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Explore the audio history of pirate radio and rave culture in Waltham Forest’s former estates. 

Sweet Harmony is a project by Rendezvous Projects, which explores, captures and celebrates an undocumented period of music heritage and youth culture in the London Borough of Waltham Forest from 1989 to 1994.

Founder Mike Stone and DJ Linden C share their memories. 

Dance 93.0 FM
First transmitted in 1989, Dance FM was on air for about two and half years
on 93.0 FM. Mike Stone, Reggie Reg, Rodney T, Justin Murray and Leslie Grant
all ran the station together. It broadcast from various locations in Walthamstow, including Whitebeam Tower, Northwood Tower, Erskine Road and Fleeming Road.

Dance 93.0 FM

About that Bass is an interview series created with the intent to highlight artists I admire in the Drum and Bass scene.  We explore their stories, challenges, processes, advice, and perspectives.  

This interview highlights Flaco!

Flaco is a Drum and Bass producer/DJ who’s production discography catalog could rival some overseas producers.  Growing up in Florida he started writing tunes in 2000 when his obsession for Drum and Bass first started, then moved to the west coast where he resides in San Francisco, getting incredible inspiration from R&B, house, early techno, and soul.  His aim is to get people on the dance floor and once you hear his tunes, his productions do just that. Flaco has signed music to over 20 international labels including Innerground, Good Looking, V Recordings, and Co-Lab, to name a few. Flaco has an extraordinary style of production and is one of the best Liquid producers coming out of America.  His personal dubs are not to be missed.

Happy listening! 🎶 ✨

...or, watch on YouTube! https://youtu.be/M5j5rZdwZNw

Connect with Flaco:
https://soundcloud.com/flacodnb
https://www.instagram.com/flacodnb/ 
https://www.beatport.com/release/metzger-park-ep/3214536

Connect with Nono:
https://soundcloud.com/n0_n0
https://www.instagram.com/n0___n0/

Flaco Interview | About that Bass

Uncle Dugs interviewing a very hyped Navigator on Rinse FM on a crazy Friday 25.03.11. Navi talk briefly about some of his artist career history and also plays some tracks he intends to release in the near future. Enjoy! 

Navigator interview On Rinse FM - (w/Uncle Duggs)

I was recently reminded by my old pal Olly that once upon a time, I made him a 'Foul Play versus Omni Trio' mixtape. I had little recollection of this initially, as it was donkeys' years ago and would probably have been a one-off mix recorded while herbally ameliorated. I certainly don't recall running off a dub for myself; the original cassette, it seems, is long-lost. Forward a quarter of a century, and in my Selectabwoy 'career revival' (lol) I've never been particularly inclined towards making all-artist mixes, but something about this concept - and Olly's enthusiastic memories of it - grabbed my imagination. So I thought why not give it another shot; this time armed with a wider collection and a few additional releases under pseudonyms. 
Olly - this is for you, enjoy mate <3

Side A - mostly 92-93 hardcore vibes

Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Foul Play Remix) 
Omni Trio - Feel Good (Original In Demand Mix)
Foul Play - Dubbing You 
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix)
Foul Play - Survival
Omni Trio - Original Soundtrack
Foul Play - Murder Most Foul
Haute Control - Future Stylin'
Foul Play - Screwface
Omni Trio - Stronger
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - We Are The Future
Omni Trio - Mainline
Foul Play - Feel The Vibe (Again)
Splice - Falling (In Dub)
Foul Play - Finest Illusion (Illegal Mix)
Omni Trio - Step Off (Gold Blend Mix)

Listen to the series here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/the-foul-play-vs-omni-trio

PS. there's a bonus 3rd mix coming on Friday with all the tunes I was gutted about leaving out :)

Foul Play Vs. Omni Trio Mixtape (Side A)

