Productions

Tracklist below

As for many people in the mid late 90s, Metalheadz sessions at the Blue Note and their subsequent nights at places like the Leisure Lounge and sets at the Essential Festival etc were hugely influential on me. I've got fond memories of going up to London, hearing the music that sounded so incredibly futuristic at the time (and still sounds fresh today) and record shopping in the various shops and markets. 
Here's a mix along the lines of the really varied sounds I was hearing and buying  in those days from Metalheadz, Prototype, V, Ram, Moving Shadow, Good Looking etc :)

Decoder - The Difference
Future Forces - Dead by Dawn
Danny Breaks - The Bear
Optical - Shape the Future
Dillinja - Silver Blade
Concept 2 - Cause and Effect
Die and Suv - Get on Down
Dillinja - Armored D
Intense - Visions
Decoder - Twister
J Majik - Jim Kutta
Ed Rush - Locust
Artemis - Elysian Fields
Ez Rollers - Sunset Phobia
Hokusai - 12 till 4
LTJ Bukem - Music Peshay Rework
Matrix - Fluid Motion
Recoil - The Bridge
Coast - Shield
Intense - 1st Contact
Desired State - Invasion
Blame & Deep Blue - Transitions (Dom & Roland Mix)

Dan Metalheadz Leisure Lounge Style 96-97etc

Tracklist below....
Going right back to 1992-1993 with a selection inspired by old C90 tapes filled with London based pirate radio recordings from Pulse FM, Impact FM, Kool and Weekend Rush etc. 
DJs like Warlock, Skie, Transit and Jinx amongst others… 
A few of those original tapes got chewed up by my Walkman at the time and sadly there was no fix for that, just game over. 
Nice to go back and recreate the style of the sets I was listening to back then (unfortunately minus the chat and adverts which added a lot of atmospherics). 

01. Hedgehog Affair – Don’t Just Stand There - Basement Records
02. Dr S Gachet and Funky Junky – Logan's Run - Funky Junky Records
03. Hi-Fi Power – Chill Out - Soundman
04. Rufige Kru – Terminator - Synthetic Records
05. Nebula 2 – Peacemaker - Reinforced Records
06. Sublove – She Moves Through - Earth Recordings
07. Unknown Artist - Light of the Underground EP - Oddball Records
08. Dica and DJ Big Vern - Don't Think About Me - Boogie Beat Records
09. Dune - Too Much (Acid Aston Remix) - Advance Records
10. Order 2 Move - Rizla Bass - Boogie Beat Records
11. Higher Octave - Untitled - Pro-One Records
12. Kaotic Chemistry - Space Cakes - Moving Shadow Records
13. Nino - Revelation (We See the Light) - Production House Records
14. LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression - VMR
15. DJ Trace - Teach Me to Fly - Out of Orbit Records
16. 2 Reefer - Don't Look Back - Ruff, Tuff & Wicked Stuff Records
17. DJ Jinx - Paradise Project - Music Madness Records

Dan 92 - 93 Hardcore London Pirates Selection

Sounds of the DJ Crystl on Weekend Rush getting loose on the ones and twos. 
Had this on tape since 1993 and still regularly listen to it. Absolutely tearing mix, loads of energy and wicked selection. All time classic!

