Scott Brown: The Man with 38 Names - From Q-Tex to Mr Brown
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- čas přidán 30. 11. 2022
- This month I decided that 'Now Is The Time' to look into Scott Brown for a Hardcore History video questioning whether being hit with the 'Boomstick' made him spread his work across 38 aliases.
Let me 'Fly Away With You' to 'Elysium' and we can check out some of his songs and quotes now I have read, watched and listened to all the interviews.
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The reason he uses so many aliases? You don't want listeners thinking 'oh not another SB record'. Ironically you can tell his production style a mile away. Nice video wish it was longer
You really can tell his production style a mile off and I think some of it was down to not wanting listeners to be thinking like that.
Michael Wells of Technohead said similar. He had a bunch of aliases too, for similar reasons.
his melodies are unreal
Takes you to places no drug can ever take you
Scott Brown's music has got me thru so much times both dark and light and he's overall one of my favorite musicians in all genres not just rave or hardcore. He has such a way with melodies - just listen to Plus system- blue anthem, memories, or Elysium plus - it has a almost emo or punk edge to it that other happy hardcore acts don't rlly have. Saw him in San Francisco 2018-ish and it was such a beautiful experience. -23 yo raver and DJ.
I think a few of us can agree with you on how Scott's music has helped us. Not only a great melody maker, Scott was pretty skillful with the samplers too. Not quite Liam Howlett but enough to make me smirk when I hear something cheeky.
100% agree. ❤️
Elysium + is probably my favourite ever! And that's such a hard pick because I love so many from HIXXY to Sharky, too. Absolute legends with such unique styles - HTID 🤪
Scott Brown to me will always live in my memories, but for only one significant memory. My life had changed and I went into a very dark place, my life with my ex wife had finished, months later losing my job, but there was light, but it took one tune to make me realise that life is not what you think it is. The tune is ''Turn Up The Music'' and it was the lyrics that made me see that I was not and will never be alone. I messaged Scott on FaceBook to pass on my respect and my story of what his tune had such an influence on my life. Who would of thought music had this amount of power..... Scott Brown is a legend...!
Scott brown will always be a legend!
I think you'll find Track Four is particularly to his liking.
I’ve got loads of his vinyl from back in the day. Was always crazy to look at the label and see his name for all these different groups. I don’t think the hardcore scene would be what it was without him.
Agree with you there. He was such a huge influence to so many others in the scene.
Rock you softly is still one of the best hardcore tracks of all time...fact
Have had the pleasure of meeting Scott and getting to know him, a top bloke always would talk away and down to earth, one guy who is fundamental in the dance music industry, Scott is a legend,
I'm yet to bump into him. Working on it slowly. I sound like a stalker 😂
Scott explains why the names on his interview with Mallorca Lee on Lee’s podcast.
It was because he was releasing so much music that he had to use aliases as ppl would get fed up of seeing the same name on every release or mix them up. So he used aliases to make it look like different ppl were releasing stuff all over the place.
As others have said ppl like Ruffneck etc did the same.
Agree with you on this. It also seems the most logical reason why all the names.
scott brown is one of the best producers , he played in oakland at happy together 3 first time i saw him at a famous ug warehouse which is no longer around , that lineup was stacked hixxy , tommyknocker , dj venom
Found some photos online from Happy Together 3. Looked like a great event.
First time i heard of him was DJ Dougle at physchosis, timeslip 2 93. He played " Celebration" the only record of his i own. ❤😊
Scott is a brilliant down to earth bloke, he is one of my heros and im glad i met him.
You can tell that in the BBC documentary I watched. Would love to meet him myself.
@@stuartkmusic have you got facebook, i have couple videos of scott playing at a social club in cornwall back in september.
I was lucky enough to meet him backstage.
Certainly have Morzie. @StuartKMusic over there as well 😉
my #1 dj i've never seen live. 25+ years i've loved his tracks and sets and i havent had the opportunity of him coming to the states. bucket list shit.
Scott Brown is a legend for me!
Don't leave me hangin!
The best there will ever be
Scott Brown, Darren Styles, Hixxy 3 of the best hardcore artists of all time 🎶🙌🏾
In addition to the reasons given for numerous aliases (to make the scene look busier as well as ties to labels) was also because the styles varied across different aliases. In SB's case, he had proper hardcore aliases in The Scotchman and Annihilator releasing Dutch styled gabber tracks. Then you had his own name producing some good bouncy hardcore. Then Acid Heads producing... well acid. A bit like Laurent Veronez in the trance scene (Airwave, Green Martian etc). Q-Tex were a funny one, some commercial pap in amongst scene definers like Equazion series, E-Creation and tracks like Generations, Trip to the Hyperdome and Overdrive.
