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AfterDarkRadio
LTJ Bukem Retrospective*

This is a recording of the show broadcast live on AfterDarkRadio on 22nd May 2024, featuring a selection of my personal favourites from the work of the one and only LTJ Bukem

*Also featuring a garnish of MC Conrad to finish things off in fitting style and freshness

RIP Conrad 🧡


Full Tracklisting:

LTJ Bukem - Demons Theme
The Bookworm - Listen
LTJ Bukem - A Couple of Beats
LTJ Bukem & Tayla - Bang The Drums
LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression
The Bookworm - Bookworm
LTJ Bukem - Dreamworld
LTJ Bukem & Peshay - 19.5 (Reprisal)
LTJ Bukem - Rainfall
LTJ Bukem - Music
Brothers With Soul - Music Is So Special (Original Live Mix)
LTJ Bukem - Coolin Out
Michelle Gayle - Sweetness (LTJ Bukem Remix)
Apollo 2 - Atlantis (I Need You) LTJ Bukem Remix
LTJ Bukem - Atmospherical Jubilancy
Grace - If I Could Fly (LTJ Bukem’s Roll It Mix)
LTJ Bukem - Twilight Voyage
LTJ Bukem - Watercolours
LTJ Bukem - Orchestral Jam (Vocal Mix)
LTJ Bukem - Rhodes to Freedom
LTJ Bukem - Viewpoint
LTJ Bukem - Suspended Space
The Shamen - Transamazonia (LTJ Bukem Mix)
Jodeci - Feenin (LTJ Bukem Remix)
LTJ Bukem - Horizons (Vocal Mix)


Massive big up to everyone who listened and supported the show, hope you enjoy the vibes ✌🏼

AfterDarkRadio - LTJ Bukem Retrospective

Doc Scott - FBRS Old Skool special (Live) - 31.05.24

Tracklist

Special K & Ruff Cut - Give It To Um [Lowkey]
DJ Krust - Not Necessarily A Man [V]
Funky Element - Classical Style [Dollar]
Origin Unknown - Truly One [Ram]
Unknown Artist - Realm Of Manic (Vocal) [Not On Label - MANIC 001]
Rude Bwoy Monty - Warp Ten (Heavyweight Mix) [G-Line - Still Smokin LP]
L Double & Liccle D - Dubplate Special [Flex]
Tribe Of Issachar Feat. Peter Bouncer - Junglist (Original Dubplate) [Congo Natty]
DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter (Remix) [Ganja]
>> Bikey & Desi - Beretta [Kickin' Underground Sound]
Dred Bass Featuring The JB - World Of Music (Northern Connexion Remix) [Back 2 Basics]
Roni Size - Step Up [V]
DJ Krust - Poison (Shy FX Remix) [Chronic]
IQ Collective - Rebound (Just Jungle Remix) [Trouble On Vinyl]
Stakka & K.Tee - Rugged & Raw (Splash Remix) [Liftin' Spirit]
Murphy's Law Featuring DJ Asend - 20 Seconds [Second Movement]
Smokey Joe - Smokin Hornz [No Smoking]
DJ Hype - We Must Unite [G-Line - Still Smokin LP]

1996

DJ Kat - Demo Tape - 1996

A celebration of some of my favourite 90s drum & bass LPs, featuring the timeless V Classic compilation on V Recordings, the screwface classic Torque on No-U-Turn, the cinematic Prototype Years from Grooverider's label and the peerless Wormhole from Ed Rush & Optical on Virus.

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Aftershock Show 525 - LP Special - 15th October 2024

The second part of my celebration of late 90s D&B albums. This time it's T Power's overlooked classic The Self Evident Truth of An Intuitive Mind, the influential Tech Steppin' compilation on SOUR, the brilliant Speed of Sound compilation on Ram Records and the peerless Planet V on V Recordings.

Enjoy!

Aftershock Show 526 - LP Special Part 2 - 22nd October 2024

Sunday nights offering - Back into the dystopian nightmare for this one. Tech stepping styles, its brothers and sisters and its demented second cousin have a party in the old nuclear reactor :) You can tell I was getting pretty tired towards the end as things get a bit wonky. But it is what is right - The radio show must complete its allotted 90 brain rinse cycle... Hope you enjoy