Tracklist:
01 Foul Play – Feel The Vibe – Oblivion
02 Slipmaster J – Vision – Deejay Recordings
03 Minds At Large – No Justice – White ZAK001
04 Eze-G – Old Trainers EP (Side A1) – White 77777
05 Tom & Jerry – For The Gold Teeth – Tom & Jerry
06 Eze-G – Old Trainers EP (Side B1) – White 77777
07 M Beat – Sess – Renk
08 NF – Futuroid
09 Wots My Code – Dubplate – XLR8
10 Tom and Jerry – Physics – Tom and Jerry
11 FBD Project – Terminate – Bang-In Tunes
12 Universal Sound – Side A – F-Project
13 Eze-G – Old Trainers EP (Side B2) – White 77777
14 Universal Sound – Side B – F-Project
15 DJ Seduction – Sub Dub – Impact
16 Potential Bad Boy – Work The Box
17 Tom and Jerry – We Can Be Free – Tom and Jerry
18 Tango and Ratty – The Final Conflict – Tango & Ratty
19 The Junglist – Volume 2 (Side B1) – F-Project
20 Dancemaster – Shine – Kikman
21 Dance Master – Funky Things I Do (Do You Love Me Mix) – Kikman
22 The Good, 2 Bad & Hugly – Rub You The Right Way – Ruff Kut
23 Nexus & Blowback – Boomin Tunes Volume 2 B2 – F Project
24 Mega City 2 – Darker Side Of Evil – Hear Dis
25 Slipmaster J – Thinn Air EP (Side B) – Pure White
26 M.S.Six – Something For Your Mind EP B2 – Absolute 2
27 Studio 2 – Dirty Games – ST001
28 Sacred – Keep On Going – SACD001
29 Dancemaster – Spice Of Life – Kikman
30 Armageddon – News At Ten(Jumpin Jack Frost remix)– Absolute 2
31 DJ Hype – Shot In The Dark – Suburban Base

DJ Crystl 1993 Weekend Rush FM

Unplanned run through the shelves on a Wednesday evening, taking in a few different styles along the way from 94 to now. Some stone cold RAM classics, summery tracks from Good Looking, a DJ Fokus stepper, Photek amens, a few Dillinja bangers and the unbelievable bassline in Paradox's Hakai. Tracklist below. Selection inspired by sets over the years from the pioneers Kemistry, Storm, Bukem, Peshay, Randall, Lee etc. 
12" vinyl, two decks, recorded on Evermix with no sync or editing. Enjoy :)

Ills & Solo – In the Area – Looking Good
Andy C & Randall – Feel it – RAM
Studio Pressure – First Sequence - Photek Productions
Dillinja – Tear Down (Da Whole Place) – Conqueror
DJ Fokus – Trigger Happy (Voyager Remix) – Lucky Spin
Red One – Alive and Kicking – RAM
Photek – Complex – Photek Productions
PFM – The Mystics – Good Looking
Concept 2 – Lucid Dreams – Liftin Spirits
X Files – Generations – Basement 
Innervisions – Digital Readout – Reinforced
Dillinja – Luscious Nights – Deep Jungle
Heavyweight – Another World – Channel 5 
Subject 13 – Faith – Earth Vol 1 Album
Paradox – Hakai – Paradox Music
Capone – Jah – Chronic
Sentinel – Dig Deeper – Basement
Sub Committee – Groove Research – Moving Shadow
Desired State – Goes Around Remix - RAM

Dan Deeper Jungle May 2022

Easily my favourite of all the One in the Jungle sessions broadcast on Radio 1 back in the mid 90s... Amazing showcase of the Bristol sound with MC Dynamite absolutely killing it on the mic. Still hopeful that Scorpio - Life Forever gets a release one day.... Timeless vibes.

01 3 Way – Sub Zero – Dope Dragon
02 DJ Die – Play It For Me (Remix) – V Recordings
03 Mask – “Gang Busters” Unreleased
04 Roni Size – It’s Jazzy (Felix Road Mix) – V Recordings
05 Firefox & Survivor – Back Out Of Dis – Philly Blunt
06 Scorpio – Li-Li – V Recordings
07 Roni Size & Reprazent – Trust Me – Talkin’ Loud
08 Roni Size & Reprazent – Destination – Talkin’ Loud
09 Mask & Swabe – Came & Conquered – Dope Dragon
10 Gang Related – Rukus – Dope Dragon
11 Gang Related – The Master – Unreleased
12 ??? Unknown
13 Scorpio – Life Forever – Unreleased
14 DJ Die – Reincarnated (The Remix) – Full Cycle
15 DJ Krust – Soul in Motion – Full Cycle
16 J RaQ – Digitize (Remix) – Full Cycle

One In The Jungle

DJ Die and MC Dynamite One in the Jungle 25.10.96

Decided to record something a bit different from my usual mixes and dropped it down a fair few BPMs. Went deep in the crates for beats and instrumentals collected over the years on a Ninja tune/Mo Wax excursion vibe.
From 1969 to 2021… beats, dub, hip hop, rock, ambient, techno and jazz plus a couple of jungle tunes tucked away in there too.
Enjoy...

