Thump published an excellent article this week about how games, in particular driving games, are breaking new drum'n'bass artists.
The most interesting part of the article is the comments from Ashley Howard, head of publishing and sync at Hospital and the importance of this channel and being the 'press start' track.
Aside from Warp and maybe Ninja Tune, Hospital was one of the first labels I followed religiously. It might not be clear from my postings here over the last five years, but D'n'B was my default listening selection from 15-19.
From taping the liquid funk of Fabio off Radio 1 (but rarely Grooverider, as I only had one tape to record either The Blue Room or Fabio & Grooverider and tended to alternate between the two) to somehow sneaking in underage to Clwb Ifor Bach on Friday nights, D'n'B played a big part in my musical education.
Hospital Mix 1, which I picked up for £4.99 in Virgin Megastore in the Capitol Centre, used to get hammered on my stereo. Sadly I can't seem to find it (or High Contrast's debut album True Colours) but the good folks at Hospital have uploaded it to YouTube with some nifty turntable graphics.
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