Have good few off his records top dj
Top stuff with the video. It's what the scene needs. Well made, presented and explained so mega kudos for that.
Thanks Sparkz. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Fucking great channel mate. Scott brown is the king! He’s in a league of his own.
Absolutely mate and he just keeps on going. I don’t think I’ve seen a single holiday photo from him. Always work
Great channel I always wanted to see a more historical hardcore channel. Scott Brown is definitely one of the greatest to ever do it in the Hardcore scene.
Thanks @seed883. Plenty more Hardcore History to come 👍
Love this - Scott Brown is fascinating.
Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed.
Scott brown has helped me so much with his music. I'm so grateful for all his work.
I’m glad you got something great out of his work. 👍
I can't believe such a well done video on this subject. How awesome for those out there that love happy hardcore. This is mega cool.
Thanks Marcus. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Work in underway on the next instalment 👍
fantastic producer, Scott Brown. regardless of the many names, the sound was iconic say no more
Do it now is an absolute belter of a track.
A few other labels to note. Screwdriver Records, Bouncy Techno, Evolution Plus and Mainframe Recordings. All featured lots of quality releases.
Love both Screwdriver and Mainframe Records. Top tier tracks.
Glad folks are still interested in this music. Thanks
You are very welcome Ryan 😍
I'm genuinely glad, I got this recommended to me. I first have to say, the quality of this video is outstanding. I'm questioning why, you don't have more subs. You've definitely earned me, as one. Im going to give this a share around
To touch on Scott's dislikes of file sharing, im glad he's changed his tune. (No pun intented) and its just not because of my type of channel(No promo, I genuinely despise that) but its more the fact of. If none of the tracks were ever uploaded to CZcams for example, it wouldn't have kicked started my love for vinyls, as a 21 year old now, where I have a lot of scotts work (and many other iconic Scottish DJs). I had my siblings old phone growing up, with plenty of Bluetooth/pirated songs and the track from Scott brown Vs Rab S - Now is the time, was always blasted from its worn out speaker. I now own Rabs latest press of that track. So file sharing, isn't always bad, it can come full circle in my case. A lot of music scenes wouldn't live on without file sharing or "preservation" as I prefer to call it, especially when some vinyls have never been digitally released/remastered.
I would love a video about Scotlands bouncy techno scene, as its not very well touched on. I would also love to see a North East video, as suggested by another commenter, as again its not very well touched on and mainly focuses on makina/MCs in cheesey aspects rather than what it has to offer as a whole (which is a lot and it also influenced my music taste growing up, as well)
Thank you for you kind comments. This whole journey has been a massive learning curve for me as the only thing I have ever really put out before are DJ mixes and some mediocre musical creations. Hardcore has been my passion for too many years now and this allows me to do something different with the music rather than staying in my comfort zone.
The file sharing topic is a divisive one that would definitely light up any comments section but I do agree with you. Without file sharing, so many things would be missed. I mentioned in a previous video about the pirated software that Gammer received to start him off and if you dig deep enough, you can find evidence of Squad-E using moody copies of software.
Bear with me on the topic of digitally releasing vinyls. I'll try for no spoilers but wait for the next video on that one.
I will definitely look more into the North East thing and I am planning on doing more on the Scottish scene in the new year.
@@stuartkmusic I'm deeply sorry, I never seen this notification and the video popped up in my recommended again, so I've watched it for the second time but thank you for replying back to me. I'm glad you've found a niche in the hardcore market, that isn't very well touched on. Most of this information, most would need to gather through word of mouth, CZcams comments with Questionable reliability or self research for themselves.
I definitely agree it's a controversial topic, I won't downplay that aspect. If I made tracks, that I only pressed onto vinyl and spent grands doing so, I wouldn't be pleased but if you've only pressed them on to vinyl. It has to be expected and if it was my case, it would be hypocritical as I would be forgetting my roots into the scene.
