Gangsta Audiovisuals
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Gangsta Audiovisuals was Ruffneck Records after he severed ties with XSV. The musical style remained mainly the same. |
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Cardiac Music BV |
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Cardiac Music Bv |
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cardiac.nl
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Edited 14 years agoa good continuation of the ruffneck brand, but didnt quite have the excellence of its predocessor...but still an excellent label with many classics, dark as fuck along with supreme intelligence releasing forward thinking hardcore for the mind...memorable, well made tunes
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Edited 18 years agoThe problems XSV had resulted in the birth of Gangsta Audiovisuals. This label was a straight continuation of the legendary Ruffneck Records. But somehow the whole style of the label, audio and visual, wasn't up to par with Ruffneck. The problems with XSV and the hardcore scene put a stamp on the forthcoming productions I guess.
Visually the label-artwork is much more abstract and darker than on Ruffneck Records. Audiowise it's the same; The first release was pretty good, giving a big variety of tracks although and Nosferatu's first release was also pretty good... after that it got worse in my opinion.
Releases became darker and more anonymous, no real catchy tracks that keep you hooked. It was a formula they were bringing out with every release, with only the first Trypticon release to stand out in these releases. The Trickster release is just a basic rehash of his track on the first Gangsta release. The Knightvision release is in my opinion her worst compared to the previous releases on Ruffneck Records
Let's not forget the absence of Predator. One of the underrated driving forces of Ruffneck as he produced a lot of tracks under different names for that label. He stayed with XSV and moved on to H2Oh where he found the same fate as Gangsta. Producing more of the same stuff he always did but now on automatic pilot and a bit darker.
The turnaround came with the release of "The Origin Of Core - Gangsta Audiovisuals Edition" The original artcore sound had worn-out and this release presented a fresh look on things with releases by Nosferatu and Endymion. This release also was less dark than all previous releases. They continued to advance in the right direction with the two releases by Nosferatu which put him on the map once and for all.
