With a big resurgence in this sound I've reloaded a good chunk of my old skool vinyl mixes for those who missed first time round plus some ones done this year, all available for download. 
Enjoy!

Deltashelta Mixes (early hardcore and jungle)

Favourite Club and Studio Mixes Of Mine

Green Decks and Ham was a three hour music show that I ran at the ungodly hour of 3-6am Monday morning every week at 2SER located at the top of UTS, Sydney in 2000.
It was always a loose, interesting affair having often been djing all weekend as a young 21yo and so levels, voice overs and syncing sound clips could have been alot smoother, particularly in the early shows, sometimes the program wouldn't even get introduced until an hour in, it all depended on the guests and what was left of the energy levels. Always an interesting audience of late night revellers, hospitality workers, truck drivers and full on nutters that fitted the bill for the gnarliest time slot of the week.
So here are a couple of the tape recordings for a bit of Sydney nostalgia when it's club scene was still pumping and in my opinion was certainly at the end of its best days.

The Green Decks and Ham Show 2SER 107.3

Vinyl mix inspired by mid 94 Dj Ratty sets with that x-over into acid trance and techno and some unique under the radar Impact records from late 93/early 94. Also some classic jazz licks on the intro and outro.
Recorded while visiting Sydney briefly I was able to borrow some decks and whip this up from my collection along with this mix already posted: 

https://soundcloud.com/loosejointsmelbourne/deltashelta-4-da-core-92-93-low-fi-gritty-bizness

Both are my first proper mixes/recordings in nearly five years (minus a couple of small gigs using digital in Europe while travelling pre covid madness)and would have liked them to have been a bit tighter in places but wasn't sure when I was going to have time and access to decks again so here it is!

Downloads enabled on both. If you want an id just leave a comment.
More Deltashelta (early jungle/hardcore)mixes here:
https://soundcloud.com/benwalton/sets/deltashelta-mixes-early

Jungletekno 7 TEST

Deltashelta - Jungletekno 7

All vinyl mix that is probably the most hardcore orientated in the Jungletekno series of mixes I've done so far but still rides the line true to the era; the one off rasta/raver kniteforce logo is appropriate.
All originals except for a couple of previously unreleased dubplates and also threw in a wicked modern production by Deadmans Chest.
As this 90's sound has blown up again I am going to reload the whole series back up for those who missed them the first time round.
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Deltashelta - Jungletekno 8

Promo Cd limited to 100 copies given out at the door at the first old skool hardcore-jungle event I held called Stepback in Sydney.
Dj's where Popeye/Rickochet (Jungle Massive Australia) and Mark N (Bloodyfist Records)and myself, held at The Mandarin Club, Sydney 30/08/2003.
I did it as two recordings of a vinyl mix which were three tracks on the cd (the third being a comical sample from the muppets between the two mixes)hence why it is a split recording.

Stepback Promo Prt 1

Stepback Promo CD 1/2

Stepback Promo Prt 2

Stepback Promo CD 2/2

The second Stepback event I held at an awesome private inner city venue in St Peters, Sydney 11/02/2011 with a full house, photo from event.
Dj's were Rikochet (Jungle Massive Australia), Gary Bynon (pre-Ruff Tactics/Tactical Aspects), Dubious (Bass Freqs) and myself.
Unfortunately I didn't record the night but did a pretty much identical remake of the set the following week from memory.
If you like late 92 - 93 Jungle Techno this one should hit all the spots with some favs from Bukem, Ratty and Grooverider tapes.
Original vinyl mix plus a couple of previously unreleased dubplates by Bizzy B that Bukem use to play.
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Deltashelta - 11022011 Backstep Mix (Stepback set)

Vinyl mix recorded 2003. 
Nearly 20 years old of 30 year old records and to be honest not much I would have changed if doing it now :-)
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Jungletekno 1

Deltashelta - Jungletekno 1

Vinyl mix recorded 2003. I did this in two parts to mimic a tape recording.
Jungletekno 2 encapsulated a strain of the sound I liked to call 'dark fairy tale music'.

