Honest Jons logo

Clear vinyl.

‘It opens with hypnotic, dubwise low-end pressure; then Guess What pushes into Bristol techno territory. Next up the syncopated bass mutations of You’d Never Know; before Swollows Sunshine drifts into electro, ambient melancholy.’

Ace, classic UK garage.
With the raw, vital, white-label mix.
Ruff.

Now available on vinyl at long last, a crucial retrieval from the revered Chain Reaction imprint, run by Basic Channel.
Originally out in 1999, on CD only, dedicated to the memory of Stephen Lawrence, this is an utterly assured, engrossing, deep blend of dubwise techno and Detroit-schooled ambient.
Beautifully presented, Basic Channel style, in a debossed sleeve constructed from recycled grey board, printed black on both sides. With a card for digital download. Remastered by Rashad Becker.
Warmly recommended.

With the all-time, game-changing Hi-Tech Jazz. Crucial.

This was the first in our series of Shangaan homages.
A metronomic, clicking beat to drive you crazy; a kind of Motorik lash — dubwise, midrange; moody strings.
Wry, driving, one-of-a-kind genius.

Ace dub-techno steppers, proper Berlin style, by way of Montreal. The opener features Gavsborg at the mic, from Equiknoxx. Thumbs up.

12