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Da Suburban Base
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:14 pm
by datilt
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.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:04 am
by just jim
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...
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am
by joe muggs
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.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:41 am
by garcia
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!'
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:45 am
by boomnoise
foundation bizness!
this music gets more and more important as time goes by.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:13 am
by furiouz
Nothing but <3 for Subbase. Legendary label

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:10 am
by robbiej
rr rr rr roll the beats .... 'nuff said
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:21 am
by stanton
SUB BASE FOR YOU FACE
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:36 am
by weston
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
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:27 am
by furiouz
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??
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:30 am
by joe muggs
robbiej wrote:rr rr rr roll the beats .... 'nuff said
Absolutely T for tremendous

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:39 am
by powerpill
love it all, so much.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:43 am
by weston
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.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:00 am
by dekoy
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.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:33 am
by weston
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.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:39 am
by grievous_angel
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...
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:41 am
by shonky
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
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:52 am
by sully_shanks
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
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:46 am
by furiouz
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.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:32 pm
by duderonomy
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?