An end of an era really but even in those 14 years Drum & Bass has changed drastically, and as its Radio One it comes as no surprise there is no longer space for them on the airwaves but at least D&B will still be represented by DJ Friction.

Grooverider over the years has had his critics and seems none too fussed by it either, championing his own brand of toytown D&B for the youth who are probably more interested by Dubstep’s explosion in recent times.
But it is impossible to overlook the impact the Rider has had on Jungle and D&B having pioneered the genre since its inception.

Mixing acid, house, funk and soul in the 80’s with Fabio, he went on to launch the hugely successful and somewhat jungle-incubating club night Rage before becoming king of the hardsteppers in the mid 90’s.

His label Prototype was regarded as one of drum and bass’ more future thinking and prestigious imprints as well as being infamous for the incredible amount of time it took to get a Prototype track from dubplate to general release.
Things haven’t quite been the same since the turn of the millennium but I wanted to post up a set to show what Grooverider used to be all about, pure hardstepping jungle.

So download and enjoy Rider at his peak alongside MC’s GQ and Bassman recorded live at Amnesia House 29th May 1994.

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00:00 M Beat – Incredible [Renk]
00:40 Q Project – Champion Sound (Doc Scott remix) [Legend]
04:18 Omni Trio – Soul Promenade [Moving Shadow]
06:40 System Ex – Version [Entity]
09:11 Brainkillers – Screwface [3rd Party & Kemet]
13:38 Atlas – Drifting Thru The Galaxy [Dee Jay]
15:57 Swift & Zinc featuring Steve B – Dezire (Z Mix) [2000 AD]
18:10 The JB – Stand Easy [Back 2 Basics]
20:56 Dubtronix – New Age EP [B9]
24:08 A-Zone – Calling All The People [Whitehouse]
26:43 Alex Reece – Basic Principles [Metalheadz]
30:00 Deep Blue – The Helicopter Tune [Moving Shadow]
34:38 A. Rayner & E. Rayner – Pronounced Percussion [Clockwork]
36:50 Asend & Ultravibe – What Kind Of World [Back 2 Basics]
40:16 Hardware – Nightstalker (VIP Mix) [Face Of The Future LP]
42:52 Darkus & GE Real – Fantasy Mixed [Q Dance]
45:58 Engineers Without Fears – Spiritual Aura [Dee Jay]
50:44 Renegade – Terrorist (Grooverider remix) [Moving Shadow]
55:28 System Ex – Feel It [3rd Eye]

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We had the amazing Kentish Kola Nut on the wheels who wowed us with his war-like appreciation of ruff and ready jungle work-outs.

It was a great selection in the end, really varied with some underrated gems scattered with a few certified classics.

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Tracklisting
1. Princess of the Posse – Armed & Dangerous
2. M Beat – Rumble
3. Hyper On Experience – Lords of the Null-Lines (Foul Play Remix)
4. Roni Size & Die – Music Box
5. Eze G – Worlds Of Confusion
6. Studio Pressure – Jump Mk II
7. Ramos & Supreme – The Journey
8. DJ Mayhem – Inesse (Ray Keith Remix)
9. Johnny Jungle – Flammable (Cloud 9 Remix)
10. Underground Software – He’s Gone
11. Conqueing Lion – Inahsound
12. Citadel of Kaos – Passion
13. Bass Selective – Blow Out Part 2
14. Nookie – Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Remix)
15. Parallel World – Tear Into It
16. Dillinja – You Don’t Know
17. Skanna – Until The Night Is Morning
18. Kemet – The Box Reopens
19. General Degree – Papa Lover Jungle (DJ Stretch Remix 1)
20. DJ Dextrous – Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Dr S Gachet – Remember The Roller
22. XTC & DJ Keen Nottingham – Reload & Come Again
23. Red Light – Sensi

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Jamiroquai were already well known for their laid back, acid jazz stylings and it seemed a logical progression (sorry!) that they would make a jazzy / mellow drum & bass tune as Bukem and co. were so popular.

