Where better to enjoy the sacred Old Skool Riddims?
Skool of Rave and Sonic Fortress return with an extravaganza party with the likes of luminaries from the golden rave days of the 90s. All roads lead to Ipswich for the ultimate rave experience that has ever taken place in the city.
Not to be missed out by anyone!
Artists include:
CUTTER - ERUPTION FM - #1 OLD SKOOL MC 2013 STEVO / REMIXX / BASH / ANGEL / DAMAGE INC. - WAX ON WAX OFF CREW! KROME & TIME - SUBURBAN BASE HYPER ON EXPERIECE - MOVING SHADOW NEBULA II - REINFORCED RECORDS SLIPMATT (SL2) - XL RECORDINGS BABY D - PRODUCTION HOUSE RECORDS
Back in the 90's and early 00's, Damage Inc. pushed Drum & Bass music through Ipswich,
Now in 2023, 'BANGER AFTER BANGER' keeps that fire burning!
So get ready for the link up as we celebrate DAMAGE's 25th Birthday!
It's going to be a night of classic Drum & Bass tracks from that era and tracks that have that vibe, We've gathered a group of DAMAGE residents for you: Damageman, Jaydee, Uniques, Remixx, Phaze One, Eq, Marty and more! We've brought you some special guests: Nicky Blackmarket, MC Foxy, MC Fearless and more!
So you know it's going to have that classic vibe from that special era!
Damage Inc. from Sonic Fortress on one more rushing performance recorded as live over Essex's Destiny. Mashed up as only Damage Inc. know and going nutter dub-by-dub. Get to know and if you dig what you hear show support to the boys on their Patreon page.
One of the oldest and most respected crews from the UK, Sonic Fortress, have just unleashed their new speciality. The eminent and probably the best Hardcore Breaks mash-up act out there, Damage Inc. are collaborating with their good fellow DJ Remixx and the result is totally outstanding!
'Take Me Back' is one of those well known cheeky tunes from the SF labs, inspired absolutely by good old 90s with some reminiscing female vocals and rave stabs to raise high the temperatures. A tune that should not be missed out from any DJ set too, getting already major support my the elite of Nuskool Hardcore people. In addition, you can also show some support to the Sonic Fortress collective by joining their new Patreon page and get some exclusive dubs and hot tracks from them! Isn't it fabulous? More info @ https://www.patreon.com/sonicfortress Subplate Dubscription: £5 Get your hands on 2 fresh tunes every month. £10 Get your hands on the dubs and some exclusive tunes. £20 Get involved and learn how to make Rave tunes
And now we're dealing with the man like Kismet from UK on his latest showcase entitled 'You Know The Score' @ Lazer FM. A show which promotes the new breed of Breaks and Jungle. An absolutely magnificent showcase broadcasted live on Monday the 12th October, including a Nuskool deep selection of Hardcore and Breakbeat sounds with the likes of Raveskool Recordings, Diesel Recordings, Sonic Fortress, lots of good oldies within the Hardcore Breaks and Nu-Rave (e.g. Vinyl Junkie, Sanxion tracks) plus tracks from our very own back catalogue of releases which can be found in our Bandcamp page.
Don't forget. You can catch up Kismet live every alternate Mondays 20:00-22:00 (UK TIME) on House Beats Radio Station, bringing you the finest selection of House music And every other Monday on Lazer FM, dropping the best in Old Skool House, Rave, Break and DnB.
There comes a time when producers and labels need more support than anything else. The infamous Hardcore Breaks act, Damage Inc. having some financial issues at the moment due to the lockdown, thus they have decided to face that with some...new music.
They've recently launched a campaign on Kickstarter for an exclusive Hardcore Breaks release. The crowdfunding has almost reached the half of the goal, which is $633 in total.
When its done there will be one more campaign going straight to every backer and that's about a special 12" Vinyl release which you can decide what type of tracks you wish to see on wax. Yes! You read it correctly. For more info go to the facebook group about Damage Inc. Kickstarter campaign to interact with this new concept and get some real action, live streams with the progress of the tracks, chat etc.
9/ Spiral S - Rave 4 Life (Pressure Euphoria Mix).
10/ Yudaidhun - Bring It Back To The Heaven.
11/ Schnez - Ricochet.
12/ Beats Are Broken - The Dreamer.
13/ Amiga Breaks - Get Busy.
14/ Nefti - Music Takes Me Higher (Vitality Remix).
15/ Paul Cronin Ft. GLOWKiD - The Ardcore Crew.
