Artist: Aries
Title: Jungle Style
Label: Born On Road
Serial: BORN010
Release date: 5th March (Sampler) & 19th March (Full Album)

It’s 2018 and judging by the surge of interest worldwide, it could also be the year of Jungle music. Over in Bristol at Born On Road headquarters the final touches have been put to the long awaited biopic LP from Aries entitled Jungle Style. For an artist who’s spent 20+ years on the road, released 100+ tracks, collaborated with every soundman and his dog and pushed the Jungle sound to it’s absolute limits, this album is something of a lifelong ambition - it’s the summing up of his journey.

If somehow you don’t know Aries and the Jungle scene, he honed his self-taught skills whilst living in Birmingham, London and Bristol. His first major release was Herb Smoke in 2006 which is sat comfortably on 3,000,000 Youtube views at time of press - something of an anomaly for Jungle; he’s a key figure in his collective’s - Chopstick Dubplate, Born On Road and Roots Recordings; he holds the 2016 We Love Jungle Award for Best DJ; he’s seen releases on prestigious Jungle labels Congo Natty, Dread and V Recordings; he DJs around the world so much that he has a tune called Worldwide Traveller with Top Cat and Mr Williamz celebrating their humble attitude for the continued use of ropey budget airline RyanAir. His career has been one of continued hard work and dedication to the sound which has paid off in respect from his peers and he now also commands a legion of dedicated followers that show support at his shows and through collecting the music he makes.

His LP Jungle Style travels across the spectrum of the Aries sound and - true to form - features many of his nearest and dearest friends. From one angle it's a who’s who of the A-list Jungle scene that all wanted to come and pay homage to the Aries legacy by being part of the project, and from the other side it was most definitely directed by Aries himself for it’s signature sound. The album was written, recorded and produced across 8 studios in Birmingham, Slovenia, Paris, London and Jamaica then finished off in Bristol, and that isn’t including where some tracks were part-produced with friends from other far corners of the world. It’s difficult to pick out the highlights as the diversity really does shine through which means there is something for everyone so long as you like it rough, tough and dangerous!

Aries:

Website - www.ariesdubs.com/
Soundcloud - @aries-uk
Facebook - www.facebook.com/ariesdubs
Instagram - www.instagram.com/ariesdubs/
Twitter - twitter.com/ariesuk

Born On Road:

Soundcloud - @born-on-road
Facebook - www.facebook.com/bornonroadrecords
Instagram - www.instagram.com/bornonroad/

Press & Licensing:

bornonroad@gmail.com

Aries - Jungle Style - Full Tracklisting

1. My Sound - Aries, Fleck & Sheco feat. David Boomah
2. On Road - Aries & Rahmanee feat. Gardna
3. Slow Down - Aries & Gold Dubs feat. Demolition Man
4. Sundays - Aries, Random Movement & Bevan
5. Peace & Love - Aries & King Yoof feat. D'Vercity
6. I & I - Aries & Krak In Dub feat. Eva Lazarus & Troy Berkley
7. On The Streets - Aries & Kelvin 373 feat. Junior Dangerous & David Boomah
8. Bust Them Up - Aries, Gold Dubs & Bladerunner feat. Navigator & Cheshire Cat
9. Falling - Aries feat. Rony Blue
10. Dubplate Style - Aries & Stivs feat. Cheshire Cat
11. Under Them Wings - Aries & Tuffist feat. Singer Tempa
12. Jungle Style - Aries & Jacky Murda feat. Spyda
13. Who Said - Aries & Jinx feat. Daddy Freddy
14. Ramp N Play - Aries & Selecta J-Man feat. Blackout JA
15. Jungle Music - Aries & Serial Killaz feat. Spyda
16. Highgrade - Aries Jacky Murda & Kambo Don feat. Cheshire Cat
17. Herb Smoke VIP - Aries

Aries - Herb Smoke VIP - Clip

Aries Bio :

Reggae and Jungle are genres of music with strong roots in the UK and Aries has immersed himself in both cultures which has heavily influenced his whole ethos to production and DJing. It is this integrity and dedication to the scene which has earned him respect amongst his peers meaning he now flies the flag internationally for modern day sound-system culture.

Aries’ sound combines vintage Jungle sensibilities with traditional Reggae music polished off with modern day production techniques. The finished product is his own Dubwise strain of the UK’s one true homegrown genre, Jungle.

He broke through to the A-list of the Jungle world after releasing music on legendary record labels: Congo Natty, Dread and V Recordings, plus Aries has recorded with a whole world of vocal talent that does by no means stop at Top Cat, David Boomah, Solo Banton, Nanci &amp; Phoebe, Demolition Man, Jah Mason and Johnny Osbourne. His DJing is in demand across the globe having played high profile DJ sets in most major countries.

Back in 1990, Aries launched himself onto Pirate Radio in his hometown of Birmingham where Reggae and underground Dance music were dominating the airwaves. This is where he learned his craft as a DJ. He then promoted himself to throwing parties and finally graduated to the recording studio where he has been creating music ever since.

Aries’ projects vary from his solo exports to collaborations with other producers from Gold Dubs and Kelvin 373 to the Chopstick Dubplate crew, which is the world’s first international Reggae Jungle sound crew which is fronted by himself, Jacky Murda and Tuffist. Recently, he has also been touching on other projects from Hip Hop to Dubstep which all tell an ode of his roots.

Within the reputedly closed doors of the Jungle Drum &amp; Bass world, true support is carried by your peers and it is they who validate your career. Aries has been met with open arms by figureheads of the scene. In the mainstream, Aries receives radio play from BBC’s Toddla T, Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank and DJ Hype plus his Youtube views reach the millions. This is all from one of the most humble people you are likely to meet in the music business.

It is undoubtedly true that Aries will continue his ongoing plight to serve the world true grassroots Dubwise Jungle dubplates. Whether it be releasing his own music, collaborating on projects or running record labels, Aries will be pushing the sound that he loves.

Booking's:Aries@AriesDubs.com

Aries - Herb Smoke VIP - Clip

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