I can't wait for the other videos to come around at some point. I've been reading a few other comments before replying and I know a few of us have fired suggestions at you but please don't feel there's a need to rush. I'm sure we can all wait. I'm a big believer in "Quality over quantity" myself. (Although I think scott browns tunes are the expectation to that with many great tunes he has lmao)
@Mr_Makina You don't need to apologise. I'll still be here 😊
The next video is nearly ready to go and I agree with the quality bit although I would be lying if I said this wonderful new community of people who, like me want to know more, hadn't given me at least 12 months worth of video ideas. 👌
It's a nice corner to loiter in, I only wish there was more freely available information on some of these guys. I searched high and low for Scott Brown info and it's almost like he would rather be working than interviewing which I can understand.
New connections are being made every day so you never know where this adventure will take us. At the very least, I get to learn new things about the guys who make the music we lose ourselves in and it's always nice to have some people to chat with along the way.
Hardcore legend!
@keithkool and one that will be rocking the dance floors for many years to come I hope.
Love Scott Brown. Paddy frazer, dj tizer and eddie Wray too.
Scott said he tried to get 'now is the time' removed from the internet because of the sheer amount of people claiming to be him uploading it and claiming money for downloads of it. He lost a fortune from that track and says it haunts him to this day which is sad. The man is a pure genius. I had no idea he was plus system. But i did know he had a ton of aliases. Hixxy and others also have a few alias such as 'antisocial', and i always found it strange because it isnt promoting their 'stage' name which surely will effect their position on club sets and record lables. Maybe scott just doesnt like all the attention he would recive having so many bangers under his name as he seems like quite a quiet guy. I always said its amazing that an artist with such a common name as scott brown can become a household name. And i thought.if he had a more marketable name he would be a global superstar. My favourite artist of qll time and 🐐 in my opinion. Just a side note, Glasgow is a city not a town 🙂
I remember when he was trying to get it removed. He is a genius and I love his tunes. He is one artist I’ve been searching for more vinyl of to add to the collection.
Im so glad I found this! Thank you! Im excited for the Hixxy one!! :)
@REIAMusic I’m glad you found it too 😉
Had the pleasure of being on the same lineup twice... absolute gentleman. Has time for every1.
Bet that was a pretty cool experience @Chris Keenan Dj Dynamic 👍
@@stuartkmusic Brilliant... an idol when i was growing up.
First time I heard of him was watching Fantazia's Big Bang on VHS! Epic set
I enjoyed that. Scott was a big favourite of mine back in the day.
You and me both. Well to be fair, I still love his music to this day. Glad you enjoyed the video.
@Stuart-K Music he's a top bloke too. I didn't realise he was involved with Bass X. Always thought that was his brother's venture.
Great video about a legend!
Thanks Matt
Really liking what your doing here Stuart, your presentation style is very impressive, looking forward to more content 👍🏻
Thanks Darren. Glad you are enjoying the videos. 👍
Hell yeah dude. I feel the early happy hardcore scene on CZcams is well represented in terms of number of tracks uploaded, but completely underwhelming in terms of information on the creators themselves. Keep up the good work! We need more of these. I just subscribed.
Thanks Paul. Appreciate the sub. Plenty more videos incoming 👍
Good stuff!
Thank you so much! 😊
He also made few house music anthem and sort of UFO musics
What?
What a legend
Anabolic Frolic and Scott Brown are the kings of Happy!
I'm not the biggest techno fan, but his early equation stuff was amazing, sound of the youth up here.
Face it,Scott brown is the actual difference 😊
True words. Very true words
Love this bro! Subscribed
Thanks for subscribing. Plenty more coming your way 👍
Scott brown the best ponytail in the business....I didn't realize bass x was Scott brown crazy stuff but now I think about it it's definitely his sound ....qtex at fantasia the big bang was amazing..
Bass X was Scott and his brother and definitely had that trademark sound. Probably kept his hair the longest out of those who used to keep longer hair.
Great video thanks, the industry is still ripping off the underground artists, still to this day
Thanks Dale. I can imagine that some habits might be harder to break than others.
Now is the Time
Scot brown q tex its about time to move never stopped love you bro yeee! haaa! Big bang and more
Nice one Michael 👍
Amazing work
Thanks @Guille Van Bart. Appreciate the feedback 👍
Awesome bud
Thanks 👍
Thank the Lord for Scott Brown
Would we be thanking Scott for himself there as he does also go by the alias "Lord of Hardcore" 😉
I had the pleasure of hanging out with him all weekend at MetroCon, what a wild and wonderful time. Free drinks queueing for 2 hours straight.
