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Dalston Chillies volume 2 is dropping for 1st May on Bandcamp and then full release later in the month.

Due to the situation with Covid-19 there's no hot sauce option with the limited yellow release. Volume 2 has the same die-cut outer sleeve that volume 1 had and is available to buy now!

https://dalstonchillies.bandcamp.com/album/dalston-chillies-records-volume-2

Volume 2 comes with 2 massive Tim Reaper collaborations. The first, Rubicon is with Canada based producer Comfort Zone and is the perfect blend of musicality and rugged beats.
The flip side sees Tim Reaper teaming up with his Globex partner in crime Dwarde for a soulful and funky slab of garage infused, bass heavy jungle rounding off a release filled with sunshine to welcome the summer.

Comfort Zone & Tim Reaper - Rubicon

>>> Out 10th April 2020 <<<

Angry & potent bars are delivered 10 fold as Rame demands attention from the listener over this UK Funky meets Grime beat from Fork & Knife. Such a strong track could only be supported by equally impressive remixes, including this one from On1 who has taken the original track and given it a classic sounding Garage flip. This song is undoubtedly an exiting addition to the recent resurgence of UK Garage.

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Premiere: Rame X Fork And Knife - Test Me [On1 Remix]

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“Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported the last Sub System releases which were a complete sell out” Sam Missing recounts. “That was at the start of lockdown and I am sure like many it’s been a surreal year but even with the clubs currently closed, the music must go on!  So here we are, launching the next three Sub System releases under the banner ‘Three From ‘93’.  Like most of our projects, these releases were formed through chance encounters and the very few degrees of separation that seem to exist in the jungle universe!  It wasn’t clear until the end of the project that we realised there was a very clear direction these releases had gravitated to, and that was the foundation year of 1993! Let me explain…” 

(Very much like how things pan out for me with Vinyl Fanatiks, when things flow organically, the jungle gods align and the synchronicity of the universe guides a projects direction).

“First up we have ‘Jack it Operator’ which comes with the incredible Fracture remix. This all came about because I went to Jungle Jam at The Cause in Tottenham just before Christmas last year. John Foul Play was spinning and dropped my recent release on Sub System; “X Amount of Dubs”. I was also lucky enough to have my old Kemet classic ‘The Box Reopens’ given a rinse by Uncle Dugs, so I was buzzing. Not only that but Kenny Ken played an amazing set with a slew of jungle rollers followed by an epic back to back between Fracture and Sherelle. I left the night inspired and over next few days quickly sketched out a track which captured the vibes of the night. The result being ‘Jack it Operator’; a stripped back steppa with a hooky reggae vocal sample and King Tubby style bouncy bassline.  The track turned out to be a more modern vibe than old skool jungle. So I really felt that it needed a remix which was more on the 160 tip, a bit like what Fixate previously did for us on Sub System. But who to ask???” 

“After his awesome set at Jungle Jam, I felt that Fracture was an obvious person to approach. We had spoken previously about possible remixes but we hadn’t met in person. Coincidentally, he also lives in Hackney and we had a few mutual friends through our kids but our paths hadn’t crossed. Fate then played a big part in things as one of my kids had a birthday party to go to a few weeks after Jungle Jam and who do I bump into there but Charlie Fracture! We now have a chance to meet in person for a ‘fractured’ conversation as we deal with madness and constant interruptions that a kid’s birthday party throws at you! We never got the chance to chat properly but a few weeks later we hit lockdown and time is on both our hands, so we pick up the conversations via email and I ask him if he would be up for a remix of a new tune I had made called ‘Jack It Operator’. He jumps on it and quickly hands in a killer 160 mix which is not just an incredible remix but channels the vibes of 1993 and takes me back to that time of crossover between jungle and hardcore with tunes like The House Crew’s ‘Euphoria’. He totally smashed the remix and lit the first ’93 candle that Brent and I hadn’t yet realised was a theme!  It was premiered on the Hospital Podcast and even got a rewind, which is rare for an online podcast! Things looked positive”.

