have not heard 2

The festive season is here and I just hit 2 million plays, so it's a double celebration. Now if, like me, you think that nothing says Christmas like a bit of soul-crushingly dark techstep then I'm sure this festive offering won't disappoint. Indeed, this idea is one I've been sat on for a while; my mixing habits have definitely slowed this year but I really wanted to grind a decent one out before 2025. 

The mix rationale then. Caught up somewhere between my 500th listening of Trace & Ed Rush's legendary '97 One In The Jungle set, and the preceding year's Tech Steppin compilation, I found myself asking a simple question. What if the legendary (and it really is fucking legendary) 'No U-Turn Experience' mix had been made a year earlier? Why don't you ponder that for a minute, grab a large Baileys, pop this on and kick back. Merry Christmas.

PS. I couldn't post this up without a big shout to Nico @messingaboutwithsounds. His interview with Bailey earlier in the year gave a fascinating insight into the formation of this scene. What a dude. If you missed it and this is your kinda thing, well, it's essential viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdPwJ4d5Jw

Ed Rush, Trace & Nico - Mad Different Methods [Nu Black]
Lemon D - Break It Up [Reinforced]
Ed Rush - Guncheck [No U-Turn]
T.Power - The Mutant (Rollers Instinct Remix) [SOUR]
M.T.S. - Assembly Line [Juice]
Photek - The Seven Samurai [Photek Productions]
Teebee - Kung Fu [Self Released]
DJ Trace - By Any Means Necessary (Unreleased VIP) [Deep Jungle]
Skyscraper - The Difference [Emotif]
Ed Rush - Killamanjaro [Prototype]
Source Direct - Exit 9 [Source Direct Recordings]
Cybotron feat. Dillinja - Threshold [Prototype]
Skyscraper - Mach II [Emotif]
Perfect Combination - Pressures (Nico Remix) [Saigon]
DJ Die - Live And Direct [Full Cycle]
Rufige Kru - Dark Metal [Metalheadz]
Ed Rush - What's Up (Alternative Mix) [No U-Turn]
Skyscraper - Liberty 1 [Emotif]
DJ Trace - Mid Town Method (Level II) [Emotif]
Tanya Louise - Deep In You (Ed Rush & Nico Mix) [Multiply]
Model 500 - The Flow (Alex Reece Remix) [R&S]
Dillinja - Brutal Bass [Metalheadz]

Related listening
The One In The Jungle No U-Turn Experience - Trace & Ed Rush with MC Navigator, Feb 1997 https://on.soundcloud.com/G1gHZzzA91MYyWvV9
My Tech Steppin Compilation Mix https://on.soundcloud.com/mgVwSUJD5aob1Rs87

The No U-Turn Experience '96 [2M Plays Xmas Special]

Tracklist

Peshay - World of Music 0:00
Innervisions - Inside Yourself 4:16
John B - The Depths 7:34
Hokusai - Sculptures Hide 13:50 
Daruff - True Believer 20:39
Code Blue - Angels In Dub 26:42
Photek - Ni Ten Ichi Ryu 30:14
Boymerang - Mind Control 34:26
Digital - Sub Zero 39:31
LQ & Kloke - 2049 (Equinox Remix) 43:02
Danny C & Mike Pears - Nocturnal 47:19
Capone - Mysteries Of The Deep 51:14
Splash - Babylon (DJ Trace Mix Pt II) 54:32
Abstract Drumz - The Unspeakable Pain 59:02
Response & Pliskin - Metal Coffins 1:03:02
The Truper - Volume 2B 1:13:31
Model - Intro 1:17:05
Klute - Blackout 1:22:26

Subterranea Vol.1

I was fortunate enough to receive some records from Spirit's own collection, from someone who had been sent them by Digital. 

I felt that it would be fitting to present them for all to enjoy by way of a mix, just over an hour of music that reflects the various facets of Spirit's production style, along with that of his long time collaborator and friend, Digital. 

Spirit - Clak
The Spirit - Freezing Point
Spirit - Disconnected 
Phantom Audio - Void
Spirit - Think
Digital - One Ton
Digital & Spirit - Vision
Digital & Spirit - Redo
Digital - Inside My Mind
Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force
The Spirit - Final Chapter (Transatlantic Turmoil Mix) 
Digital - Quickdraw 
Spirit - Cold Call
Spirit - Untitled
Spirit - VIP Dial

A spin through Spirit's records

Twenty years ago, Tango very kindly gave me some .wavs of his old unreleased gems - Revelations being one of them. I was very fortunate and honoured to be given those dubs - especially Revelations. Brilliant - one of my all-time favourite tracks. I cut it to plate and played it out at gigs a few times over the years, but never on a mix. 
Ever since I got it, I was planning to do this three-turntable mix with Revelations as the final tune. I had the intro and outro mixes mapped out in my mind, plus a few in the middle. I decided I'd call it Fade to Black. Years went by, and me being a procrastinating perfectionist, I still hadn't gotten around to doing it. Then I saw that Revelations is finally being released, so it reminded me. I thought I'd better finally get that mix outta my system - lol. Hope you enjoy. Big up Tango for all the tunes and all the inspiration - what an absolute legend. 🔥

Rufige Kru - Fabio's Ghost (The Edit) - Reinforced
The Shamen - Tranzamazonia (LTJ Bukem remix) "Bookem TP" white label 10 "  
Dillinger - Fistful of Jungle - Lionheart 
Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs remix - Deadly Vinyl
Tom and Jerry - Sun On My Head - Tom and Jerry 
The Invisible Man - The Journey - 7th Storey Projects
Ruff with the Smooth - Twisted Girl - Basement
Metalheads - You and Me - Synthetic Hardcore Phonography
Dillinja - The Angels Fell - Metalheadz
Intense - The Dreamer - Rugged Vinyl
Q-Project & Spinback - The Bongo -  CODE 001
Area 39 - Mental Patient (Out Patients mix) - Bear Necessities
TDK - Soul Music - Brain
Tek 9 - Summer Breeze - Reinforced
Rinca - This World - Ruff Guidance
DJ Crystl - Crystlized remix - not on label
Dillinja - South Side (Riffin mix) - not on label 
Foul Play - Beats Track - Moving Shadow
FBD Project - Just Wanna Live -  Bang-In Tunes
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FBD Project - Journeys - Bang-In Tunes
4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse -Drowning In Her remix - Tone Def
Mental Power - Unknown Intelligence - Formation
Underground Software - He's Gone - Reinforced
DJ Peshay  & Roger Johnson - In My Soul - 2000 AD Recordings 
Fugitive - Fugitive - Underdog Recordings
Q-Project & Spinback - Sinister Connection - CODE 001   
-- UR - Transition (Acapella) - Underground Resistance --
Tango & Fallout - Revelations - dubplate - forthcoming on Creative Wax

***

Recoil - Fade to Black

Tracklist for first hour:

Pixl - Elysian Tide VIP [Unreleased]
Zeldin - Will You Be The One [Unreleased]
Pixl - Rhythmic Instinct [Runes]
Kid Lib & Percussive P - Earthbase One [Unreleased]
Pixl - Sacred Visions [Unreleased]
Danny C & Mike Pears - Forever Amen [Deep Jungle]
Pixl - Galaxy Dub [Loop Progression]
Nebula - Journey From The Dark [Nebula Bandcamp]
Duburban & Peeb - Bliss Out [Unreleased]
Peeb & Pixl - Habitual Line Stepper [Unreleased]
Krugah - Worries Deh Ya [Unreleased]
Peeb - Propensity [Unreleased]
Duburban & Peeb - Drumscapes [Forthcoming Pinecone Moonshine]
Dub One - The Return [Scientific Wax]

2nd hour tracklist coming soon

Jungletrain 5th May 2025

Archive - @formlessmcr show, live on Jungletrain.net radio 08/05/25 . 
Thursdays bi-weekly 9:30pm to 11:00pm (uk time)

