Don't stand and stare . . . Kick ya legs in the air!
Remember that tune? It's been one of the most popular tunes here on the Strictly Nuskool. A tune which was part of a personal EP made by the UK Nu-Rave hero, the man like DJ Pursuit. 'Wav Killed The Youtube Star' came out about 6 years ago, on free download with a limited row of CDs via This Is Nu-Rave label. And now end of this decade, our good friend Chris has gathered a talented team of producers in order to add their own twist on his anthem.
There's a variety of remixes such as Fozbee & Cooz, Nicky Allen, Damage Inc, Gaffer, dj libAtee, Smokin' Breaks, Sub Contractor, F.M.X, DJ mc 3 style, DJ Semah and of course the man himself who did a happy dub version of it.
We do know you love this tune as we've been receiving lots of great feedback over the years.
Now it's time to take this love even further with this cheeky amount of new versions.
To every single reader and fan of the Hardcore sound, please keep in sight very carefully an amazing new talent. The boy-wonder of Hardcore Breaks hailing from UK, was musically born this year turning it crazier at the fall of it by releasing his first debut album! You need more?
DJ Semah, lucky numbered 13, is offering 7 personal original mixes of his arsenal accompanied by remixes from DJ Pursuit, Insane & Mind and Nicky Allen. The album's entitled 'Breakin Out' and comes out on limited CD via This Is Nu-Rave, label run by DJ Pursuit. Worth to mention also that there's a bonus feature of his first interview with Tom Latchem from the ROAR 90s podcast.
An awesome reppin of the '92-'94 sound of British Hardcore Rave sound. A must to have for your collection and a proud hard copy of an album from a young kid, who's a descendant of The Prodigy, Manix, SL2; some of the acts he's inspired.
The history of the CODERED,as a clothing brand, takes place somewhere in Mother Russia and Moscow around mid '00s. It's specified reppin the urban style and the graffiti movement supporting this culture by offering outstanding creations; various backpacks, bags, jackets, hoodies, shirts, T-shirts, pants, shorts, trousers and other items that do justice to this vibe.
Apart from their love for clothing and graffiti, the crew behind this brand are hosting a series of podcasts/mixes introducing the sounds of present and future. Their latest introduction is a hot Hardcore Breaks mix by a well-known Russian rave stalwart that is DJ Moz, known off his Endor Recordings, GWR and Future Jungle Music releases.
Moz spits an absolutely slamming nuskool Hardcore set of storming breakbeats, either happy or dark. An incredible set that's worth to check as it fits many of the recent released tracks; vibes that represent the evolution of Hardcore Breakbeat sound.
TRACKLIST 01. Dj Shimamura - New Life 02. Case 82 & Return To Zero - Don't Break My Heart 03. DJ Seduction - Shine On 04. DJ Vibes & Hattrixx - Hold On 05. Chiqui - Move Your Body 06. Luna C & Saiyan - No Errors 07. Case 82 - Dance The Night Away (Pete S Remix) 08. Jonny L - Hurt You So (Pursuit's Full e Mix) 09. TNO Project - Inside Ma Head 10. Prodigy - Your Love (Mata Remix) 11. Try Unity - A Darker Way 12. Nicky Allen - Cut The Music 13. Mata - In The Rave 14. Nigth Vission - Expansion (Luis Pitti Remix) 15. Beardy - The Race 16. Dj Seduction - Sub Dub 2018 17. Чугунный скороход - Буду клубиться 2020 (Ant To Be Remix) 18. Ellis De & Sawan-E - Hear Me (The Vibe Controller Remix) 19. Afterlife - Euphoric St8
The annual series of mixes by GL0WKiD & Tariq Ziyad returns again with a special Double Mix showcasing the best tunes that came out during the year 2020. Despite the relentless hard period the world lived,we 'survived' musically using creativity as a weapon, powered by outstanding new tracks, new labels and big returns from Oldskool legends.
