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Calling all junglists! Here's a short mix I put together recently for a mix competition on Reddit. It's 30 minutes of choice ragga jungle from the glory years of the mid-90's. Enjoy! http://sonicrampage.org/mixes/dsn/Pearsall-DarkSideOfTheNuum.jpg Pearsall presents Dark Side of the Nuum click to visit my site and download the mix Mixed in London in September 2012, using 100% vinyl on two Technics 1210′s and a Pioneer DJM600 mixer (29:51, 70 MB, 320 KBPS MP3) Style: Classic ragga jungle sounds Tracklisting: 01. Cool Hand Flex – Mercy Mercy (In Touch) 02. Smokey Joe – Special Request (Labello Blanco) 03. Undercover Agent – Dub Plate Circles (Juice) 04. Marvellous Cain – Dub Plate Style (Suburban Base) 05. DJ Trace – Final Chapta (Chronic Mix) (Dee Jay Recordings) 06. Capone – Massive (Hard Leaders) 07. Krome & Time – Studio One Lik (Tearin Vinyl) 08. Trinity – I Selassie I (Artical Mix) (Chronic) 09. DJ Hype – Dub Plate Fever (Suburban Base) 10. Marvellous Cain – The Hitman (Dream Team Remix) (IQ) 11. DJ Dextrous & Rude Boy Keith – Wicked (Suburban Base) 12. MA2 – Hearing Is Believing (Formation) 13. Brainkillers – Screwface (3rd Party) 14. Remarc – Drum N Bass Wise (Remix) (White House) also on Soundcloud

Sorry, don't have an audio link, but on my way in to work this morning I remembered a tune I heard DJ Hype play in the late 90's (maybe around '97?) with a rap vocal saying something like "I'm the genie in disguise / I'm the genie in disguise / Open your hands / Close your eyes" Any ideas?

thanks guys! I've been thinking of doing interviews with different guys involved in the scene back in the 90's - promoters, dj's, label owners, etc - dance music really meant a lot to so many of us so I think it's nice to try and capture some of the memories for posterity. what do you think?

hey Haste, glad you enjoyed it!

For those of you who remember the vinyl days, you might enjoy this interview I've just done with Jay Burgess (aka Equinox) about his days running Elite Records in Victoria, which back in the late 90's/early 00's was one of my favorite record stores in London for hardcore and general rave goonery. OK, sure, it's not really normal RDB fare, but if you are/were a vinyl junkie, it will bring back lots of nice memories, and if you only got into dance music in the digital era, then it's a bit of history for you to ponder. If you're interested, check it out here.

which one? hope you enjoyed it

bump for those who missed this first time around

hi guys, Here's a guest mix I posted a few weeks ago on my blog from Canadian dj Karl Haze. It's a top-class selection of 92/93 goodies, including both major anthems and more obscure stuff. Enjoy! http://sonicrampage.org/guestmixes/khz/Karl_Haze-Check_Your_Blindspot.jpg Karl Haze presents Check Your Blindspot Click to visit my blog and download the mix Mixed in Ottawa, May 2011 (65:38, 90.5 MB, 192 KBPS MP3) Style: Serious 1992/1993 breakbeat hardcore business Tracklisting: 01. Chaos & Julia Set – Fear The Future (Recoil) 02. A Thief, A Lunatic, and A Terrorist – Laughter (Eclipsed) 03. Jim Polo & Neil Vass – Underground Feeling (Dark Horse) 04. Cool Hand Flex – Who’s That (De Underground) 05. M-Beat – Rough Like Me (Renk) 06. Erogenous Zone – Zone Of Love (Trouble On Vinyl) 07. Freddy Fudpukker – Keep The Love Alive (Baby Bonny Mix) (Symphony Sounds) 08. Delirium – Days Of Our Lives (Manix Remix) (Reinforced) 09. Krome & Time – Final Destination (Suburban Base) 10. Manix – Turn Away Skull (Reinforced) 11. Tom & Jerry – A Patch Of Blue (Tom & Jerry) 12. DJ Trax – We Rock The Most (Moving Shadow) 13. Foul Play – Finest Illusion (Section 5) 14. D-Livin – Why? (D-Livin) 15. Phuture Assassins – Future Sound (2 Bad Mice Remix) (Suburban Base) 16. DJ Seduction – Live Together (Impact) 17. Unlimited Source – Time Of Our Life (Infrasonic) 18. Nick OD – Jazzy Hardcore (Reinforced) 19. Nasty Habits – Here Come The Drumz (Remix) (Reinforced) 20. Krispy Krouton – Flavour 2. Chicken & Sweetcorn (Empire) 21. Cool Hand Flex – Untitled (De Underground) 22. GBH – Back From The Grave (Boogie Times) 23. New Decade – Get The Message (Out Of Romford) 24. Psychotropic – Hypnosis (SL2 Remix) (O2)