I bet that was a wild time. 👍
Love Evolution and Mainframe. Banging labels.
100% especially for those who love it banging @Ben Watts 😉
Hi Stu, theres a simple reason why Scott (and many other producers of the time) used multiple aliases. It was to Appear like there was alot more people producing the music than there actually was. So to an outsider looking through the records. It looks like the scene is very busy with loads of producers making tracks. Dj Ruffneck also used this method loads when producing his 100s of releases on Ruffneck and many sub labels.
Cheers Kev. A few people have said that now so I think you are bang on the money. I guess it would have helped to make it look like there were more producers during the multiple declines of HHC when producers were less interested in the genre.
@@stuartkmusic the reason they normally use aliases is because something to do with your name being tied to a label, theres a ferry corsten interview and explains it, thats why ferrys got loads too, moon man,system f,gouryella, and his own name
Cheers @masqueraver3552 I’ll have a look for that interview 👍
Great video, thanks! Subscribed!
Thanks for your sub and feedback
🏴🙌🏻🏴 Such a legend 👌🏻
Scott Brown also single handily kept Hardcore alive creating that modern 'UK Hardcore' sound at the start of the 00's...the recognition he gets for this is seen in his hardwired dvd brought out over 10 years ago lol.
Hardwired is a great DVD. Scott Brown has learned to evolve with the times. Some might say like Madonna. I’m not sure that Scott would be too happy with that comparison though. 😂
As much as I want to agree. You have to say it was a joint effort. Hixxy and styles to be the main others.
Great producer!
Hell yes!!
Just came across your channel. This is great content 👍
Thanks @David Core. Glad you found us 👍
great video
Thank you. I really struggled putting this one together to be honest but it seems it was worth the pain in the end.
@@stuartkmusic you are doing great and scott brown is such a legend
Remember 23rd precinct label having "kicking in the beat" many, many moons ago....wonder if he's still living in Huddersfield now or moved on?
Good question and one I couldn’t answer when looking.
👌🏻
Thanks Mark. Would love a chat sometimes about the stuff you did without Styles 👍
A lot of UK and Dutch producers used different aliases. according to Ruffneck it sold records.
Seems like this happens a lot. It was the sheer number of different ones he used over the years that piqued my interest a little.
Hi there Stuart I love the channel. Its about time happy hardcore gets some attention again. I have a massive collection myself. I was wondering if you would do a video about the North East rave scene as we had happy hardcore, German trance, techno, Italian, Dutch and makina music all mixed together and nowhere else does it like the North East. It was mainly Dj Scott and Dj Matrix as they were the main players. Keep up the good work anyway 👍
Been on a few nights out in the north east in my younger days and I can agree that nobody does it quite like you guys. 😉
I’ll be straight with you, I know very little about either DJ Scott or DJ Matrix but I will definitely look them up and see about getting them on the list.
Thanks for the feedback and the ideas. 👍 Much appreciated and there’ll be many more to come.
@@stuartkmusic Jason bushby, DJ attack, Full effect, selector C, NRG, DJ Charlie. There's a few colosseum regulars too. These are DJs mainly, odd release here and there. Ahh yea DJ Excel. Some crackin releases on bass generator.... Cocaine, crowd control, let me see you dance with Attack
A few of the more obscure names of HHC I will get them added to the list. I’m going to have to pick my feet up here and get grinding. The list is huge now 😂
Loving the content 👏
Thanks Nighthawk 👍
I’m glad people still love the HH as much a I do
Under constant pressure to sell my vinyl collection to free up some space, but could never do it, too many memories
Scott is still one class hard-core dj from glasgow I say
I would agree with you Steven 👍
Stu if bean to all the best raves in Scotland and seen Scott brown live at them to I was at eh1 in 2009 20 years 0f dance music in Edinburgh it was one class day and qtex was in the hard core tent
A big part of using aliases is because he “borrowed” so much from other songs.surprised you didn’t touch on that but still a top producer and a top man 👍
Nice one @Acid reflux and a point well made. He does love a “sample”
Great Video! I remember Scott saying somewhere the aliases and his labels came about because certain labels kept telling him to change parts of his tracks so used different names to send to different ones then started his own to get control of his sound, the same for Eric Prydz and many others, might as well mention the godfather hardcore Marc Acardipane, he has nearly 50 aliases.. maybe do a video on him ;)
That makes a lot of sense because from what I learned about Scott, he had a lot of trouble with certain labels early on. I've heard deadmau5 talk about the issues with, especially, the bigger mainstream labels as well.
