Sunday, January 31, 2010

Shut Up & Dance

A freckle over two decades ago, Smiley & PJ from the (original) Heatwave sound system set up a record label, that ended up being responsible for a heavyweight catalogue of sounds, fusing Ragga &
Hip Hop, with House, Techno & original Hardcore, pioneering the progression of Rave, Breaks & Jungle.

This clip from back in the day gives a small insight into how it started, and features some wicked rare footage of the stables heavyweights,
The Ragga Twins, live on stage.

The compilation 'How The East Was Won 1989-2009' was released in record stores late last year, and features classics from the
afore-mentioned, as well as Nicolette, Peter Bouncer & more.

Seriously ahead of their time (or perfect for their time?), this is massively recommended.

Here's one example: