Records

Classics – The Aphex Twin – Released January 30th, 1995 R&S Records Classics is a compilation album of vintage Aphex Twin tracks from his pre-Warp era. It was released by R&S Records in 1995 under the alias The Aphex Twin. The Aphex Twin was the original name Richard D Hames used on the earliest Aphex … Read more

Release Roundup – February 2024

House Techno Breaks DnB downtempo releases February 2024

February 2025 was an epic month for releases which makes this one an epic post. We’ve got a modern classic revisited plus plenty of old skool vibes for the house heads plus the full spectrum of techno from introspective experimentalism right to up to industrial strength nose bleeders. There’s also a whole ton of big … Read more

Release Roundup – January 2024

January 2024 dance releases

Well, we got through it, the most boring month of the year, from here on in it’s just going to get warmer and hopefully more exciting. Unless you’re in Australia, in which case it’s going to get colder and there’s never a dull moment because all the fauna is constantly trying to kill you. Lucky … Read more

Review: Skee Mask – C – Released 4 January 2023

C - Skee Mask

C – Skee Mask – Self Released January 4th, 2024 Skee Mask is a DJ/producer from Munich. He first rose to prominence with the release of his 2016 album Shred, the first of three albums released on Ilian Tape, the label run by fellow Bavarian bass pioneers, the Zenker Brothers. In 2022, Skee Mask self-released … Read more

2023 Release Roundup

2023-2024

2023 is drawing to a close so best to recap it now before the New Year while we’re both still capable of processing the written word. Nothing too elaborate on this post, just some shout outs some of my favourite releases and producers for 2023, plus my pick for label of the year. For the … Read more

Release Roundup – November 2023

November 2023 releases

November 2023 was an exciting month for electronic music releases with some slick techno bangers, a compelling new release from Woodleigh Research Facility plus some ingenious acid, electro and jungle. Album Of The Month November 2023 My album of the month for November 2023 is Phonox Nights by Woodleigh Research Facility. Hard to believe we’re … Read more