- The new sub label of DJ Deekline's Rat Records is Hardcore Beats, definitely focusing on more of the rolling breakstep that is coming out. Probably Deekline's answer to the success that DJ Quest's Cyberfunk and it's off-shoots have seen.
Side A. Baddest DJ
Rave-step! Definitely going back a few years is this tune with it's rave stylings - Deekline and crew were pushing the breaky happy hardcore sound in the mid 90's and Baddest DJ definitely pays some homage to those days. Kicking things off with some ambient strings and repeating the much sampled "Baddest DJ on two turntables", the breaks kick in along with some bass stabs. After the intro, the tune loses the beat and creates a build up to one of the simplest yet effective breaks tunes to come out in 02. Simple in the fact that it does not have many elements involved - rolling drums, and bass are mostly prominent throughout with a few stabs and the strings thrown in here and there. Effective in the fact that this tune can cause some major damage as you'd definitely have ravers going nuts at how old skool this is. After a breakdown in the middle, the bassline changes to a very familiar rave styled bassline then goes back into the original. Whoever drops this would be classed as the Baddest DJ, and it wouldn't be a surprise if it was played several times throughout the night. Methinks this is an old rave tune redone into breakstep styling!
Side B. Dope Style
Don't be fooled by the wierd intro using some abstract sounds - bleeps and bloops to easily confuse the DJ's mixing it! - Dope Style incorporates some old skool breakbeat mentality. Similar to what DJ Quest and his Cyberfunk crew do helped out with some "Ow!" vocal samples cut in throughout the track. Unfortunately it gets a bit weird with the bleeps and bloops thrown in here and there. The best part of this tune is the double bass bassline and the rolling breaks which may appeal to some ears.
Baddest DJ does it for me on this one and it's becoming very hard to find now, so if you do see it, get it as quickly as possible.