Spring 2020 sees The Strictly NuSkool Blog's very own rave ambassador, GLOWKiD join forces with Intensive Recordings and Sonic Fortress to unveil a huge collection of upfront and euphoric, hardcore cuts from the cream of the nuskool underground, with the release of the 'GLOWKiD Pres. The Generation X Crew’ album. Our main man himself, GLOWKiD provides an introduction to the madness that is to ensue before we are presented with Orestiz's hectic fusion of layered amens and frentic stabs with 'Sucks 2 Be U'. Next up to the plate we have Sonic Fortress' very own Damage Inc. who drops 'Sorry Riddem', a track which expertly combines smooth R&B vocals with heavyweight bass pulses. Nefti comes in to represent the Intensive Recordings crew with his full-on blend piano driven, rave diva vocal driven slice of breakbeat hardcore with 'U Turn Me On'. 'This Way' by the inimitable Insane & Mind sees the duo deliver an energy packed, contemporary twist on that classic '94-'95, happy hardcore sound with it's use of rolling amen breaks, epic piano melodies and female vocal sighs. Up next we are introduced to the simplistic, but oh so effective 'Building Shake' by Amaretto, which drops an infectiously uplifting piano section over layered breaks and an electrifying stab riff to devastating effect. 'Wonderfull' by Monks & Mort (aka Gareth Monks and DJ Rave In Peace) sees the dynamic duo inject a potent dose of vintage rave vox, 150mph breakbeats and pounding four-to-the-floor kickdrums to set any rave dancefloor alight!!! Kniteforce Records regular, TNO Project makes a welcome appearance with the uncompromisingly feelgood 'Inside Ma Head', an irresistable mix of iconic Cuba Gooding vocals, hard hitting breaks, cheeky funk samplage that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. The latter half of the album sees Spiral S lay down some 'Funky Drummer' breaks and oldskool hip-hop vox on 'Rave 4 Life (Pressure Euphoria Mix)' before rolling out a heavyweight synth riff and electrifying stab pattern. Yudiadhun's 'Bring It Back To Heaven' rewinds us back to the heady dayz of unashamedly euphoric, kickdrum and breakbeat driven happy hardcore, complete with helium vocals and hands-in-the-air pianos. One for the white gloves and whistles crew!!! Up next Schnez keeps it simple with 'Ricochet', an excellent blend of rolling amens, pounding kicks and one hell of a catchy bass riff, expertly complimented by soaring strings and stabs. 'The Dreamer' by Beats Are Broken ups the tempo by a few notches with it's use of uncompromising breaks, fervered synth melody and a heavenly string section that'd make the Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era jealous. Nuskool hardcore veteran Amiga Breaks revitalizes the classic happy hardcore sound with 'Get Busy', which utilises ecstatic riffs, thunping kicks and rushing pianos paired with sliced and diced, junglistic amens as if it was still 1995. Nefti makes a welcome returns with Vitality in tow who provides an unmistakingly Prodigy-esque relick of 2013's hardcore breaks anthem 'Music Takes Me Higher', complete with breakneck speed beats, rapturous pads, phatt rave riffs and pulsating bassline to boot. Rounding off the collection we have Raveskool Recordings head honcho, the legendary Paul Cronin foin forces with GLOWKiD to bring you 'The Ardcore Crew', an invigourating fusion of heavyweight amens, ragga style piano melodies and vocal snippets of the Strictly NuSkool Blog's figurehead generously sprinkled throughout to encourage all worldwide Generation X Crew's to get dancing!!! The 'GLOWKiD pres. The Generation X Crew’ perfectly captures that vintage, early nineties hardcore spirit of all night raves, euphoric breaks, bass and stabs and "up for it" ravers, and adds a potent helping of 2020 attitude to the format. If you have a passion for upfront and uplifting oldskool vibes, then you need this collection in your music library!!! For a sample of the rave-madness featured on the album, check out GLOWKiD's very latest GLOWBUZZ episode below...
The 'GLOWKiD pres. The Generation X Crew’ is availble to download from digital stores on 03/04/20, with Limited Edition Unmixed CD's up for grabs from the Sonic Fortress webstore on 20/03/20 (www.sonicfortress.com).
Follow the artists and labels featured via the links below...
From the wonderful artistic city of Lodz in Poland, the 20 years in the making of production & DJing, Greg Sin Key, returns with his second personal studio album, which can be described as the most complete to date.
