124. Bomb The Bass - Megablast/ Don't Make Me Wait (Rhythm King)

One week at number one on 24th September 1988As 1988 progressed, all the break-out House music stars were faced with a decision – should they cling to the same scattershot formula for the follow-up to their hit, or prove there was more to their work than a being a knowledgeable chef with a huge pantry and speedy chopping skills? Mark Moore clearly decided that what wasn’t broken shouldn’t be meddled with, and “Superfly Guy” continued the messy thrills. Coldcut went off on a strange reggae safari with “Stop This Crazy Thing”, which bore as much relation to “Doctorin’ The House” as a giraffe does to a lion, and Bomb The Bass? Tim Simenon indulged in an interesting bit of cake-ism by doing both things at once.Their second indie number one was therefore this; a double A-side which, in many chart listings, put “Megablast” in prime position, even though the track didn’t seem to have a promotional video (please do correct me if I’m wrong) and was almost never heard on the radio or…

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