The next chapter in the ongoing odyssey of Precision Cuts and Smartbreaks sees our heroes on a journey into daisy age funk beats via a kaleidoscopic spiral of sitar driven space breaks. "The surge" features an array of wierd sounds and live instruments. Most notably a backwards grand piano chord (inspired by the queen flash gordon tune) from which the tune gets its name. For "sirens" Tam stepped up to the mike and pulled out a sitar, made a twang, then timestretched it beyond all reason. So all in all another pair of run-off-the-mill preset laden breaks tunes.

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Precision Cuts remixes are popping up everywhere and as always they bang hard. This one is no exception. PC take the bass line from the original and add beats of their own combined with slivers of the original percussion and a pitchshited set of chords , also from the original. The result is a deep yet also exciting subbass driven track that peaks in a breakdown that gets the pill munchers coming over all tearful like. The added vocals in the breakdown are in fact the dulcet yet angelic tones of one T Cooper. A voice like an angel who smokes JPS superkings.

Click here to listen to "Good times" By "The Groove Diggerz" (Precision Cuts Remix)

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For this remix PC took a slightly different, harder and more electronic approach to the sound. Programmed and mixed in Christian J's studio it was inevitable that this track would be hard and driving. It was Released on top new label 192K from Cambridge. This record has seen a lot of play from DJs who might not normally play PC trax. In contrast to the normal organic PC sound this is almost entirely synthetic save for the trademark PC tam'bourine style. Inspired by Eat Static and Renegade Soundwave this remix is a belter.

Click here to listen to "Listen" (Precision Cuts Remix)

A triumphant return for PC's label SMARTBREAKS. Both these tunes are killers. "Smartbreaks in the place" is a calling card, just to let everyone know that we're back. It has vocals from Sarah Pope and also MC Ricky Humper. It was recorded in Christian J's studio and is possibly the buffest tune we have released yet. The B - Side "Now Lets Get It ON" is a more stripped down and bass driven club track.

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"Psychedelic Squeezebox" + "The Herta" Smartbreaks (SB001) released February 2003

This was the fruits of more collaboration with Rickee Whoop Whoop. This time recorded in the "Big Room" The vocals, recorded by Rickee himself made this tune into "a classic without even trying" in the words of Freq Nasty. The B side "Always True" caught the attention of tech house Djs like Terry Francis with its deep dubby house vibes. Always true was actually recorded in Tam's bedroom studio prior to this and provides a neat illustration of the difference between the two rooms

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This was a double A side single with two of Stratospheres' artists. Precision Cuts were on one side with "Caveman" and labelmate Brainiac's tune "Neuro" on the other. Neuro was a collaboration between Joe Gray and Dan Brain and increased the tempo to a feverish 145 bpm. The tune was originally intended for release on Octagon. This tune's cyber sound caught the attention of Sony who used it in the soundtrack for Wipeout 2 on the Playstation 2. "Caveman" was recorded by Tam in Bushwackas studio and is one of PC's darker tunes.

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Precision Cuts were enlisted by Exceptional Records to remix this tune as a result of their growing profile in the breaks arena. Their remix was a minimal, abstract dub effort which had a kick drum that was also the bassline. The remix drew the attention of Djs including Coldcut and Koma and Bones who included it on their Y4K album. Dj krush's original featured percussion samples which made perfect fodder for the Precision Cuts by now trademark sample editing techniques.

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This was a collaboration with Tayo recorded in Tams bedroom studio. The track was included on Tayo's Y4K album and was later remixed by Atomic Hooligan. Tayo was one of the early PC supporters and this tune cemented their relationship in a piece of acid dub breakbeat which always rocks the dance.

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This was the biggest selling Octagon single and featured the vocals of MC Thrillah Man. The tune was caned in clubs everywhere and is almost always dropped in a PC live set. The combination of MCing and tripped-out acid Breakbeat proved to be a winner. "Sneaker" is also a killer tune and was played by the Plump Djs, Tayo, Bushwacka and the Stanton Warriors.

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This record was their most consistent yet. "Thrillah" was a stripped out funky affair in the style of the best break from Michael Jackson's classic of the same name. The record does not however contain any samples of the original and featured Tam on guitar. "Thrillah" is a homage to the great Quincy Jones. PC like Quincy. A lot. "Dancefloor" featured drums from the SPD 20, a new addition to the PC studio and an integral part of the live show.

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This was the first collaboration between PC and Rickee Whoop Whoop. The single was recorded in Tam's bedroom by Rickee and Tam. The tunes were slightly different to the previous releases reflecting the positive influence of Rickee on the music. The record sold well and gained valuable exposure for both parties.

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This is Precision Cuts working under an alias which they later dropped. This record had a tune by Joe on one side - "The Sprawl" and a tune by Tam on the other - "Rubble". The record was Single of the month in Muzik magazine mostly due to the heavy sound of "The Sprawl". This tune was a step up for PC in terms of production and its Techno vibes were well recieved on dancefloors everywhere.

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This was PCs' first ever release and also marks the creation of the name "Smartbreaks". This tune was recorded using the 03D, EMU and AKAI. At this point the PC sound is born. The Tokyo Nites mix was a harder version intended to appeal to Djs playing the harder sound where as the Smartbreaks mix was a tranced-out glimpse of what was to come

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