Suburban Base & Moving Shadow Present The Joint

This is nearly impossible IMO. But I'm wagering that "Mystic Stepper" or "Open Your Mind" will take it.

tough, but i had to go w/foul play.

One thing that is clear from this comp is that circa-'93 Moving Shadow was absolutely unfuckwithable.

I went with "Lords of the Null-Lines". This is one of my favourite compilations ever.

close call between omni and hyper...

i choose hyper..

Yeah I'm thinking this might be my favorite hardcore/darkcore/jungle comp ever. The Dark Side II is just about the only one which I could see thinking better this, but it's nowhere near as consistent.

The Slammer is the one I know best by some way and I had a big moment of appreciation for it the other day so no contest really.

Monday morning bump. Should we do volume two next? Sub Base dominates that one IIRC.

No, do History of Our World next.

"Mystic Stepper" for me please.

i think open your mind or mystic stepper will win also, but going to have to think about the others before casting a vote

<i>Open Your Mind</i> all the way, but dear lord this has reminded me how fantastic this compilation is. I really don't think there's a bad track on it...was also the first CD "jungle" compilation I ever bought (was it '93?), prior that it had just been loads of tapes off the radio and from events.

darned formatting!

Lords of the Null Lines for me: despite being overshadowed massively by the Foul Play remix at the time (although admittedly Foul Play were in a phase where they could do no wrong)

I'll venture to say that either "Definition of Hardcore" or "Routes from the Jungle" give this a serious run for its money as a compliation, however.

The Foul Play remix is great but I actually prefer the original "Lord of the Null-Lines" - it's not as interesting rhythmically but it's so jam-packed with great little moments and samples. It's like the pinnacle of 'ardkore whereas the Foul Play remix is moving towards jungle.

"There's a VOID where there should be ECSTASY!"

I do love "The Slammer" and "Unity in Dub" too though.

This is one of the greatest compilations ever assembled. The way it kicks off with "The Joint" is just shattering, plus that creepy open space in the middle of "Underworld" before the beat kicks back in followed by the full-on onslaught starting at track 6 and continuing through track 11 capped off by the mellow pummel of "Open Your Mind"...

I think the only thing keeping me from picking "Unity In Dub" is that I liked the original "Unity" more, which means it has to be Hyper-On Experience.

I think the first three Speed Limit 140+ BPM compilations are my pinnacle of music.

I didn't notice the transposition of the first and last tracks from The Joint LP to Speed Limit Vol 3. Nuts! Per yr post HI DERE it makes a real difference to the flow of the thing, I've always been used to being lulled in by Foul Play and left battered by The Joint.

I've got to admit that everytime I look at the original tracklist I get confused! The Speed Limit version seems much more pleasingly sequenced.

"No, do History of Our World next."

The problem with doing History of Our World is that it's really hard to think of those tracks as distinct in the context of that mix.

"Mystic Stepper" for me. I've said it a zillion times on ILM but this is one of my favorite albums.

d'cruze for the evil evil time-streched win!

uh, stretched.

whereas "lord of the null lines" has the void/ecstasy sample, "want you now" simply embodies it (much like this comp as a whole).

dan perry burned me a copy of this years ago & i can never thank him enough

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YES

I MADE A DIFFERENCE

i just don't hear what makes 'Lord Of The Null Lines' so good. maybe if i'd been more familiar with it at the time...instantly liked 'The Frightner' tho.

OK the Foul Play mix is a lot better but that's not what won this poll.

Great samples make it so good. Still I agree the remix is much better and I don't think it's even the fourth or fifth best track on this comp.

I was so close to choosing "The Slammer" instead. Oh well.

Oh come on guys - what about the evil three blind mice synth sounds!?! "Lords of the Null-Lines" is totally unstoppable.

"Underworld" deserved to get a vote or two though, I think.

Tim OTM.

Well really everything deserves to get a vote! I mean "A21" is the only track on the whole comp (except "The Joint" which was exclusive, I guess) that wasn't on every other comp/mix from the period! Every one of these tracks is a monster!

I was about to start a poll for this, lol

(I don't think my vote would have changed)

"Underworld" is still super underrated in the context of this comp

I might choose “The Slammer” now, but really everything on this compilation is perfect.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Austin of “Unity in Dub” subsequently recorded as Radical Sound, who made one of my top 5 all time jungle tunes “What Is Love”.