Though it's more of a run through their back catalog than a proper debut, We Rock Hard comes through on the title's claim, with little of the push-button, big-dumb-techno aspects of most big beat acts. Focusing on electro, ragga, breakbeat, and a closing jungle workout ("Warning") with chatting by MC Navigator, the Freestylers up the ante for Britain's old-school big beat merchants.
Freestylers - We Rock Hard
- Freestyler Noize
- Dancehall Vibes (feat Tenor Fly)
- Drop The Boom
- Don't Stop
- Here We Go (feat Definition Of Sound)
- The Darkside
- B-Boy Stance (feat Tenor Fly)
- We Rock Hard (feat Soul Sonic Force)
- Breaker Beats Part 1
- Breaker Beats Part 2
- Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme)
- Ruffneck (feat MC Navigator)
- Feel The Panic
- Hold Up Your Hands
- Warning (feat MC Navigator)
Country: UK
Released: 1998
Genre: Breakbeat
Length: 73:06
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Freestylers' second album follows much the same pattern as We Rock Hard, trading on varied Freestyler faves from ragga and rave to old-school rap and electro. Still, this trio of seasoned producers hardly sounds bored by the same old sound, and relatively unseduced by any recent developments in British club life. There's plenty of turntablist terror on the catchy intro, but also on what would've been just a standard R&B tune ("Told You So," with Petra Jean Phillipson). Freestylers again recruit chatters Tenor Fly and MC Navigator for multiple appearances, and find good ways to reuse everything from an old hip-hop standard (Black Sheep's "The Choice Is Yours") to an even older reggae standard (Willie Williams' "Armagideon Time"). One listen to "Bass Odyssey" and it's clear the trio also fondly remember the early-'90s heyday of rave. Pressure Point differs from We Rock Hard in that it doesn't emphasize the anthems/singles, but it's clearly a tighter, better listen.
Freestylers - Pressure Point
- Intro
- Now Is The Time
- London Sound (feat Tenor Fly)
- Told You So (feat Petra)
- Bad Boy Love (feat MC Navigator)
- Bass Odyssey
- Calling (feat Valerie M)
- Phenomenon One (feat Tenor Fly)
- Broadcast Channels (feat Justin Warfield)
- Blowin' Ya Brainz
- Weekend Song (feat Tenor Fly)
- Get Down Massive (feat MC Navigator)
- Rumours Of War (feat MC Navigator)
- Signs (feat Tenor Fly & Spanner Banner)
Country: UK
Released: 2001
Genre: Breakbeat
Length: 71:56
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The Freestylers emerged in the late '90's as a new group of music makers that embraced the 'breaks' sound. They, along with the likes of Plump DJ's, have created a unique sound that has had people getting out on the dance floors like never before. Their previous albums, 'We Rock Hard' and 'Pressure Point' have cemented Freestylers firmly into the world of dance music but it is their latest album that brings them to the top. Here on 'Raw As F**k' some of the catchiest, fattest and most dancable music ever made can be found. The first single 'Push Up' is a perfect slice of pop/dance music that has topped charts around the world. The follow up single 'Get A Life' is just as funky and with pulsing beats, prefect rythym and of course the breaks, it's sure to get people up and dancing as well. But it's not just the dancable songs that catch the attention, the latter part of the album features some really pretty down-tempo moments that make 'Raw As F**k' all the more accessable. Whilst 'Raw As F**k' is a much more commerically accessable album than their previous ones, it goes down in history as one of the truly great albums released so far in the 21st century.
Freestylers - Raw As Fuck
Country: UK
Released: July 2004
Genre: Breakbeat
Length: 56:26
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Freestylers - Raw As Fuck
- Music is Music
- Boom Blast
- Raw as Fuck
- Get a Life
- The Slammer
- Push Up
- Punks
- Dogs and Sledges
- Warrior Change
- Losing You
- No Replica
Country: UK
Released: July 2004
Genre: Breakbeat
Length: 56:26
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The Freestylers deliver their 4th album "Adventures In Freestyle". The new album sees Aston and Matt wear their dancefloor-friendly hearts on their sleeves once again. Ranging from the techno-punk stylings of 'Security', through the cinematic-string soundscape of 'Infernos', to the five and a half minutes of typical Freestylers filthiness that is 'Painkiller', which sees them team up with Oz drum and bass bods Pendulum, the album is a unique concoction of styles, pinned together in many cases by the vocal talents of long term studio partner, Marcel aka SirReal. Marcel's anacreontic lyrics espouse the virtues of everything from living the fast life to drinking Carling Black Label, on a slew of the album's highlights.
Freestylers - Adventures In Freestyle
Country: UK
Released: Oct 2006
Genre: Breakbeat
Length: 62:54
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Freestylers - Adventures In Freestyle
- In The Beginning
- Security
- Could I Be Dreaming?
- Fast Life
- In Love With You
- Jump N Twist
- Pocket Full Of Sadness
- Electrified
- Hard To Stay
- Painkiller
- Turn To Dust
- Old Skool Fool
- So Fine
Country: UK
Released: Oct 2006
Genre: Breakbeat
Length: 62:54
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