Dutch producer and DJ Tommy de Roos has been mutating jungle and hardcore a… Read Full Bio ↴Dutch producer and DJ Tommy de Roos has been mutating jungle and hardcore as FFF since the 1990s. Piling noise and distortion on top of intense, complex breakbeats and gargantuan bass lines, he was one of the early innovators of the breakcore scene, as well as its dancehall-influenced raggacore subgenre. His work throughout the 2000s, such as the -issued 12" The Feeling, consisted of violently ecstatic bastardizations of rave, happy hardcore, and ragga-jungle, and he pushed this sound further with subsequent full-lengths for the Japanese label , including 2011's 20.000 Hardcore Members Can't Be Wrong. Since the mid-2010s, he's generally toned down the distortion and produced more atmospheric, focused tracks, leading a revived jungle scene along with producers and DJs such as and Coco Bryce.

Tommy de Roos first attempted to DJ techno and rave records in the early 1990s, and began experimenting with making music from sampled tape loops, a keyboard, and feedback. After his family acquired a computer, he started using tracker software, which drastically changed his approach to music-making. He started a zine and label called Orange Socks in 1997, and released breakcore, noise, and experimental cassettes by himself, his friends, and artists he met through trading tapes. He started issuing tracks on vinyl in 2001, beginning with a split EP with Fast Forward, and followed by records on labels including , Clash Records, and Sprengstoff Recordings. That year, FFF and also organized Breakcore a GoGo, one of the first regular breakcore events in Europe. After the series ended in 2004, FFF started a similar monthly called Wreck Havoc. A 12" titled after the event series was released in 2007, and the happy hardcore-influenced The Feeling appeared on the same year.

Following a 2008 tour of Japan with and DJ Technorch, FFF became more heavily involved with the Japanese hardcore scene. He released several full-lengths on Tokyo label , including the 2011 double CD 20.000 Hardcore Members Can't Be Wrong and two split albums with DieTRAX. A 2015 split EP with Coco Bryce marked FFF's shift from breakcore towards old-school jungle, mixing heavy breakbeats with more atmospheric textures. He's successfully continued in this style, releasing additional splits with Bryce and solo records like 2017's Badman Touchdown, additionally flirting with footwork on the same year's Dubcore Volume 12. Continuing his productive output into the 2020s, FFF released records on , , Diamond Life, and several other imprints. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi

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FFF Lyrics

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I had a tingling sensation
Like I was being charged with electricity
My pulse was pounding and skipping beats and then pounding again
It's been coming back every so often
Stronger and stronger

Harder, stronger
Show me, babe

Bring it, baby
(...) in the water

I had a tingling sensation
Like I was being charged with electricity
My pulse was pounding and skipping beats and then pounding again

It's been coming back every so often
Stronger and stronger

It's been coming back every so often
Stronger and stronger...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of FFF’s song Sensation convey a feeling of being electrified or charged up. The singer of the song describes experiencing a “tingling sensation” that grows stronger with time, along with an increased pulse that skips beats and then quickens again. The feeling seems to be both physical and emotional, with the intensity of the sensation growing as time goes on. The lyrics use repetition to convey the growing intensity of this sensation.

The chorus of the song contains fragmented phrases that suggest the singer is being urged to embrace the feeling or to take some action to enhance it. The lines “Harder, stronger / Show me, babe / Bring it, baby / (...) in the water” can be interpreted in a number of ways. They might refer to a specific person or situation, or they could be more abstract, representing the singer’s desire to push the boundaries of their experience.

Line by Line Meaning

I had a tingling sensation
I felt a prickling and tickling feeling in my body

Like I was being charged with electricity
Similar to the sensation of an electrical shock running through my body

My pulse was pounding and skipping beats and then pounding again
My heart was beating faster, irregularly and then strongly again

It's been coming back every so often
The feeling has been happening repeatedly at different times

Stronger and stronger
Becoming more intense and powerful over time

Harder, stronger
Wanting the feeling to be more powerful and overwhelming

Show me, babe / Bring it, baby
Asking for someone to create the feeling or enhance it more

(...) in the water
The specific location of where the sensation is felt is not clear - it could even be in water

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