Strictly Nuskool Blog's 'HALL OF FAME 2020' goes over 2 hrs & 44 tracks of fresh Nuskool Breaks, Jungle Techno & Hardcore Breaks vibes with the likes of Acen, Altern 8, Kniteforce Records, Dream Frequency & Ultra-Sonic, Sonic Fortress, Nefti, Tim Reaper, Insane & Mind, Pursuit, Paranoid Recordings, Coco Bryce, FFF, Intensive Recordings, Hornsey Hardcore, DJ Deluxe, Amaretto, Innercore, Detrimental Audio, 4 The Core and more others.
Massive Bigups to each & every Artist, Label, DJ representing the Nuskool vibe throughout this hard year. Our best wishes to remain strong for 2021.
'Ultrafast lasers by day, ultrafast music by night'
This is the official description of the music project called Podzim. One more great representer of the Scandinavian skool of Hardcore artists, delivers two heavyweight frenetic smashers inspired by the legendary Industrial Strength label run by Lenny Dee. 'Super Fucking Pissed' and 'Room For Improvement' spit their filthy answer to nowdays Techno inspired by Netherlands based Gabber, obviously.
Strictly for the fans of the sick hard kicks.
Something kicking it seriously hard out via Stokk Traxx.
Japanese based SBMB Hardcore Radio returns with their 9th episode, this time driven by the frenzy rhythms of Ukrainian Breakcore stalwart, [P-R-Z]. Expect a melting pot of Breakcore, Raggacore and Jungle vibes offered by Suck Puck Recordz hard boy!
"THIS IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM!! NO DIGITAL FILES / VINYL ONLY RELEASE"
Tuff Tunes Records return with their second offering of proper badboy Hardcore Breaks. A sequel to the first and easily sold out release that aims to reppin the modern side of raving breakbeats. Suffice to say that we're tripping to the year 1992, driven by 150 bpm range of speed and stabs that will fuel your body with shivers. This exquisite 2-track Vinyl only release is available to pre-order now on limited copies.
"Bandcamp is waiving their fees as usual, so we offer you a 20% discount off all vinyl with the discount code "SAVE20"... valid until Dec 11, 2020."
TUFF12002 is one of those EPs that have to be added to every Hardcore Rave collection and the man behind the label will keep his promise to deliver more bangers in the next year. Hats off to this remarkable underground new label that offers quality obeying to the indispensable spirit of Hardcore.
No rules in this music, only freedom to dance and express your feelings through it.
These two tracks by the name 'In My Mind' and 'Check This Out' are playing on a high level productionwise and fair enough to this limited numbered concept. Both of this slams won't disappoint you at all. In the end, it's Bandcamp day today, for a few hours still. Support is due!
"Back To Me" my new album out tomorrow on Bandacmp. A similar concept as my last Album "Evolve" a mixture of styles inspired by my musical journey. - Leeroy Thornhill
Seems that this album concept is the apple in they eyes of this well-known wonderful 'tall' musician, who's seriously dug into the basslines and fat breakbeats. The almighty 30year old (musically speaking) Leeroy Thornhill has just released his second personal album during this crazy year, following his summer LP 'Evolve'. Leeroy follows the same formula on his second consecutive album, which seems to be well embraced and supported again from the fans.
What we're dealing here is a pack of 19 fresh tracks, all tied up properly, presenting varied of styles but into a smooth path by our main driver. 'Back To Me' seems to be an inner trip to Leeroy's deep feelings throughout this year. Something that's not odd to him at all. On a recent interview with GLOWKiD on behalf of the 'Evolve' album, he has revealed that he's fancy for this style of releases. So he did it again, blending groove with tough bass, ravey moments with ambient thoughts giving even a good distinctive twist on 'Poison' by The Prodigy.
Last but not least a special mention. For those unaware of it, today's the last day of 2020 that Bandcamp waive their fees. This means that it's a good day to support the music, all Artists and the Labels, as every penny will go straight to the music makers. Let's celebrate creativity, while supporting the bands/acts/producers in those hard times.