The beauty of this remix is despite its happy, sing-a-long lyrics it still, to me anyway, carries an air of D&B respectability with production from M-Beat, and remixes from Jumping Jack Frost and DJ Dextrous.

The original M-Beat mix features Jay Kay on the vocals, along side some unidentified MC with some simple rhymes on the build up (extended mix only). Breezy sub bass and rhodes make for a nice track.
The Jumping Jack Frost remix is more of a stepper; its fully instrumental, switched up rhodes and bass and a stomping beat.

If you are a Jamiroquai fan anyway, like myself, its definitely a worth addition to any collection.
As always we end on the price, currently as cheap as 75p (yes £0.75) on discogs. Get in.

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Full article can be found here, below is just a little.

Of all the sub-genres of dance music that seemed to pop up in the early 90s I was only ever into jungle. Okay, so forget the later 90s drum and bass and it’s insipid “intelligent” sub-

genres with their elements of jazz and soul. I was actually into techstep until it began to sound like Belgian hardcore, only a million times more intense – as intense as say having your pubic hair removed by a blind pensioner with no hands. But, before all that it was majestic. Born when the hardcore rave scene discovered the breakbeat, jungle exploded around 91, 92. Many of hardcore’s biggest DJs and producers made the transition to jungle, guys like Goldie, Fabio, Grooverider and Jumpin’ Jack Frost.

Even though the music was often aggressive, the vibe was always about peace, love and unity, at least that was the idea. Stylistically, the first followers wore a weird mix of US

sportswear; like team jackets, caps and tees – Raiders, Hoyas, Hornets, Bulls, etc. Those items were mixed with designer jeans, shirts and jackets; think brands like Armani Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren/Polo Sport, Stone Island, Versace V2, etc. Footwear worn was either the Reebok Classic, and all things Nike and Air. Being the 90s, even though this was mainly a club scene, wearing mountain expedition clothes indoors was kind of a given. You’d often see dudes in a big skiwear jacket or snowboarding gear, cap on, throwing a few shapes on the floor. Other unlikely dance floor trends, considering the amount of E being consumed and body heat being generated by the running man dancing, included fleeces, plaid and burlap shirts, and woolly jumpers. Expensive dressing-down was big back then.

Full article can be found here

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Rotation Podcast #05 – Subterra (Old Skool Session) by Subterra on Mixcloud

01. Tom & Jerry – Lover to Lover (Maximum Style)

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Tracklist
1 uncle dugs intro
2 gappa g and hyper hypa – river nijer nookie remix – ruff kut!
3 cool hand flex – melody madness – in touch
4 p funk – p funk era – frontline
5 dj ss – black
6 kemet crew – the seed – parousia
7 tom and jerry – air freshener – air freshener
8 sacred – kall da kops – pursuit
9 hype – dub plate fever – sub base
10 hot steppers vol 1
11 remarc – ricky – dollar
12 alex reece – basic principles remix – metalheadz
13 cutty ranks – armed and dangerous – white
14 bug khan and the plastic jam – made in 2 mins remix – labello blanco
15 londons most wanted – girls dem want it – philly blunt
16 roni size – step up – v
17 red light – coca cola – red light
18 conquering lion – stamina – mango
19 barrington levy and beenie man – under me sensi jungle mix – greensleeves
20 frankie paul – my sound jungle – white
21 dr jay and rush puppy – respect – firm handed
22 f.o.i. – champion of champions – kemt/3rd party
23 blackstar – kunte kinte – congo natty
24 fusion – love for the world – kemet
25 shades of rhythm – peace sign ray keith mix – labello blanco
26 tom and jerry – on and on – tom and jerry
27 ragu and stalker – raw jungle – vinyl addiction
28 the dynamic duo – shadow – intalektive
29 roni size and dj die – music box – full cycle
30 new blood – worries in the dance – london some’ting
31 m beat – dark magnet – renk
32 dillinja – south side riffin mix – white

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