01 Swift & Pascal – It's Over 1996
02 Nasty Habits – Shadow Boxing 1996
03 Dom & Roland – The Storm 1996
04 Boymerang – Still 1996
05 Ed Rush – Density 1996
06 Kosmos - Tighten Up 1996
07 Jon The Dentist – Sarcophagus 1996
08 Capone – Mysteries Of The Deep 1996
09 Decoder - Time Square 1996
10 Lemon D – In My Life 1996
11 Current Affairs - Turbulence 1996
12 Dom & Roland – Sonic Shock 1996
13 Technical Itch – Watch Out 1997
14 Dom & Scott – Prophecy 1997
15 John B – Undertow 1997
16 Ed Rush & Nico – Technology 1997
17 Technical Itch – Last Gasp 1997
18 Dom & Rob – Distorted Dreams (Desired State Remix) 1997
19 Cybotron Feat. Dillinja – Light Years 1997
20 Shimon & Andy C – Genetix 1997
21 Faith No More – Ashes To Ashes (Dillinja Remix) 1997
22 Elements Of Noize – Sightings 1997
23 Dead Calm – Identity (Dom & Roland Remix) 1997
24 Trace & Nico – Damn Son 1997
25 Hijacker – Warning 1997
26 Matrix - Junk 1997

Mafs - After Dark Radio 26 - Sunday 27th October

Sunday night's journey into the depths - Due to being a bit boozy from an extended Sunday dinner session, I thought I'd take a trip into my digital vault via Serato. Kind of inspired by watching DJ Warlock smash up a hardcore set on Friday night at Fractures gallery opening show. I wrestled my way through 2 hours of the chunky good stuff. I even managed to snap my channel fader off mid session!!! Expect some booze-soaked beat cutting Lol

01 Joint Project – Dark In Da Jungle 1993
02 T.Power & The Sandman – Born 2 Dark
03 DJ Distroi & Boykz – Darkside 1993
04 Doc Scott – NHS (Heavyweight Remix) 1992
05 Kev Bird – Sub Zero 1994
06 4 Hero - Journey From The Light 1993
07 DJ Mayhem – Storm Trooper 1993
08 Nasty Habits – Here Comes The Drumz 1992
09 Scott & Keith - Get Busy Cru 1993  
10 Nick O.D. – Distance (I Need You) 1993
11 DJ Mayhem - Damage 1993
12 Satin Storm – I Think I'm Going Out Of My Head 1992
13 Top Buzz – Maintain Her 1993
14 Tic Tac Toe – Ephemerol 1992 
15 Nebula II – X-Plore H Core 1992
16 LTJ Bukem – A Couple of Beats 1992
17 Noise Factory – We Can 1992    
18 Doc Scott – NHS (Disco Remix) 1992
19 Top Buzz – Livin' In Darkness 1992
20 T.Power & The Sandman – Oedipus Complex 1993
21 Rufige Kru – Rollin' Like Scottie 1993
22 Metal Heads – Sinister (influence mix) 1993
23 Rufige Kru –	Kemistry (The Untouchable Mix) 1993
24 Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor – Dark Matter (Kev Bird's 93 Remix) 1993
25 Cris B – The Storm 1994
26 T.Power - Take The Keys 1993
27 Soundlab - Cum Again 1993
28 DJ Trace - never felt this way (one step ahead) 1993   
29 DJ Trace - Definition of Living (Amen Remake) ?
30 Dillinja - From Beyond 1993
31 The Invisible Man - Cyclone 1993
32 Clarky + Dillinja - Dark science 1993

Mafs - After Dark Radio 28 - Sunday 17th November 2024

Rinse FM Podcast

Elle Clarke presents The Evolution of Drum and Bass - 23 November 2024

After a long hiatus, back with this predominantly Darkside 93 Vinyl Mix. 
Excuse the clicks and edgy mixing. 
Shout out to all crews and headz! 
(Big respect going out to Bramps, Shaun, Karl & Doc Vin)


Tracklist

The Invisible Man - The Beginning 
Intense - Paradox 
On Remand - Black Steel Part 2
Smith Inc.- Palomino (Give it to me)
D.O.P.E - Dope on Plastic Pt. II
Johnny Jungle - Johnny (Shipmaster J Mix)
Eze G - World of Confusion
House Crew - Superhero (My Knight)
4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Drowning in Her
International Rude Boyz - Drum Program Remix
DJ Dove - Bird of Prey
Remarc - Help Me
DJ Crystl - Warpdrive
Dillinja - Untitled 1

93 Darkside Jungle Mix

Hype & Zinc Tracks 1994 - 1996
Mixed by Daz - December 2024

True Playaz Mix

Daz - Ganja & True Playaz Mix

Just recorded my Raindance set where I mixed up classic jungle, new soulful jungle and some absolute percys that I will never get tired of!  Big ups @stretch_ako @futureretrolondon @anti-traxx and @thebombsheltercrew for the music and of course @raindancerave :-) 

