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[Ornette]

What with the Yaman tapes all being worked on, hows about getting the A.W.O.L. tapes done?

It just so happens that late 1993 my mate got a hold of the DJ Randall / Dr. S Gachet double-pack and I gotta say, it was one of the best couple of music tapes i have ever heard! DJ Randall's mix was just... flawless!
(A constant level of aspiration for me - to mix like on that tape!)

I would like to get a hold of this because that copy went missing years ago.

In any case, track listings would be good even because there is infact a all time 'unknown' of mine that has been bugging me for years! At the very end of Dr. S Gachet's mix (the last tune of his set) there is this almost Deep Blue sounding thing with these deep chords and top-notch production on it. I have RARELY heard it since...
but I CAN TELL you that DJ Rap played it on one of those FIRST EVER Kiss F.M. jungle shows in 1994!
(You know, the ones that came on at 3am in the morning!!!???!??)

So... AWOL Tapes... Tracklistings... Please!!!

[Ornette]

And to get the ball rolling....

A.W.O.L. - A Way Of Life - Live In London
DJ Hype & Darren Jay Double Pack
Saturday nth November 1993

This is a recording of the weekly underground drum and bass club night, AWOL, or as MC GQ refers to as, “the new style of hardcore”, and from my judgements and calculations it dates from around November time. A.W.O.L. regularly took place on Saturdays at The Paradise Club in Angel, Islington (which changed names to The Complex, and then became Blue Note, and is now demolished (?) and now a 'Carling Academy' resides in its place!?) but also ventured out to the Ministry Of Sound, and the SW1 club in Victoria. This night went on until 1pm Sunday afternoon – does that indicate that it was a special Ministry / SW1 night?



Blurb on the tape pack says:
“A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:
DJ CLARKEE, CREATIVE WAX, DARK HORSE, E, FACE, FORMATION, GAPPA G,
IRON PLATE, LEWCIFER, MOVING SHADOW, PRODUCTION HOUSE, DJ RON, RAM,
RENK, RUFF KUTT, SUB NATION, SUBURBAN BASE, SYNTHETIC, TEN INCH,
X AMOUNT CREW, X PROJECT, WHOSE MATERIAL IS FEATURED ON THIS TAPE."


DJ Hype - Live @ AWOL Nov 1993.mp3

This is a reasonably decent tape, but the mixing is a bit sloppy though.
Something interesting to listen out for is when MC GQ says:
“Wheel and come again please please pleeeeaaase! …absolutely ‘T’ for tremendous!”
…as sampled by DJ Hype in the tune “Roll The Beats”

(The two sides have been spliced together to allow for seamless play)

1. Uncle 22 & Navigator – 6 Million Ways To Die (DJ Hype Mix) [Ram]
2. Subnation – Scottie's Sub [Mercyless Recordings]
3. (unknown) - "...lordy bloody..." possibly a Ray Keith production…?
4. M Beat – Shuffle [Renk Records]
5. Metalheads – Saint Angel [Synthetic Hardcore Phonography]
6. The Full SP – S-Capaid [Face Records]
7. Lewi Cifer & Lloyd Don – Heat (Remix) [Miami Records]
8. Danny Breaks – DS#1A [Droppin’ Science]
9.Jimi Polo & Neil Vaas – Rolling Energy (2 Sinister Remix) [Dark Horse Records]
10. Oaysis – Open Secrets [Moving Shadow]
11. D'Cruze – Watch Out (Original) [Suburban Base]
12. Under Graduates – Into The Future (Massive Mix) [Camden Tunes]
13. DJ Hype – “The Chopper (Johnny Jungle Remix)” [The Joint]
14. (unknown - Dillinja?) - (miscellaneous dark amens...)
15. Sounds Of The Future – Fearless Wonder (Jimi Polo & Neil Vaas Remix) [Formation]
16. Dancemaster – Can't You Feel It [Grand Larceny]
17. Gappa G & Hyper Hypa – The Information Centre (DJ Hype Remix) [Ruff Kut Records]
18. DJ Hype – Dubplate Fever (DJ Hype 'Hyper!' Special) [Dubplate/Suburban Base]

Kenny Ken comes in…..

19. Dan-E & MC MC – Twilight Zone [Kikman Records]




Darren Jay - Live @ AWOL Nov 1993.mp3

Darren Jay starts off all guns blazing... But he loses momentum with his 4th selection, and is unable to get back into the groove again. All in all, a rather boring DJ set to listen to.

