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So 1994 was the year of the infamous and now legendary ‘Split’, where jungle DJs decided to tread their own path, in turn influencing the producers of the genre, and happy hardcore DJs did the same, with many DJs turning their hands to production in order to add music to their sets.
During this essential and highly creative year for the hardcore movement, many of the drum patterns and samples remained similar to their jungle counterparts, and the only distinct difference was the added 4/4, piano riffs and hardcore stabs. The tail end of ’93 saw a steady mix of hardcore and jungle in many DJ sets, but by ’94 their was enough coming out to play stand alone sets and with the rising popularity of dub plate culture and cutting houses, hardcore very proudly became its own entity, never to return to the jungle fold.
Here are 15 absolute stompers carefully selected to give you an idea of the beautiful revolution taking place in ’94!
