The Invisible Man – The Beginning / The End (Alternative Version)

if you were going out where this was being played it makes this a very iconic tune now!! Great times!

The Beginning is probably my favourite tune from the Invisible Man.. maybe not his best but definitely my favourite. It really captivated me bitd and left an indelible mark seared deep into my memory (as many of the great tunes do) from the very first time I heard it. It still takes me back to that era each and every time now, my young ears hearing such music back then was truly mind blowing! I guess you had to be there living it too really understand that. Such a well thought out production (as are many of his tracks) A genuine underground classic..

Always in my crates when playing breakbeat hardcore or early jungle. The midsection with the dramatic, twin-peaksy strings (apparently they're a JM Jarre sample, you learn something new every day) and the repeating screams sounds really good in the right physical settings. Good warehouse tune.

If you have one of these, check the etching in the run off groove.

whata great review awesome track a must have :)

This tune is just crying out for a review. You don't get much more classic than this when it comes to early darkside/intelligent drum & bass!

The Beginning has a long intro starting with some eerie filtered explosion sounds and very dark chords, the main vocal, a female "oh woh oh woh yeah" building up slowly. Then it cuts to a rasta voice that says "strictly drum & bass!" and drops into a nice solid chopped amen which forms the body of the intro.

At the first breakdown you hear a scream-like sound which becomes the main hook of the record. This, combined with those chords and vocal makes it one of the heaviest, most moving pieces of music i have ever heard. It breaks into the amen with a nice Bukem style bass that compliments the melody perfectly, then in the middle section the amen is beautifully stuttered, with melodies dropping out to allow drums and bass to take centre stage.

The vocals and chords then build up again to a pause where the rasta "strictly drum & bass" sample makes a second appearance, before the track rolls out with another breakdown and a slight change of chord to answer the earlier main section. It is a very tense outtro, the scream and vocal increasing with some echo towards the end.

This is a seriously heavyweight track and well worth the price tag. It's an underground classic that is still cained on pirate radio to this day. I took 8 years to track this one down and believe me it felt so good to finally slap it on the deck and give it some rotation!! It has now been repressed in limited quantity by Sublogic Recordings so there is no excuse. Buy it!