I've just been trawling through some of my older compilations and wow,
hardcore breakbeat is sounding incredible to me right now! Anyone else
getting back into that not-quite-rave, not-quite-jungle hardcore on early
Suburban Base, Moving Shadow and Reinforced? Great compilations, too:
History of Hardcore 1&2, History of Our World 1&2, Drum & Bass Selection
1-5 (or so). Part of the fascination has been as a soundtrack for Simon
Reynolds' Generation Ecstasy. Not that I agree with half of what Reynolds
says (or more specifically, how he says it), but I'm beginning to
understand his obsession with early hardcore. Thoughts? Additional
listening suggestions?
.John.
NP: V/A-History of Our World, Part 1