UFG, which stands for "Up For Grabs", was a really dope label from Manchester in the early to mid 90's which yielded several "hits" in the house/rave/breaks scene. Ran by Danny Hibrid & Mike E-Bloc, who produced under the names Direckt, E-Lustrious, Rollin' Gear & others; they were known for some happy ass funky jams. Here's some key tuneage:
E-Lustrious - On The Ragga Tip (Instrumental) [1992]
I recorded this one a lil slower, like how it is on Jason Blakemore's "West Coast Energy 3" as well as that awesome Knish mix we did for These Rocks Pop.
Direckt - Two Fatt Guitars [1993]
As featured on some old Garth mixtape. I forget which one.
Rollin Gear - Backbone Slide [1993]
Eric Davenport used to drop it, and he's got great taste.
UFG Soundsystem - Bell-Tup [1996]
This is a very sought after track... featured on many big mixes from that time, I've seen this vinyl go for $100+ and mine didn't come cheap either.
Rollin' Gear - I, I Know (Funk Mix)[1996]
This was a huge anthem out here, heavy rotation particularly by Jason Blakemore and Jesse Brooks.
4 comments:
Wow im feeling blessed today - Happy easter to me! Thanks for these Mike. For the record, that 2 Fatt Guitars used to be a "secret" weapon of mine. My brother and I used to try to track down every tune we didnt have from Garth & Jeno mixes. It took us alot of time and money to find all (most) of the joints on "Bang The Drum". Im sure you can relate.
Thanks again
Hell yeeah homie! I know exactly how that is. Glad somebody feels the quest!
I played the "Beat Tip" mix of that E-Lustrious tune over, under and into just about every track I bought for about three years running! It's so effortlessly perfect - and it's just a beat! Is there any change you could upload that version? Then I'd be able to interfere with a whole generation of new records! And that would make me very happy.
thnx!
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