When US Marine Corps Walter Vickers and Rodney Taylor joined musical forces in Okinawa, Japan, they had no idea of the vibrations they would send around the globe
‘King Of The Beats’
Mantronix had come a long way in a short-time when he made this career-defining anthem.
‘Pssyche’
There was a terrifyingly brutal impact to Killing Joke’s second single, whose pounding rhythmic blitz evoked the end of the world
‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’
Picking up the lyrical baton from Last Poets’ ‘When The Revolution Comes’, Gil Scott-Heron’s most celebrated number shovelled more grievances into a three-minute song than anyone had previously managed
‘Joe Shmo And The Eskimo’
“The Weather Prophets were particularly good at putting out our best songs on B-sides,” observed main man Pete Astor in a 2024 interview with Louder Than War.
‘Sexcapades’
Aspiring rapper/producer Robert Diggs was still conflicted about his identity when he unleashed the 12-inch single that paved the way to the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop’s next dynasty.