Da Suburban Base

datilt · Post by **datilt** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:14 pm

this label has influenced broken beats very mucho. In 1991 it was founded. Tons of big names like Danny Breaks, DJ Hype, D'Cruze, DJ Rap, Phuture Assassins, Krome & TimeRay Keith started their career on this label releasing the fresh sound called UK hardcore. From the beginning Subbase was influenced by Ragga, which could always be heard in the productions. For me Subbase was my most important influence when growin up. The first 20-25 releases represinting the UK Hardcore stuff very well and afterwards it was jus a kick-off for da jungle scene. For example Breakdown, which was a sister lable of Subbase released da DnB Selection 1 which included some of da most important jungle tunes of all time (Six Million Ways to Die) together with some early DnB (Warpdrive jus to mention, such big that drum programming, will be never reached nearly again). So, what are your favourite moments on this label.

For me its hard to say, because I luv evry piece from this label. Jus need to point out da Phuture Assassins who always brought serious ragga together with da hardcore.

just jim · Post by **just jim** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:04 am

SUBBASE 10R is an important 12" for me. It is the one that started my journey through the "hardcore continuum." I still love the 2 Bad Mice remix as much as when I first heard it 16 years ago.

Other highlights:
Anything Hype did - particularly The Chopper and Roll Da Beats
Flammable
More Time
RIP

so many bad tunes...

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am

A bit later maybe than what you're talking about but the DJ Hype remix of Remarc 'RIP' is and will always be one of my favourite pieces of music ever.

garcia · Post by **garcia** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:41 am

I had the Dj SS - Cutty Ranks - Limb by Limb 12" remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=donfJlDdiUU

Marvellous Cain Hitman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBLcc7i ... re=related

then it just vanished into the ether never to be seen again...

I can't remember the year of the release, wasn't so early, was it? 95/96?

15 years old and I didn't know what hit me!

'Play that bloody jungle music all night!'

boomnoise · Post by **boomnoise** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:45 am

foundation bizness!

this music gets more and more important as time goes by.

furiouz · Post by **furiouz** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:13 am

Nothing but <3 for Subbase. Legendary label

robbiej · Post by **robbiej** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:10 am

rr rr rr roll the beats .... 'nuff said

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:21 am

SUB BASE FOR YOU FACE

weston · Post by **weston** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:36 am

wheel and come again please please pleeease.

ive got a subbase jumper that i still rock when im feeling old skool.

this is the best release

http://www.discogs.com/release/605942

furiouz · Post by **furiouz** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:27 am

weston wrote:wheel and come again please please pleeease.

ive got a subbase jumper that i still rock when im feeling old skool.

this is the best release

http://www.discogs.com/release/605942

Been looking for that VHS for loooong! You have it??

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:30 am

robbiej wrote:rr rr rr roll the beats .... 'nuff said

Absolutely T for tremendous

powerpill · Post by **powerpill** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:39 am

love it all, so much.

weston · Post by **weston** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:43 am

na mate, unfortunatly not.

didnt know it existed untill i was just looking through discogs.

posted it because i thought it said a lot about the profesional nature of subbase at a time when most hardcore labels weren't even being properly distributed.

dekoy · Post by **dekoy** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:00 am

Incredible label. This and Moving Shadow. There's a wicked double cd I had from about 10 years ago called History of Hardcore mixed by Kenny Ken that's pure Sub Base and Shadow stuff.

Anyone keen on Austin aka Phuture Assassin (the main Sub Base engineer for the likes of Krome and Time etc) should check out his new hardcore breaks tunes on Hardcore Projektz and Warehouse Wax. All massive.

weston · Post by **weston** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:33 am

Dekoy wrote: Anyone keen on Austin aka Phuture Assassin (the main Sub Base engineer for the likes of Krome and Time etc) should check out his new hardcore breaks tunes on Hardcore Projektz and Warehouse Wax. All massive.

interesting. will check.

was listening to that history of hardcore last weekend. the first cd is a lot.

remeber "the joint" lps they did? had the original lords of the null lines on with pure preditor 2 samples.

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:39 am

ROMFORD CREW HOLD YA LIGHTERS UP

Relevant Jungle mix here: http://blog.grievousangel.net/?p=283

and here: http://blog.grievousangel.net/?p=275

Need to do another one...

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:41 am

weston wrote: remeber "the joint" lps they did? had the original lords of the null lines on with pure preditor 2 samples.

Think that was the first hardcore/jungle cd I ever heard.

And then "Stamina" by the Dream Team was the first jungle tune I bought - think it was actually on the John Peel show

sully_shanks · Post by **sully_shanks** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:52 am

amazing label. legendary
all about the dark stranger
and yeah those new phuture assassin bits are wicked, defo the best new hc ive heard yet

furiouz · Post by **furiouz** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:46 am

Shonky wrote:
weston wrote: remeber "the joint" lps they did? had the original lords of the null lines on with pure preditor 2 samples.
Think that was the first hardcore/jungle cd I ever heard.

Vol 2 is equally bad.
For me Subbase, Moving Shadow & Production House are the top 3 labels from that golden era.

duderonomy · Post by **duderonomy** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:32 pm

D'Cruze - "Lonely" b/w "Chronic Breakz", "Control" LP and some of the remixes of his stuff by Smokey Joe & Ray Keith.

Subplates Vol. 4.

Any oldskool heads on here remember a tune that had a spoken word sample that said "the evil needle" - the track was probably more like DnB than Jungle; very sparse beats in a stepper style, but with some great, atmospheric squelchy noises and such. Anyone?

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