The Earache label, renowned for its roster of harsh grindcore acts -- Godflesh, Carcass, Fudge Tunnel -- moved into the sympathetic world of hardcore gabber techno with the signing of Ultraviolence, masterminded by one Johnny Violent. His first, self-financed production was the "Shout" single, which appeared in 1991 on his own label. After the recording of a John Peel session in 1992, he signed to Food Records (also the home of Jesus Jones). Violent didn't quite fit in with the house leanings of Food and released only the Vengeance EP before moving to Earache. Fitting in quite...