Issue 42 – Ravescene

FEATURED ARTICLE – BASS SELECTIVE

Adrian H is in Kings Cross this week, not to find a new girlfriend (though he could do with one) not even to look at Bagleys where he will be playing on the 28th, but to sit on the roof of Sounds of the Underground Records with a benson and the sun beating on his face, he was joined by some down to earth but sometimes quite deep geezers. With the scene set and the tape rolling he found out about BASS SELECTIVE.

Bass Selective are T.Power, Sandman, Nine Bar and Submaster One. The four met through raving. T.Power and Sandman had known each other since they were kids and had a totally urban upbringing, listening to hip-hop and old school, unlike Nine Bar and Submaster One who were as T-Power put it “living in fields and driving tractors” with the sounds of Def Metal and Hawkwind blasting through their walkmans.

The four put together their musical interest and influences and came up with ‘Get A Little Stupid’, and ‘Make Me Rush’, the buzz of the first EP smoothly paved the way for the Expansions EP which includes the anthem ‘Blow Out Part 2’ which although a huge club toon, poor distribution and bad timing with It’s release hampered it’s success.

Although Bass Selective’s style is at the moment on the ‘happy hardcore’ tip they maintain that they’re not a breakbeat group saying “we’re going to be spreading to ambient, progressive and back to our roots with some hip-hop”.

They have just formed a production company called ‘Friendly Elephant’ from which they are going to produce all these different styles which they vow will surprise some people.

SENSITIVE DEPENDENCE ON INITIAL CONDITIONS is not just the title of the new EP it’s the way they live their lives “every action causes a reaction e.g all your actions indirectly affect someone else in the world, so be aware of your actions”. They do not intend to set themselves goals because If you reach a goal, you set yourself another, they want to live life in a spiral and not a circle. how ever they live their lives you can bet they will be making some original music which I am looking forward to hearing. Bass Selective have P.A’d nationwide, and are PA’ing at the Labrynth Warehouse on the 28th. A shout to Nigel Mack & Vixen and the Spirals really impress me.

DOUBLE EGG (RAH BOY WHAT A CHEWN)

1) KIBU – MODERN DAY MYTHS – RISING HIGH (Techno)
2) CLOUD 9 – Cloud 9 EP – Moving Shadow (Breakbeat)
3) EPIPHANY – SAW FM – Sapho (Ambient)
4) TECHNOHEAD – Passion EP – React (Techno)
5) ANDY C – Slip & Slide – Ram (Breakbeat)

ADVERTS

• Wax City Records, 306-308 London Road, Croydon
• The Sound of Obsession
• Vinyl Mania Records, 214 Northfields Avenue, London W13
• Dance With Feeling Promotions present Brave New World @ Lazer Combat Centre, Wandsworth
• Club Labrynth – Every Friday & Saturday night
• Mo’s Music Machine
• Knite Force – Don’t Die Wondering

RAVE LISTINGS

• Dance Europe Weekender September 24th, 25th, 26th. Eurodisney, Paris, France
• Arcadia Every Friday. The Crest, Main Road, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
• Dream Zone Too Saturday 11th September Lees Cliff Hall, folkestone, Kent
• Fusion Saturday 28th August. The Marquee, Charing Cross Road, London WC2
• Labrynth 5th Birthday Party Saturday 2nd October. Bagleys Film Studio, York Way, Kings Cross London N1
• Future Sunday 29th August. The Lido Complex, Margate, Kent
• Quest – The Awakening Saturday 4th September. Fryers Farm, M40 Junction 4, Nr High Wycombe, Bucks
• Helter Skelter Friday 17th September. The Sanctuary, V7 Saxon Street, Milton Keynes
• Euphoria Friday 3rd September The Warehouse, Union St Plymouth
• Climax Saturday 4th September Farnborough Recreation Centre Westmeade
• Elevation Saturday 18th September Roller Express, Lea Valley Trading Estate, Edmonton, N18
• Hippodrome 10 Sunday 29th August, The Hippodrome, Leicester Square, London W1
• Ultimate Vision Saturday 4th September. The Wax Club, Temple Mills Lane, Stratford, London E15
• Obsession Saturday 25th September The Que Club, Birmingham
• Reincarnation Saturday 4th September The Kings Hall, Herne Bay, Kent
• Inner Vision Friday 27th 1993 The Warehouse Curtain Rd London
• Eternity Saturday 9th October Sheffield and District Music Appreciation