David Axelrod – Human Abstract 
DJ Shadow – Lost and found (SFL)
Handsome Boy Modelling School ft Encore – Waterworld 
King Tubby – More dub?
Black Uhuru – Shine Eye Gal
Akasha - Brown Sugar (PFM’s Cosmic Journey mix)
Nuron – Mirage
Suzuki K1 – Satellite Serenade (Transasianexpress Mix by the Orb)
Future Sound of London / Amorphous Androgynous – Mountain Goat
Wardown – Ferric
Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan
People Under the Stairs – The Dig…
Slide 5 – Rhode Trip
Skylab / Howie B – Seashell
Horace Andy – Something Dub?
Freak Power in Dub – My Heart Sings
La Funk Mob – Ravers Suck Our Sound
Sentinel – Pulse Of Life 
Edge Test 2 – Tempest Dub

Dan Crate Digging Vol 1 June 2022

UPDATE Jan 2018 - now appears to be by Neil Trix from FDB Project. Well I never :) Hopefully may see a vinyl release.

Classic unreleased track from 1993 - played now and again by Fabio and Doc Scott around that time. 

For a long time I suspected it might be a Goldie or Manix tune and there's also some big similarities with the Energy track that Goldie and A Guy Called Gerald did as the 2 G'$ on Juicebox so thought maybe a collaboration.

Either way its a storming tune - tough, futuristic music.

Neil Trix - Unreleased - What Do Those Faces Tell You 1993

Half C90 mix of a few select 96-97 personals. A time when the production was really peaking technically and sounded frankly incredible. Most tunes still had a nice dusting of breaks and air in between the sounds. I think D&B's shine got a little lost a year or so afterwards when neurofunk fully took over for a while but that's just my opinion, the soul came back eventually :)
All vinyl mix
Enjoy :)

Eat Static - Interceptor (Decoder Remix) - Planet Dog
Neotech - Valves - Moving Shadow
Decoder - PGM-5 - Decoded EP (thanks Hardscore :))
Technical Itch - Consciousness - Moving Shadow BluePrint Album
Spirit - Suspicion- Fresh 86
Jonny L - Treading - XL
Rufige Kru- Dark Metal (Source Direct Remix) - Metalheadz
Natural Mystic - Tension (Spirit Remix) - Moving Shadow
EZ Rollers - Funked Up Flavas - Moving Shadow
Reprazent - Down - Talkin Loud

Dan 1997 Deep And Techy

Sun's out 😎 Mostly chilled selections but a couple of rowdy ones found their way in 💪 Enjoy... 🙌

Big Bud - Way of Life
Calibre - Put that Woman First
Decon - Trenches
L Side and Singing Fats - High Time
Calibre - Hypnotise
Addiction - Another time
Q Project - Everytime
Zero T - Inside Man
Solid State - Just a Vision (Intalex Remix)
Random Movement - Down Somehow
LSB - Golden
Mitekiss - Move On
Harland - Moon (Mark System Remix)
Satl - Levitate
Villem - One Perfect Touch
PFM - One and Only (2002)
Anile - Depths
DSP - Sunset
Note and Pyxis - Shambala
Nookie - Kaeya (D&B mix)
Break and MC Fats - Natural Way

Dan Summer Liquid Rollout - 2023

Quick repost of a guest mix I did a while back for @launchdnb 
90mins of personal favourites from 95 to 2022 given a proper airing. All vinyl, 2 deck roll out

Innervisions - Inside Yourself
Sentinel – Genesis
Natural Mystic – Privacy
Stakka & K Tee - Dreamworld
Ed Rush – Technology
Tango – Frequency VIP Remix
Fracture – 0860 Sekkle
Spirit – Final Chapter
Jonny L – Wa-oh
Stakka & K Tee – Andromeda
Total Science – Classified
Paradox & Nucleus – Creator
G Force & Seiji – 3rd Rail
Wings – Wings – Enforcers 11
Digital – Red Mist
Aquarius26/1 – Déjà vu
Source Direct – Artificial Barriers
Mirage - Just for You

Dan Deeper Jungle 2

Couple of battered old PULSE FM tapes from 1993 that I archived... The first side wasn't very keen to get going when I played it the last time into the computer. Crusty memories.

