Bad News – Real Bad News review

As far as sub-genres of house music go, the rough analogue workings of the Hague sound have been relatively untouched in the age of revisitation. That might be because some of its key protagonists are still actively pursuing that same messy yet alluring aesthetic, from Legowelt’s increasing profile to the success of labels such as Crème Organisation. Of course that’s a long time to be plying your trade, as the roots of the sound run back to the dawn of seminal label Bunker Records in the early 90s, but there’s something inescapably timeless about the spirit of these records, even if they sound simultaneously and purposefully dated.

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