Orca Archive
22 Oct 2013
Drumtrip Sessions #08 – DJ Vapour
Session number eight is supplied by DJ Vapour. As well as running his own successful drum and bass imprint 36 Hertz, Vapour has had releases on labels such as Dread, 31 Records, C.I.A. and Basement. He is known as one of the scene’s premier remixers, updating classic tracks like Maximum Style, We Are IE, Living In
27 Mar 2013
Law mix for Two Hungry Ghosts
I was asked if one of my old mixes could be showcased on eclectic music blog Two Hungry Ghosts, but I thought I would go one better than that and actually create a new mix just for the site. So I did. This happened “There was a period (roughly) between 1993 to 96 where jungle
08 May 2012
Tune Of The Day: Decoder – Fog
Decoder (also known as Orca for the early jungle heads) has brought, in my opinion, his most solid releases from 1995 to 2000. Decoder, or Darren Beale as it says on his passport was been responsible for a huge amount of hardcore, jungle and drum and bass since his early outings on Lucky Spin and Deejay Recordings. Under
05 May 2011
May Day 2011 Jungle Mix by Law
A mix from myself here, a random selection of a few not so obvious tunes. Tracklisting looks like… 01.. Remarc – Ricky (Remarc & Lewi Cipher Remix) – Dollar 02.. Funky Porcini – King Ashabanapal (Dillinja Remix) – Ninja Tune 03.. Desired State – Killer Beat (Q-Bass Remix) – Ram 04.. Suburban Knights – State
01 Apr 2011
Lucky Spin STU series mix by Noisemonkey
Noisemonkey of Subvert Central has compiled a most excellent mix of pretty much all the STU releases by vintage label Lucky Spin. Lucky Spin and it’s main offshoot Deejay Recordings were huge and pioneered what I can only describe as ‘Deep Space Jungle’, DJ Crystl in particular but also Orca (aka Decoder), Slipmaster J, DJ