Bring That Bleep Back
Seeing that we're already in that time period, it's time to honor a small, yet noteworthy subset of early techno, namely Bleep. Centered around the Yorkshire towns of Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford in the UK, it briefly made it's name during '89 - '91, before the ravey piano anthems and hardcore breakbeats took the spotlight. We all know that Robots Love Bleeps (or anything Bleep-related for that matter), so it should surprise no one that this particular electronic dance music sub-genre deserves a post of its own.
Here's not one, but two mixes of Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass courtesy of Sheffield Bleep, an internet radio station broadcasting the very best electronic, dance & experimental music, non-stop, 24/7 - tune into their SHOUTcast stream here. Mix 1 mainly focuses on Bleep put out by Network Records while mix 2 consists of early WARP releases. Tracklistings and places to buy after the jump. Now you'll never accuse me of causing you bleep deprivation.
Mix 1
Neal Howard - Indulge
Xon - Dissonance
Rhythmatic - Take Me Back
Cyclone - A Place Called Bliss
Energise - Report To The Dancefloor
Rhythmatic - Frequency
Model 500 - Info World
Nexus 21 - Self Hypnosis
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Drama
Heychild - Heychild's Theme
Suburban Knight - The Worlds
Symbols & Instruments - Mood
Fade II Black - The Calling
Nexus 21 - Together
Neal Howard - Indulge
Mix 2
The Step - Yeah You (Robert's Mix)
Sweet Exorcist - Testfour
LFO - We Are Back
Sweet Exorcist - Clonk
Nightmares on Wax - Sal
Nightmares on Wax - Aftermath
Forgemasters - Track With No Name
Nightmares on Wax - A Case Of Funk
Nightmares on Wax - I'm For Real
LFO - Track 4
Nightmares on Wax - Aftermath (LFO Remix)
DJ Mink - Hey! Hey! Can U Relate?
LFO - LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
Tuff Little Unit - Join The Future
Nightmares on Wax - Biofeedback
LFO - Groovy Distortion
LFO - Mentok 1
Nightmares on Wax - Dextrous
The Step - Yeah You
Buy Bleep at WARP's appropriately titled Bleep store. You might also want to pick up Network's seminal Biorhythm comps here (v.1) or here (v.2) on vinyl or here (v.1) or here (v.2) on CD. Pricey, but bleepin' worth it.