Deltashelta - Jungletekno 2a

A favourite live recording of mine, doing the 12-2am warm up slot for the main act to a pact floor in my last year of living in Melbourne (the now defunct Boney Nightclub).

Couple of needle bumps/loose floor boards but nothing drastic.

This to date was one of my last 'live all vinyl' mix's due to being nomadic since and now having seasonal homes in the Himalayas and Northern Thailand.
I have been occasionally playing off USB over there and putting on small events.

Loomer Mix

Live@Loomer, Melbourne, 2017

Ben and Rob on the Ebony and Ivory (Jools and Shane) radio show. 1am - 2:30am. Live 27/04/99.
Radio Dex 96.9 back in 1999 mate!
We were both djing at the Globe at the time. Rob landed a weekly residency upstairs playing breaks and I would play a guest slot occasionally downstairs playing house circa 1999-2000.

Radio Dex 96.9 27/04/99

Ben Walton & Somatik, Live@Radio Dex Sydney 27/04/99

So here is an interesting one I found, many moons ago Gary Bynon (pre-Ruff Tactics/Tactical Aspects; in fact I am not sure he had even started producing then) had Chris from Kniteforce Records play during the week at a small venue in Newcastle with local support and myself coming up from Sydney at the time.
If I recall Chris was booked for a large party somewhere and Gary snatched him for this quirky midweek gig while on the continent. 
Funny memory was sneaking off with Mark to his record store around the corner during the gig to grab a couple of Moving Shadow 10" which I still have today.
I also remember Chris telling me the first twenty releases on Kniteforce were his least favourite which surprised me a bit, I wonder if he still feels that way now with the new revival and the label still churning ahead. 
Also remember some interesting chat with him about genetically modified KFC chicken that could not be classified chicken anymore as they were just wobbling hunks of meat that didn't even have beaks/claws/feathers as it was a waste of protein/energy that could be used for generating more muscle mass amongst telling me about Kung Fu which he was into and some long held battle in China over the centuries between the differen't lineages.
This was about a year or so before I changed my name for early hardcore/jungle sounds to Deltashelta so was billed as my name on the flyer.

                              

Deltashelta and Mark N (Bloodyfist Records)- Live@BREAKDOWN 3, Newcastle Australia 07/03/02

One of those sporadic new years eves where I ended up by chance at Bondi beach a couple of hours before sunrise to see Derrick Carter throwing down some wax at the Pavillion for a party called Beachlife. Both him and Farina were billed but Mark had already finished and was chilling behind Derrick while he played.
I recall getting home around lunch time and just throwing on whatever records my hands landed on still bouncing off the walls from the party and at some stage hit the record button..
Has quite a lively, funky, playful vibe perfect for a day party by a pool or that sort of thing, Derrick and Mark's mixing style might have rubbed off a bit listening back on it now, playing between the basslines with the eq's, etc
Late 90's/early 00's west coast sounds that were popular at the time.

Post Mark Farina/Derrick Carter Bondi Beach Party NYD 2004

You can rightfully argue Jungle Techno was born in 92 (although the label was used as early as 91) but 1993 was when it really came into it's own, some like to attribute it purely to the Basement/Ron Wells sound but for me and many others it was generally the 93 sound of Jungle and very fuzzy lines exist between what was also termed Jungle Hardcore and Darkcore. Regardless it was still well and truly the prototype period and still a wonderful fusion before becoming more defined and divided in the next couple of years.
Right now there is a great new wave of producers fleshing out this sound (and Jungle and Hardcore in general) as it had such a small window which is exciting to see for us that have been into it since the early 90's.
So before heading back off overseas again I am happy to knock out this vinyl mix without too many of the usual classics which have kinda been overkilled for me(although Meditation and Bang The Drums made the cut) such as a previously unreleased Ratty dubplate, a couple of underplayed Detroity Reinforced tracks and even some ravey Techno/Trance tunes that were personal favs on some classic  tapes from Sydney's bygone era. Hope you enjoy!