Missing 'Jack it Operator' - SSR004

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It’s been only a few months since I was last interviewing Sam AKA Missing. Our relationship came about via chance. Sam was working in a Bournemouth studio alongside Bernie AKA Mr. Time from Tearin Vinyl. I was already chatting to Bernie about re-releasing some of the Tearin back catalogue as Ellis Dee had introduced us. So when myself and Sam linked, I knew destiny was mapping out a new direction and a repress of Sam’s self-released 1994 banger ‘Missing - Volume One’ was needed on Vinyl Fanatiks. As things do, a natural progression continued, with conversations steering towards releasing some vinyl together. Sam already had the vehicle, Sub System Recordings, which he had released a digital only track on a few years previous. Perfect. Earlier this year we launched the vinyl arm of the label to huge success but more material was required and consequently a new story unfolded, one that Sam describes to me;

“Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported the last Sub System releases which were a complete sell out” Sam Missing recounts. “That was at the start of lockdown and I am sure like many it’s been a surreal year but even with the clubs currently closed, the music must go on!  So here we are, launching the next three Sub System releases under the banner ‘Three From ‘93’.  Like most of our projects, these releases were formed through chance encounters and the very few degrees of separation that seem to exist in the jungle universe!  It wasn’t clear until the end of the project that we realised there was a very clear direction these releases had gravitated to, and that was the foundation year of 1993! Let me explain…” 

Demagrafiks - A new name for the scene but the people behind it are far from new, they both had an important role in the foundation of the jungle sound and the 2020 lockdown finally brought them together for the first time. Up steps M-Beat alongside Missing!  Sam explains how this collaboration came about.

 “Although we were both producing in the 90’s I had never met M-Beat before but of course it goes without saying that he was a huge inspiration for me back in the day! I was initially introduced to him last year by a mutual acquaintance, Steve, who used to work at Renk Records in the 90s golden era. Myself and M-Beat met up for lunch and it soon became apparent that we had similar perspectives on music past and present. ‘Soundman Riddim’ was our first collaboration, a contemporary jungle flavoured dnb roller but with nods to our roots.  It’s great to have had the opportunity to work with a true jungle legend even though lock down meant it was all over Zoom and Whatsapp! Demagrafiks is a name for this project and won’t necessarily be used again so this is a super rare and sure to be collector’s item for any M-Beat fan! We have also been working on some other projects together which we will be announcing in the future. For the flipside of our collab we wanted to showcase another rising star and somebody who was influenced by the 90s rave sound. Step up Yazzus on remix duties!  Part of the 6 Figure Gang who have been making huge waves in the scene, this was a very exciting remix and another opportunity to represent the 160 sound championed by Sherelle, another 6 Figure Gang member and others who are mashing up various styles of rave, jungle, footwork, juke and techno. Yazzus has taken the jungle roller original and twisted it into a hardcore rave monster with deep, bouncing kicks, jungle subs and killer rave stabs. This is one for the old hardcore heads and the new alike whether you were raving in ‘93 or drawing inspiration from it in the 2020’s” Sam concludes.

Demagrafiks 'Soundman Riddim' - SSR006

The 3rd episode in our mix series and one brought to you by the minds behind Omertà.
T-Break and Artificial Red mix their favourite Jungle tunes in a  2hr Lockdown Jungle extravaganza. 

Keeps your eyes peeled on the name Artificial Red, some big releases ahead in the coming months, including one on Omertà that will be our biggest to date.

@artificialred-voodoochild      @t-break-uk

Mix Series Vol.3 - T-Break & Artificial Red (All Vinyl)

Up next on Reloaded Sounds, we have Nottinghams very own Panar with a release entitled ‘Kamikaze’. Panar is usually known for producing UKG bangers but this track brings some serious breaks/rave heat that is certainly made for the end of the night. The intro sucks you in with some unbelievable euphoric synths and breaks style drums to then drop into a huge sounding bass thats going to rip any sound system to shreds. The track is a nod to the quality of music that Nottingham is producing at the minute, and Panar is up there currently. We hope you enjoy this one, its an absolute banger

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Panar - Kamikaze

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Following Chef Boyarbeatz’s impeccable ‘The Mandala Project’, a superb 160BPM lick that we had the pleasure of premiering back in November, LA-based imprint Elastic Rhythms are back with an official remix package, locking in none other than legendary producer SALVA, who’s more in demand than ever these days. Whether it’s producing, remixing or collaborating with the likes of RL Grime, Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, Boys Noize, Schoolboy Q, Pusha T and Freddie Gibbs, SALVA is one of the most sought-after beatsmiths and the plant, proving his mettle over and over again since his introduction into the scene.

SALVA’s take on ‘The Mandala Project’ is heavy-hitting yet musically-mesmeric, drawing from the pitch-perfect aura of the original whilst simultaneously plucking out a driver and absolutely thwacking a load of quintessential  SALVA goodness down this eclectic 160BPM fairway. Hole in one. We’re big fans of all the additions and new aspects, including a thumping, no-nonsense 808, more cascading junglist breakbeats and a full batch of freshly-cooked clicks and whistles. This is vintage 160, and a new, cemented instant-classic in a genre that we adore here at OTW.

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OTW Premiere: Chef Boyarbeatz - The Mandala Effect (SALVA Remix) [Elastic Rhythms]

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