Remarc's "Unreleased Dubs"

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People's opinions on Remarc's "Unreleased Dubs", long lost treasures, or tracks that didn't deserve being officially released etc.

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 09:54 (9 years ago) Permalink

is this the remarc of 'ricky' fame?

― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 6 March 2004 09:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

holy fck i need to hear this

― mullygrubber (gaz), Saturday, 6 March 2004 09:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yes it's the Remarc of "Ricky" nonfame (though "Ricky" is very sweet).

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 11:23 (9 years ago) Permalink

The Tracklisting: (note "Ricky" remix)

1 Eksman Intro
2 Bad No Bloodclart
3 Bad Bwoy
4 Da Clash
5 Andre's Dream
6 Suicidal
7 Fire (Remarc Remix)
8 In Da Hood
9 Ricky (Remarc Vip Mix)
10 Bad No Bloodclart (Vox)
11 Darkaworld
12 Da Drumz

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 11:27 (9 years ago) Permalink

it irritates me sometimes that remarc's drums are not more straightforward; although it is the ultimate in disorientating barrage beats, he too often stays away from the simple funky roll, and fucks up with reversing snares and crazed jazz brutalism.

Bad no bloodclart is heavy and the dub intro works briliantly, suicidal also is wrecking. my favourite is da drumz- very fastand completely rushing and acid bass and its truly heavy.

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Saturday, 6 March 2004 12:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

its good. not as good as the first comp. there's a reason this stuff is being re-released on planet-mu i guess.

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 6 March 2004 12:49 (9 years ago) Permalink

BEJESUS where are those sampels from

― :|, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 06:52 (9 years ago) Permalink

in ricky i mean

― :|, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 06:53 (9 years ago) Permalink

Boys in the Hood.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 06:54 (9 years ago) Permalink

thank you.

― :|, Tuesday, 9 March 2004 07:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

Finally arrived in the mail and surprise, surprise it's just about as good as the original collection--made all the better by the fact that I've not heard most of this stuff ever (I'm kinda confused though cuz I'm pretty sure that "In Da Hood" at the very least was released and even made it onto a couple of comps.) The "Fire" remix is at least as good as the Urban Shakedown one and the "Ricky" re-vamp sounds great and the two techstep tracks sound pretty nice. These album length collections of jungle work pretty well (which sort of makes me wonder why more of these collections weren't put together at the time) so here's to hoping that there is enough of a demand to see more of this kind of thing (released by IDM labels who bad-mouthed these guys ten years ago, of course haha.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 07:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

god the ricky remix is absolutely terrifying at high volume. it still floors me anyone danced to this. or even listened to it in a public space at high volume.

is it all meant to sound like a vinyl lp with gunk crusted on it, btw?

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 12:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

my vinyl copy sounds almost as clear as the previous LP.

i just missed out on a bunch of old jump-up so the possibility of having similar LPs for Kemet, Bizzy B, Marvellous Cain, Nut Nut, etc etc would make me sooo happy.

― ryan kuo (ryan kuo), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:38 (9 years ago) Permalink

You really get the sense from listening to the "Ricky" remix (I guess it's not unique, but sometimes I do forget) of the problem of making the music too fast. The drums are just relentless, pausing ever so briefly for a moment and then coming back just as strong. It's almost punishing to imagine people trying to keep up with them.

Hahaha I have to assume that the haziness is intentional (Remarc's equivalent of Lee Perry blowing ganja smoke on his mixing board, maybe) cuz the sound is pretty great (all sorts of little details spring out of these tracks on headphones.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

There is a Marvellous Cain LP actually (from 1995.) It was one of the last things Sub Base did before folding.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:48 (9 years ago) Permalink

i found this underwhelming at best. the first half struggles and seriously some of it should have been left unreleased. the last five tracks are solid though and make it worth owning.

― twelve, Thursday, 18 March 2004 06:21 (9 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

finally got this. i think it's killer and had the opposite reaction from twelve - i thinkthe downside is when he gets too dark for his own good. "darkaworld" not too impressive with the production lagging far behind the no u turn crew, "ricky (remix)" comes on too much like luke vibert or something with the screaming samples.

i can't believe dillinja doesn't have enough early 90s shit lying around to do something like this.

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:40 (9 years ago) Permalink

actually i'd rather hear a LEMON D compilation from planet mu first, that guy's got the funk.

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

i wanna comprehensive danny breakz comp

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:43 (9 years ago) Permalink

hey gaz this is what you want.

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

yeah but with the sonz of loop de loop stuff too

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:49 (9 years ago) Permalink

cd 2

1. 4 hero - cookin up ya brain (sons of a loop da loop remix)
2. peace & loveism
3. far out
4. bust that groove
5. higher
6. let your mind be free
7. r yeah
8. breaks the unbreakable
9. style warz
10. poppa large ft kool keith (unreleased)
11. i am a madman ft cutty ranks (unreleased)

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:54 (9 years ago) Permalink

send me it.

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

i can't. i made those last two up!! =(

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

actually this will be my fun slsk project for the night!!

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 04:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

haha

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 05:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

6 months pass...

remarc is the GOD!

― ppp, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 13:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

7 years pass...

where is he now

― am0n, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

― am0n, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

years from now, on the web

"Remarc RIP"
"gr8 tune! :)-~~"
"no i mean hes rly dead"
":( RIP Remarc"
"classic track!"
etc..

― am0n, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

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