{"id":2770,"date":"1992-09-25T09:00:25","date_gmt":"1992-09-25T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:57:50","slug":"issue-24-ravescene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/index.php\/1992\/09\/25\/issue-24-ravescene\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 24 \u2013 Ravescene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Published<\/strong>
25th September 1992 (approx)

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8 (A5 B&W)

Strapline<\/strong>
HOLDIN’ IT DOWN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

FEATURED ARTICLE – RUFF GUIDANCE RECORDINGS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have probably never heard of Ruff Guidance Recordings, but I am sure you will be familiar with the music. Mel Tanur, 24, the man behind Ruff Guidance, has taken an active part in the music industry for the past seven years. Starting out as a rap lyricist in 1985, he progressed with former partner Matt Edwards (now Nu-Matic) into making the kind of music that dominates our radios today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M \u201cWe wanted to do an E.P. which contained hip-hop, techno and dance music, to break the existing limits of the music that was being made at that time. Bpm\u2019s shot up in level\u2019s which other people just weren’t doing, we didn\u2019t make anything under 125bpm\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launch of Break The Limits in the late summer of 1990, they established a name for themselves as one of the original hard-core acts. Some 10 E.P.\u2019s later, their hard work paid off, and in December 1991 they were signed to XL Recordings. Unfortunately this didn\u2019t quite work out as Mel had envisioned it, thus causing Mel and Matt to split.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M \u201cXL released the Hard Times E.P. many many weeks later in February 1992, and by that time the tune had fizzled out. As far as I am concerned they made a mess of it. To tell you the truth I didn\u2019t really get on with the people there, all those record company people really don\u2019t appeal to me\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving the prospect of fame and fortune behind, Mel started up his own company. April 1992 saw his first solo release, simply enetitled \u201cThe Ruff Guidance\u201d E.P. The second E.P. (Bay-B-Kane) caused quite a sensation on the hard-core scene, generating interest from DJ Micky Finn, who has included a track from the E.P. on Groove Connections soon to be released compilation\/mega mix. Now, with the third E.P. underway, Ruff Guidance\u2019s present venture comes as a bit of a surprise. Released on the 28th Septmeber, the \u201cIcon\u201d E.P. is not only a six tracker, but also includes some unusual elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M \u201cI realise I may be taking a risk with this as it is an alternative dance E.P., though it still has that rough jungle feel to it. I have even included some Bolivian Hari-Krishna samples. I think that it is fair to say it\u2019s certainly different\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, with all this going on and a soon to be released E.P. which he co-produced with DJ Token Pace on the Face The Bass label as well as current negotiations with none other than Reinforced Records, I can certainly see Mel Tanur being involved in the music biz for the next seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Natasha Donovan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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