Here’s a great B-side I had on vinyl for years and never really appreciated, until hearing it at the start of this Fabio tape I was biking around to a lot this fall (thanks deep inside the oldskool for posting it!). Funny how listening to a track all those times can make it stick in…
Funky Junky – Rudeboy
Here’s another ragga influenced track ala the Echo Minott one posted recently, though this is more of a proper 92 hardcore one. Just deep bass, a breakbeat, a kick drum, and some all-too-familiar ragga vocals…but all working perfectly together. It’s funny because tracks like this would have held very little appeal for me when I…
Good thread trending on twitter now: #junglememories
Check it out while it’s available, wish I could find a way to export these to a webpage! https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23junglememories
UI Changes coming soon!
I’ve kept this site as bare bones as possible for the past 4 years, trying to keep it content-driven (all about the tunes). So I guess it’s time I spiff it up a bit… or at least hire a buddy of mine to do it. I’ll definitely try to keep it as usable as it…
DJ Demo – Extreme EP
I’ve probably mentioned this before, but some of the best “hidden gem” hardcore/jungle tunes seem to be tracks which might get overlooked due to being labelled as happy hardcore – there simply aren’t nearly as many rare and in demand 94-95 happy hardcore tunes as there are jungle tracks. Here’s a perfect example of one…
Echo Minott – Weaponry
Another nice find from my London trip…as the comment on Discogs says, this is a classic ragga breakbeat track ala early Ragga Twins / Rebel MC / SUAD stuff. A bit strange that the label says it’s from 1993, as it sounds more like ’90, ’91 to me. No matter though, it’s a great vibey…
Darkman – It’s Driving Me
Here’s another amen post… personally I’ve never really understood people who focus entirely on amen tracks, to the detriment of all other breaks. I mean, it’s a great break, but so are “Do the Do”, “Funky Mule”, “Kool is Back”, “In One Peace”, “Tighten Up”, etc. Still, for those serious amen heads, here’s a nice…
Baraka – I’ll Be There
Out of all the tunes I bought on this recent UK trip, this might just be my favorite… absolutely lurvely deep 95 intelligent jungle which was rumored to be by Jonny L (who did a remix for Boogie Beat around that time), but according to a friend of the producer was actually by Kid Andy…
DJ Infinity – Eternal
First post of the singles I nabbed on my UK trip, here’s a great little 94 EP from DJ Infinity aka Bill Vega, who more recently has done breaks tunes with Paul Smailes aka New Decade (pretty sure I posted a mix by them) and was otherwise involved with tracks on the out of romford…
London Trip / Dreamscape 20th anniversary
OK, finally back in Boston from my week in London plus some subsequent days in NYC etc. Ready to sum up the trip, give a quick Dreamscape review etc. All in all, I had a great time. It was pretty cold and crappy when I left Boston, and while the weather wasn’t exactly *nice* in…