This is the brand new single release of the mighty Nuskool hero, Rory Hoy released on Bristol's DivisionBass Digital Records.
“New single sounds ace” - Fatboy Slim
We're dealing with an Oldskool funky disco house tune inspired a bit of Daft Punk cooked with a funky twist and proper for festive plays.
Rory Hoy ends up this year, raising a great funky fist of optimism for better days and a bright 2021 of big beats and heavy bass.
In a nutshell, a House promise for future burning nights on the dancefloor! You can realise that from an outstanding videoclip that came out these days, showing the.. future. Can't say enough when none else than the legendary Fatboy Slim was the first reviewing this new phenomenal uplifting release.
Available to stream and play (safe) via major digital platforms.
Berlin based label, Club Arrest Music (run by Rave queen Marusha) returns with a supreme single by a newcomer producer by the name Cabeabel. Cabeabel is a German producer based in Stockholm, Sweden and he's a visual artist and electronic music producer. His debut single on Club Arrest is titled 'Battle of the Elves' and it's a supreme Drum & Bass driven track just to wet your appetite before the launch of his personal album.
His influences are basically Hip Hop and anything around Electronic and Classical music as well as his relentless love for science as he's working also as a neuroscientist. Hence his album name will be called 'Neurophonique' and it's planned to come out next year.
How did Marusha feet about this release? You can watch it above...
And some words from the man himself who dropped his d&b debut battle...
"I am so happy to announce that my first song release under Club Arrest Music Berlin is coming up soon. Thank you so much @marusha_official for making this possible. You truly are an amazing person and one in a billion! Many thanks also to my dear work colleague Moa Pontén @moapon for her spectacular cello skills. Album is in the making. Stay tuned!"
A retrospective 3-track EP introduced by a massive gathering of Michael Jackson, New Order and Madonna. There are three versions of their classic tracks reworked on modern Breaks style, sounding tougher and dancefloor friendly. This is the new release from Kurly Kutz, once again for a good cause as 100% proceeds are going to The Mercury Phoenix Trust - an AIDS charity founded after the death of Freddie Mercury. Its out since 24th November, the day that the legendary performer Freddie Mercury passed away after fighting with AIDS...
Beware that on 4th December, Bandcamp are waiving their fees for the last time in this year so all proceeds go to the Artists and the Labels. A good bargain for a good cause.
Who remembers the 'Mistery Tour' by Obviously High from back in 1992? A record which is known off that Beatles sample, renovated in the year of Hardcore through Delirious Recordings. A label which brought into surface amazing records (e.g. 'Rush Hour' by The Moog).
In case you're unaware of it, Andrew Wright is the main man behind this great relentless success of side projects and co-running that label from back then. A man who has done exquisite records under many aliases such as The Moog, Rotor and affiliated with many acts like Justice & Mercy, Thrill Seekers and Obviously High, just to name a few.
The latter is a quintet project from UK, carrying a startling 8bit passion and they just came back with a new album right after 15 years. Why they chose this crazy year to unleash it? Most likely, because it's a year that has put us all in thoughts, in a kind of retro nostalgia. A time to evoke the right feelings and rise again.
'Maw Jaw' is the answer from this act, dispersed into 11 new tracks mixed up genres from progressive breaks to techno and oldskool bleeps including also a tribute to the late Ben Daglish, legendary composer for Commodore 64 etc.
All in all, this album is a modern approach to the early rave days and the early 90-91 vibes, that is available now to stream and buy on major digital platforms.
London based audio/visual artist (as well as Ableton live tutor) the man like RONIN, well-known of his Breakcore action the last 2 decades, has just returned with a self-personal release. After a several amazing row of bangers on various labels such as Heafuk, Jigsore, Erisian One Inch Punch, Bad Sekta, our hard hero has just launched his own imprint aiming to deliver his usual weapon of choice. His debut EP is entitled 'Audio 01' and consists of the harsh Breakcore 'Auto-Destruct-High Density'. A well boisterous and intellectual burner followed by 'Achieve Wickedness' which does it happen. A devastating acidic drum & bass sword of dancefloor turmoil. Seriously heavy both, moreover an outstanding intensive bass!
