Miscellaneous

Various – See Ya In 2017

A quite enigmatic release, as only a few test pressings of it exist.

It seems to be an early "draft" of Frankfurt Trax 3, as the tracklisting is very similar.

But it is not 100% the same. There are tracks on it that did not make the cut with FFMT3, and some are in a different version.

Well, now you'd probably expect me to give a description of these "unknown gems"?

But this time, I won't do it. Sometimes it's more interesting when things stay mysterious, right?

Let me just say that some of them are amongst the best tracks out of all PCP releases, and all official "Frankfurt Trax".

Rating: 93 / 100

M.F.P.A. - M.F.P.A.

Add this one to the number of "mysterious" PCP releases!

M.F.P.A. already had a number on Frankfurt Trax; it's included on here as well as 3 other tracks. Even though these tracks pose as mixes and edits of the main track, they feel very distinct.

In fact, they're very interesting, spiffy, and excellent breakbeat / jungle tracks in the PCP style!

Rating: 88 / 100

No Sukkaz – 1-2-3-4 All The Ladies On The Floor

Isn't this the most libidinal PCP release ever?

Has a very explicit and very catchy phrase repeated throughout all of the track 

It "feels" a bit like later Marshall Masters / MC combinations, but it's more of a dancefloor house track.

Comes with additional remixes 

Rating: 69 / 100 

Masters Of Rave – Pump It (Like A Master)

Indeed one of the master-pieces by pcp... too bad it's hidden so deep and so far away in the catalogue!

Even though one would assume it's a remix / edit of it, it's quite unlike the better known "She likes to pump it" (which is included as a b-side).

 

I don't know if it's the exact origin, but the track is one of the first to have the "on the first day..." style segments, which were later used in a number of tracks by other artists, too.

In a long build-up, each new sound gets introduced by an epic speech, until the rave beats finally hit full force.

The sounds from the intro come in again, frantic rapping joins the craze... and then angelic choirs appear on top of the beats, and we lift off into the heaven of ecstasy!

If there is one track that is the pure incarnation of rave music, the movement, the parties, the madness, heaven and hell... it's this one! 

100/100 (a perfect track!)

Rave-Busterz - We Come From Bochum City

If I recall correctly, the story behind this release is that the Rave Busterz dropped Marc a demo, and then he called them up to get them on his label. PCP tried to set them up as a new Techno-Dance act during the days of the Rave Mania, with the destination of Radio, TV, and charts, but they did not arrive there, for whatever reason.

It's an interesting release nonetheless. Very "lo-fi" Hardcore and Rave, close the the sound of the commodore amiga.

"We come from..." has a catchy sing-along phrase, and "1-2-3-4" is more on a trance-y tip.

Rating: 69 / 100

Budleckers - Let The Beat Control Your Body

One-off release by the Budleckers. Style is close to early Ace The Space / Nasty Django Hardcore. The eponymous vocal phrase is repeated throughout the track.

Rating: 71 / 100

Bellini Bros. - Samba De Janeiro

Another one-off one-sided 12" release.

The track samples a very popular dance track of its time, and the production itself is huge soccer stadium atmosphere style Gabber with a capital "G". Something to put your jersey on to, get drunk on beer and bellinis, then jump up when your own team scores a goal.

Rating: 58 / 100