I’m going to completely forget that I said I’d never post rock & metal up here from now on cos I love it too much and you should too.
80s metal at its absolute finest here with W.A.S.P., an underrated band from that time who probably now get dismissed due to their glam metal image. Their tunes were actually really, really good with a number of classic singles and great albums. Their videos were packed with lots of bikes and men in stupid clothes playing silly shaped instruments…awesome!
80s German synthy new wave action here with a tune I discovered in some trendy bar in New York a few years back. Maybe it was a big hit over there or something but I’d never heard if before and it’s cool.
The original version in German is good too for those who want the OG track although the lyrics don’t really seem to say the same thing as the translated one.
You might not know this but I’m a little bit obsessed with Kate Bush. Musically I think she’s one of the most unique artists that the UK has ever produced and while I see why some people don’t like her music I think it’s fookin’ great.
She’s also totally, totally hot.
This is one of my favourite tunes by her, although there are many that I adore. It was never on any of her albums but featured on the soundtrack of some crap film, I think. It’s a beautiful track and full of emotion with a video to match (look out for Lord Percy AKA Tim McInnerny).
Another one on the jungle tip inspired by an incredible thread over at Dogs On Acid (a place that I visit less and less frequently nowadays). Hours of amazing atmospheric/melodic jungle & dnb to listen to in there with some really great links.
Here’s a fav of mine from the wicked Labello Blanco, a label that went from early hardcore up through to jungle and dnb often releasing a pretty good variety of styles along the way. There are a few stinkers in there but many classics.
This one is a remix from Nookie of a track originally by Rogue Unit, AKA Steve Gurley, a man who has covered so many different genres in dance music and layed down countless classic is a bit of classic jungle. Steve, along with producers like Pete Parsons, is a completely unsung hero of early UK dance music and should really have his contribution recognised.
