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Review: For those of a certain age, listening to this white label outing from debutants Millie may result in giddy flashbacks or serious pangs of nostalgia. You see, Millie's inspirations mainly revolve around jungle-era hardcore, a time when sped-up breakbeats, pitched-up chipmunk vocal samples and hammered out piano riffs were all the rage. There's a certainly a rushing "back to '94" feel about A-side "So High", where "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" style piano riffs, bonkers synth stabs and a variety of cheeky vocal samples ride a galloping, high-octane breakbeat. "Back II Reality" works with similar inspirations, peppering another bombastic breakbeat with razor-sharp rave samples, rumbling sub-bass and choice snippets from Soul II Soul's most celebrated tune. Dennis Sulta will love it.

Review: Hello! Lavery's rave guise Puffin Billy returns to the fray with two walloping hardcore tear-ups. Two sides, two classic games of 'spot the samples', one billion vibes; from the euphoric pianos to the bubbly bass to the rampant breaks to the cheeky vocal shots, everything about these records scream hardcore authenticity. Side A for the happy crew, side B for the moodier the crew (who are actually just as happy but like to hear some gully sounds before the pianos get brazen) Puff puff!!