trippnface Advanced Member
United States
1,654 posts Joined: Jan, 2010
Posted - 2019/10/29 : 18:16:15
quote:Originally posted by Sam Thomsitt:
Hey everyone, apologies for the silence!
Too many people have been asking me for new music, so I've been busy in the studio working on a secret oldskool project. I'm very pleased to announce that ALL tracks will be out on vinyl, thanks to the relaunch of the classic oldskool label Return Of The Vibe! The new name I'm going under for oldskool is Zensation, and you can find me on Instagram here:
There is also a pre-historic photo and recording of me playing a live PA in Bournemouth before I became Vagabond...
The first 2 tunes will be out on pre-order 31st October 2019 (link at bottom of interview), so just 2 days away. Expect pianos, breakbeats, stabs and everything else the rave scene in the early to mid nineties was all about...plenty more to come!
Just to say it's been amazing working on some new music and catching up with some of the old crew. Oldskool really is back! If anyone can make it, I'll be doing a PA at Destiny in Bournemouth on December 14th with all the new tunes.
LeVzi Advanced Member
United Kingdom
944 posts Joined: Feb, 2019
Posted - 2019/10/30 : 08:49:39
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
I would've rather see the return of 97-00 styled "oldskool", but that's just me I guess
The Era that was the demise of hardcore ? I'd rather see those years buryed
Good to see Vagabond back, but when you say Old School Sam , you talking about the true old school years ? Or the early old school "hardcore" years aka the breakbeat years.
Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,083 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2019/10/30 : 15:55:15
quote:Originally posted by LeVzi:
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
I would've rather see the return of 97-00 styled "oldskool", but that's just me I guess
The Era that was the demise of hardcore ? I'd rather see those years buryed
Good to see Vagabond back, but when you say Old School Sam , you talking about the true old school years ? Or the early old school "hardcore" years aka the breakbeat years.
Yet those years gave Hardcore [Techno] a bigger foothold outside the UK?
I'm just saying, Sam T. can produce what he wants, but I just find the "bring back the oldskool" vibe completely false because it's not like no one stopped producing it, compared to the "black sheep" Happy Hardcore, which if we exclude Eufion latest track and the HHU albums, have barely seen any kind of release since DJ Shimamura churned them out in the mid 00's. Like, the only guys that made the stuff was Jakazid and a few indie labels on IMOdownload. Oldskool has had Kniteforce release stuff every year, and the essence (from what I've understood) still lives on in the d'n'b scene.
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LeVzi Advanced Member
United Kingdom
944 posts Joined: Feb, 2019
Posted - 2019/10/31 : 08:39:25
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
quote:Originally posted by LeVzi:
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
I would've rather see the return of 97-00 styled "oldskool", but that's just me I guess
The Era that was the demise of hardcore ? I'd rather see those years buryed
Good to see Vagabond back, but when you say Old School Sam , you talking about the true old school years ? Or the early old school "hardcore" years aka the breakbeat years.
Yet those years gave Hardcore [Techno] a bigger foothold outside the UK?
I'm just saying, Sam T. can produce what he wants, but I just find the "bring back the oldskool" vibe completely false because it's not like no one stopped producing it, compared to the "black sheep" Happy Hardcore, which if we exclude Eufion latest track and the HHU albums, have barely seen any kind of release since DJ Shimamura churned them out in the mid 00's. Like, the only guys that made the stuff was Jakazid and a few indie labels on IMOdownload. Oldskool has had Kniteforce release stuff every year, and the essence (from what I've understood) still lives on in the d'n'b scene.
If those years saw the popularity of hardcore increase outside of the UK, while in the UK Hardcore was literally on it's arse, then I feel sorry for those abroad who heard the shite that was coming out at that time. 2000 onwards produced better stuff and UK Hardcore had it's own sound that was fairly decent until endless ballads and vocal love shit songs came along. Then UK Hardcore , yes it was popular, but the true meaning of Happy Hardcore was dead.
As for the old school thing, I think he's referring to the true old school era, but I am not sure, nothing past 1994 for sure. I know to a lot of people old school refers to the whole 90's but to old fkrs like me, only refers to the late 80's early 90s.
Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,083 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2019/10/31 : 13:29:47
If you ask kids today, 2001-2005 is the real oldskool ;)
Anyways, I've tried to listen to oldskool (the pre-1995 stuff) or similar music since 2002. I still don't like it, with the exception of a few tracks
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Happy, UK Hardcore, Freeform, Makina and Gabber http://samination.se/ ---------------------------------------------
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Dy5oN New Member
United Kingdom
53 posts Joined: Feb, 2016
Posted - 2019/10/31 : 15:00:10
I'd like some Vagabond/Euphoria tracks and I sure hope I'm not the only one, those hi-octane tracks from the Next Gen label were the best thing about mid-00s hardcore
Jacco Average Member
Unknown
166 posts Joined: Mar, 2005
Posted - 2020/05/24 : 16:09:14
Recently found my way back to Sam's tunes as this song landed in my playlist and the vocal reminds so much of Euphoria - Hold The Rush (the part from 0:48 onwards).
Still remember how I heard Hold The Rush in a set the first time and loved it. Didn't know anyone from the scene so just desperately trying to find the tune by googling "Back on track". Then a few years later my search finally ended when someone on USH ID'ed the track for me. Happy days.
Always been a big fan of your productions Sam. Your remixes added an edge to the tunes and reading your interview on DJ Jedi I'm glad Brisk & Ham let you do your thing on the label back then.
Totally agree the direction of the music has taken is not for me. Hardcore has always been in flux and I always knew the day would come where I couldn't identify with the latest sound anymore. Many jumped ship during the Dubcore / Electrocore time. I couldn't stand it anymore when everything started to sound like Darren Styles' Accelerate remix.
Any news from VAGABOND?
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