Music submissions - email : beats@djdjinn.com     TL >>

Jungle / oldskool special 

Shadow Child & DJ Haus - Mystik Vortex (Unknown To The Unknown)
Sounds of Life  - Spice of Jazz (Certificate 18)
Bounty Killaz - Do It Now (DJ Pulse Remix) (Creative Wax)
Kloke - Other Worlds (Diamond Life)
Eusebeia - Optimyst (Rupture LDN)
Dillinja - Breathe (Deep Jungle)
Photek - First Sequence (Photek Productions)
Undercover Agent - Dream (Juice)
Sounds of Life  - Intellect (Certificate 18)
Orca - My Eyes (Lucky Spin) 
Trace - By Any Means Necessary (VIP) (Deep Jungle)
DJ Nut Nut - The Rumble (remix) (Production House)
Buda & Response - Float (dub)
Photek - UFO (Science)
Subjects - Feelin (Deep Jungle)
Johnny Jungle - The Devoted Drummer (Suburban Base)
Slipmaster J - Groundhog Day (remix) (Lucky Spin)
Boogie Times Tribe - My Soul (Roni Size & Krust rmx) (Suburban Base)
Source Direct - Future London (Odysee)
Dom & Roland - Sonic Shock (Moving Shadow)
Kid Lib - All That I Can Do (Scientific Wax)
ASC - Light Speed (Spatial)
Truper - 3B (Basement)
Aquarius - Aquatic (Good Looking)
Andy Odysee - Beyond Measure (Odysee)
Mirage - Deep Rage (Odysee)
Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Foliage (Creative Wax)
Wax Doctor  - Step (R & S)
Run Tings & Liftin Spirits - Come Easy (Suburban Base)
ASC - After Dark (Auxiliary)
Mies FM - Onward (FoKuz)

Live on Jungletrain.net - 8th May 2025 - [Formless] - Jungle special

Junes Label In Focus Episode features Creative Wax's releases between the period of 1993 -1995.
Started in 1992 by Pulse (Dance Conspiracy) and Jack Horner (Bad Influence). Early releases were predominately by label owner Pulse alongside the Wax Doctor (Bounty Killaz) and other 
collaborations from  Alex Reece And Wax Doctor (Fallen Angels & Unit 1) .
Essential Listening 🔥🔥

Tracklist:

Rising Sons - Body and Soul 
Unit 1 - Untitled 
Bounty Killaz - Do It Now! (Pulse Remix) 
Bounty Killaz - Killa Instinct (Alex Reece Remix) 
Bounty Killaz - Silent Voices (Tango Remix)
Unit 1 - Atlantic Drama 
Unit 1 - Love Me 
On Remand - Controllin' (Tango Remix) 
Pulse - Stay Calm  
Fallen Angels - Frequency (Tango VIP)
Tango & Fallout - Revelations 
Fallen Angels - You Got Me 
Fallen Angels - Taken Over 
The Committee - Final Conflict (Tango Remix) 
Bounty Killaz - Do It Now! 
Bounty Killaz - Bounty Killaz 
Bounty Killaz - Voices 
Bounty Killaz - Silent Voices 
Bounty Killaz  - Brighter Future

@creative-wax-recordings

Drum & Bass Show Ep177 - Label In Focus : Creative Wax '93-'95

As usual, Sunday night came and I didn't really have that spark of inspiration on what to play... So, I went quids in with a loose idea that I have had for a while, of paying homage to Jay D'Cruze with a little impromptu Serato mini-mix. Back in the early 1990s, Jay lived in Welling, Kent, which is a town adjacent to where I grew up in Bexleyheath. Our paths crossed a few times through the local record shop, Vinyl Conflict, and I visited him in his studio once with my mate Paul T.

