I guess this one might not really class as a tune of the day as you can’t buy it unfortunately, but this track is absolute pure quality.

Thankfully nothing to do with 2Unlimited (although maybe that’s where the vocal sample came from) this is a classic dark stepper from 1993.

It’s pretty sinister at times with a lazy mentasm breakdown but the lush strings and pads shine through in several places. Despite sadly never seeing a proper release (only surfaced on plate), scant information and rumour has it that it was supposed to come out on Reinforced Records.

I’ve only ever heard it twice – once on a Fabio Dance Planet mix and then on a Doc Scott tape. I suspect it’s probably a Goldie or Manix tune but there’s also some big similarities with the Energy track that Goldie and A Guy Called Gerald did as the 2 G’$ on Juicebox (especially the drums). Maybe a collaboration…

Who knows. Either way it’s a storming tune and epitomises that deadly R Sound from back then – tough, futuristic music.

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For show #001 I went for a little 4Hero and Goldie tribute. Going through the years from 1992 and the anthemic work of Manix, early Rufige, 4Hero and collaboration project ‘Internal Affairs’.

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Up next on Wednesday 9th April we have Dave M aka Brian Badonde taking the controls.

Tracklist
01. Manix – I Can’t Stand It – Reinforced
02. Manix – Hardcore Junglism (Exclusive Mix) – Reinforced
03. Rufige Cru – Menace – Reinforced
04. Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era – Peace & Loveism (4Hero Remix)
05. 4Hero – Journey From The Light – Reinforced
06. 4Hero – Students Of The Future – Reinforced
07. 2 Bad Mice – Mass Confusion (Rufige Kru Remix) – Moving Shadow
08. Internal Affairs – In My Soul – Reinforced
09. Nookie – Give A Little Love (Manix Remix) – Reinforced
10. Manix – One More Time – Reinforced
11. Internal Affairs – Hands To Heaven – Reinforced
12. Metalheads ‎- You And Me – The Beauty – The Beast – Synthetic
13. Rufige Kru – Fury – Moving Shadow
14. J Majik – Sunray (Rufige Cru Remix) – Infrared
15. Scarface – I Seen A Man Die (4 Hero NW2 Gangsta Move) – Virgin
16. Goldie – Jah – FFRR
17. Layla – Gotta Find Love (The Goldie Blue Room Vocal Mix) – Inferno
18. Tom & Jerry – Till The Morning – Tom & Jerry
19. Tom & Jerry – Maxi (Mun) Style (Nasty Jungle Remix) – Tom & Jerry
20. Nuyorican Soul – I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (4 Hero Remix)

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