Know a lot of the tunes on these mixes but there's a few on the second half that have evaded me over the years. Mainly looking for a tune ID at around the 49min mark... 2 the Dark or something similar. Sadly my mate who recorded the second tape decided to press pause whenever the MC's were chatting and giving out track info :)
If anyone knows pls comment.
Couple other ones later on in the mix also puzzling me too :)

Warlock Nutty Jim DJ Kick Pulse FM 1993

Relaxed and meandering dig through the shelves... 
Made it to the end in mostly one piece despite an attention seeking dachshund, a courier and a phone call mid mix all trying to interrupt my flow.  🙄😵 adds character 😃😏👻 

1 - DJ Fokus - Wired - Lucky Spin
2 - After Dark - Reincarnation - Moving Shadow
3 - Low Key Movements - Ear Drums - Reinforced
4 - Anthill Mob - My Selector - PP9 
5 - Sounds of Life - Intallect - Certificate 18
6 - Omni Trio - Living for the Future (FBD Remix) - Moving Shadow
7 - Foul Play - Total Control - Moving Shadow
8 - Dillinja - Calculus Beats - Deadly Vinyl
9 - Funky Technicians - Airtight Remix - Legend
10 - Dj Fokus - Jazzed Out - DeeJay Recordings
11 - Natural Forces - The Bassline Tune - Spotlight
12 - The Truper - Untitled Vol 2 - Streetbeats
13 - LJT & Stylist - Untitled - Touch and Go Records 
14 - Hooligan - Digital - Deep and Dark Recordings

Dan Deeper Jungle 3

Legendary first Essential Mix from LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad... Still remember waking up one sunny Sunday in June 1995 and listening to the tape I'd set the night before... Timeless magical music. 

RIP MC Conrad, in my opinion the best MC to ever grace the mic in this music - no-one matched that style and delivery 🙏❤️🙌😎 
'The message in the music is to move...'

Architex – Blueprint (Basement)
Funky Technicians – Airtight (Legend)
Fokus – Online (DeeJay)
Q-Project – Instrumental (Looking Good Records)
Aquasky – Images (Moving Shadow)
PFM – Mystics (Good Looking Records)
Wax Doctor – Finer Things (R&S)
Ils & Solo – In the Area (Looking Good)
J Majik – Lush Life (Infrared)
Skanna – Find Me (Skanna)
JMJ & Richie – Universal Horn (Moving Shadow)
Carlito – Heaven (Creative Source)
Sentinel – Awakenings (Basement Records)
Oblivion – Sands of Time (Streetbeats)
LTJ Bukem – Horizons (Looking Good Records)
Source Direct – Exit 9 (Source Direct Records)
Photek & Tayla – Soul Searching (Good Looking Records)
PFM – One & Only (Looking Good Records)
DJ Trace – By Any Means Necessary (Dee Jay Recordings)
PFM – Rough With the Smooth

LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad Essential Mix 1995

A month on from Conrad's passing I was reminiscing to the second Bukem and Conrad Essential mix and thought I'd upload. Equally brilliant and revolutionary as their first Essential mix, this one built on the impeccable selection of 1995 with another slew of dubplates highlighting incredible tunes that would come out of Good Looking and a few other select labels over the coming years. The tunes ranged from intricate ambient workouts like Jonny L Tychonic Cycle to deep amen batterers like Universal's Live Session (which was a little different and better on dubplate). Some took a little longer such as the lost G-Force Proximity tune that didn't surface till only recently. It's no exaggeration to say all the tunes on this mix were peak golden age, particularly Crystl Mindgames and Intense Only You...

Again, Conrad absolutely rules this mix from start to finish with total confidence and deep soulful lyrics - beautiful stuff from the leading master of ceremonies. A perfect mix for a summer's day. 