Marc Acardipane is a name that I have not heard in a long long time. I used to play a lot of German hardcore and loved how dark and raw it was. Good shout! I'm adding him to the list.
@@stuartkmusic the business side of things is a bit shit, I've not even completed a full track after years of trying.. I think they are that 'What's the point' in my head with most of the stuff I read and saw online lol
Good stuff! Can't talk about hardcore without Marc! Ruffneck and Lenny Dee both have had their fair share of alias similar to Scott and both were also pushed away from the more slower styles to hardcore similar to Scott, both legends too.
Ruffneck did it to make it appear he had a massive line of artists to make his label seem bigger than it was from the beginning. You can hear it in a ROAR interview with him from 2021
Another interesting take on why aliases are used. Must have been a hell of a label Xmas party 🤦♂️
Top content bro
Thanks dude. Appreciate it.
He also produced a great breakbeat hardcore ep on homegrown records with Marc Smith.
Not sure how that came about, it was Ron wells label.
Not sure about that one. I will have to go looking for it. Love a bit of hardcore breaks from time to time
I thought Homegrown belonged to Basement Phil , yes your right thou Smith & Brown Vol 1 was top draw.
If it wasnt for bonkers/scott brown i wouldnt like the music i do today absolute genius. 15 years old i heard neckbreaker never looked back.
15 years old? Now you are making me feel my age 😂 Agree with you that the bloke is a genius. 👍
@@stuartkmusic 35 now mate was 14/15 I live in Spain now no one palys hard-core or bounce shite get me back to Doncaster for the TFI.
I always though Spain were mad for Makina @Scott. Then again, nowhere does it like we do here I’m sure 😂
@@stuartkmusic mate I love makina aswell no where plays it man all regaton bollocks.
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🤩👍
👊 😎
You can never have enough names. Look at Ruffneck for example
You should DEFINITELY make some videos on the Makina side of hardcore, even scott brown went to Spain numerous times to play sets at the Xque and pont aeri clubs
@LinkSmokes420 I’m with you on this. I will definitely look at getting some Makina into the series 👍
will there be a vid about Sy & Unknown\Re-Con\Squad-E and so many more ;)?!
Also, very high quality vids, love this channel! So informative!
Hey there. Yes, I have plans I’m the pipeline for many more including those you mentioned.
Glad you are enjoying the videos and thanks for the feedback 👍
@@stuartkmusic Really great stuff mate! Been waiting so long for someone to make videos of this sort about the hardcore scene!
Scott Brown laaaaaaa
Ultrabeat UK laaaaaa 😉
Hi Stuart got to say loving your history and life look of the dj s 👍👍 loving happy hard core back in the day ( Bowlers , Helterskelter 🎶🎶😈 ) 👍👍 be good for you take a deep diver into are late Stu Allen 🎶🥲 who got me into house music as far back as 1986 on key 103 radio right into the days of happy hardcore and beyond. him producing under Clock .. late in life as I am now 😂😂😂 writing my own music in many styles .. keep up the great history look backs 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Stu Allen was one that was on my list and when he passed, I had a video already done. Then I got side tracked with Scott Brown 😂 He is still on the list so you will wanna stick around that I’m sure.
Bowlers was on my doorstep, we may have even bumped into each other at some point 🤷♂️
Appreciate the feedback. There’s plenty more to come. 👍
👍👍👍 yes Bowlers is on my door step to 😁😁 so yes good chance we may of bumped into each other 🎶 on a happy hardcore night or even a Stu Allen pull yer face night 👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎
O forgot to say DJ SY 👍👍👍 I remember the first time I heard him scratching to happy hardcore 👍😁😁😁 it was like o yer now that’s cool 👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎
DJ Sy has been on my hit list since the beginning. He has skills that I could only dream of. I saw Sharkey hinted something the other day that they were doing something together.
