Gilb'r - "Reaching" (6:14)
Goldie, Ulterior Motive - "I Adore You" (feat Natalie Williams) (6:16)
Aquarian - "Death, Taxes & Hanger" (6:41)
Roni Size - "Forget Me Knots" (Bailey remix) (6:37)
Special Request - "Spectral Frequency" (6:13)
Tek 9 - "Slow Down" (Nookie remix) (5:44)
Rockwell - "Noir" (Ulterior Motive remix) (5:43)
Phume - "So Many Times" (7:02)
Breakbeat Era - "Breakbeat Era" (5:17)
Hidden Orchestra - "Vorka" (DC Breaks remix) (5:27)
Review: The indomitable Rex Club first opened in the 1930s as an art deco style cinema, and was later converted into a nightclub space in the 70s. After a healthy dose of acid (house) hit the club in the late 80s, nothing was the same. Some ineffable juncture saw the club transition from house into breakbeat and drum & bass, serving partygoing Parissiennes only the best rollers via its A dedicated Audiotechnik soundsystem. These were dubplates that would've otherwise only been on rotation across the channel. Reopening after the pandemic, Rex now celebrate a return to good business with a 2xLPs' worth of solid breakbeat goodness, etching d&b contributions from Aquarian, Phume, Tek 9, Goldie and Hidden Orchestra onto the marble of French d&b history.
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