'The music's gonna pick you up and take you for a stroll....New found mystics they unfold, we bring you stories that have never been told...'
So long and rest easy Conrad 🙌🙏

Tracklist
Axis – One in Ten
G-Force – Proximity
Jonny L – Tychonic Cycle
Mystic Moods – Jazz Stepper (Dubplate Mix)
Intense – The Genesis Project (Earl Grey Remix)
Shogun – Nautilus
Ken Ishii – Stretch (Shogun Remix)
Universal – Live Session
Voyager – Hyper Sleep
Seba & Lotek – So Long
The Funky Technicians & PHD – Above & Beyond
Forme – New Element
Intense – Only You
Subject 13 – Faith
DJ Crystl – Mind Games
Universal – Groove Therapy
UFO – Loud Minority (Alex Reece Remix)
Axis – High Point
Forces of Nature – Cool Spot
The Jedi Knights – Solina
Phungus – Untitled
Voodoo Child – Desperate

LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad - Second Essential Mix - 1996

Amazing live performance from Barrington Levy on the West Holts Stage

Barrington Levy - Glastonbury 2023 - Full Set

Little tribute to one of my favourite mixes from back in the day that still gets rinsed regularly due to dangerously high levels of Voyager content.
It's pretty faithful to the original Fabio and Cleveland Watkiss mix but with a couple of additions for good measure.
Hopefully get round to a full mix of the Compilation tunes in the not too distant future to complement this one.
2 x turntables, vinyl and a dash of DVS only where strictly necessary 🙏

Tracklist 
Voyager - Martian Chronics
Fokus – Like Dat
Q Project & Spinback – Rikers Island
Carlito – Heaven
Voyager – Hypersleep (Original Version)
Funky Technicians – Airtight (Remix)
DJ Trace – Miles High
Adam F – F Jam
Universal Traveller – Midnite (Voyager Remix)
Voyager – Crystl Kleer (edit)
Big Bud – Temptation
Mouly & Lucida – Inertia
DJ Crystl - Paradise

Promised Land

Promised Land Vol Two Tribute mix July 2024

One of the best all time Randall sets...  Vibes leaping off the tape from start to finish. 
RIP the original DJ's DJ - such an influential selector from day 1. 
No one rocked it tighter than Randall...

Radioactive Kids - Frequency [Radioactive Kids]
Jo - F-Zero [Awesome]
On Remand - Controllin (Tango Remix) [underworld Vinyl]
Red One - Alive N Kickin' [Liftin' Spirit]
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
DJ Nut Nut - Story Of My Life [unreleased]
Q Project - Champion Sound (Alliance Remix) [Legend]
Johnny Jungle - Johnny '94 (Dillinja Remix) [suburban Base]
Engineers Without Fears - Spiritual Aura [Dee Jay]
Gin & Tonic - Right Bullet Right Time (Remix) [White House]
Tango - Project One Remix [Formation]
Back 2 Basics - Horns 4 94 [back 2 Basics]
Higher Sense - Cold Fresh Air [Liftin' Spirit]
Da Intalex - What Ya Gonna Do [Flex]

Dreamscape 11

DJ Randall with MC Mad P & Ribbz - Dreamscape 11 - 1994

172bpm deep stepper
 
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Aztecs

174bpm

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Imprints

From an old C90 tape just labelled Hardcore Dance Mix 1992... Think a friend bought it in London around 1993, brought it into school and we all shared and copied it. Took 20 years and a hopeful google of the tracks I knew to eventually find a post on Rolldabeats that narrowed down the source to a Grooverider studio set for Kaos and the full tracklisting... Will always return to this mix - such a wicked selection and flow. 

