Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94, by Various Artists

Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94

by Various Artists

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Cone UK Hardcore but for the heart. Favorite track: This Way.

kleq Essential comp for fans of Ambient Techno and ethereal jungle tracks of the early 90s. No filler here! Favorite track: Escape (The Optical Mix).

Bessel Cannot emphasize how great this comp is - got shivers playing it for the first time this weekend. Every track adds to the breadth and vibrancy of the release, all feeling essential in their own right - Age of Aquarius melody is stuck in an endless loop in my head 🫡💎🥹 Favorite track: Age of Aquarius (L.D remix).

Lfiya another release like this please!!

Anders Musiat I love this magical comp so much! Very listenable jungle/hardcore tracks from a long lost time. Favorite track: Techcore.

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1.	Sleepwalker - Age of Aquarius (L.D remix) 05:58	buy track
2.	Hedgehog Affair - Parameters 05:45	buy track
3.	DJ Mayhem - Inesse 07:53	buy track
4.	Luxury - Twirl 04:22	buy track
5.	The Invisible Man - The Flute Tune 07:51	buy track
6.	Escape - Escape (The Optical Mix) 04:46	buy track
7.	Skanna - This Way 06:01
8.	Xray Xperiments - Techcore 03:58	buy track

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With 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 Warp’s Artificial Intelligence, back room chill out sonics and the nascent jungle boom meet with elements of Italian piano house and slower breakbeat cuts.

Opting to focus on atmosphere to highlight shared connections; in this case the duality of often serene and calming soundscapes with frenzied breaks and bass (see Hedgehog Affair’s ‘Parameters’ and Luxury’s ‘Twirl’ respectively); Lost Paradise is a formidable collection of tracks plucked from a thriving time for British dance music experimentation. The general themes of ascension and escapism channelled through digital samplers are also inescapably linked to a turbulent time in politics, beginning in the post-Thatcher years and culminating in the year the harshest anti-rave Criminal Justice Act came into force.

Initially building the compilation around DJ Mayhem’s track ‘Inesse’, Blank Mind label founder Sam Purcell and Amsterdam based producer Tammo Hesselink began a process of swapping favourites and deep cuts to spread across this 2x12” doublepack. The compilation avoids any obvious centrepieces through masterful sequencing, allowing for moments of refrain and tempo changes in a way that helps add to their overall vision of what this music is and can be; “We wanted to frame hardcore in a different light, looking at this idea of ecstasy through the traditional meaning of the word and exploring that symbolism”. By drawing from what some might consider the softer edges of the movement, the pair offer a look into the relevance of these tracks in the contemporary era, where the past years have seen both an explosion in popularity of old ambient/new-age music and a certified jungle revival.

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released March 25, 2024

All tracks licensed to Blank Mind by licence holders
All tracks remastered from original DATs, with the exception of Sleepwalker (A1) which has been professionally ripped and cleaned
Compiled by Sam Purcell and Tammo Hesselink
Art and design: Sam Purcell
Mastering: Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven
Press release: Fergus Clark

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