New releases last two weeks: Hardcore/style

Review: Euphoric breakbeat hardcore of the fourth kind from Pillz, the bespoke rave label and expert belt-notchers of unknown artistry on 12". This edition brings 'I Can Feel It', which provides instant-classic countdowns and descending orchestral stabs aplenty; and 'Buzzing', which revolves around a central Kym Mazelle house sample and unfurls alongside it as an FM stab-laden, boomwhacking, redlining hurtler of speed-limit-flouting proportions.

Review: Vinyl Fanatiks latest deep dive into British dance music's rave-era past takes us back to 1993 and an early EP from Dave 'Aquasky' Wallace under the Rave Doctor alias. All four tracks were originally released - minus titles - on Stu J's influential Adrenalin Records imprint via the 'I' EP, which in recent years has become something of an in-demand item amongst collectors. Now fully remastered, the tracks sound as rushing and energetic as ever, with Wallace flitting between sub-heavy 4/4 breakbeat hardcore (the thumping 'Live With The Hardcore'), blistering breakbeat hardcore ('Shake Your Rump', which features a typical-for-the-period chords-and-sped-up-vocals breakdown), proto-jungle insanity from the 'jungle-tekno' period ('Annihilating Rhythm') and an 'Apache' break-driven slab of sub-heavy breathlessness ('Ruff In The Jungle', with its jangling pianos and hands-aloft approach).