Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis

"Beat Dis" streamlined the eclectic mash-up template of Double Dee & Steinski for the UK pop chart by layering a sample-collage of scratched-up b-boy funk, hop hop and cartoons over a thumping beat and catchy bassline. It even used some of the same samples as the original "Beat this" and Fiorella La Guardia's "What does it all mean?".

The 4/4 drums and electronic bassline (both written by Bomb The Bass) were in keeping with the burgeoning UK house scene (for which the cover art's smiley face, nicked from the "Watchmen" comic book, would become the iconic mascot). The rest of the record masterfully mixed and matched disparate samples in a way that Norman Cook & Co. would take note of, such as the Bar-Kays' funky guitar riff from ""Everybody in the street, get down to the funky beat".

The well-chosen hip hop soundbites - Hashim's "There's not a problem that I can't fix" - would become immortalised by the record's success and re-sampled on countless records as a result - just as "Beat Dis" had done with the "Lessons".

Reaching #2 in the UK (despite the annoying alarm clock beeps), Bomb The Bass showed that cut & paste could be successfully commercialised into a pop song format, laying the groundwork for the future big beat scene in the process. (8)

I would consider this HipHop - Breakbeat more so than Electronic and it is absolutely NOT Acid House!

Such a fantastic record. Acid House was such an extremely creative era, although it has somewhat dated. Production standards on this track are excellent, and the pressing is loud and detailed. Tim Simenon and Emilio Pasquez remain geniuses in their own right.

A sampling masterpiece incl. song hooks, voices from ads & commercials, Ennio Morricone &Thunderbirds Are Go from the electronic genius Tim Simenon - belongs in the electronic music Pantheon.

This such a great track, I haven't listened to it in years and its still got it!

Breaks is surely not the matching style for this record. Contributors who don't know what the definition of the genre or style is, should click on it and read the description. Just because the record is primarily made of samples, it does not have anything to do with breaks.

The bassline is probably copied from Bad Bascomb - Give The Bass A Taste...

The 7" hit version of this can not be found on any CD as 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' sample was removed.

Despite what others have said here this still sounds amazing to me. Heard it for the first time in years this morning and it still bangs hard. For me this is a record that would have only been made in London. A true reflection of the scene then. Definitely wouldn't put it in the house category though.
Also was number 2 in the UK pop charts f0r 3 weeks and was kept off the top by....Kylie Minogue. Life can be so unfair.

ABSOLUTE GEM! Way ahead of his time. Priceless. Timeless. Ageless.