This double tracker will be available digitally on 27th November, however beware that Bandcamp are waiving their fees again on 4th December, so seems a good treat to support all Artists and RONIN apparently.
The year of 2020 is indispensably the worst of the 00s and so. However it's been a good amount of people out there keeping sane and open-minded transcend their vision to a higher level of creativity and optimism for a better future. ETHA is a good example of that. A young clothing brand based in Leeds run by an aspiring and talented duet aiming to deliver a variety and versatility of goodies such as T-shirts, hoodies, caps and more to follow.
Lots of quality collections, attractive designs with a stunning outlook. Take for example one of their best collections, Space Jam called (LINK)
From sci fi fantasty stuff to psychedelic, retro and trippy art, the crew behind ETHA are always hungry to deliver the most attractive gear for indoor and outdoor rave party or even your daily 'ravey' routine.
The original ravewear is right here, put out by a passionate duo doing it with love and devotion to the young generations with a homage to the Oldskool troopers. In addition, if you visit their Soundcloud page you can listen to various Guest mixes from up and coming names under various genres such as Drum & Bass or Hip Hop. These mixes are dropping every Wednesday at 18:00 [UK TIME]...
Shall we return to the main subject of this label? Fancy giving a watch on a typical ETHA day?
Sparki Dee is in the house! Or even better, out in the streets!
Brand new album from this great talented UK producer, who's offering his expression through the lockdown days. An album different from his previous works, keeping though the key atmospheric element of euphoria, peace and beauty of the rolling rhythms. That is Sparki's trademark all the way through his own journey, productionwise. 'On The Road' is the name of his new work available digitally and it just came out this week! As self-described, this 12-track well-put compilation of personal tracks sums up 'a tale of a musical journey through time, racking up the mileage as each track plays.'
We're dealing with a majority of Drum & Bass tracks fused with melodies and tough bassline, among his Nu-Rave approach on 'Rave New World' and the amazing outro track 'The Conclusion', which sounds a proper dank to this album. Favourite highlight and ideal ending to this story of 12 amazing tracks.
Music is the answer anyroad and you can ramble freely, by the sounds of 'On The Road'. Worth every penny for this one. Don't forget that on 4th December, Bandcamp are waiving their fees again and all proceeds go to the Artists & the Labels. Keep it in your list. A good treat for a good cause in times when musicians need more 'oxygen' to be supported by us out there.
UK based versatile human machine within the scene, Jay Cunning, presents a wonderful latest episode on his series of Interviews hosting an exclusive Interview with the Oldskool Hardcore king ACEN plus Luna-C on behalf of the 'Trip II The Moon' boxset on Kniteforce Records.
An amazing trip to Acen's own world, his early days and interesting stories behind his anthems till the current celebratory boxset!
An exciting campaign has been recently set up in the Kickstarter, this time by one of the mightiest UK duets in Happy Hardcore. It's Kingsize & Eternity, well-known from their successful rollers running also for a short time their own imprint, Class A Records.
The campaign is about getting on Vinyl a dubplate from 1997 called 'Muzik Is Da Key'.
"If we hit target, we can get it pressed with the dubplate version of You Belong To Me on the flip. Will need 75 backers at £10.00 or more to pay for the press."
16 days left... Beware of that and join in to add this gem into your Vinyl collection.
“RAVER” is set in London in 1989, the summer we remember as the second summer of love and loosely based on real-life events, Amazon would call it “fact-based-fiction”.
Words by Stephen Jaydell
Through the lens of an interrogation, (of sorts), we follow the life of Devon Walters, a veteran of the 1981 Brixton riots as he descends into the murky world pirate radio, rave promotions, cocaine and ecstasy. We follow him from dub-reggae sound systems of South London through to him somehow getting involved with Millwall hooligans and eventually into pirate radio and illegal rave promotions.