I was recently reminded by my old pal Olly that once upon a time, I made him a 'Foul Play versus Omni Trio' mixtape. I had little recollection of this initially, as it was donkeys' years ago and would probably have been a one-off mix recorded while herbally ameliorated. I certainly don't recall running off a dub for myself; the original cassette, it seems, is long-lost. Forward a quarter of a century, and in my Selectabwoy 'career revival' (lol) I've never been particularly inclined towards making all-artist mixes, but something about this concept - and Olly's enthusiastic memories of it - grabbed my imagination. So I thought why not give it another shot; this time armed with a wider collection and a few additional releases under pseudonyms. 
Olly - this is for you, enjoy mate <3

Side B - mostly 94-95 chilled/atmospheric jungle 

Omni Trio - Nu Grooves '94
Foul Play - Strung Out
Omni Trio - Rollin' Heights
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - Drowning In Her (Phantasy & Aphrodite Remix)
Foul Play - Total Control (Origin Unknown Remix)
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Remix)
Omni Trio - Thru The Vibe (Bongo Mix)
Foul Play - Ignorance
Foul Play - Chrysalis
Omni Trio - Living For The Future (FBD Project Remix)
Omni Trio - Soul Promenade
Omni Trio - Feel Good '95
Foul Play - Being With You (E-Z Rollers Remix)
Foul Play - Cuttin' Loose

Listen to the series here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/the-foul-play-vs-omni-trio

PS. there's a bonus 3rd mix coming on Friday with all the tunes I was gutted about leaving out :)

Foul Play Vs. Omni Trio Mixtape (Side B)

As promised here's the Omni Trio/Foul Play Bonus aka 'leftovers' mix ... hardly fair to call it that though, some absolute wall to wall killers in here. Plenty of heavyweight remix action going on - Hall of Mirrors and the FBD VIP Remix are two all-time faves for me. Once again sending this out to my main man Olly G! @wiseguisedjs 
Enjoy the mix!

Foul Play - Artificial Intelligence
London Steppers - Nu Grooves
Omni Trio - London Step
Foul Play - Beats Track
DJ Pulse - Stay Calm (Foul Play Remix)
Hyper On Experience - Lord Of The Null Lines (Foul Play & Randall Remix)
Omni Trio - Shadowplay
Omni Trio - Rollin' Heights (More Strings Attached Mix)
Omni Trio - Soul Promenade (Nookie Remix)
Omni Trio - Living For The Future (FBD Project VIP Remix)
Foul Play - Being With You
Foul Play - Cuttin' Loose (Remix)
Foul Play - Re-Open Your Mind '95
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - We Are The Future (Two Dreads In A Dub Mix)
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - Drowning In Her (4 Horsemen Mix)
JMJ & Richie - Hall Of Mirrors (Omni Trio Mirror Image Remix)

Listen to the series here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/the-foul-play-vs-omni-trio

Foul Play Vs. Omni Trio Mixtape (Bonus Mix)

Live recording from Exit Records residency at Phonox, London, 16th July 2022.

Fixate & SP:MC - Live Recording - Phonox - 16th July 2022

Cunning Interviews | BILLY DANIEL BUNTER

I am extremely honoured to present to you V Recordings owner and Kool FM legend - Bryan G. We talk about his time on pirate radio in the 80s, his time on Kool in the 90s and his V recordings podcast that still runs today.

0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

PREORDER album https://bit.ly/APHA0860

Including: 

2x12” 8 track vinyl
Cassette mixtape including bonus tracks and skits
Iconic Pirate stations art print by @utile.studio
T-shirts

Over the coming weeks, 0860.fm will broadcast interviews with Bryan Gee, Eastman, DJ Flight, Scratcha, Dextrous, Uncle Dugs, Mantra, Missing, Eddie Peake, Om Unit & Laurent Fintoni, Naina & Sherelle, Stamina MC + more TBC, lost recordings of original 90s & 00s London pirate station broadcasts and more.

0860.fm INTERVIEW #1 - BRYAN GEE

Bryan Gee on Kool FM 1998 - This is from my own personal collection and it’s a bit fuzzy, so I’m sorry about that. But that’s all part of it, surely? Contains intense music from DJ Die, DJ Krust, Dillinja and more.