(The two sides have been spliced together to allow for seamless play)

1. Hardware – Night Stalker [Face Records]
2. Metronome – Warning [Serious Records]
3. Desired State – Beyond Bass [Ram Records]
4. (unknown - Dillinja?) - (same unknown tune as on DJ Hype’s tape)
5. Uncle 22 & Navigator – 6 Million Ways To Die (DJ Hype Mix) [Ram Records]
6. Metalheads – Saint Angel [Synthetic Hardcore Phonography]
7. Bounty Killaz - Voices [Creative Wax]
8. Gappa G & Hyper Hypa - Information Centre (DJ Ron Remix) [Ruff Kutt Records]
9. DJ Ron – African Chant [Roughtone Records]
10. Fusion – Love For The World (Remix) [Kemet Records]
11. DJ Solo – Axis (Remix) [Production House]
12. DJ Dextrous – The Victory [X Amount Crew]
13. Potential Bad Boy – Here We Come [Ibiza Records]
14. Potential Bad Boy – Set Me Free (Original) [Limited ‘E’ Edition]
15. Conquering Lion – Dub Plate Special (Ruff Kutt) [X Project]
16. Deep Blue – The Helicopter Tune (Fantasy #1) [Moving Shadow]

[Ornette]

A.W.O.L. - A Way Of Life - Live In London
DJ Randall & Dr. S Gachet
Saturday nth November 1993

Most likely from the same night as the DJ Hype / Darren Jay tape pack, exp. considering the tape cover artwork was identical.

This is from my memory only!

DJ Randall:

-SIDE A-
DJ Gwange - Motionless
DJ Pulse - Stay Calm
?
The Full SP - S-Capaid
?
A Guy Called Gerald - Gerald's Bassline
?
The Last Crusaders - "...in love..."
Q Project - Night Moves (Alliance Remix)

-SIDE B-
Unit 1 - The Theme
Potential Bad Boy - Lets GO
Peshay - Gangsta (Remix)
Origination - Make You Wanna Do Right
Doc Scott - N,H,S, (Reinforced Shout)
Lewi Cifer – Heat
Badd 102 – All Crew
A-Sides - String Tips E.P.
Hardware - Night Stalker (DJ SS Remix)


Dr. S Gachet

Studio II - Dirty Games
Origination - Sunrise
Bass Selective - Blow Out Pt. II
Foul Play - Finest Illusion (Illegal Mix)
Dancemaster - Can You Feel It
..
And at the VERY END of Side B:
(unknown) - (my all time unknown track!!!!)

[DJextreme]

good start Ornette, you've got me interested in these now.

do you use soulseek? im in the process of downloading lots & lots of awol sets, its a goldmine for them.

will report back with some tracklistings & i think we will have to attempt to put some dates to sets.

Was Awol a weekly event? probably why there are so many sets!


just found this page, a few tracklistings: http://www.old-skool.dsl.pipex.com/tlawol.htm

[DJextreme]

Dr S Gachet - AWOL 'Live In London' - Early 1993 (Side 1)
01 Younghead - Bad Bad Man - Reinforced
02 ??
03 Metalheadz - Terminator - SHP
04 Doc Scott - NHS (Heavyweight Mix) - absolute 2
05 Metalheadz - Kemistry - SHP
06 Origination - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Remix) - Rude Boy
07 Human Being - The Box opened - Straight from the bedroom
08 The Anthill Mob - Revenge Of The Hooded Claw (Tango Remix) - Anthill
09 Static Substance - Ghetto People - Impact
10 The Anthill Mob - Black Rushin' - Anthill

Dr S Gachet - AWOL 'Live In London' - Early 1993 (Side 2)
01 The Anthill Mob - Black Rushin' - Anthill (continued)
02 ?? "your eyes say take me home"
03 ??
04 DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect - Slammin vinyl
05 DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Ganja Man - Slammin Vinyl
06 DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Don't Need Your Love - Slammin Vinyl
07 ?? "this generation rules the nation"
08 Studio 2 - Planet Dance - Studio 2
09 Citadel Of Kaos - E-Z Man - Boombastic Plastic

Dr S Gachet - AWOL 'Live In London' - Early 1993 (Side 3)
01 Citadel Of Kaos - E-Z Man - Boombastic Plastic (continued)
02 Noise Factory - Breakage #4 - 3rd Party
03 M Beat - Booyaka (mix?) - Renk
04 ??
05 ??
06 Dancemaster - Shine - Kikman
07 M Beat - Sess - Renk
08 D-Force - Ruff!!! - Slammin Vinyl
09 Bass Selective - Blow Out (Part 2) - DJ Only
10 3 Sample - High On Life - Output Level

Dr S Gachet - AWOL 'Live In London' - Early 1993 (Side 4)
01 3 Sample - High On Life - Output Level (continued)
02 ??
03 Nasty Habits - Here come the drums - reinforced
04 ??
05 Nosebleed - Left Nostril (mix?) - Face
06 Randall - The R - Reinforced
07 D.O.P.E. - When I Was Young (DJ Easy B & T-Bag's Revisited Mix) - Rugged Vinyl
08 Manix - Turn Away Skull - Reinforced
09 Tek 9 - You Got To Slow Down - Reinforced
10 Jonny L - Hurt u so - Touchwood
11 Origination - Break Down - Rude Boy
12 The House Crew - Euphoria (Ninos Dream) - Production House

