I played a vinyl only jungle set on the 28th September at one of my favourite bars in London, Camden’s Lockside Lounge, for Off The Record. I generally play with a laptop now when I’m out and about (it’s been a while since I’ve played old skool anywhere) so it was nice to play some proper records. I definitely didn’t miss the transportation side of things, though.
The crowd were just a Saturday night bar crown so I wasn’t able to dig too deep, hence a few anthems in here amongst a few others that I thought might work well. The first tune was actually Seiji‘s last one, he played a wicked set of various bits and bobs including some lovely classic house and garage.
Reprazent – New Forms (Seiji’s last tune)
Tom & Jerry – Dancer
Deep Blue – Helicopter Tune
Randall & Andy C – Sound Control
Slipmatt – Breaking Free
Jo – R-Type
Dextrous & Rude Boy Keith – Charge (T-Bone VIP Mix)
General Degree – Papa Lover (Stretch Remix)
Conquering Lion – Code Red (94 Remix)
Uncle 22 – 6 Million Ways (DJ Hype Remix)
DJ Rap & Outlaw Candy – Intelligent Woman
Krome & Time – The Licence
Tarzan – Watch How The People
M-Beat – Sweet Love
Prizna – Fire (Urban Shakedown Remix)
Remarc & Lewi – Ricky
Tom & Jerry – Maximun Style
Origin Unknown – Valley Of The Shadows (Long Dark Remix)
I’ve had a bunch of records out for a while (shamefully about 6 months) to record this and finally got round to it. I now realise that not DJing regularly means that you become far worse at mixing so this is a little off in places, apologies in advance.
Most of the tracks here are from 1993 and represent the period where hardcore started to move into jungle. There’s still a hint of cheese and chipmunks but everything was getting a bit darker and the four to the floor kicks were on their way out. Loads of these are personal favs from that era and are tracks that never leave the bag when I’m playing this sort of stuff out.
Nosebleed – Left Nostril [Face]
From The Man Like The Pennywise – Suspension Of Disbelief [Symphony Sound]
Tango & Fallout – Violator Part 1
DJ Terror Eyes & Mister Mix – The Ritual [Face 2 Face]
The Reece Project – Spirit Come Down [Liquid Wax]
Formula 7 – War Cries [Quayside]
Pascal & Sponge – Raw Basics [Face]
DJ Taktix – Fatal Attraxion [Back 2 Basics]
Fast Floor – Sweat Shop [Smooth Recordings]
Harmony & Xtreme – NRG Rush [Lucky Spin]
Essence Of Aura – Intruder [Outstanding Productions]
A bit of a gem from the glory days of atmospheric jungle. If memory serves me correctly this came out around ’96, back when Moving Shadow was really on top of the game for this style of music. It appeared on the Storm From the East LP, an album that showcased artists from the east of the UK. Along with the Revolutionary Generation I see this for peanuts every now and then in shops but that’s not to detract from the great tunes on them so well worth giving them a shot if you happen to see them for sale.
Found this on Soundcloud, a nice mix of some mid-90s jungle with a few that I’d never heard before and several lesser-known tracks. Good for those who want a change from the same old, same old.
Tucked away on the b-side of Sound Control is this little gem. Bypassing the standard amen breaks of the time for some cut up beats that seem to be almost falling over themselves this was something a little different from the label that went on to produce and endless stream of hits over the next decade and a bit.
