“14 tracks respecting the originators : Reinforced”

With the Hardcore/Rave/Junglist revival in full swing (check out Zomby's imminent new album for Werk for a prime example) we're extremely proud to bring you this exceptional 14 track selection put together by Marc Mac, founding member of 4 Hero and its revered imprint Reinforced. The label was set up in 1989 and in its earliest incarnation was responsible for some of the most sought after and influential proto Jungle experiments going, acting as a melting pot and laboratory for a mixture of sounds that would eventually splinter off into variants of Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Jungle and Garage. Some of this early material has been re-issued in drips and drabs over the years, but many of these tracks have remained frustratingly out of reach for a new generation of heads bewitched by the mastery at work on these legendary releases. Although the artwork and concepts have long since slipped into pastiche, this selection (complete with notes on each track by Marc Mac himself) makes for an essential primer that's utterly indispensable for those of us in need of a Hardcore education, and by our reckoning that means most of us...