EQ-DUBPLATE STYLE-FORMATION
SKANNA-UNTITLED-SKANNA
SOUND OF THE FUTURE-FEARLESS WONDER (NEIL VASS & JIM POLO RMX)-FORMATION
JIM POLO & NEIL VASS-ROLLING ENERGY (2 SINISTER RMX)-DARK HORSE
MEGADRIVE-MINDSCAPE (ALBUM MIX)-FORMATION
PASCAL-I DON'T UNDERSTAND (2012 REMAKE)- WHITE
DJ SS-THE PULSE (DUBPLATE RMX)-FORMATION
DEADMANS CHEST-RINSA-INGREDIENTS RECORDS
BLINDED BY SCIENCE-SCANNERS-BASEMENT
LOOPZONE-NATURAL HIGH MAGIC-MFS
ISLA GOLD-UP(SPACE CUBE RMX)-MAINFRAME
WINDMILL-ENCHANTMENT-MODERN URBAN JAZZ
MANIX-TAKE A LOOK AROUND-REINFORCED
R.SOLUTION-MAIN SOURCE-REINFORCED
ORCA-RAIN OF DRUMS-LUCKYSPIN
LEMON D-THE PULSE (RUFF UNDERGROUND MIX)-PLANET EARTH
FRANTIC & IMPULSE-UNTITLED-HOMEGROWN
THE DECEIVERS-BAD DREAM?-VINYL EXPERIENCE
FOUL PLAY-MURDER MOST FOUL-MOVING SHADOW
TANGO-FEEL FREE (RENEGADE GENIUS RMX)-TANGO & RATTY
FLAT 47-HIDEAWAY-KICKIN
BABYLON TIMEWARP-CHANGING-KEEPING VINYL ALIVE
ENGINEERS WITHOUT FEARS-RHYTHM-DEE JAY
RHYTHM FOR REASONS-HEAVY ON YOUR HEAD (DJ SS & EQ RMX)-FORMATION
THE WHITEHOUSE CREW-WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE-KEEPING VINYL ALIVE
FRANTIC & IMPULSE-UNTITLED-HOMEGROWN
SYSTEM A:D-21ST CENTURY-HOMEGROWN
TAYLA-BANG THE DRUMS-GOOD LOOKING
DJ CRYSTL-MEDITATION-DEE JAY
PESHAY-DREAMS-REINFORCED
BABYLON TIMEWARP-I COME IN PEACE-KEEPING VINYL ALIVE
ACRO-SKY LAB-FORCE TEN
INTENSE-TIME SPACE CONTINUEM-KEEPING VINYL ALIVE

Most of my early hardcore-jungle mixes can be found here, especially the 93 stuff!
https://soundcloud.com/benwalton/sets/deltashelta-mixes-early

Deltashelta - 'Head Case' 30 Year Tribute To Jungle Techno!

A bit of history from one of the legendary clubs in Sydney at the time, the Globe nightclub when US house and French filtered sounds were having a focal point, we played pretty fast too, around the 127bpm mark.
This was when I was heavily influenced by Mark Farina's mixing style of teasing records into the mix before dropping them further into the set so was technically upping my game a bit. 
Not the correct flyer which I need to find as I remember playing after the downstairs resident Jools that night.

Down At The Globe - Globe Nightclub, Sydney  1999

4 The Core Mix 2013

Was also used as Bounce Audio first podcast, a record store located in Melbourne.

Old Sounds New Chaos March Mix 2014 (Bounce001)

Guests Rob Somatik when he was smashing it upstairs as a resident at the now long defunct Globe nightclub and James 'Master Brown' who later became Niche Productions; having a big influence as a promoter of live music and dance events in Sydney.

The Green Decks and Ham Show #9 2SER Radio, Sydney 01/05/2000 w/ guests Somatik and Master Brown

This show features late night beats, early rave trance and breakbeats.

The Green Decks and Ham Show #8 2SER Radio, Sydney 24/04/2000

Myself and Rob Somatik burning the midnight oil.