Jay created a lot of great music under his own name and was also part of Boogie Times Tribe alongside Dan Donnelly, who produced the legendary track "Dark Stranger" (which I didn't get round to including in the mix!). Fast forward some 25+ years, and I ran into Jay again at my pal Paul's night in Peckham Audio. Special shout to B.Heath legend Ben Rigby for getting Jay out that night. We hung out, smashed a lot of rum, shared some laughs, and I grilled him a bit about music and raving. He’s a genuinely nice guy and is very modest about his impact on the scene. Hats off to you mate :)

**** D'Cruze minimix  ****
Lonely - D'Cruze - 1994     
Jump The Gun (D'Cruze Mix) - The Criminal Minds - 1994     
Are We In - D'Cruze - 1995     
World Within A World ('94 Remix) - D'Cruze - 1994     
Chronic Breaks - D'Cruze - 1994     
Heaven - D'Cruze - 1995     
Ruf Intelligence Revisited - D'Cruze - 1995     
Drifting - D'Cruze - 1996     
Freedom - D'Cruze - 1995     
My Soul (Roni Size & Krust Remix) - Boogie Times Tribe - 1994    
Bittersweet - D'Cruze - 1996   
Hardstep - D'Cruze - 1996     
Connections (D'Cruze Mix) - Skeng Gee - 1995     
Watch Out (D'Cruze Remix) - D'Cruze - 1994     
 **** D'Cruze minimix ends ****
Religion (Ray Keith Remix) - Formula 7 - 1995     
Scorpio - Mellow Song - 1996     
Mashed - Alladin 3 - 1995     
The Dreamer  - Dr S. Gachet - 1995     
Temptation - Bizzy B & Pugwash - 1994    
Hideaway - Flat 47 - 1994     
The Chamber - Green Buddha - 1994     
The Farside - DJ A.K.A. - 1994     
Fear The Future - Chaos & Julia Set - 1993
Parallel World – Contagious - 1994

DJ MAFS - D'Cruze minimix - After Dark Radio 45 - Sunday 8th June

When the lights go out, the streets belong to the shadows. Vigilante Killer is armed to the teeth with darkstep weapons, ruthless amens, and basslines built like concrete walls. A mix that stalks the night—heavy, unflinching, and cold-blooded_

Tech Itch, Voyage & Brakken - Ignited Mind
88 Katanas - Ninsei
Homemade Weapons w Todd Buchler - Pine Barrens
Caspian - Lethe
Grief - Armoured Virus
Presha - The Spell (Artilect rmx)
Voyage - Omega 
Presha - Temple (Homemade Weapons rmx)
Tech Itch - Endless Stars
Bwoykah - Colossus
Amit - Swastika
Doom Poets - Human Being
Maddela & Dominion - Turn Back
Kimbr - For Your Mind
Red Army - Damu

06.17.25 Daily Dose of Drumz | Vigilante Killer (Dark & Heavy DNB)

Xonder - Retro Space is Outsource Records 2nd Artist EP. Very rarely projects are accepted as they are but such is the skill and execution of Xonder's work As soon as Nuke heard it he signed it. With his own take of Early Drum and Bass is a beautifully deep, dark razor sharp production that covers many tastes and would fit in any set at any point. Dynamic, clean, modern sound still with the beating heart of Techstep.

https://drumpusher-and-outsource.bandcamp.com/
https://www.beatport.com/release/hextech-tactical-thinking/4992890?
https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Outsource/
https://www.facebook.com/outsourcerecords
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpRRMydCW17EDO3sXvKEHsQ
https://soundcloud.com/the_drum_pusher_group

Xonder - Believe

Some rooms remember better than the living.

Where the Walls Remember

Free Download

Mahnora

HERNAN CATTANEO @ Moonpark 6.06.2015 Parte 2

Recorded live at Slate Room, Christchurch. 08.06.2019

Commix Live @ Slate Room, Christchurch

Atmospheric Jungle / Drum & Bass.
Wednesdays Bi-Weekly on http://afterdarkradio.org 6-8pm GMT
Long Time Vinyl DJ & Collector

DNB/Jungle, tech enthusiast since 94.  all started with AWOL live, Goldie and Bukem.  Please try to impress me...

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