After a well documented dispute with Goldie over the rights to “Pulp Fiction”, Alex Reece left the Headz camp and swiftly found his home on 4th & Broadway Records, a subsidiary of the well known Island Records.

He released his debut album entitled So Far in 1996, a collection of laid back, jazz infused, and sometimes vocal, drum and bass tracks. Featured on this album, along with an edited version of Pulp Fiction renamed Pulp Friction, was the original mix of Feel The Sunshine (which apparently made it into the UK top 20).

The DJ Pulse remix definitely takes it up a few notches in my opinion. Whilst the original was a jazzy affair, the Pulse version is a little more atmospheric, with a slightly sombre vibe.

Like the original it moves along in a two step fashion, but with hints of the apache break littered throughout, featuring the original vocals by Deborah Anderson (who sounds a bit like Bjork on this at times). Like everything Creative Wax boss Pulse did around this time, its pretty solid.

Being a released on a subsidiary of a big label like Island Records (itself a part of Polygram at the time, and now Universal), I assume it was press in large volumes, so there are plenty of copies available on discogs from just 50 pence!

Add it to your wants list and tag it onto your next order.

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The next installment from, friends of Drumtrip, the “Long live beautifully crafted Jungle!” Facebook group comes via Flowah.

Volume 3 moves the series on a couple of years into rolling atmospheric drum and bass territory.

Smooth, rolling mixing in and out of classic tracks from the likes of  Nookie, Funky Technicians, PFM and Photek.

Watch out for a personal favourite of mine in there by Motiv One; Cosmik. Motiv One of course going onto record as the very different sounding Twisted Anger for Ray Keith’s “Dread Recordings” at the turn of the millenium.

Unwind to Beautifully Crafted Jungle Volume 3: Flowah

DJ Pulse – U Down
Pete & The Dream Team – LA Dreams (remix)
Alaska & Nucleus – Persistence of Vision
Nookie – The Prelude
Total Science – Forcefield
Motiv One – Cosmik
Kodus – Soul Searching
JMJ & Richie – Montana (Deep Blue remix)
Photek – T’Raenon
Funky Technicians – Classified
PFM – Inertia

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Madcap ‘Class Of 93’ Vol.1 by Madcapuk on Mixcloud

01. Pulse & Wax Doctor ‘Lay Back’ Creative Wax
02. Pulse & Wax Doctor ‘Bounty Killaz’ Creative Wax
03. Pulse & Wax Doctor ‘Approach & Identify’ Creative Wax
04. Tango & Ratty ‘Final Conflict Remix’ White
05. Torchman ‘A Light In The Dark’ Face Records
06. Jim Polo & Neil Vass ‘Underground Feelin’ (Pascal & Sponge Remix)
Face Records
07. Pascal & Sponge ‘Raw Basics’ Face Records x2
08. Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth ‘New Direction’ (93 Remix) Basement Records
09. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer ‘Ruffer’ Slammin Vinyl
10. Bass Ballistics ‘Kick Dis One’ Formation Records
11. Tango ‘Future Followers’ Formation Records
12. DJ Solo ‘Darkage’ Production House
13. DJ Hype ‘Weird Energy’ (Hells’ Bells Mix) Suburban Base
14. Cool Hand Flex ‘Mars’ In Touch
15. Cool Hand Flex ‘ Hey-Yeh’ U No Dat

www.myspace.com/madcap1980

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