Liquid Wax Vinyl & CDs

Review: Vinyl Fanatiks are coming on strong with their reissues once again as they hit us hard with the latest re-boost of Phantasy's Liquid Wax imprint. A label with a fantastic legacy and a consistency that's largely down to the fact all releases came out of Jack Smooth's Sound Entity jungle techno laboratory, this particular flashback is especially of note as it's one of the earliest productions from Alex Reece (who had just begun working at the studio as an in-house engineer at the time). Both raw and powerful pieces that capture that hardcore transition perfectly, 'Ruffkut' on the jungle side, 'Dope On Plastic' on the techno side. Heavyweight history.

Review: DJ Phantasy and DJ Lee way back in good old 1993. Now here's a mind-blowing collaboration from the past. Reissued on Phantasy's old Liquid Wax imprint, it captures where both acts were at during this formative point in jungle drum & bass history. Phantasy was retuning into the frequencies of jungle coming from a hardcore perspective while DJ Lee was up to his neck in residencies at some of the most important spots in d&b history. Made at Jack Smooth's legendary Sound Entity studio and engineered by Alex Reese, the history on this record is palpable. And it still sounds pucker to this very day.

Review: Stacking up! Tetrus was one of many DJ Phantasy 90s aliases as he navigated the hardcore and jungle games right at the time of their inception. One of his ravier guises, there's a lively energy to both these Tetrus cuts, which were originally released in 93. 'This Is A Dream' has that running man energy and big rushy arpeggios and breathy vocals while 'Let The Rhythm Hit Em!' is more your classic anthem, reach for the lazers type of work-out. Careful, mind... They'll knock your block off (not sorry)