Fate and inevitability eventually catch up with him and he inadvertently gets involved with some gangsterish types, and is forced to promote what turns out to be the biggest outdoor illegal rave ever staged in the UK. On the way, his life spirals out of control as he struggles to deal with fatherhood, heroin, loss and mental health.
Most of the characters will be familiar to us all, they’ll be our mates, or mates of mates or even a small part of us, but it’s not really a story of drug dealing, football hooligans, city slicker wide-boys, steroid pumped psychopathic gangsters – although it of course deals with all these things. It’s a story about life, and what it was like to grow up in the 80s and 90s, which, (if I’m honest), was awesome, but also overwhelming (if we’re really-really honest with ourselves).
“RAVER” is part of a trilogy of books I’ve written over the past nine years, and is book number 2. The first book is called “Riot”, and set in 1981 dealing with the Brixton Riots, (of course, Devon has a hand in that!). The third book is called “Yuppie” and set in New York City in 1992 ish, and follows on from the end of “RAVER”.
“Riot” will be released early 2021.
I started to write for a couple of reasons. The first main reason is my mates and work colleagues would sit and listen to me drone on about my teenage years for ages, and eventually, to shut me up, they’d say “you should write a book”… which I did, 3 of them!
The second reason is close to my heart but I’ll share it anyway. Although nowadays I’ve a steady job now, house, car, wife and kids and all that, when I was at school I was an absolute nightmare, hated all types of authority and of course left with a couple of GCSEs and went to work on a building site. Reading, for me, was nothing but a chore and as a result I was pretty naive and uneducated. I’ve realised since, self educating is the only way to make something of your life – so, “RAVER” is written for normal everyday geezers like me in the hope we can get inspired to read more and perhaps even write something too. Knowledge is power, and education is a gift.
The third and final reason is a bit deep. I don’t know about you, but looking back on the 80s and 90s, it was mad and if I’m honest, I’m probably lucky to be alive. Similar to our main character, Devon, I had a brief spell in the music industry and released a few tracks on Global Dance Records, deejayed on pirate radio and did a few night clubs (mainly house parties though). Personally, I have struggled with mental health and I know a fair few other veterans of that era have too … so, the not so hidden message in “RAVER” is about mental health.
couple of classic tunes mentioned on the book
“RAVER” is independently published on Amazon in both Paperback and also Kindle. The publishing process is pretty simple to do on Amazon and I love that fact they are, in effect, destroying the traditional, snobbish, middle-class, cliquey publishing industry. Some academic types call it the “democratisation of knowledge”, which I like.
When I first finished “RAVER”, I sent it out to maybe 170 agents, I researched them all, saw who they represented and all that, but I found it really hard to get anyone engaged in the story… with feedback like, a) theres no market for anything to do with the rave scene (er-hello!) and b) we’re only interested in celebrity stories or established authors. It seemed that nobody would take a risk – which, in hindsight, actually turned out okay. I’ve been self-promoting on facebook and twitter and the support I’ve received from absolute strangers is phenomenal and awesome and kind of rekindled my love for social media. Everyone has been super kind, encouraging and really decent… reminds me, in the best of ways, of how I used to feel way back when, 3am in the morning with rushes up my spine. All I can say is “nice one”.
A1. Dave Skywalker - Out Of Darkness Came Light A2. Dj Dossa - Elevated B1. Simon Holmes - Future Echoes B2. Deluxe & Jow - Feel Alive (Manbearpig Remix)
DJ Deluxe is very proud to present the first 12" Vinyl release of his own imprint Lazarus Recordings. Steve has gathered all good troopers & friends producers of the label in order to deliver something fair enough big and culminate the buzz he's been offering throughout this year. A crazy year which finds him reborn through his EPs, his personal new album and a new series of podcasts running among Paul Bradley. Words are useless when we talk about producers like the well-known Hard hero Dave Skywalker, or Kniteforce Radio resident DJ Dossa (who's running a very prolific year of releases) Sharkfin Records boss Simon Holmes (back stronger!) and Manbearpig on a twist from a special joint by Deluxe & Jow. Rushing rhythms, slamming breakbeats and proper Hardcore dispersed through these 4 absolutely mental belters!