A1) Chops EMC & Extensive - Dance With The Devil - Faze 2
A2) Mad On It - Trippers Kick Back - ELLIS 1
A3) Out Of Orda - Damnation - Headhunters Recordings
A4) Tuff Audio - Tell Me (How You Like It) (Aphrodite Remix) - Weave Records
A5) Mr Rush - Untitled (B1) (Happy Land EP) - RH001
A6) D.I.C.A. & Big Vern - Murderer - Boogie Beat
A7) Mr Rush - Untitled (A2) (Happy Land EP) - RH001
A8) D.I.C.A. & Big Vern - Don't Think About Me - Boogie Beat

A9) Hannibal Lecter - Justice Will Be Served - Asylum Records
A10) D.I.C.A. & Big Vern - 1000MPH - Boogie Beat
A11) Out Of Orda - Step On Ya Head - Headhunters Records
A12) D.I.C.A. & Big Vern - Desire - Boogie Beat
A13) Man WIth No Name - Forever 1 - Fabulous Music UK
A14) Da Bass Invaderz - I Believe - Hilltop Records
A15) Hannibal Lecter - Just Because We Play - Asylum Records
A16) Andy C - Mind Rise - RAM Records
A17) Hi Fi Power - Chill Out (Raggafunks U) - Soundman
A18) Andy C - Outer Limits - RAM Records
A19) ??
A20) Hi Fi Power - Living In The Ghetto (Broadwater Blues) - Soundman

B1) Hyperactive - Gotta Have Your Lovin - Great Asset
B2) 150 Volts - Hi, I'm Chucki (Wanna Play?) (Shut Up And Dance Remix) - Ruff Quality
B3) Metalheads - Terminator - Synthetic
B4) 808 State vs UB40 - One In Ten (808 7") - ZTT Records
B5) Cloud 9 - Bugged - CLOUD 2
B6) Ruffstuff - Burn To The Spliff - Lucky Spin Recordings
B7) Cloud 9 - Gonna Be Alright - CLOUD 2
B8) Unknown Artist - Cockney Bad Boy (Mix 2) - BER02
B9) 3:6 Philly - The World Still Turns (Instrumental) - Zoom Records
B10) Jungle House Crew - Darksides - Formation
B11) Pow Pow - Untitled A2 (Pow Pow 2) - Pow Pow Records
B12) Burning Chrome - Powermove - Huxley Records
B13) Tone Def - Psychic TD - Moving Shadow
B14) Burning Chrome - How Long Must I Wait? - Huxley Records
B15) Hyperactive - No Sense - Great Asset
B16) 3 Sample - 2 Into 2 = One - Output Level Productions
B17) Tone Def - Aftertouch - Moving Shadow
B18) The Suspect - Dub Redemption - Micro Genetic Records
B19) DJ Junk - We'll Be Climbing - Junk Records
B20) Icon - Bass Pump - Ruff Guidance Records

Grooverider Studio Mix KAOS 1992 Hardcore

Taking your mind into deep space and beyond...
Blame and MC DRS bringing the heat back in 1998 in the golden era of the Progression Sessions. Sublime deep beats and atmospherics from all the master producers mixed on rails by Blame and backed up by DRS's unmistakeable presence and delivery on the mic. Used to rinse this repeatedly and still do... Enjoy...

1	Artemis - Sun Stars
2	Odyssey - Object
3	Blame - Centuries
4	Total Science - Algebra
5	PHD - Beneath The Surface
6	Blu Mar Ten - Butterflies & Moths
7	KMC - Orbiting Probes
8	Odyssey - Ritual
9	Blame - Between Worlds

Blame featuring MC DRS - Progression Sessions 2 - Studio Mix

Part two of the Two Revolutions studio session mix - beautiful, inventive, futuristic music flawlessly mixed by Blame at the turn of the millenium... Exemplary and melodic productions as before but a slightly deeper journey this time round. Tracks still sounding like they were only made yesterday...

1 - Blu Mar Ten - Osaka 

2 - Aural Imbalance - Aural Soundscape (Blame's Rework)

3 - Pariah - Catalyst (720 Re-Edit)

4 - Odyssey - Expressions

5 - Blame - Alpha:7

6 - Blame - Sphere

7 - Odyssey - Object

8 - Alaska & Nucleus - The Nautilus (Odyssey Remix)

9 - Pariah - The Arrival

10 - Blu Mar Ten - Butterflies & Moths

11 - Blame - Cuban Lynx

Blame - Two Revolutions - Part TWO - 720 Degrees - 1999

Part one of the Two Revolutions studio session - beautiful future music flawlessly mixed by Blame at the turn of the millenium. When I lived in Bristol back then mixes like these were the go-to soundtrack for any motorway journey at night. Pure Tron vibes that will always sound so fresh :)
Second part coming soon.