[JJ]

[DJextreme]

mickey finn & mc gq - awol a way of life london side 1
01 DJ Crystl - Your Destiny - Dee Jay
02 Uncle 22 & Navigator – 6 Million Ways To Die (DJ Hype Mix) Ram
03 ?? "Gimme my Gun"
04 M Beat -
05 ??
06 M Beat - Shuffle - Renk
07 Conquering Lion - Inah sound - X Project
08 ??
09 Engineers without Fears - Spiritural Aura - Dee Jay
10 Slipmatt - Breaking Free - Awesome

mickey finn & mc gq - awol a way of life london side 2
01 Slipmatt - Breaking Free - Awesome (continued)
02 Noise factory - Breakage #4 - 3rd Party
03 ??
04 DJ Dextrous & Rude Boy Keith - Wicked - subbase
05 DJ Crystl - Inna Year 4000 - Freakout
06 Deep Blue - Helicopter Tune - Moving Shadow
07 Boogie Times Tribe - Dark Stranger (Origin Unknown Remix) - Subbase
08 Hyper on Experience - Lord of the Null Lines (foul play Remix) - Moving Shadow
09 ?? "Heaven" "all people on this earth are truely one"
10 Spinback & DJ Gwange - The Execution - Legend
11 Q-Project - Champion Sound - Legend
12 Noise Factory - Can You Feel The Rush? (Power Mix) - Kemet (i think)

[Ornette.]

[DJextreme]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[blah]

I have swanne & randall late summer/autumn 92 ,that dr s gachet double pack from early 93 (which if euphoria was mixed in at the end of side 4 instead of the tape fading out would have been the best tape pack ever!!)
micky finn /gachet from aug bank hol 93, 1 tape of a kenny ken /randall back 2 back double pack from the same aug bank hol(had no tape cover) that hype/darren j pack and a kenny ken tape from spring 94 (no cover) but alass no randall/gachet tape.
would of liked it though.

[JJ]

[JJ]

Fabio - AWOL 'Live In London 93 Volume 4' [Double Pack from approx. March 1993]

Side 1

1. ??? - Dub Rush EP ‘Track B2’ [Cat No. DR1]
2. Jim Polo & Neil Vass – Underground Feeling [Dark Horse]
3. Tom & Jerry – Cat Got Your Tongue [Tom & Jerry]
4. Scott & Keith – Get Busy Kru [Reinforced]
5. Tom & Jerry – Papillon Love Song [Tom & Jerry]
6. Nick O-D – Good Inside [Reinforced]
7. Wax Doctor – New Direction [Basement]
8. Nookie – Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Mix) [Reinforced]
9. Jim Polo & Neil Vass – Rolling Energy [Dark Horse]
10. Bang The Noise EP - Side A2 [Cat No. JMC]

Side 2

1. Bang The Noise EP - Side A2 [Cat No. JMC]
2. Original DJ Vibes – Smoking Dope (Dope Mix) [Dancefloor Studios]
3. Doc Scott – VIP Drumz [Metalheadz]
4. Rufige Kru – Rollin’ Like Scottie [Reinforced]
5. Johnny Jungle – Johnny [Face]
6. Doc Scott – NHS (Disco Remix) [Absolute 2]
7. DJ Biz – Losing Track Of Time (LTJ Bukem remix) [No Limit]
8. Potential Bad Boy – New Style [Ibiza]
9. Q Project – Champion Sound [Legend]

Side 3

1. Q Project – Champion Sound [Legend]
2. Wots My Code – Dubplate (Just Jump Around Mix) [Advance]
3. Life On Mars – Volume 1 ‘A1’ [Absolute 2]
4. Internal Affairs – Find A Way [Reinforced]
5. ??? – “Awfully Dark” [Pure NRG – PE001]
6. EQP & DJ Ron – Crackman The Return (Booyaka Mix) [Rough Tone]
7. DJ Trace & Ed Rush – Clean Gun [Lucky Spin]
8. Metalheadz – Terminator [Synthetic Hardcore Phonography]
9. Inta Warriors – What Would We Do [Reinforced]

Side 4

1. Inta Warriors – What Would We Do [Reinforced]
2. Origination – Bass (remix) [Entity]
3. The House Crew – Euphoria (Nino’s Dream) [Production House]
4. Bizzy B & Peshay – All The Crew Hold Tight [Brain]
5. Nookie – Drummer Of Doom [Reinforced]
6. Metalheadz – Sinister [Synthetic Hardcore Phonography]
7. Lewi Cifer – Heat (Mix 1) [Daddy Armshouse]
8. Tic Tac Toe – Ephemerol [Tic Tac Toe]
9. Origination – Sensation [Entity]

[DJextreme]

cheers JJ

found a few flyer scans :

awol_membership_dogtag_maybe92


awol_head_jigsaw_92


awol_ministry_25dec92


awol_ministry_11apr93


awol_25dec93


awol_15jun95_ad


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