BLEEPS, BREAKS + BASS

TRACKLIST 01 The Scientist - Spiral Symphony (Sample Me Mix) 03:00 02 KCC - Def CÍn Bass 04:36 03 R. Solution - Blowing My Mind 04:04 04 Biosphere - Baby Satellite 05:06 05 A Certain Ratio - Spirit Dance 05:39 06 A Man Called Adam - Midievil (The Inquisition) 06:46 07 Unique 3 - Digicality 04:48 08 Heychild - Heychild's Theme 06:08 09 Terra Incognita - Alien Element (UK Mix) 04:26 10 Tek 9 - Space 91 03:12 11 Boneshakers - Don't Go Away (Original Dub Mix) 03:38 12 Ubik - Bass Generation 06:08 13 Techno Excursion - Come With Me 06:01 14 Trak 1 - For This II 04:32 15 Three Sons - First Step 04:03 16 KLF - What Time Is Love? (Moody Boys vs KLF Mix) 07:38 INFO At the turn of the ˜90s, British dance music gave birth to two interconnected styles that put heavy sub-bass front and centre: bleep techno and breakbeat hardcore. Such was their popularity that the styles inspired countless imitations and mutations, both within the UK and far beyond. This is the story told in a major new retrospective from Musique Pour La Danse, Bleeps, Breaks + Bass, a carefully curated and well-informed collection of rare and sought-after tracks from the early ˜90s selected by label founders Olivier Ducret and Bunkerheadz. Available on two limited-edition double LPs (each presented in heavy cardboard gatefold sleeves on 180g, half speed-mastered vinyl), compact disc and digital download, Bleeps, Breaks + Bass features artwork by legendary graphic designer Trevor Jackson and extensive liner notes from dance music historian Matt Anniss, author of the acclaimed book Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music. A quick glance at the track listing will confirm the depth and variety of Bunkerheadz and Ducret™s selections, which largely sidestep celebrated anthems in favour of overlooked gems, deeper cuts and genuine rarities  all of which have been re-mastered by legendary bleep producer and engineer Rob Gordon (Forgemasters, Xon, co-founder of Warp Records) and half-speed mastered/cut by Sidney Meier at Emil Berliner. Across the collection you™ll find lesser-celebrated gems from significant figures in the scene (Unique 3™s long-overlooked ˜Digicality™, rare tracks from 4 Hero side projects R-Solution and Tek9); surprise bass-heavy excursions from popular outfits of the period (A Man Called Adam, A Certain Ratio and The KLF™s ˜What Time Is Love™ as remixed by The Moody Boys); significant but frequently forgotten underground anthems (outings from Boneshakerz, Hypersonic, Ubik and KCC); secret weapons (Three Sons, Heychild, Techno Excursion); and even a sub-heavy classic from Norwegian ambient legend Biosphere. It all adds up to a significant celebration of one of the most fertile periods in the development of dance music with bleeps, breaks and bass.