There was a brilliant period in hip-hop and electro records where the engineers seemed determined to warp and distort the original track to near unrecognizable forms, splattering echo and gated snares on the walls of some long-forgotten underground cavern. Let’s call it the Spelunker Period. The labels often provided not so subtle clues about what we could expect, announcing ‘Zootie,’ ‘Stubb,’ ‘Burnt’ and ‘Psycho Dust’ versions of their vocal counterparts. The following are selection of abrasive, dusted drum machine and scratch experiences that demonstrate the beauty of that thing sometimes referred to as The Dope Noise.
Track listing:
01. ‘The Wop’ [Bonus Beat] – La La The Leader Of The Pack feat MC Flash
02. ‘I Need A Beat’ [Zootie Mix] – LL Cool J
03. ‘Roxanne’s Backside’ [Beat It Mix] – The Real Roxanne feat. UTFO
04. ‘The Wopp Sensation’ [Stubb Version] – Rockwell Noel feat. Poet
05. ‘It’s Your Rock’ [Dub] – Fantasy Three
06. ‘You Shouldn’t Have Done It’ [Marley Marl Dub Mix] – Frick N Frack
07. ‘The Tragedy’ [Marley Marl Dub Mix] – Super Kids
08. ‘Drum Machine’ [Psycho Dust Version] – MCA And Burzootie
09. ‘Elementary’ [Dub] – Boogie Down Productions
10. ‘Fresh Wild Fly and Bold’ [It’s Us Scratch Dub] – Cold Crush Brothers
11. ‘Leader Of The Pack’ [Special Mix] – UTFO
12. ‘Bust This Rhyme’ [Dub Version] – MC Chill
13. ‘Tom-Tom’ [Dub] – Progression
14. ‘Juice Crew Law’ [Dub] – MC Shan
15. ‘We Come To Rock’ [We Dub To Scratch Mix] – Imperial Brothers
16. ‘The Godfather’ [Dub Mix] – Spoonie Gee