1 - Odyssey –	Nextgen

2 - Future Engineers - Organism

3 - Indica - Bypass

4 - Future Engineers - Momentum

5 - Pariah - Sub Zero

6 - Total Science - Fractionz

7 - Alaska & Paradox – Two Thousand

8 - Seba - The Lost Key

9 - Blame - Sphere (Seba Remix)

10 - Odyssey - Catharsis

11 - Miguel B & Odyssey - Ellegua

Blame - Two Revolutions - Part ONE - 720 Degrees - 1999

Music to take you off to the outer reaches... Crisp studio mix from label owner PHD and MC DRS circa 1999. Perfect combination of deep atmospheric ambience and melodies, tough beats, rolling basslines and DRS's lyrical stylings driving the vibe forwards...
PHD had a cache of wicked tunes (some still sadly unreleased) that never quite had the same exposure as the rest of the GLR camp but stood tall in their own right. Some exceptional music makers feature on this mix as well as appearing across the Ascendant Grooves release catalogue. One of those mixes that has never dated and still gets regularly aired. Enjoy...

1 - Distant Minds - DP
2 - Paradox - PHD
3 - Sentience - Future Engineers
4 - Cyber Genetics - PHD
5 - Motions - DP
6 - Insight - DP
7 - Perceptions - Future Engineers
8 - Telemetry - Future Engineers
9 - Classified - Funky Technicians
10 - Key Elements - Aural Imbalance

PHD featuring MC DRS - Ascendant Grooves Recordings - 1999 Studio Mix

All Digital mix of his early tunes. From his first one on Cert 18 up to the end of his initial run of heavily breaks based tunes around 1996. His beats went more tech and sparse in 97 but this selection is peak Think, Amens, bongos and Apaches coupled with trademark dubwise basslines. Real Kemistry & Storm tunes. His production back then was pretty loose and experimental and it all adds to the ragged dubbed out flavour running side by side with the crunchy pads, strings and atmospherics. Proper deep journey tunes showcasing the studio time with Photek and Spirit that was likely going on at that time... Only got through half the tracks I had pulled out in 90mins so this is prob Round One.
🤛🙌😎

Authorised Riddim (Digital & Danny C) - Split Personality - Certificate 18
Natural Mystic - 4 U - Octopus
Digital - Touch Me 96 - Timeless Recordings
Digital - Take Me Away – Natural Mystic Productions
Natural Mystic – Lazy Pt2 – Fresh86
Digital – Fear – Natural Mystic Productions
Natural Mystic - Raw Pleasure - Fresh86
D4 – X Attack – Deep Red Recordings
S.O.S – Space Funk – Timeless Recordings
Digital – Two Faced – Creative Wax
D4 – Hear Me – Deep Red Recordings
Natural Mystic – Illusions – Timeless Recordings
Digital – Down Under – Metalheadz
Natural Mystic - Slow Waves - Moving Shadow
Digital – Touch Me (95 Agony Mix) – Timeless Recordings

All Digital / Natural Mystic Mix - Early Years 93-96 - PART 1

Part 2 of the early Digital releases - all remaining tunes not featured in the first mix. Not much more to say in addition to my thoughts on the first session, just wicked, epic, deep atmospheric jungle produced only as Digital knows how. Surgical beat work, incredible spacey pads and subsea B-lines. 
Enjoyed putting these two mixes together - definitely helped me appreciate a few of the B sides and loose experimental tunes a whole lot more after all these years (Lost and Mystery etc.). Some of these tunes went a bit over my impatient young head when I bought them so it's nice to have them aired out in full for repeated listening and appreciation :)

