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The Twins Artcore vs Walter One – Fucking Artcore
Review van The Twins Artcore vs Walter One – Fucking Artcore
Label: Mokum Records
Catalog#: (MOK124)
Released: 27 January 2011
Style: Hardcore
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There aren’t a lot of releases on the once so succesful Mokum Records label anymore. So once in a while Chosen Few makes an attempt to produce something new and we saw some remix EP’s but that’s it. However in January 2009 there was MOK117 – “The Return of Artcore”. An EP by The Twins Artcore. 2 Italian producers which are gradually gaining some respect by composing strong tracks. The MOK117-Ep was a great succes with tracks like “Return of Artcore”, “Adrenaline” and “Hyperdome”. Why “The Return of Artcore” was released on Mokum is still the question because the style resembles the style of Cenobite Records more. It’s speedy and energetic as hell.
This time they co-operated with Walter One. This Italian producer has a longer resumé, going back to the nineties of the previous century. Walter One produced 2 EP’s for Mokum as well; MOK071 and MOK078. Tracks from both EP’s were used for the labels' famous “Fucking Hardcore” CD-series with “Speedjack” and “Live in Hell” to be the most famous. Combine the creativity of these producers and you've got “Fucking Artcore”.
Fucking Artcore
The first track “Fucking Artcore” starts off right away with an up-tempo bassline and we are treated to a whole lot of old mokum-samples. In fact, this track is like a 5 minute megamix of old mokum tracks, though with a consistent bassline. For those who know the old tracks, just see how many you can recognize. Even though this track is an ode to the 90's and probably more a gimmick than a serious effort, it’s still very suitable to play during a present set. Just mix it, scratch it and spin it.
Trantor III
Track number 2 is “Trantor III”. This is again a masterpiece. And yes more like Cenobite Records. The track starts out like a trancore production and alters into a more up-tempo mainstream production during the track. Nice acid melodies and a whole lot of back-up sounds create a mental explosion when listening to it.
This whole EP is so recognizable but still produced with present time influences. These guys clearly know their classics and should defenitely do more like this. We’re just warming up with 2 tracks. What’s next? Keep producing and developing you’re skills guys.
As you’ve probably noticed, we pointed out some old Mokum EP’s as well. For those who like this particular release, just take a look around and see if you can find the other older tracks/EP’s. They’re sure worth listening to.