0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

PREORDER album bit.ly/APHA0860

Including: 

2x12” 8 track vinyl
Cassette mixtape including bonus tracks and skits
Iconic Pirate stations art print by @utile.studio
T-shirts

Over the coming weeks, 0860.fm will broadcast interviews with Bryan Gee, Eastman, DJ Flight, Scratcha, Dextrous, Uncle Dugs, Mantra, Missing, Eddie Peake, Om Unit & Laurent Fintoni, Naina & Sherelle, Stamina MC + more TBC, lost recordings of original 90s & 00s London pirate station broadcasts and more.

0860.fm MIX #1 - Bryan Gee on Kool FM 1998

In this instalment I’m going to be showcasing some of my favourite and most influential pirate radio tracks. By that, I mean tracks that I heard a lot or only on Pirate Radio and a huge effect on me as a listener and ultimately as an artist. It’s a very personal list and it is in no way meant be any kind of ‘best ever’ list. there’ll be some anthems but also some forgotten gems that didn’t get much club play . . .

Tracklist and discussion here https://0860.fm/fracture-pirate-radio-faves/

0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

PREORDER album bit.ly/APHA0860

Including: 

2x12” 8 track vinyl
Cassette mixtape including bonus tracks and skits
Iconic Pirate stations art print by @utile.studio
T-shirts

Over the coming weeks, 0860.fm will broadcast interviews with Bryan Gee, Eastman, DJ Flight, Scratcha, Dextrous, Uncle Dugs, Mantra, Missing, Eddie Peake, Om Unit & Laurent Fintoni, Naina & Sherelle, Stamina MC + more TBC, lost recordings of original 90s & 00s London pirate station broadcasts and more.

Buy ALBUM

0860.fm MIX #5 - FRACTURE'S PIRATE RADIO FAVES

Fracture - 0860
Astrophonica
APHA0860DDM
Full Mixtape

The 19-track '0860 Mixtape' is the full long-playing form of Fracture's 0860 LP.

The 0860 album is a continuous hour long piece split over 2 sides of C-30. It includes multiple additional tracks and skits (on top of the 8 full length tracks on the double vinyl LP and download / streaming) and is stitched together with fuzz, interference and overlapping broadcasts competing for space on the FM dial.  The full tracklist is below.

Available on limited cassette tape and on streaming platforms here: https://sq.lnk.to/APHA0860DDM

Side A

01 0860
02 Maximum Respect
03 Buzzing Crew
04 Technician On The Case
05 Booyka Style
06 Never Eat Shredded Wheat
07 All Of The Massive
08 The Raid
09 Sounds Of The Rush

Side B

01 Wake & Bake
02 First Aid Kit
03 Alongside
04 Bad Traffic
05 Telepathy
06 It’s Alright
07 Kinda Late For A Sunday Night
08 Charlton Crew
09 From The Very Top
10 Blaze

0860 Mixtape

Buy / Stream

Fracture - 0860 Mixtape

Sam Binary - For Real
Total Science - Rotation
Law - Second To None (Speed Mix)
Fracture - First Aid Kit
Kid Drama - Timelapse
Law - ????
4am Kru - Samantha
Specialist X - Ultra Boogie
Fracture - Booyaka Style
Foul Play - Find The Way (Law Mix)
Arcane - Heaven In My Mind
Law - ????
Specialist X - Mind Signs
Senses - ????
Kid Drama - Long Winter
Krugah - Pillar Of Salt
Digital - Ras '78

Snakey - The Future Is Jungle 12

Rinse FM Podcast

Mornings with... Mantra - 19 December 2022

Chat with the man behind Kniteforce Records - Luna-C talking about his career, the label, a new night called Knite Club, and his 2 books!