Tracklist
Natural Mystic - Space - Octopus
Digital - Mystery - Creative Wax
Natural Mystic - Echoes - Timeless Recordings
Natural Mystic - Tension - Moving Shadow
Digital - Nightcrawler - Natural Mystic Productions
Digital - Niagra - Metalheadz
D4 - Careless - Deep Red Recordings
Digital - Why - Natural Mystic Productions
Natural Mystic - Lazy - Fresh 86
Digital - Sting - Timeless Recordings
Natural Mystic - Mash Up - Octopus
SOS - Waiting - Fresh 86
Natural Mystic - Privacy - Fresh 86
SOS - Spacefunk 2 (Digital Remix) - Timeless Recordings
SOS - Lost - Fresh86

'Beatzin down the place'

All Digital / Natural Mystic Mix - Early Years 94-96 - PART 2 Final

Wicked mix from the undisputed king of the breakdown Big Bud... This one was from around 2005 when he was diversifying from his deep atmospheric signature sounds (Infinity +Infinity and the incredible Late Night Blues) and produced a series of tunes with heavy dub and reggae influences (Fear of Flying, Connections and Kool Beans etc). Love this mix 👌

TRACKLISTING
 01 Motive - 7" special (shout) 
 02 Motive - Saviour Dub (soundtrax) 
 03 Big Bud - Children of jah (soundtrax) 
 04 Syncopix - Fade away (Brand:Nu) 
 05 Calibre - Hypnotize (Soul:R) 
 06 Breakage - 4me (Critical) 
 07 Pacific - Crippled (Soundtrax) 
 08 Visionary - She makes me feel (31 records) 
 09 Ill Logic +Raf - Fever (unreleased Dispatch) 
 10 Logistics - Inside my Soul (Hospital) 
 11 Ill Logic +Raf - One Step 2 Glory (Double Zero) 
 12 Basic Operations - Erasoul (Advanced) 
 13 Cyantific - Reincarnation Dub (Hospital) 
 14 Calibre/High Contrast - Mr. Majestic (Signature)

Big Bud Studio Mix 2005 - Soundtrax

Further Out

August 2017 - Another pick and mix selection of mid 90s d&b. Some roll out mixes, some quick fades, some classics, some b-sides :) Enjoy!

The Spirit – Mendacity
JMJ & Richie – Universal Horn
Photek – Rain Rmx
Dillinja – Warrior
Blame and Justice – Jazz Testament
Mystic Moods – Jazz Stepper (Basement Phil Mix)
Roger Johnson – Drum & Bass
Gwange and Spinback – Execution
DJ Die – Music Box Rmx
Potential Bad Boy – Lets Go
FBD – Core Neil Trix Rmx
Essence of Aura – Fall Down VIP
The Alliance – Virtual Heaven
Mouly & Lucida – The Abyss
Roni Size – Hot Stuff
Hidden Agenda – Pressin On
Sonar Circle – Beyond Real

Dan Off The Cuff Mid 90's Deep Jungle 1

Selection of favourite tracks circa 93-95 in a Peshay, Bukem, Fabio, Randall style. Enjoy!

KODA - Spacetek
Swift - Gang Related
Droppin Science - Rollin (EZ Rollers)
Bomb Squad - Freebase 
Rood Project - Thunder
Intense - Space Time Continuum
Gwange - Adrenalin
Appaloosa - Unplugged (Chaos & Julia Set mix)
Rev P - Rhythm Process
SMF - Twisted Bungle - Rugged
Andy C - Roll On
Code Of Practice - Infiltrate
Plasmic Life - Water Babies
Source Direct - Future London
Drum & Bass ST Files - Low Down And Funky (The Ruff & Ready Remix)
Foul Play - Beats Track (fade out)

Dan Mid 90's Deep Jungle Vol 2

Discogs user - Pleinmont
Deep jungle / d&b / hardcore / beats and dub
Got locked in to jungle around 1992 hearing pirate radio DJ's like Jinx, Skie, Warlock and Nicky Blackmarket on Pulse FM playing Paradise Project, TicTacToe, New Decade, Tom & Jerry, Nasty Habits, SMF, Satin Storm, Dub II Bad Man etc...

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