The Smiley face was the icon of Acid House era of 88/89 by the early 90's the rave sound was evolving in different directions and jungle techno was emerging from the hardcore , break beat and techno. One pioneering tune was Durban Poison by Babylon Timewarp .This tune was hammered at the time on stations like Kool FM. I remember buying it and hearing it played at a Tribal NRG party at The cool tan centre in Brixton that I attended with Jonny Jedi. A few years later after we met Snooze at a Liberator party at the The Old School House . I discovered the techno smiley on the sleeve was designed and drawn by him.
Another Techno Smiley of that eras appeared on the label of DJAX UP-BEATS
In recent years Kool FM has been relaunched and many of the original headz are still there. MC Navigator ,The Ragga Twins , Brockie and Det but also the likes of Warlock , Jerome Hill and The Distant Planet Crew who began using the techno smiley as far back as 2012 as a central icon their flyers
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