[CUT033] Various - The Power Of The Darkside [Limited Edition CD Available To Purchase Now!!!]

1/ Intro.

2/ Beats Are Broken - Meet Your Destiny.

3/ Virtuoso - Dark Presence.

4/ Abyss - I'll Be Back.

5/ Master Mash - The Dreamer Cometh.

6/ Danny Skeedale - Ghosts Of The Past.

7/ Breakbeat Scientist - Strangers.

8/ Deadly Nightshade - Nightmares.

9/ RenegadeGenius - Power Of The Darkness.

10/ Abstract Illusion - Leia's Gonna Dis U Right Now.

11/ Beat Rapist - Deviants And Teddy Bears.
12/ Unknown - Unknown???

Switchblade Digital are back once more with a roundup of the darkest, crustiest grimiest junglistc dubs with the release of the label's third album, 'The Power Of The Darkside'. Featuring 10 exclusive darkside cuts from the underground hardcore and jungle scene's most diabolical producers. The Strictly NuSkool Blog prepares itself for a journey to the DARKSIDE!!!  

Beats Are Broken sets the tone of the album with opening track, 'Meet Your Destiny', a punishingly dark slice of amen-fuelled junglism jam-packed with thundering bass patterns and brain scouring mentasm riffs set to give your speakers nightmares for weeks. Up next, 'Dark Presence' by Virtuoso takes the listener on a darkside trip by combining expertly layered breaks, pounding 4/4 kicks and ghostly pads to devastating effect. Watch out for the pitch black, downtempo switchup midway!!!

Switchblade Digital label boss Abyss takes the helm with his 1980's sci-fi flick influenced 'I'll Be Back', a track which celebrates the intensity of the classic nineties jungle sound whilst giving it a modern production overhaul for 2017. The inimitable Master Mash captures the spirit of jungle techno with his darkly melodic synth driven offering 'The Dreamer Cometh', which evokes the feelings of a rave flavoured, cinematic soundtrack to some long forgotten cyborg flick (in the same vein as it's predecessor). 

The thematic stylings of the album takes on a more contemporary turn with Danny Skeedale's menacing breakbeat track 'Ghosts of The Past', which injects plenty of oldskool flavour to the proceedings with it's combination of vintage Andy C synths and huge 'Anasthasia' stab-fest. Some guy called 'Breakbeat Scientist' drops another slice of dark hardcore, peppered with liberal helpings of 2008 home invasion horror movie samples with 'Strangers', taking inspiration from darkcore classics from the likes of Essence of Aura, Bizzy B and Chaos & Julia Set.

The ever prolific Deadly Nightshade makes his return to give us some 'Nightmares' by delivering a epic, tense, and richly structured breakbeat hardcore track populated with electrifying stab patterns, soaring pads and sinister strings. Paranoid Recordings very own RenegadeGenius rewinds us right back to 1993 with 'Power Of The Darkness', a track which instantly summons up memories of legendary labels such as Formation, Dark Horse and Face Records with it's authentic retro stylings.

Up next we go full-on jungle with Abstract Illusion's 'Leia's Gonna Dis U Right Now', which expertly combines iconic hip-hop rhyming with furiously sliced and diced, amen choppage like it was still 1995 and monstrous, growling bass drones. Beat Rapist brings the album to an Earth shattering close with 'Deviants & Teddy Bears' which blends together the very best elements of ruffneck junglism and grime encrusted, industrial tech-step to create an oppressive, yet hauntingly atmospheric finale.

Switchblade Digital have proven that the label has made it's mission to unearth the very best in underground, dark hardcore and jungle talent, and this latest collection illustrates that it has yet another hit on it's hands. If your soul belongs to the darkside, then this will satisfy all your dark desires!!!