Cunning Interviews | LUNA-C (KNITEFORCE)

Get inside the mind of leading DJ/Producer/Label owner TIM REAPER who’s sets, production, and label is a&nbsp;pivotal&nbsp;driving force in the Hardcore/Jungle scene. We discuss his musical journey, thoughts on the scene, and get insights into what’s coming up for his label Future Retro London.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Cunning Interviews | TIM REAPER

Rinse FM Podcast - Jungle Forum w/ Uncle Dugs - 29th Aug 2014

Welcome to Season 2 of the 0860 Podcast....

*****NEWS******

Fracture's new SLOW860 album ⁠is here⁠ http://sq.lnk.to/SLOW860DDM

Join the Astrophonica Discord ⁠here⁠ https://bit.ly/0860_discord

The 0860 Podcast is now an official podcast and available on Spotify, Apple and more here https://lnk.to/0860pod

⁠DJ Bailey⁠ is an important DJ in the history of Jungle and Drum & Bass, a resident at the legendary ⁠Metalheadz Blue Note Sessions⁠ in the mid 90s, a 10-year BBC 1Xtra DJ in the 00s and of course has a history in Pirate Radio on Energy 87.9 FM. He’s an experienced A&R and label owner with Instasound and the passion for finding and presenting new music runs deep. 


He was one of the first established DJs to support my early music and supported it in his DJ sets in the early 2000s and invited myself and Neptune on to his 1xtra show in 2011 so I was always going to have him up on the podcast. 


We discuss how his background in Pirate Radio shaped his career, being a Metalheadz DJ, streaming his own show ‘Straight From The Bedroom’ on UStream, and his move from cutting edge DJ to passionate archivist and story teller. Make no mistake, Bailey still has his finger on the pulse and continues to host a show on London’s Kool FM. This guy lives for radio and shows no sign of stopping.

For more information on the project, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠0860.fm

0860 Podcast S2 EP1: BAILEY

Straight from Bailey’s personal archive, a previously undigitised recording of his show on Energy 87.9 FM in 1993. Straight from a tiny broom cupboard a very young Bailey plays music from Metalheadz, Good Looking, Reinforced and a lot of tracks that I personally hadn’t heard before.  If you recognise any of the more obscure tracks, drop an ID in the comments.

Listen to Bailey discuss his history in radio, from pirate to BBC 1Xtra on the 0860 Podcast here: https://lnk.to/0860pod

Preorder Fracture's latest 2024 addition to the 0860 project, ‘SLOW860’ ⁠here⁠: https://sq.lnk.to/SLOW860DDM

Join the Astrophonica Discord ⁠here: https://bit.ly/0860_discord

SLOW860 is the latest chapter in Charlie Fieber, aka Fracture’s, celebration of pirate radio culture, merging it with his Chopped & Screwed-inspired Slow Astro world. This third "Slow" adventure pushes the concept further, adding another album to his critically acclaimed 0860 project. The result is a 60-minute, unbroken collage of 14 new compositions and 6 'slow ambient' 0860 remixes, interwoven with pirate radio skits and fuzz. Drawing inspiration from The KLF’s Chill Out and his teenage experiences falling asleep to stations like Kool FM and Weekend Rush, familiar elements from Fracture’s work emerge, yet remain hauntingly just out of reach as he deconstructs and extends 0860.

SLOW860 is presented as a 21-track, hour-long album available on cassette, digital, and streaming platforms, along with a 9-track unmixed version. Staying true to pirate radio culture, the deluxe package comes in 'The First Aid Kit'—a term used by stations to describe listeners' stash boxes for enhancing the listening experience. The kit includes 0860 Astrophonica-branded rolling papers, stickers, and three cassette albums: SLOW860, the original 0860 Mixtape, and an exclusive cassette-only bonus, Ambient Signal Test—a 90-minute album of degraded Jungle breakdowns, originally broadcast to test the signal from the accompanying pop-up station, 0860.fm.
Also included is a meticulously curated 64-page zine, Somewhere About Town, designed by Utile. The zine features photography of towers that housed the pirate stations Charlie first tuned into, portraits of contributors to the 0860 podcast, transcripts from broadcasts, police reports, and details of a notorious DTI raid. It’s a snapshot of the culture—a homage to zines like Ravescene and Atmosphere, which offered grassroots reviews and commentary ignored by mainstream press, capturing the DIY spirit of pirate radio.

