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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I do the miss the designs of flyers like these, especially the old Fantazia and Dreamscape ones that look like across between Gamesmaster and The Lawnmower man. Early 90’s CGI was fantastic.

Find the site here; http://90sravescene.tumblr.com/
A few of my faves below…..

Bukem done up like Sir Patrick Moore is particularly brilliant. Plenty more on the site.

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1 – Subnation – Scottie – Future Vinyl 003 (1993)
2 – Doc Scott – Drumz VIP – Metalheadz (1996)
3 – DJ Crystl – Let It Roll – Deejay Recording (1994)
4 – DJ Peshay – Gangster – Protégé EP – Reinforced Records (1993)
5 – Cloud 9 – Unknown – Unknown
6 – Ray Keith – Dubplate Terrorist Rmx (1994)
7 – Rufige Kru – Knowledge – Synthetic (1992)
8 – DJ Trace – Lost Entity, London Mix – Luckyspin Recordings (1993)
9 – Jim Polo + Neil Vass – Underground Feeling – Dark Horse (1993)
10 – Anthill Mob – Antology – Top Buzz Stonehenge rmx – Anthill Records (1993)
11 – Boogie Times Tribe – Dark Stranger – Suburban Base Records (1993)
12 – 4 Hero – Journey From The Light – Reinforced Records (1993)
13 – Tek 9 – Just A Dream – Reinforced Records (1992)
14 – DJ Mayhem – Inesse – Ray Keith Mix – Face Record (1994)
15 – Rufige Kru – Rollin Like Scotty – Enforcers Vol.3 (1993)
16 – Tom and Jerry – Papillon Love Song – Tom And Jerry (1993)
17 – Tom And Jerry – Let Your Spirit Rise – To and Jerry (1993)
18 – Internal Affairs – Stylin – Enforcers Vol.2 (1993)
19 – DJ Randall – The “R” – Enforcers Vol.2 (1993)
20 – F Project – Side A
21 – Jonny Jungle – Flammable – Suburban Base (1993)
22 – Agent Orange – Technoska – ?
23 – Wax Doctor + Jack smooth – Unfriendly – Wax Doctor Vol.4 – Bassment (1994)
24 – DJ Hype – Weird Energy – Suburban Base (1994)
25 – Fallen Angles – Hello Lover – DJ Hype Remix – IQ Records (1994)
26 – Firefox + 4Tree – Warning – Philly Blunt Records (1994)
27 – Tic Tac Toe – Ephemerol – Mickey finn Remix – Tic Tac Toe (1992)
28 – Wax Doctor + Kev Bird – Dark Matter Rmx – Bassment Records (1993)
29 – Studio 2 – dirty Games – ??? (1993)
30 – Frequency – Kiss The Sky (1991)

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As we start our assault on 2010 with the first awol night of the year, prepare yourself to be dropped behind enemy lines. Join the awol platoon on Saturday the 27th of March from 9pm to 5 am as we transform the indigo 2 with a military theme never witnessed before.

Introducing the awol platoon: General Kenny Ken, Brigadier Brockie, Colonel micky finn, Lieutenant DJ Ron, Captain Darren jay, Sergeant Major DJ SL, Corporal Randall and our military field Dr, S Gachet.

They’ll be joined by the drill sergeants, MC’s Navigator, fearless and moose.

Arena 2: chill out lounge

£10 Early Bird Tickets are on sale now but for a limited time only, standard Advance tickets are only £20 plus booking fee more on the door, get yours now from ticketweb.co.uk, ticketmaster.co.uk and theticketsellers.co.uk or from all usual outlets.

For more information & Full ticket outlets logon to A WAY OF LIFE.co.uk, myspace.com/awolsback or join AWOL on Facebook
Awol goes AWOL on Saturday the 27th of March at the exclusive indigo – o2 complex, gate 3A, millennium way, Greenwich.

Awol – A Way of life

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