Hackurr's Music Blog

  Released on Future Retro London in December 2023, prolific jungle producer Phineus II's first solo release on the label is regarded by many fans and fellow producers as a modern jungle classic - filled with samples, tough breaks and the distinctive edge that many rave releases of the early 90s had. Spread over two 12" vinyl and eight tracks is a sonic journey through the mind of one of the underground's most loved and respected producers. Recorded over the span of a decade in his home somewhere in England, every track captures the distinctly different and interesting style he is able to capture in his music and this album demonstrates that brilliantly thanks to heavy tracks such as the seminal E Takes Me (a track recorded when he went under the name "Squatski) and heavy rollers such as Selector Sayz (my personal favourite on the album, however it sure is hard to pick!) All of the tracks on this album were sequenced, recorded and mixed using classic hardware that man...

NOTE: Hey, everyone! I've been busy for a little while (and still am) so I apologize for the lack of reviews lately. Here's an older one for now while I stock up on new ideas. :) Released in October 2023 commercially via Bandcamp, this selection of singles spans multiple genres with ease, full of breaks, hip hop mashups and PlayStation game inspired rave music.  The compilation opens with Far Away, a synthesizer led jungle track which with its high energy beats and rave stabs creates a fantastic track which to me feels designated for clubs and raves.  Track two of the compilation California Bomberman is a rave/hiphop mashup combining the opening to critically acclaimed PlayStation game Bomberman World and 2Pac's hit single from 1995 "California Love". Both tracks work extremely well together and when combined create a very dreamy rave track which ticks all of the boxes for textbook rave music.  Samples are a common theme throughout the rest of the compilation, wit...

 Hey everyone! I recently decided to interview Michigan based rave producer FTC Project for this blog. For those that don't know, he is becoming a popular name in the underground tracker music scene with his eclectic taste for sounds and interesting production. For now, I'll let him do the talking. Q: For those that don't know, what music do you make? A:  I make a mix of jungle and breakbeats with a bit of gabber and speedcore. Q: What got you into making music in particular? Are there any particular artists that have inspired you? A: In around 2021, I started listening to acid house and hardcore hechno and I also knew a few gabber tracks before I listened to a few pirate radio mixtapes that had jungle/breakbeats on there. Around this time I was already experimenting on FL Studio making acid house when I discovered the jungle genre and then I started to make jungle music in FL Studio which resulted in the first dreaded Fritz The Cat EPs later in 2022. Eventually the name wa...