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Dubplate one dance3/26/2023 ![]() ![]() "Music House brought all the styles together and made you sit together. ‘It forced people to have to sit with they may not normally socialise with," J Majik told Drum & Bass Arena. In the early 90s, more and more DJs began to walk through its hallowed doors.Ī place that rapidly acquired a social dimension, as DJs from all areas of the d&b scene met and got to know each other while they waited in line for their plates to be cut, Music House (and other cutting houses, such as JTS Studio) became an information network and hub in a similar way to pirate radio. While dubplate cutting began in earnest in the UK in the 1980s, it was the Music House cutting facility that popularised making jungle plates. It was a way for DJs to compete and keep crowds coming back, especially during a pre-internet era when pirate radio, raves, and record shops were the only places you could hear new music prior to its release. Just as floor-rumbling bass and reggae samples were highly prized in the jungle scene, so too was having tracks that no one else had. You couldn’t get these tunes, no matter how hard you tried." Groove used to get it first, then me and Randall and Scotty-and that was it. Goldie never used to give his tunes to more than two people. and no one else would have access to them. He had instant access to Photek, Dillinja. Groove would go and play a set down Blue Note, and some of these tunes would come out eighteen months later. ![]() "We had access to music that no one else did, so it was really important that we went out there and did our thing," Fabio continues. ‘That would create a buzz on the track-that’s how you’d do the hype. ‘Groove would play something brand new, and everyone would talk about it,’ explains Fabio. Before the existence of CDJs, a dubplate allowed a DJ to play a just-finished track before its official release-sometimes months and months upfront. ![]() Successful soundsystems in Jamaica, and then in the UK, could draw ever larger crowds with the promise of exclusive, exceptional tracks and the dubplate idea, like other facets of reggae, was carried over to jungle/drum & bass.įabio & Grooverider were the first DJs from the acid-house era to cut their own dubplates-closely followed by Micky Finn. Originally consisting of dub or vocal reggae tracks, having a selection of plates in your record bag was a form of one-upmanship that could give you an edge: after all, the DJ with the baddest tunes wins the battle. An acetate pressing of unreleased music, produced especially for DJs and soundsystems, the dubplate was the secret weapon with which top selectors could annihilate their rivals in a soundclash. This four-part vinyl collection is placed in a beautiful presentation box for which we've digitally re-created the original artwork style from Hard Disk releases back in the day to make this a true collector piece for those wanting a genuine piece of UK culture history.Exalted among the many musical innovations that Jamaica has given the world is the dubplate. Our third & fourth disc once again features 2 of MC Dukes alias' with the darkside goodness that is Quiji Board, and closes with the most up to date track from the compilation by Phiziks previously unreleased on vinyl.Īll tracks on this Hard Disk compilation have been expertly re-mastered to give you the optimum listening experience while retaining that authentic early 90's sound you'd expect. ![]() Featuring music by The Man With No Name, currently the only copies of these tracks are available at an asking price of £167 on the resale market, with people already parting with up to £155 to own a copy via re-seller site discogs! Vinyl number 2 is the one that will get the collectors salivating. The first slice of vinyl on this collection features rare cuts from 1993 and perfectly showcases the evolution of the rave era into the sound that was at the time described as jungle techno, the precursor to jungle as we now know it. As a producer Duke was signed to the Boogie Times label, sister imprint of the genre defining Suburban Base, under the alias E.K.U.D.C.M. The legacy of MC Duke with the early rave sound was cemented in history forever when The Prodigy sampled his voice for their chart topping hit Everybody In The Place! He was also one of the first MC's on London's infamous Kool FM. As well as being a UK hip hop legend, he was also one of the pioneers of the early British hardcore / jungle sound & owner of the Hard Disk record label. MC DUKE was one of the first UK rappers to find a serious level of success, laying the ground work for a generation of hip hop talent to follow. PIONEERING HARDCORE / JUNGLE LABEL RE-ISSUES RARE & COLLECTABLE COMPILATION FOUR VINYL BOX SET ![]()
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