A little while back, DJ Monita of Skeleton Recordings unearthed a series of cassette tapes he recorded between 1994 and 1995. Between April 94 and March 95, he recorded one new mix a month, 12 in all… no small feat given the number of tracks in these mixes and the good quality of them. That…
Digital Konfusion – Kill Dem Dead (Steaks Ill-Matic Mix)
A recent thread on B2VOS got me thinking about US produced tracks again – here’s one I like a lot, which is much better produced than the last EP I posted. This one is by a crew out of New York called Digital Konfusion, who I think primarily consisted of I-Cue and Peppersteak. I-Cue was…
Blog to the Oldskool Radio – Feb 23rd 2014 (Tim Reaper mix)
Here’s Tim’s set from yesterday’s radio show… I think this will be a fairly regular thing, Tim and I switching off these jungletrain shows. He did an ace job and it was lots of fun getting to hang out in the chat and listen to tunes / chat and crack jokes without worrying about keeping…
Peshay + Roger Johnson – In My Soul
Here’s an early vibey amen number by Peshay and Roger Johnson. I’m sure the name Peshay is familiar to everyone reading this new and old, if not then go read this awesome article by RBMA about the Blue Note or check this wicked interview with him on the Uncle Dugs show. Roger Johnson might not…
Suburban Base Records – The History of Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass: 1991-1997
It looks like Suburban Base will be amping up their digital presence in a big way over the next few months. In March they’ll be releasing a fresh compilation called “SUBURBAN BASE RECORDS – THE HISTORY OF HARDCORE, JUNGLE, DRUM & BASS: 1991-1997”, including some of their strongest tracks from that era. Following that, they’ll…
Obscure 95 Jungle Video
Here’s a jungle-centric video from 95 I’ve never seen before. Thanks to Tim Reaper for pointing me to this and to Charlie Turbo from “Beautifully Crafted Jungle” group for posting it. What’s interesting about this one is, taking a quick look through, I don’t see any real big name djs/mcs in there (there’s some shots…
Blog to the Oldskool Radio – Feb 9th 2014
Sunday’s show was pretty nice in my opinion: 94-95 selection, lots of big and well known melodic tunes, though hopefully I got a few surprises in there too. Listener numbers seemed to stay higher than usual until the last part of the show, at least versus when I play 92 or more mixed sets stuff.…
Aphrodite & Nutty Jim – Full Effect (Hoover Mix)
Here’s a less appreciated yet nonetheless firing tune by Aphrodite. For me, “full effect” sits in the middle ground between hardcore and jungle… like all of Aphrodite’s early tunes, it has distinctive Amiga sounding low fi production. That grittyness lends itself to seeming like a 92 hardcore tune, but the track components themselves are restrained…
Ride C – Jungle Pressure
Here’s an exceptional underrated 94 banger from a small label called Quality Control. This EP is the first of just a couple releases on that label, and it’s definitely a strong start. On the A side (featured here) we get a deep-n-dark think & cold sweat breakbeat flex-out, drenched in delay with ominous synths and…
Radio Frontline Set – Feb 1st, 2014
Here’s my set from Radio Frontline, Feb 1st 2014. Like the last Jungletrain show this was 92-95 stuff, pretty heavy on the anorak tunes this time. The DJs spinning after me had some tech troubles so I rolled out an extra hour of vibey 93-95 classics. A few parts of the set were bugging me…