Various - Lost Paradise: Blissed Out
Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94With an intrigue for a particular niche of old UK hardcore which takes cues from Sheffield bleep ambience, heady rave futurism and soft, almost new age synth pads, Blank Mind presents Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Hardcore 91 94. Though the records gathered for the compilation span a short three year period and bridge the gap between scenes, the collection manages to find a sweet spot where the influence of Warps Artificial Intelligence, back room chill

the two young talents began discussing a joint project

posting tracks online under the alias Audrey Daydreamer

Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Togo was at the time

references from within and without the worlds of Jazz

They are taken from a debut album that is as good as it gets and originally came on the famed tax scam label TSG

Pumpkin pie

at the time of release

featuring tracks that he wrote between 1994-2010 while living in New York City

David Jackson brings some fresh house sounds to a new EP on Denis Sulta's Sulta Selects Silver Service label

Recorded during the 2020 Lockdown

and the mysterious Medieval Man remind you that ‘new normal’ is not the goal

His works as Silicon Scally are a particular highlight