👍😎Sy and Sharky 😈 well after accidentally finding your channel ( no clue what I was look for in the first place 😂😂😂😂) getting out all my old happy hardcore and hardcore vinyl and cds . Now writing some hardcore tunes to go with all the other tunes I am writing 😂😈🎶 .. have a good Christmas and look forward to your next video 👍😁 and yes I have sub 👍
Best thing I ever saw was him wielding a ceremonial sword in Lloret Demar
That must have been a hell of a sight. 🤺
It was 😂😂😂
I couldn't even tell you how many of his records I own
According to the discogs website, scott had 32 aliases. Equazion is listed twice, and scott brown vs marc smith doesn't count. I'd be curious to know the missing 4 aliases, because im a big fan, and saw him alot at twisted & brainfire hardcore nights in glasgow. Shout out to everyone who used to be on scott browns forum. I miss that.
The scotchman?
Fanks man! so goob! Love Scotty B! What...?! he was it University studying Physics?!; got to see him once at Enchanted Forest ...🎽
He certainly was Matthew. Never did find out if he completed his study 🤷♂️
@@stuartkmusic It 20 years ago at Enchanted Forest, South Australia. He downed an entire bottle of Jack Daniels during his set, posed for photos and engaged with the crowd more than any other dj iv ever seen. Didn't know his old band mate was part of ultra sonic. That's what got me into the whole scene. Them vs Public Domain. What a night! Ended up becoming abit obsessed with Neophyte, guess I still am🐺
Good speech about scott brown, who did u say sang power of love??
@mark it was Gillian Tennant 👍
Enjoyable interesting vids, subbed 👍 How about Billy Bunter or Sharkey?
Billy Bunter is an excellent shout. I’m keeping my mouth closed on Sharkey. No spoilers 😉
Hi enjoying ya content bass generator is a must do I think mate. Also DJ Scott from Sunderland. He was a pioneer in changing the north east scene from the rest of the country with makina which is absolutely huge up here.
Thanks Andy. Interesting you should mention the North East scene as someone else did also bring that up with DJ Scott and DJ Matrix. I agree with you on Bass Generator too. It’s on the list 👍
@@stuartkmusic theirs a DJ up here called matty o he's got a podcast called bang goes the bass Scott on one of them class scene up here love the UK stuff 2 like check out a documentary also called 2 monkeys about the blue monkey and new monkey rave clubs up here think you would enjoy. If you ever do anything on MCs from up here got to be MC Techno T I've heard their writing a book about his life.
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czcams.com/video/1xV-R06UTlY/video.html personally and majority of north east favourite MC stompin. Just blows the roof off every time he's on a podcast too.my favourite north east DJ got to be attack also a MC also mint MC completely different style to stompin
Shame you didn't get to correspond but great video nevertheless. Scott Brown is the pinnacle in UK Hardcore imo.
Thanks @FXMZ and true it was a shame as I would love to have quizzed him on some of the finer details in his career, production styles and everyday life.
I imagine he is extremely busy as he doesn’t appear to have stopped since his Uni days. You never know though, we may connect in the future.
Scott actually went by the name DJ Equazion before changing to his name. If you see some of the earlier rave flyers from Scotland you will see him billed as DJ Equazion.
Scott is originally from my hometown of Cumbernauld and him and Rab S are who got me into hardcore. Rab used to run Under 18s nights in Cumbernauld, and had Scott and Q- Tex on a few times. You'll never see anything like that again lol
** Edit, I see you addressed the DJ Equazion bit further down in your video, apologies.😅
😆 that’s ok mate. At least I know you watched it all 😆
@@stuartkmusic Haha, your videos are very well done and keep attention so you've earned a sub from me.
I think someone else mentioned it, but would be great to see something about the Scottish scene, Bouncy Techno era etc. We've had some amazing events up here over the years, Fantazia big bang at the SECC, Rezerection obviously, legendary clubs like the Metro in Saltcoats and the Fubar in Stirling. The scene was thriving in the early to mid 90s but started to dwindle around '97 onwards. A lot of people blamed Hixxy etc for the death of Rezerection up here, pushing the happy hardcore, and you will see the numbers dropped for attendance until the last event, so there may be some truth in that. I'm not blaming him personally, but definitely the change in music that killed it.
A gabber!!