'RAVEOLOGIC' consists of 12 fresh tracks and is a multi genre album of happiness (e.g. 'Incoming Relax' or 'Hardcore Porn') or stuff like his usual stylee on Destiny' and the self titled tune of the album, which is a good example that Rave Breaks still exist, taking us to the prior days of Nu-Rave. Plenty of good tunes inside, for your sets & your listening pleasure. Fat bass, slamming breakbeats, electrofying dishes coming straight from GSK labs concluding a remarkable new work coming straight from Poland via the established UK label of Sonic Fortress.
The 12track album comes out now on CD & Digital version on the Sonic Fortress shop and later on will be also available on the other major digital platforms.
Grab your copies now and you won't be disappointed adding some banging Polski Breakbeat dose to your library.
One of the longest Hardcore teams within the scene & a big underground brand in the Hardcore Breaks, has now returned after the very successful 'BOOYAKA!' output, in order to put out a series of events promoting present's Hardcore!
SONIC FORTRESS proudly presents 'SKOOL OF RAVE' event @ Flava Bar in Stevenage/UK on a massive night that everyone will go off with the likes of Hardcore Breaks, Jungle Techno and Nu-Rave, Nuskool vibes.
This will be a summer night of passion, energy and massive vibes all around, including from top DJs in the game, merchandise, Hardcore Breaks brands and more to be announced...
LINEUP
DJ ABO [Peace On Wax] CUTTER [Moondance/Epidemik] DAMAGE INC. [Sonic Fortress] DJ RADIOSAM [Try Unity/Calling The Hardcore] DJ SEDUCTION [Impact Records/United Dance] DJ FAYDZ [2 Bad Mice / Future Rave Anthems] MAD P [Top Buzz] NEFTI [Intensive Recordings/Tornado Records] SKYYLAB
An amazing Hardcore Breaks gathering will take place in Stevenage; we on the Strictly Nuskool Blog are double happy about it! It was about time to happen such a meet & greet, or a big party of the whole network crew! Hardcore Breaks unity will be there!
Sonic Fortress is still in BOOYAKA! mood; a compilation which was one of the biggest within the Hardcore scene from last year. And this year, the SF crew plans to cook more immense stuff & more dopeness. Till then, they've just launched 2019 with a remarkable 2track digital EP by a good local producer eZeeJay.
'Step To This' is a collaboration of himself featuring the almighty MC Reset, a ceremony mightyhead who knows how to burn the stage of huge Rave festival brands (e.g. Epidemik).
The selft titled tune is a serious uplifter originally produced some years ago, getting a fair release now over SF. MC Reset knows how to 'hug' this lovely driven piano rhythms. A really really addictive Nu-Rave track! Track number 2 is titled 'The Flow' and it's a ruff Hardcore Breaks badboy tune that goes mad with the flow! An absolutely slamming tune for your sets, hailing all DJ heads out there, searching for something sophisticated!
Finally, noteworthy also to mention that eZeeJay runs his own imprint over the last 10+ years. And for more details, you can read the story so far of Fusion Recordings in here.
Insane & Mind - Open Up Your Heart (Beefed Up Mix).
Isotonik - I Love You Dear.
Kitchen Sink Ravers - Jungle Tekno.
Libatee - Who The Fuck Is Famous.
Liquid Alliance - Ecstasy Of Mayhem.
Makka 606 & Pete S - What We All Need.
Matt Bass - Hypercube.
Mr Psik - Dry Rinse.
Nefti - Do It To Me.
Neurygma - Believe.
N-Gill, Impact, Stomp & Luffy - Happy League (Remix).
Paul Cronin - Hardcore Massive.
Pirate Jams -Turn t Around.
RenegadeGenius - Mind Blowing Beats (Aputated Vocal Mix).
Richard Champion - I'm Going.
RonWellsJS - Deep Three.
Sanxion - Tell Me.
Schnez - 3am.
Shade K - Open Rhythm.
Simon Holmes - Rave Be Good To Me 2018.
Sonic Trip - Inception.
Stu & Nee - All I Need (Boykz & Chapman Remix).
Swedger - Catahan Combat.
Systec - The Story Of Life.
Talking Needle - You Are The One.
Ten Tun - Bass Drum.
Tony Oldskool - Give Yourself To Me.
Try Unity - Forever Free.
The Vibe Controller - Oi Oi.
Vinyl Junkie - One Love.
Yell-O-Phase - In The Beginning (Darkness Mix).
