the first ep on the legendary cold rush label.
as varied as it can be.
"impossible xtc" is haunted sub-frequency techno.
"the fog track" is a true doom anthem, and surely a nice fit for any dancefloor at 8 am.
"Slo Motion" is a sub-bass powerhouse.
and "Maniac" is certain to twist your mind.
Rating: 81 / 100
Lost 2 - Various - Doom Supporters EP
take care, doom supporters!
one of the first "doomcore" genre releases; heavy techno and austere atmospheres come in plenty now.
my pick is "Fallen Angel", a track reminiscent of cosmic heartbreak, or an angel's tear turned into a soundwave.
91 / 100
Lost 3 - Cypher Doomed Bunkerloops
the first release by a "solo" artist on the label.
the well known one is "Marchin' Into Madness" here. ferocious snare- and bass-drums guide you on your march into hell - is anybody out there?
"Frozen Boom Erection", on the other hand, will get your heart pumping.
77 / 100
Lost 4 - Rave Creator – Lights - Sound - Action!
a lot of action here, as this EP includes 3 classics:
"Immortal" is build upon a rock hard bassdrum, intermingled with classic acid house vocals;
"Bleep Blaster" is a true bleepcore anthem that sounds like a lunatic got hold of a whistle to blow into.
And "Thru Eternal Fog" is another great track celebrating smoke filled strobe powered nightly dancefloors in derelict buildings.
85 / 100
Lost 5 Freez-E-Style – Enter The Gates Of Darkness
another big, big classic.
"Enter The Gates Of Darkness" is one of the earliest "doomcore" tracks with a highly distorted, powerful kick.
"doom dancer" is tripping the dark fantastic.
75 / 100
Lost 6 - Cold Crush City Cru – The 6th City Mob EP
yes yes, this is the one (sorry, Laura!).
as it includes "stereo murder", maybe the most monumental track by PCP (and in techno history!)
"t99" type samples, a thunderous, reverberated drum... guaranteed to send anyone in the huge space arena into madness.
the flipside gives us another two mean and dirty tracks.
99 / 100 (for stereo murder!)
Lost 6 R - Marshall Masters – Stereo Murder (The Cold Rush Remixes)
"more of the same"? No, 3 very diverse remixes!
reign adds a cavernous doomcore type sound; rave creator adds extra boldness;
and "Stereo Murder (2 Tonys' Progressive Club Mix)" is what the name implies.
in my opinion, the original release is slightly better, with its untouchable reduced purity; but this is a great release as well.
90 / 100
Lost 7 - The Mover & Rave Creator – Rave The Planet
most people will know this EP for atmos-fear - and deservingly so.
but the other tracks are interesting as well:
"O.K. Bassquake" is a dancefloor killer with a very twisted mentasm and vocal sound;
and "Astral Demons 94 (Cold Planet Remix)" is an outer space trancecore remix of the classic original track.
91 / 100
Lost 8 - Reign – Chapter One: Skulls And Crossbones
miro pays a visit to cold rush records, using his "reign" alias.
mentasm-fueled doomcore-gabber with miro's trademark somber, rude attitude and samples
62 / 100
Lost 9 - Protectors Of Bass – Awake In Neo Tokyo
pitch-hiker is on here; a track widely known beyond the hardcore sub-scene of techno.
in case *you* don't know it, it's an genius-bordering-on-the-insane 909 bassdrum workout without any other elements; just on-going filtering and distortion. if you hear it, you will love it.
and the flipside is pure phuture sound.
92 / 100
Lost 10 - Pilldriver / Tilt! – Apocalypse Never
"doom supporter" marc acardipane seems to have had a sudden change of mind, because now it's "apocalypse never"?
either way, it's a superb track somewhere between hardcore, doomcore, and gabber; i won't describe it further, as you probably know it already!
"Hell-E-Copter" is one of these speed-up / slow-down tracks, and i think PCP always does this very well.
87 / 100
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