#MixMondays: Sherelle’s RTRN II JUNGLE Pirate Radio Mix
The story of Sherelle’s quick rise, and the sound she’s helped elevate Do you remember where you were when you first saw Sherelle drop Fixate’s refix of Double 99’s classic “Ripgroove”? I sure as hell do. I’ve followed Boiler Room socials for years, and expect things to get rowdy withContinue Reading
What’s in a Name?: Flite vs. DJ Flight
Everything you wanted to know about the beef between DJ Flight and Flite, but were afraid to ask. One of these days, we will get into the great beefs in the dnb scene. Truth be told, whatever this DJ Flight / Flite conflict on Twitter is has us intrigued, primarilyContinue Reading
Spotlight Saturdays: Nick the Lot
With the thousands of people who vote on Drum&BassArena’s yearly awards lists, there has to be a section of the scene ranking their favorite producers, right? And if they are, is a producer like the mysterious figure known only as Nick the Lot on their radar? We’d hope so. NickContinue Reading
Leviticus “The Burial (Amen Mix)”
Make a list of classic jungle tunes. Does it include Levitcus’ “The Burial”? No? Ball up that list and throw it in the trash, then. That “big, bad and heavy” line is a staple of Jumpin Jack Frost’s career thus far, so it’s dope that he gifted the lost AmenContinue Reading
Controlled Opposition “Down the Well”
Anything the legendary Grooverider releases on Prototype is, at least, preview-on-sight. Groove’s been the pulse of the jungle and drum & bass scenes for ages, and when he puts on his labelhead hat, he is picking tunes that can best be described as “future”. Controlled Opposition’s new single, “Larry” b/wContinue Reading
#MixMondays: DJ Die w/ Dyamite MC Live at Databass (2001)
The individuals that formed and became the Full Cycle crew—led by drum & bass vets Roni Size, DJ Die, DJ Krust, and DJ Suv—taught me about drum & bass—my journey over the years with this Databass set from DJ Die is a perfect example. Trust, I definitely mentioned that IContinue Reading
#MixMondays: DJ Trace “Rollers Instinct #3”
Did DJ Trace create techstep? It sho ’nuff feels like the game shifted when “Mutant Revisited” hit the scene, nahmean? As a producer, he was a part of No U-Turn’s seminal Torque compilation, and introduced the tramen to the arsenal of producers worldwide, as well as gifting the world withContinue Reading
That Time David Bowie Rang Dom & Roland on the Phone
If I’m keeping it a buck, when I had the first ideas for this particular drum & bass website, a story about David Bowie hitting the site this early (or at all) never crossed my mind.Continue Reading
Skantia “Jubilant”
When RAM described Skantia’s new single “Jubilant” as “a more upbeat delivery,” I was confused. I’d be clicking the play button anyways—Skantia had a stellar 2019, but his 2020 has been much more impressive, primarily due to massive releases like “Power Line” and “Bones” (a personal favorite). But “upbeat”? IContinue Reading
Dillinja “Hard Noize (Break Remix)”
One thing I purposefully didn’t mention in my long-winded, nonsensical introduction to whatever this drum & bass-soundtracked slice of the internet is was Break’s recently-released, long-anticipated remix of Dillinja‘s “Hard Noize”, this time on Valve Recordings. I’m not sure why the release isn’t an official one on Test Recordings likeContinue Reading