Depth Charge - Nine Deadly Venoms (1994)

1: Shaolin Buddha Finger
2: Dead By Dawn
3: Bounty Killers
4: Depth Charge
5: Bastard Swordsmen
6: Bounty Killers II
7: Daughters Of Darkness
8: Goal
9: Hubba Hubba Hubba (What's In The Bag Man)

Something a bit different here, hope you like it. Depth Charge are/were a UK based trip hop/hip hop/dance/electronic band. Funky head bopping beats, mesmerizing loops and tastey samples fuel this instrumental album, leaving you spinning it again and again. The first song is loaded with old kung fu samples, the second samples from the Evil Dead films (which features some creepy loops and beats, very fitting to the film), and throughout the record we get treated to more samples from cowboy films, more kung fu films (some sounding like same the guy from classic kung fu epic Mafia vs Ninja, but who can tell from a dubbed film, right?), and football commentators. A bizarre mix, but it works all the same. Fans of DJ Shadow style instrumental hip hop, or cheesey old action/horror films will especially dig this.

Dave Heroes says: "You bastard, and now I'm going to do to you what you did to my father in the woods ten years ago" "Whats your name boy?" "I am Han-do Jin, Han-Wongs son"... I want to see this film.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?uk4h612m7pl8i8d

KRS-One - U Must Learn UK (2006)

1: U Must Learn UK
2: U Must Learn (Instrumental)

The legendary KRS-One returns with a new version of his classic You Must Learn, only this time he's teaming up with UK hip hoppers MCD, Paradise, and one of the greatest ever UK MCs, and a firm favourite in these parts - Skinnyman! A great introduction to some of the best, and most politically/socially aware MCs from both sides of the Atlanic, doing what they do best. The B-side to this release is an instrumental version, so you can play kareokee with yr mates if you fancy it?

Dave Heroes says: Expect a lot more releases by these guys to appear on these pages in the near future...

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?cb6qnrb1ow35jj1

The Brotherhood - Dungeon Town 12" (1998)

1: Dungeon Town
2: Dungeon Town (Instrumental)
3: Six
4: Bare Destruction

It took me years to track this little beauty down. Way back in '99 a friend did me a couple of mix tapes of hip hop, every song on them was fucking awesome. Trouble was, there was no tracklist. The title track on this EP was one of my favourite songs from those tapes, and eventually after years of hunting, I managed to find out what it was and get me a copy. The Brotherhood are laid back, UK Hip Hop, a bit of a hidden gem this one. If you like yr hip hop on the more chilled side, then check this one out.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?vgxb8mx3wz05po8