The Green Decks and Ham Show #9 2SER 107.3 - 01/05/00 Tape2 w/Somatik & Ben Walton B2B

The Green Decks and Ham Show #11 - 15/05/00 A Side

The Green Decks and Ham Show #11 - 15/05/00 B Side

Upload of a popular one off mix I did of some of my weirder, experimental records going back as far as the 50's but crosses all sorts of territory.
Enjoy and love to hear comments on this stuff :-)

Unsolved Universe 2013 : 10 Year Reload

Reload of an eclectic mix done on a dusty Sunday during my Melbourne days.

Deep Melbourne Podcast #09 17/1/16

Throw back to a Mania party by the Butter Sessions crew, doing the warm up for Claire Morgan.
Fleetwood Mac was in town that weekend so there was a little nod to the band at the end of the mix.

Live@Mania, Melbourne 6-12-15

One of my deepest house mixes, 
ideal pre-dawn lost on the couch plunge.

Moon Beam Bath - Autumn 2013 : 10 Year Reload

Some classic and modern predominately US house or US inspired cuts on a jazzy tip

Timeless Gaze Mix 2015

The Magical Flute Mix 2015

The Emerald Forest Mix 2012

Something I would have done off the cuff in my Melbourne days, selection still shines pretty well :)

Cloud City Mix 2013

First time I headlined in Sydney AFTER just moving to Melbourne, lol.

I met Kink after a gig he played down there and we had alot of common ground in music knowledge, took him to the zoo to see a koala and record shopping.

Before I knew it Murat booked me at his club while we were having breakfast all together, with Tornado Wallace doing the warm up for me (I believe he headlined as TW the night before and as Lewie Day this night).

Some cool things came out of this gig, it was an intense crowd.
I felt like I was playing to a pack of wild animals and I needed a cage around me like down at Revolver with all the hands nearly bumping the decks and so on..glad I was on the booth side to be honest.

Live at Spice Cellar w/ Lewie Day/Tornado Wallace, Sydney 30-06-12

Big night!

First time playing in Adelaide.
3.5 hours at Ancient Worlds, followed by closing set at Sugar on the Uri.

The VLAD guys did a fabulous job hosting me and really went out of there way to make sure I had a good time.
One of them heard me play at Spice Cellar in 2012 and got in touch all those years later.

Hope they are keeping well, how quick that time flies ((0))

Live at VLAD, Ancient Worlds, Adelaide 02/10/16

Sands Of Time - November Mix 2016

Organically came together today and would have to say this is my favorite mix I have done this year....I don't know why but it seemed to just roll off beautifully with enough interesting selections from 1990 to today without ever really getting banging but never flat as well...just got that feel...and just in time for Xmas....the batteries in my tascam recorder died so the end was decided by itself....enjoy x

The Spirit Of Xmas - December Mix 2016

Previous Mixes On Soundcloud Here: http://www.mixcloud.com/benwalton/

All mixes are done with vinyl straight from the decks with no digital touch ups.
Originally from Australia although have played throughout Europe in my travels with many memorable gigs - from snow peaked mountain tops in Austria to playing on a boat in the canals of Amsterdam. 
Djing since 96 mainly underground warehouse events &amp; bars but also radio, clubs, snowboard comps, restaurants, boats &amp; beach parties. I was a regular Dj at the Globe in Sydney circa 99/2000, considered one of the top clubs in Sydney at the time. I ran a 3 hour late night radio show called 'Green Decks &amp; Ham' on 2SER in 2000.
Have lived in London, Austria, New Zealand, California &amp; Berlin since 2004.
 Variations of house, minimal &amp; techno tend to be where I dwell for the most part in regards to what I play, although my collection of obscure world music is always growing and is constantly at battle with my wallet. I also have a pretty mean collection of 92-93 hardcore breakbeat/ jungletekno in which I use the dj name Deltashelta.
ONLY PLAY VINYL &amp; still buy it if I think it will stand the test of time.

benwalton

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