Da Intalex Ft. L Double	- Nice & slow (Flex Archives Vol 1)				
DJ Sofa	- Champion Lover (AKO)	
Brock Out Crew - Hard Core Romance (Slam! Records)	
Bomb Shelter Crew - No More Pianos (Dublah's Revenge mix) (Devon's Road)
DJ Zinc	- Move the Crowd (ft Mc Wicked) (Swift & Zinc 93-98)
DJ Monk; Simpleton - I Spy (Eye Nuh See)(KLP Records)		
Shay - Push Up (AKO150 Arcade)	
DJ Zinc	- Heaven (Swift & Zinc 93-98)
Bomb Shelter Crew -  Apache's Nightmare (Devon's Road)
Anti Traxx - ??
New Blood - Worries In The Dance (Tom & Jerry Mix) ((AKO150 Arcade)		
Andy C - Roll On (Ram Records)
Bomb Shelter Crew - Ohhh Times (unreleased Devon's Road)
Anti Traxx - Attention (Devon's Road)
Top Cat - Ruffest Gun Ark DJ Rap Mix (Jungle Fashion Records)		    
Three Disciples ft LDouble - Gwarrn (Flex Archives Vol 1)	 
Mantra, Decibella & Tim Reaper - Dash It (Future Retro)	
Stretch - Kisses (AKO150 Arcade)

Raindance set - 17th November 24

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]

My Nu Leng Presents: Chinese Daughter (Darkside Mix) - 26 December 2024

This Year in 2025, all these tracks are tunging 30. 
To Celebrate this Milestone I decided to put a mix together of some tunes that were released that year. 
All Vinyl selection
tracklist
1. Kemet Crew - The Box Re-opens
2. Amazon - Bass light [Exclusive Dubplate Special]
3. Psykis - Pretend
4. Splash - Babylon
5. Foul Play - The Stepper 
6. Urban Shakedown - Some Justice 95 [Nookie Remix]
7. Adam F - Circles
8. Jack 'N' Phil - Listen 
9. Asylum - Da Base ii Dark
10. Lemon D - Manhaton Melody 
11. DJ Biggs - The Hunter
12. Asend - This Time 
          13. Dj Hype - On That Dust 
14. The Runninz Kru - High Chaparral
15. Bounty Killaz - Do it Now [Polse Remix]
16. Danny Breaks - Step Off
17. Dj Phantasy - .44 Mag
18. The Outlaw - Searchin
19. Dillinja - The Angels Fell 
20. Ray Keith, Nookie, S Gurley - Express 95 [S Gurly Mix]
21. Origin Unknown - Truly one
22. Krust - Set Speed
23. The Outsider - Black Remix

Celebrating 1995

AfterDarkRadio
A Bit Of Nookie

This is a recording of the show broadcast live on AfterDarkRadio on Wednesday 12th February 2025, featuring a selection of tracks released over the years by long time contributor to the scene Gavin Cheung, perhaps better known to you as Nookie or Cloud 9. 


Full Tracklisting:

Cloud 9 - Mr Logic
Nookie - Shining In Da Darkness 
Nookie - Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Remix)
Nookie - Give A Little Love (‘94 Lick)
Cloud 9 - You Got Me Burnin (Ray Keith & Nookie 
Remix)
Hyper On Experience - Lord Of The Null Lines (Nookie Remix)
DJ Trax - High Time (Nookie Remix)
Cloud 9 - The Pedge
Cloud 9 - The Ultimate Seduction
Nookie - I’ll Give It To You
Cloud 9 - Jazzmin
Ganja Kru - Gone Are The Days (Nookie Remix)
Personelle - Rebound (Nookie Drum & Bass Remix)
Cloud 9 - See
Cloud 9 - Sensory Elements (Nookie Remix)
Nookie - Reminise
New Balance - Secret Portraits
Cloud 9 - Mind Games
New Balance - Reflections
Nookie - The Eclipse
Nookie - Only You (Remix)
Nookie - The Blues
Nookie - Celebrate Life
Cloud 9 - Blissful Ignorance (Cloud 9 Remix)
Omni Trio - Soul Promenade (Nookie Remix)
Cloud 9 - Snow
Rogue Unit - Dance Of The Sarooes (Nookie Remix)
Nookie - Only You


https://nookieofficial.bandcamp.com/


Hope you enjoy the music. 

