TToTD – 20 Years – 1992

1992 was a big year for electronic music expanding beyond Techno-rich cities like Detroit, Belgium and London. In the DC area (where I was at the time) the raves were officially ON. Warehouses, abandoned churches, parks, W-U-S-T! More distinguishable styles started to emerge and many of the BPM’s were getting faster and the breakbeats more prominent. Drum and Bass is beginning to crown. Sampling is king…the hits are being mashed and remixed…opera, classic rock, kids tunes (ahem…a little song about a muppet ‘hood).
A few artists that stood out for me:
Breakbeat: Acen, Prodigy, SL2, The House Crew, N.R.G….
Techno & Trance: Praga Kahn, Eon, Jam & Spoon…
Deep & Tribal: Jaydee “Plastic Dreams” the Wonka label…

And the years best? Well…it is close. I think ACEN’s “Close Your Eyes” is one of the best breakbeat tracks of all time. But the following, a white label mash up of SL2’s “On a Ragga Tip” and the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” (along with other fun samples in this version…Meat Beat Manifesto, Soft Cell, Cheech and Chong!) was the quintessential track highlighting all that was happening in ‘92. An unauthorized remix perfect for an unauthorized warehouse party:

~ by djtobyroberts on November 16, 2009.