DJs
The DJs behind the sound.
Rugged Vinyl Crew
Rugged Vinyl (Records) was a UK rave-scene label/crew active in the early 1990s, associated with shows on pirate station Don FM 105.7 (with MC Len, Easy B and Cass), particularly active 1992-93. No further biographical detail on individual crew members was found.
Russel
DJ heard on Krafty Promotions' 'Rewind - Back To The Old Skool Vol 2' (1994), going back-to-back with Pete.
S.P.Y.
S.P.Y (Carlos Barbosa de Lima Junior, born 30 December 1976, São Paulo, Brazil) is a drum & bass producer/DJ based in Bristol, UK, blending house, UK garage, R&B and jungle influences. He moved to London in 2003 intending to become a graphic designer, but within six months had his first release signed to Metalheadz (2005), followed by a Hospital Records/Medschool release (2006). He has collaborated with Marcus Intalex, Total Science, Kasra and DJ Marky, released standout tracks on Ram, Metalheadz, Critical, Shogun and Spearhead (notably 'By Your Side'), and signed to Hospital Records in 2012, whose debut LP 'What The Future Holds' won 'Best Album' at the 2012 Drum & Bass Arena awards.
SARGE
Happy hardcore and UK hardcore DJ who was a regular at Northern events in the late 90s. His sets include Asylum's 1st and 2nd Birthdays (1997-98), Compulsion's 'The New Breed' (1998) and 1st Birthday (1999), and Hardcore Heaven's 'The Return' (2003) and 'The Finale' (2004).
Sasha
Sasha (Alexander Coe) is a Welsh-born DJ and producer and one of the biggest names in British dance music. He came up at Shelley's in Stoke in the early 90s, went on to Renaissance and to his legendary partnership with John Digweed. His early-rave sets include Amnesia House's 'Sky Blue Connexion' (1990) and The Eclipse.
Sass
DJ Sass previously performed as "Spaceface" before dropping that alias for his own name. After leaving a club role due to poor treatment by management, he became a itinerant/nomadic DJ, playing across the UK and Europe, and has expressed interest in radio work.
Scorpio
DJ Scorpio, UK hardcore techno DJ who performed at Club Kinetic (1996) and Helter Skelter Zoom (1995); distinct from the 'Scorpio' alias used separately by DJ Die and Roni Size for their Bristol jungle/D&B project.
Scott Brown
Scott Alexander Brown (born 28 December 1972, Glasgow) is a Scottish DJ/producer, now based in Huddersfield, most associated with bouncy techno but also working across happy hardcore, hard trance and gabber. While studying physics in Glasgow he formed the techno group Q-Tex in 1991 (debut live set that March), and was central to bringing harder-edged Belgian/Dutch techno influences into the UK's early-90s hardcore scene, later exporting Scottish sounds to Europe. He founded the Evolution Records label family in 1994, pivotal in popularising bouncy techno worldwide, and in 2003 became the first DJ in hardcore history to win 'Best DJ' at the Hardcore Heaven awards.
Scotty
Hardcore techno DJ heard on the Species 'Disgustingly Hard Techno' packs, including NYE 2001, alongside Andy Techno.