Massive thanks to everyone who listened and supported the show, big up!!! ✌🏼

AfterDarkRadio - A Bit Of Nookie

https://www.hardscore.com/?p=12159

Garbage – Milk (Goldie VIP Rufige Trash Your Shit Mix) [Mushroom]
Intense – Positive Notions [Good Looking]
Nasty Habits – Shadow Boxing [31]
Lemon D – Break It Up [Reinforced – Enforcers (Above The Law) LP]
Titonton – Extrapolation (Dego’s Reinterpretation) [Metamorphic]
Chris Energy – Phantasies [Reinforced]
Innervisions – Static Link [Reinforced]
Procedure 769 – Lethal Dosage [Reinforced]
Photek – T Raenon [Op Art]
System7 – Big Sky City (J.O.S. Remix) [Butterfly]
Arcon 2 – Skyland [Reinforced]
Aquasky – Cosmic Glue [Moving Shadow]
Purveyors Of Fine Funk – Summer Funk [Peacefrog]

The 1 hour 'Hot Mix' part of the show.
Thanks to Dukes for the original recording.
Thanks to those on the old 1xtra Forum for the Tracklisting

4 Hero - One In The Jungle [11th October 1996]

Tracklist

Kemistry & Storm

Gappa G & Hyper Hypa - River Nijer (Nookie Remix) [Ruff Kut!]
The Committee - Final Conflict (Tango remix) [Creative Wax]
Splash - Babylon (DJ Trace Remix 1) [Dee Jay]
Desired State - Goes Around [Ram]
Ray Keith - Rinse [Breakdown - Telepathy - Jungle Dons Dub Plate Special LP]
Randall & Andy C - Sound Control (A.W.O.L. V.I.P. Mix) [Ministry Of Sound - AWOL: A Way Of Life Live LP]
Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction [Metalheadz]

LTJ Bukem

PFM - The Mystics [Good Looking]
Q Project - The Instrumental [Looking Good]
Oblivion - Sands Of Time (Dubplate Mix) [Unreleased]
X-Files - Intensity [Basement]
Model & HLS - Flight [8205]
LTJ Bukem - Horizon [Looking Good]
Source Direct - Exit 9 [Source Direct]
Aquarius & Tayla - Soul Searching [Good Looking]
Wax Doctor - Never As Good [Talkin' Loud]
DJ Trace - By Any Means Necessary (Dubplate Mix) [Unreleased]

Kemistry & Storm & LTJ Bukem - Groove Connection Party III at Madisons - 26th May 1995

Uploaded for 10inchpress over @ Dogs on Acid 😎👌🔥

4 Hero – Rising Son
4 Hero – Mr Kirk’s Nightmare
4 Hero – Reaching (nourishment Re-Mix)
Manix – Special Request
Manix – Feel Real Good
Manix – Special Request (4 Hero Mix)
Manix – Stupid Dope Mix (Part II)
Nebula II – Atheama
Nebula II – Séance
Manix – I can’t stand it
Manix – (Oblivion) Head in the clouds
Manix – You held my hand (remix)
Code 071 – A London sometin’
Code 071 – Stand together Yo breakthrough
Manix – I want you (Manix remix)
Basic Rhythm – Neurosis
4 hero – Where’s the boy
4 Hero – Cooking up yah brain
4 Hero – Time to get ill
Nick O-D – Have you got anymore spam
Rufige Kru – Killer Muffin
Manix - Try to love me
Manix – Rainbow people
Manix – Hardcore Junglism
4 Hero – We bring the trophy
Rufige Kru – Dark rider
Rufige Kru – Believe
Rufige Kru – Jim Skreech
Rufige Kru – Menace
Tek 9 – Just a dream (Manix remix)
Nebula II – Peacemaker
Nasty habits – Here comes the drumz
Nasty habits – Dark Angel (remix)
Nasty habits – Let’s go (Cold remix)
4 Hero – Journey from the light
4 Hero – The element (high noon)
Tek 9 – You got to slow down
Nooke – Gonna be alright (Cloud 9 remix)
Nookie – Shining in da darkness
Nookie – Drummer of doom
Scott and Keith – Get busy kru
Scott and Keith – Deranged
Rufige Kru – Rollin’ like Scottie
Rufige Kru – Kemistry (untouchable mix)
Rufige Kru – Fabio’s ghost
Rufige Kru – Ghosts
Internal affairs – Find a way
Peshay – Gangster
Grooverider – Sinister (The influence remix)
Tek 9 - Partz One & Two (Manix Remix)
Underground software – He’s gone!
Tek - Dem A Gwan Like Dem Know Badness

Uncle Dugs Reinforced History set + Marc Mac 4 Hero Interview - Rinse FM [4th October 2013]

This is part one of a series about Jungle & DnB artists who inspired me. It's because of people like Photek I'm still doing this after more than 25 years. Don't forget; This cast is not about mixing or dancing or anything else, it's just about the tunes, so sit back & relax and enjoy the vibes x

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