you should definitely check out Haste's mixes - really good stuff! I'd also recommend Chrissy Murderbot's jungle mixes from his My Year Of Mixtapes project: http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com/2010/05/week-51-gangsta-jungle.html http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com/2009/11/week-26-classic-ragga-jungle.html http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-16-hardstep.html finally, shameless plug time, but I figure I've done a bunch of mixes that should be right up your street Street Dreams (94/95 jungle): http://sonicrampage.org/blog/?p=744 That Dream Is Over (atmospheric/ambient jungle): http://sonicrampage.org/blog/?p=601 Cold World (classic techstep): http://sonicrampage.org/blog/?p=1095 Over The Horizon (Bukem-style deep stuff): http://sonicrampage.org/blog/?p=44 Urban Takedown (jump-up): http://sonicrampage.org/blog/?p=1205

Well, hope you enjoy it when you get a chance to listen! Totally agree with you on that (but then I would ) - the classic jump-up sound is just awesome fun, which is what dance music is supposed to be!

innit! that whole album is full of lost classics

hi there, Here's a mix I did last weekend of some of my favourite jump-up drum n' bass records from the golden age of the mid 90's, with a mix of big anthems and some more obscure (but still) ace tunes. Classic party music! Enjoy! http://sonicrampage.org/mixes/ut/Pearsall-UrbanTakedown.jpg Pearsall presents Urban Takedown please visit my site to download the mix Mixed in Edinburgh, March 2011 (76:53, 134.56 MB, V0 VBR MP3) Style: Classic '95-'97 jump-up jungle Tracklisting: 01. Gang Related & Mask – Concentration (Dope Dragon) 02. Safari Sounds – Free Your Mind (Droppin' Science) 03. Lion Of Judah – Exodus (Congo Natty) 04. Jeru The Damaja – Me Or The Papes (Dillinja Remix) (London) 05. DJ Red – Mad PLO (Trouble On Vinyl) 06. DJ Hype – Jump (True Playa'z) 07. EPS & 2-Vibe – Hype The Funk (Urban Takeover) 08. Shy FX – The Message (Ebony) 09. Maldini – Def Roll (Phat Trax) 10. Tribe Of Issachar – Junglist feat. Peter Bouncer (No Sell Out Remix) (Congo Natty) 11. Busta Rhymes – Woo Hah! Got You All In Check (Origin Unknown Mix) (Elektra) 12. Shimon & Andy C – Quest (Ram) 13. Roni Size & Reprazent – Brown Paper Bag (Roni Size Sound Is The Music Mix) (Talkin' Loud) 14. DJ Red – Devastating (Trouble On Vinyl) 15. The X – New Dawn (ST-Files Remix) (Jump Up) 16. Dillinja – Muthafucka (Philly Blunt) 17. Roni Size – It's Jazzy (V Recordings) 18. Tribe Of Issachar – Tribal Natty ('97) (Congo Natty) 19. DJ Zinc – Reach Out (Remix) (True Playa'z) 20. Brockie & Ed Solo – Represents (Undiluted) 21. Sniper – Dubplate Pressure feat. MC GQ (Remix) (Vinyl Syndicate) 22. The Smokester – Bass Come Down (Smokers Inc) 23. Dub War – Nations (Aphrodite’s Mashing Up The Nation Version) (Beastwax) 24. L Double – Music For The 90's (Flex) 25. Lemon D – This Is LA (Metalheadz) 26. Dred Bass & The JB – Smokin' Cans (Back 2 Basics) 27. DJ Krust – Angles (V Recordings) 28. Future Forces Inc – Flash Gordon (Renegade Hardware) 29. Concept 2 – Cause n' Effect (Ram) 30. DJ Zinc – No Fear (Parousia) 31. The Fugees – Ready Or Not (DJ Zinc Remix) (White) 32. DJ Rap – Rumble (Proper Talent)

