Bass, Breaks & Sheffield Bleeps…

One of the first record of the bleeps genre was “The Theme” by Bradford’s Unique 3 in 1989. LFO’s “LFO” was released on Sheffield’s Warp Records in 1990. Nightmares on Wax next released “Dextrous” on Warp Records in 1990. The label went on to release the club anthem “Testone” by Sweet Exorcist (DJ Parrot, and Richard H. Kirk of Sheffield avant-garde experimentalists Cabaret Voltaire), a track that went on to define the Yorkshire sound, and also the rather silly “Tricky Disco” by Tricky Disco. These were followed by a string of releases on the short-lived Leeds label Bassic Records, including the “Ital’s Anthem” by Ital Rockers, a Chapeltown dub reggae band diversifying into techno, and Juno’s “Soul Thunder”, an understated track now recognised as a techno classic.

The music scene in England changed, as piano house anthems took over northern clubs and the breakbeat hardcore scene grew in London and the West Midlands.

Bassic Records folded in 1991, taking most of their acts with them. Those who survived changed styles, with Ital Rockers going back to dub reggae and LFO shifting to techno.

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Download The Warp Bleep Era Tribute Mix

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The Step – Yeah You (Robert’s Mix)
Sweet Exorcist – Testfour
LFO – We Are Back
Sweet Exorcist – Clonk
Nightmares on Wax – Sal
Nightmares on Wax – Aftermath
Forgemasters – Track With No Name
Nightmares on Wax – A Case Of Funk
Nightmares on Wax – I’m For Real
LFO – Track 4
Nightmares on Wax – Aftermath (LFO Remix)
DJ Mink – Hey! Hey! Can U Relate?
LFO – LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
Tuff Little Unit – Join The Future
Nightmares on Wax – Biofeedback
LFO – Groovy Distortion
LFO – Mentok 1
Nightmares on Wax – Dextrous
The Step – Yeah You

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Download The Network Records Bleep Era Mix

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Neal Howard – Indulge
XON – Dissonance
Rhythmatic – Take Me Back
Cyclone – A Place Called Bliss
Energise – Report To The Dancefloor
Rhythmatic – Frequency
Model 500 – Info World
Nexus 21 – Self Hypnosis
Rhythim Is Rhythim – Drama
Heychild – Heychild’s Theme
Suburban Knight – The Worlds
Symbols & Instruments – Mood
Fade II Black – The Calling
Nexus 21 – Together
Neal Howard – Indulge

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The 1990 MixMag / Colin Faver Kiss FM Mastermix Download http://www.zshare.net/audio/6885704b63e928/

Track 2 from the Christmas 1990 MixMag / Kiss FM Mastermixes CD mixed by Colin Favor.

2.1 Sweet Exorcist – Test 4
2.2 Nightmares On Wax – Aftermath (LFO Remix)
2.3 LFO – LFO
2.4 Forgemasters – Shall We
2.5 LFO – Track 4
2.6 LFO – Mentok 1
2.7 Nightmares On Wax – Dextrous
2.8 Forgemasters – Track With No Name
2.9 LFO – Probe