In a nutshell, this startling Vinyl debut of Lazarus Recordings is the pinnacle of DJ Deluxe 2020. It keeps on selling through the Kniteforce shop, receiving many airplays on the radio and allowing Deluxe to make plans for future vinyl EPs, revealing rcently the second strike. (link)
GLOWKiD strikes back with his monthly edition of Generation X [RadioShow] on Kniteforce Radio.
On this showcase you can listen to a variety of Breakbeat, Big Beat, Hardcore Breaks selection highlighted by a snippet by the Oldskool Hardcore king Acen talking about his forthcoming 'TRIP II THE MOON' boxset on Kniteforce Records, as well as Australia's eminent producer/DJ, Stu Chapman talking about his fresh remix on 'Cast A Spell' by Pianoman,which comes out on 12" Vinyl EP. A selection of slamming bangers with the usual glowing energy as needed during this year.
Tracklist
Bomfunk MCs - We R Atomic [2002-EPIDROME]
Collecto - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt [2014]
Dream Frequency - Take Me (The Prodigy VS Little Orange UA Remix) [2019]
Altern 8 - Frequency (Kid Perfect Remix)
Moby - Power Is Taken (Old School Remix) [2020-LITTLE IDIOT]
Denham Audio - Top Buzz [2020-SNEAKER SOCIAL CLUB]
Paul Bassrock - Boomtown [2020-SOUNDSYSTEM BASSROCK]
BreaksMafia, Santy G feat. Steppa Style - One By One (Vocal Mix) [2018-SELECTA BREAKS RECORDS]
King Yoof & Uncle Dugs - Mi A Raver (feat Ragga Twins) [2015-SUB SLAYERS]
Don't forget on 1st December 2020 the last Generation X [RadioShow] of 2020 hosting Dream Frequency on a big radio celebration of the 30 year old rave history of this legendary producer! And this time it will last for 2 hours instead of the usual 90 minutes...
02. DJ Ronald Reagan - Salisbury Cathedral's F__k Off Spire (Russian Tourism Board Edit)
03. Humb - Obligatory Stab Track
04. Humb - 4 Friends (Denham Audio and Humb Remix)
2020 the year of Covid19. So what?
A creative collective over Vietnam becomes one fist in order to create the right buzz and survive through this hard period. The name of this team is Döner Beat and they've recently launched as a label. Their first release is a new digital weapon of four belters for a deep modern clubbing with the likes of various artists from the label and mainly..friends!
Kicking off with '4 Friends' by Humb, one of the founding members of Doner Beats, well-known of his action and releaes with Jigcore Sound, Long Live The Animals, UK Jungle, Bill Up Recordings (just to name a few). Humb strikes back with an unexpected track to hear from him, since he's been mostly into heavyweight styles. He's put the #DietJungle short description among his track on Soundcloud, which means apparently something lighter than anything else he did before. This track goes deep down to the mystic paths of a warehouse transferring himself and the listeners to the early days of bleeps and breakbeats..
The second track from this EP introducin us the man like DJ Ronald Reegan. The man who wants to make American ACID again. And yet his new track pays homage to the early Sheffield sounds with a very catchy groove in it, plus rave synths and acid bits. 'Obligatory Stab Track' is the second personal offering by Humb! An ode to the early days (again) of the Hardcore Techno sound, inspired by R&S you can tell. A fierce vibe that will keep your head buzzing till the quarantine is over... Denham Audio from Sheffield, one of the most prolific acts the last years, have submitted the one and only remix of this release, giving their own twist on '4 Friends' with their unique rollin 808 direction, closing this incredible debut by the Doner gang.
You may grab your copies now via Bandcamp by showing your kind support to the real Doners!
