Crate Exploratory: Unreleased Techstep/Drum & Bass Dubplate From 1997

OK here’s another rarity deep in my archives. This is a plate I acquired from an ebay auction roughly 3 or 4 years ago. Side 1 of this acetate has a track by Dylan called “The Eyes”, which was a very early release on Renegade Hardware back in late ‘97 or early ‘98. The flip side, however, is where things get interesting. This side doesn’t have a label and was actually scratched out by whoever owned the record (meaning that they probably weren’t nuts about the track). However it’s still playable despite a few skips towards the beginning, in all it’s snap crackle pop glory.

Honestly it was probably scratched out for a reason; the song itself wasn’t anything special amongst all of the other techy drum & bass that permeated the genre in those days, but isn’t bad either. Anyone know anything about this track? My guess is it’s another Dylan track or possibly Facs, but my guess is also as good as yours. Side note- this is NOT Kombat, which was ultimately released on the flip side of The Eyes on the full release!