Two leading labels pushing the sound of contemporary breakbeat hardcore, jungle, upfront hardcore and jungle techno, join forces to bring to you the ultimate nuskool rave album, with the massiveRaveskool Recordingsand Sonic Fortress 'Booyaka! Deluxe Edition' album. Enlisting the scene's very best underground and up and coming talent alongside a whole host of undisputed oldskool legends from the dawn of hardcore and jungle, with the mission to bring the vintage sounds eave back to 2018.
Raveskool label boss Paul Cronin, andSonic Fortress head honcho Damage Inc. leads the charge for hyper-kinetic, 1992 style breakbeat hardcore with'Hardcore Massive' and 'Assamuffin'. The oldskool veterans soon follow hot on their heels with a hi-octane selection of fresh new tracks from the likes of Altern8ive, aka Chris Peat from chart topping rave act Altern8 and original future junglist, the mighty Bay B Kane. The king of beat choppage Bizzy B drops some ruffneck hardcore with breakbeat and UK Garage legend Deekline delivering some rave & bass flavours.Top 40, hands-in-the air rave anthem pioneers, Isotonik, joins rank with the master of jungle techno synthesisRon Wells (akaJack Smooth) and the original nuskool hardcore revivalist, the one and onlyVinyl Junkie. We have RenegadeGenius, Systec, DJ Rave In Peace, Jedi, Nefti, Stu, Nee, Boykz & Chapman,Sanxion,Bennie D andSimon Holmes also representing the first wave of nuskool hardcore alongside with a tearing selection of uplifting, hard-hitting and stab fuelled breakbeat belters. Established underground artists Try Unity,Yell-O-Phase,Greg Sin Key,Insane & Mind,Liquid Alliance(aka Wislov & Alex Breako), Libateeand Apogee Breaks (aka Amiga Breaks/DJ FuzzBuzz) carry the rave flame before handing over to a veritable army of up & coming producers. Joining the list of the hardcore new breed we have among others the inimitable Deadly Nightshade, Lazer FM's DJ Bagpuss, Mr Psik,Polish rave-ivalistTalking Needle, Tony Oldskool,South American hardcore junglist Beats Are Broken, Red Alfa'sDistrax, Swedger,Spanish hardcore contingent Neurygma and Shade K and darkside warrior the Gentleman Bastard. Last, but most certainly not least, we have representing the Raveskool Recordings camp label regularsRichard Champion,Amaretto,DJ CDC, Kitchen Sink Ravers,Pete Sand the irrepressible Gareth Monks.
From chunky-funky 120 bpm breakbeat bangers, to rush inducing piano anthems, frenzied hyper-kinetic stab-fests, tearing darkcore, sublime jungle tekno, euphoric happy hardcore and subsonic bassline fuelled future jungle. The'Booyaka! Deluxe Edition' album is destined to be the definitive nuskool rave album of all time!!!
Nuff respects to Sonic Fortress' Nam Wan andRaveskool Recordings' Paul Cronin for all the effort in putting this project together. The Breakbeatscientist's pick of the bunch... Sonic Trip's absolutely lush and cinematic 'Inception'.
The absolutely humongous'Booyaka! Deluxe Edition'album is available to pre-order now in Limited Edition CD(£14.99 + P&P) and USB (£19.99 + P&P) formats. And features an exclusive DJ mix from DJ Remixx with forthcoming tracks from DJ Demo. So what you waiting for??? Follow the link below, listen to the sounclips et your copy reserved NOW!!! http://www.sonicfortress.com/booyaka-deluxe-edition
The Strictly Nuskool Blog's eminent hardcore ambassador, GL0WKiD unveils his latest, nuskool venture with the debut of #GLOWBUZZ, a brand new video-blog dedicated to keeping you up to speed with all the latest buzz within in the world of breakbeat, hardcore and rave. For the debut episode, GL0W shines the spotlight on the latest, and forthcoming offerings from Raveskool Recordings, HOH Recordings, Kniteforce Records, Endor Recordings and Sonic Fortress, and effortlessly transfers his inimitable enthusiasm to the screen.
Check out the YouTube link below for highlights of The Vibe Controller, Insane & Mind, Sanxion, Jow & Dave Skywalker and Benny D & Jonny C, and don't forget to spread the #GLOWBUZZ!!!
This deserved to be posted and more than that getting shared all around.
The Hardcore Breaks/Nu-Rave mighty act DAMAGE INC. (Sonic Fortress) have recently uploaded over their soundcloud page their first ever tune which was born in 1990!! The name of this Oldskool Techno vibe is 'Xenophobia' taken from an original TDK cassette recording off Protracker on an Atari ST.
You can read Damage Inc. interview @ Strictly Nuskool Blog as published some months ago here.