'The Power Of The Darkside' exclusive, Limited Edition CD album is available to purchase from the official Switchblade Digital webstore for £8 (plus P&P). Quantities are extremely limited though, so you better be quick off the mark. 'The Power Of The Darkside' will also become available in digital formats also in the near future.

http://switchbladevinyl.bigcartel.com/product/the-power-of-the-darkside-cd





Abstract Illusion: https://soundcloud.com/abstractillusion
Abyss: https://soundcloud.com/dj_abyss
Beat Rapist: https://soundcloud.com/peterbisseker
Beats Are Broken: https://soundcloud.com/awtudella
Breakbeatscientist: https://soundcloud.com/stuz74
Danny Skeedale: https://soundcloud.com/dannyskeedale
Deadly Nightshade: https://soundcloud.com/maximum-acceleration
Master Mash: https://soundcloud.com/master-mash
RenegadeGenius: https://soundcloud.com/renegadegenius

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[This Is Nu-Rave] Pursuit - Tek-Out [Free Jungle Tekno Download!!!]

1/ Tek-Out.

Are you ready for some bluudclot jungle tekno!!!??? Because This Is Nu-Rave label owner, Pursuit has an exclusive, nuskool jungle tekno freebie for you with 'Tek-Out'. Packed full of pounding 4/4 kick-drums, intricate synth patterns, and dark atmospherics, 'Tek-Out' perfectly captures the spirit of the very best jungle tekno artists and labels from 1993 to 1994, and is guaranteed to compliment any oldskool, or nuskool hardcore set!!!

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Phineus II Presents: Mini Mix Tape

We at Strictly NuSkool Blog have a treat for you, here is a producer who still in 2015 uses all the old hardware and computers from the early 90s that churned out all them ruff n tuff old skool/jungle sounds. Phineus II aka Squatski aka Cheese Nachos, introduces us to yet another onslaught of old skool jungle from the obscure edge with that warm Amiga sound rushing through your speakers. Lined up are three tracks in a mini mix style,

DJ Demo - Power Of Love (P2's 2nd Mix)
Phineus II - Jungle Explosion
Phineus II - Ruff n Ready Tekno Trip

Check out his video right here, please do subscribe and show your love for the sounds by commenting.


You can find more of his music on the following links

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiGS9EJq7cLYOFTfckqYXg
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/phineus-ii

[7TH 12008] The Invisible Man - The Journey EP [Limited Edition 12" Available For Pre-Order]

 

 

A - The Journey. (1993 Previously Unreleased)

AA1 - The Flute Tune. (1994)

AA2 - Space. (1993)

 

7th Storey Projects are back with a vengeance to bring you a brand new, limited edition 12" EP of rare and unreleased jungle rarities from the early nineties, and have teamed up with the legendary producer, The Invisible Man (Timeless Recordings, G-Spot Records, Good Looking...), on the release of 'The Journey EP'.

 

Opening with a previously unreleased, lost classic 'The Journey', a spiritual fore bearer of The Invisible Man's classic 'The End'. A 'Think' break driven, atmospheric stepper embellished by moody descending synths, soothing bass throbs and vintage sci-fi dialogue. 'The Journey' encapsulates just why 1993 was such a pivotal moment in time during the transition from hardcore to jungle to drum & bass, whilst keeping all of those essential elements enfolded into the one track. 

 

1994's 'The Flute Tune', which was released, and subsequently sold out on the Sublogic Recordings label in 2008 has been re-released once more due to increasing demand for The Invisible Man's rarities. 'The Flute Tune' combines lushly euphoric pads which hint towards the artist's future dalliances with the Good Looking Records label, with fiercely tearing amen break edits. A track which melds the rough with the smooth expertly.

 

The EP closes with 'Space', which appeared alongside the classic 'Into Da Future' on the Camden Tunes label way back in 1993 under The Invisible Man's The Undergraduates pseudonym. 'Space' also straddles the hardcore-jungle divide with rolling amens, twinkling melodies and booming basslines battling it out with gorgeous atmospherics.

 

'The Journey EP' has been fully licensed for release by The Invisible Man himself and has been mastered and cut by  Beau Thomas (aka Intense, The White House Crew, Babylon Timwarp) at Ten Eight Seven Mastering in London, which guarantees a top quality vinyl press.

 

'The Journey EP' is available for pre-order from the 7th Storey Projects webstore link below for £9.99 (plus Postage & Packaging), and is expected to be ready for delivery at the end of July 2015.

 

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