hi there, Here's a mix that should be of interest to most of you. It's a selection of some of my favourite techstep drum n' bass tunes from roughly 1996-1998. Those of you who know this stuff will know how awesome it is, and for those of you who've not heard it before, well, you're definitely in for a treat! Enjoy! http://sonicrampage.org/mixes/cold/Pearsall-ColdWorld.jpg Pearsall presents Cold World click to visit my site and download the mix Mixed in Edinburgh, October 2010 (70:24, 161.14 MB, 320 KBPS MP3) Style: Classic darkside drum n’ bass Tracklisting: 01. Decoder – Tension (Elementz) 02. Fortran – Place To Be (Metro) 03. Nasty Habits – Prototyped (31 Records) 04. Future Forces Inc – Dead By Dawn (Renegade Hardware) 05. Dylan – Witchcraft (Droppin’ Science) 06. The Specialist – Drop It On The One (Dread) 07. Stakka & K-Tee – Ya Don’t Stop (Liftin’ Spirit) 08. Cybotron feat. Dillinja – Threshold (Prototype) 09. Ed Rush – Mothership (No U-Turn) 10. Technical Itch – The Dreamer (Moving Shadow) 11. Current Affairs feat. Dom – Drones (Moving Shadow) 12. DJ Trace – Sniper (DSci4) 13. Boymerang – Soul Beat Runna (Regal) 14. Roni Size & DJ Die – The Calling (Goldie Remix) (V Recordings) 15. DJ Zinc – Stretched (True Playa’z) 16. Nemesis feat. DJ Kane – System (Optical & Fierce Remix) (Renegade Hardware) 17. DJ Krust – Cold War (Talkin’ Loud) 18. Dom & Roland – Elektra (Moving Shadow) 19. Genotype – Angry Business (Renegade Hardware) 20. Doc Scott – Unofficial Ghost (Metalheadz) 21. Peshay – The Nocturnal (Back On The Firm) (Metalheadz) 22. Dillinja – Acid Trak (Pain) 23. Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce – Cutslo (Lokuste Mix) (Prototype) 24. Ils & Solo – Frozen (Dom & Roland Remix) (Timeless)

had two of them id'd. 11 is Decoder 'In My Dreams' and 13 is Twisted Anger 'Exquisite' anyone know what number 12 is?

hi all, Here's a mix I recorded two months ago of some of my favourite old skool jungle tracks from the glory days of 94/95. Ragga chat, tearing Amen drums, monster bass, the occassional bit of whooshy synth action ... what's not to love? Sure, it's (mostly) an anthem selection, but these tunes are timeless, so why not? Enjoy! http://sonicrampage.org/mixes/sd/Pearsall-StreetDreams.jpg Pearsall presents Street Dreams click to visit my site and download the mix Mixed in Edinburgh, March 2010 (76:55, 135.6 MB, V0 VBR MP3) Style: classic jungle Tracklisting: 01. Sound Of The Future – The Lighter (Formation) 02. DJ Krust – Set Speed (V Recordings) 03. Back 2 Basics – Horns 4 ‘94 (Back 2 Basics) 04. Firefox & 4-Tree – Warning (Powder Mix) (Philly Blunt) 05. In Between The Lines – We’re Rollin’ (Formation) 06. Rude Bwoy Monty – Steppa’s Anthem (Frontline) 07. Gang Related, Mask & Bigger Star – Ready Or Not (Dope Dragon) 08. Dillinja – Believe The Bass (Conqueror) 09. Krome & Time – Ganja Man (DJ Hype Remix) (Tearin Vinyl) 10. DJ Taktix – The VIP (Final Chapter) (Back 2 Basics) 11. DJ Phantasy – .44 Mag (Easy) 12. DMS & The Boneman X – Sweet Vibrations (FX Recordings) 13. DJ Nut Nut – Special Dedication (Ladies Mix) (Hard Step) 14. Trinity – Gangsta (Philly Blunt) 15. Undercover Agent – Oh Gosh! (Juice) 16. Urban Shakedown – Some Justice ‘95 (Urban Shakedown) 17. Danny Breaks – Volume 1 (DJ Zinc Remix(Droppin’ Science) 18. Fallen Angels – Hello Lover (DJ Hype Remix) (IQ Records) 19. Amazon II – Booyaa! (Open Your Mind) (Aphrodite Recordings) 20. Adam F – Lighter Style (Section 5) 21. Skeng Gee – Connections (Marvellous Cain Remix) (Suburban Base) 22. Capone – Massive (Hard Leaders) 23. Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb (DJ SS Remix) (Suburban Base) 24. Babylon Timewarp – Green (Sublogic) 25. Krome & Time – The License (Tearin Vinyl) 26. DJ SS – Rollidge (Formation) 27. Remarc – RIP (Suburban Base) 28. Omni Trio – Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Mix) (Moving Shadow)