MA2 – Hearing Is Believing

MA2 – Hearing Is Believing (Formation Records, 1994) “Hardstep” is one of those vague terms that seems to mean different things to different people. I’ve generally taken it as referring to the more dancefloor orientated drum and bass that developed during the mid-nineties as producers moved away from ragga jungle. More streamlined breaks, hefty basslines

DJ Rap – Hardstep

DJ Rap – Hardstep (Proper Talent, 1996) My Monday Retrospect piece at DnB Blog this week is on ‘Spiritual Aura’ by Engineers Without Fears AKA DJ Rap & Aston. I didn’t get a copy of that one on 12″ until it was repressed in 2001 on the Propa Classics reissue series. The first DJ Rap