Roni Size Archive
Last weeks Drumtip Radio archive for you. This one was a Bristol special by someone special from Kent; Kola Nut. Greg AKA Kola rolled out a lively selection from the threesome Die, Krust and Roni Size. From Full Cycle to V, from Scorpio to Glamour Gold. Enjoy the sounds of jump up D&B at its
Today’s slice of bargain jungle is a beautifully understated remix by Bristolian’s Roni Size and DJ Die. “Searching” is a cut from renowned Japanese DJ Nobukazu Takemura’s debut album “Childs View“. The original mix of “Searching” is a downtempo acid jazz piece released on the LP in 1994. Released on a Childs View remix EP in the same year,
The second part of the Drum & Bass Arena Essential Jungle mix picks up where 1994 left and dons a pair of Moschino trousers, Reebok Classics and whatever polo shirt it could find before letting off rapid fire into 1995 and 1996. Jungle in 1995 was a complex beast, it demanded you to stick your
I feel like a broken record, but it’s been a long time since the last Drumtrip Session. Quality over quantity is very much the mantra here, and this session was well worth waiting for. Serum of Dread and V Recordings (among many others) speaks to us about his love for jungle, before laying down a
A super cut up amen attack from the Bristol boys remixing some other Bristol boys back in 1995. More Rockers were formed by one of the members of the influential Smith & Mighty who contributed to the breakbeat hardcore movement of the late 80s. They put out some nice varied releases on their eponymous label,
I rarely find time to make mixes any more but had been planning to do a hardcore/jungle crossover mix for some time and thought that the Drumtrip readers would probably enjoy this. Finding a few hours spare one Sunday recently I gave it a go and the mix below is the result. The mixing a