There is some gabber on the back end of the mix that I did for this video. 👍
The absolute best Gabber/Hardcore tune that Scott Brown produced was; Hyperact - My Best Friend off the House Aggression E.P. released on Dwarf Records. Even though I was a permanently drunk/stoned, Schemie Ayrshire, Punk/Metal guy back in the very early 90s, I was also crazy mad into Hardcore. I also made a good few tunes mastered to tape/later DAT using an Atari STe, TR-909, SH-101, TB-303, DX-21, Alpha Juno 2, Akai sampler and 24 channel Soundcraft mixer bought for 2 Bob out the Victor Morris pawn shop. My local friendly drug dealer/DJ was apparently brokering a 12" deal for me with Jolly Rodger Records on the strength of a track called Bass 4uR Face (Patterson Hard-core). As far as I can remember, he fucked up the deal, either because of his sex pest personality or he got the jail. If any cunt's heard/actually owns a copy of the tune Bass 4uR Face geis a shout, I've no heard it for 29 years as there was only ever one master copy, it's most probably the most obscure Hardcore tune ever, Hipsters would love that shit. Ah! Happy days, lol
I wouldn’t mind having a listen to that as well. 😉
Two things I wondered about Scott: what label ripped him off? And did he and Gillian Tennant split up? (they were once a couple)
Funny you should say that. I had the same thoughts while making this video.
@@stuartkmusicYep both a mystery. Not sure what his first records were, I became aware of Q-Tex in 1991/92 but perhaps he did some undocumented tracks before that or on the side. The early labels are clear to see, but maybe it wasn't them.
Grant Nelson and Jeremy Sylvester are the kings of the alias! Smoking Beats(Neil Rumney) too and Gav Mills
I’m going to have to check that out @Warners Mixes. This video sent me down a big rabbit hole of aliases.
I remember at Rezerection The Event V 1996 he was using CDJs - he was way ahead with the technology. He was the only person to use them that night.
@saturn1returns Love this. These are the little bits of information that I get the most from as it's more an insight into what that person was doing in a snapshot of time.
With Scott however, you are right. He has always been ahead of his time which probably lends itself quite well to the way he has evolved to stay relevant all these years later.
@@stuartkmusic you can see the footage on yt - double vision produced it.
@@saturn1returns Was weird that noone else was using the cdj's at the time when I think back. I know the exact ones your talking about, was the big chunky pioneers. I was a couple of years too young for Rez but was going to various under 18s at the same time, and I know for a fact they had both 1210's and the Pioneers in Archaos in Glasgow around '96, '97.
Definitely look into MC NATZ,
I had not even considered that we have some extremely talented lyricists in our scene also. Very very good shout 👍
Was born in Glasgow, but has fan's even on the east side of Russia!
Absolutely Denis. Mr Worldwide 👍
What's the background tune from about 2 minutes in, it's doing my head in!!
Great video though by the way, Scott Brown was one of the 1st DJs I got into after Bass Generator and technotrance
Hey Sooty. The track is Bass X vs Scott Brown - Pilgrim (Version 2000). The background music is the DJ mix that I upload to my Mixcloud page with each video. 👍
@@stuartkmusic cheers for that. Much appreciated 👍🏼
Scott Brown is the Jeff Mills of hardcore.
I’m afraid I know the name but that’s as far as it goes for my knowledge of Jeff Mills.
He really is 😆
Oh no , Jeff Mills is the only one you need to know when it comes to techno
@@xDRAGONSHAGGERx right on brother!
And on the subject of PAID, considering most of the Hardcore at the time was only released on vinyl, and with the rise of mp3 (and legal digital services), it was kinda off an eyesore to us that were just listeners (and not DJs or collectors). Not going to deny that a few rotten eggs still wanted to pirate it, but as someone who's from Sweden, there were not many ways of getting hardcore here, especially when you're under 18 and dont have a credit card yet.
I don’t envy your position there. As a fan since the 90s, I feel quite lucky to reside in the country of Happy Hardcore’s birth.
I think it would be an impossible task to stop piracy. As you say, there’s always going to be rotten eggs wanting to pirate.
I got the impression that PAID was more interested in going after those early piracy forums such as LivingElectro rather than trying to tackle the monster that became P2P file sharing through torrents and limewire, etc. Shame there wasn’t more info online about it. Googling “PAID” doesn’t get you anywhere. 🤷♂️
Any chance of doing history of the hardcore mcs👍😎
Absolutely Jason. I’ve got a few on the list for coming videos 👍
@@stuartkmusic fantastic great videos watched all the ones you have done so far 😎👌🤝
wasn't bass generator also associated witha record store of the same name?
I’m not sure if I’m honest @baze.djunkiii
I think a large part of the q-tex releases past 1999 are just Scott Brown though XD
Pretty much. I think there was 1 release with Gillian Tennant but after that, Q-Tex = Scott Brown 😂