When it comes to drum & bass events, few have been bigger over the years than Innovation. They are famed for their events in the sun, the weekenders and have even brought drum & bass to Holland with Innovation in the Dam.
They started out in 1995 at Camden Palace which is a decent sized venue so they didn't exactly start small. This was event number 3.
They're also an event where upfront hardcore has never featured. Given the scene had split and was already going it's separate ways by 1995 it's perhaps no surprise they picked one or the other.
Although I never actually went to Camden Palace itself, I've been to Koko which is what Camden Palace became many times.
For probably the only time in 1995 (or ever for that matter) there are more female DJs on the tapes from this event than there are male. This is helped by the fact Kemistry & Storm were both female and a double act. The other female DJ to feature is DJ Rap. The male DJs are DJ SS and Dr S Gachet.
I've noticed that prior to this event I'm yet to post a DJ SS set which just seems wrong given he was the man behind "The Lighter" by Sound of the Future and "Hearing Is Believing" by MA2 which are proving to be the biggest drum & bass records of the year.
Both tunes feature in the DJ SS set but neither are the most played tunes on the tapes. There are 2 tunes that appear on 3 of the 4 sets which are "Bonanza Kid" by Firefox and "Roll On" by Andy C.
No shortage of new for 1995 tunes despite it being just 4 sets which are:
Marvellous Cain - Gun Talk
DJ Biggs - The Hunter
Mental Power & DJ SS - Blue
Dillinja - Mutha*ucka
Black Featuring MC Power - Black
Goldie - Angel
Da Corruption - Step To The Side
DJ Phantasy And MC Reality - Open Your Eyes
The Dream Team - The Posse
Dope Skillz - The Fix
Subnation - 1000 Degrees
Tonic - King Shit
DJ Pulse - Voyager
H.M.P. - Runin's
Rufige Kru - T3
Doc Scott - Drumz '95
Lemon D - Manhattan Melody
The most notable of these tunes is "Angel" by Goldie which would narrowly miss out on the Top 40 a couple of weeks later reaching number 41.
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