Techno Tronix
Mantronix - The Album [DEMREC 364 UK 2019 24-Bit FLAC] Originally released on Sleeping Bag Records in 1985, the debut album by Kurtis el Khaleel & Touré Embden lifted inspiration from the early hip-hop of Arthur Baker and Afrika Bambaataa. Stripped back beats composed on a Roland TB-303 and a TR-808 became the trademark Mantronix sound. In a genre filled with classic singles, early hip-hop also spawned some very important albums, in which I count The Album , along with debuts by Run DMC (and their second of course), The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Public Enemy. Younger readers will also be pleased to know that I also count the De La Soul debut album in this small group. Things started to go wrong when civil war broke out between rap acts on opposing US coasts in later years ....and the rest became history. A1 Bassline A2 Needle To The Groove A3 Mega-Mix B1 Hardcore Hip-Hop B2 Ladies B3 Get Stupid "Fresh" Part I B4 Fresh Is The Word