0860.fm MIX S2 EP1 - DJ BAILEY ON ENERGY 87.9 FM in 1993

*****NEWS*****

Preorder Fracture's new SLOW860 album ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ https://sq.lnk.to/SLOW860DDM
Join the Astrophonica Discord ⁠⁠here⁠ https://bit.ly/0860_discord

The 0860 Podcast is now an official podcast and available on Spotify, Apple and more here lnk.to/0860pod

⁠Sweetpea⁠ is a Producer, DJ, Radio Presenter and Mentor from London who cut her teeth on the legendary ⁠Rude FM 88.2⁠ in late '00s. She is another guest on the show that has gone from humble Pirate Radio beginnings to ⁠hosting a show on BBC Radio⁠, and someone who has a deep respect for community and the uplifting of others via her work with ⁠EQ50⁠ - a mentoring initiative set up to address the imbalance of women in electronic music.
We get into her time on Rude FM and the legendary 'Rush Hour' shows. The clue is in the name but let's just say they were no rules all night back 2 back sessions. Sweetpea now has a show on Kool FM which she is very passionate about doing live as she still gets a buzz out of the interaction and possibility for mishaps and technical issues. I too have a a passion for live radio and in this age of prerecorded shows I think it's important to keep it alive. 
Follow Fracture on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beatport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


For more information on the project, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠0860.fm

0860 Podcast S2 EP2: SWEETPEA

RINSE @ Ministry Of Sound - Bank Holiday Sunday - 24th May 2015

Room 1: Box
Surgeon & Starlight (Live), Perc, Sigha, Lee Gamble, Special Guest: Objekt.
Room 2: 103
Brawther, Dexter, Harri & Domenic, Adesse Versions.
Room 3: Baby Box
Grain + more tba
Room 4: Loft
DJ Haus (All Night Long)

Tickets from:
rinse.fm/surgeonstarlight
www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?703503

Rinse FM Podcast - Uncle Dugs w/ Fabio + Grooverider (Interview Special) - 24th April 2015

Recorded from the Rough Tempo interview by Mampi Swift. The very end is priceless, worth skipping to just for that. It's an interesting listen in general but it's also a massive load of bollocks.

Mampi Swift interview with Mistabishi - Rough Temp (30th November 2015)

Yet another storming Sublove tape from the selectabwoy archives - check it. 

DJ Trax - High Time [Moving Shadow]
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
DJ Rap & Aston - More Time [Suburban Base]
Aeon Flux - Reality [Deep Seven]
JMJ & Richie - Hall Of Mirrors (Omni Trio Mirror Image Remix) [Moving Shadow]
Orca - Back to the Jungle [Lucky Spin]
Acro - Super Pod [Force Ten]
Overdubb - Eruption (3D mix) [Impact]
Spicelab - Lost in Spice [Harthouse]
>>> Unknown

Sublove In The Mix On Galaxy Radio (12/11/1993)

Bust An Old Jam 'Kniteforce 25th Anniversary' (11/3/17) - Future Primitive

My interview on Rinse FM with Uncle Dugs talking about my past 22 years in the music game!

The up, the downs, my influences and every thing in between.

Enjoy!!

Uncle Dugs Rinse FM interview with Billy Daniel Bunter

Astrophonica

EU / World tom@esp-agency.com 
North America s@icartists.net
MGMT: mark@sequenc.es

As a producer, DJ and label owner Charlie Fieber continues to be an important figure in the development and innovation of UK electronic music genres with a career spanning over two decades. As Fracture, Fieber’s output is prolific and never stands still. From the hyper sped up Techno sound of Turbo to the genre blending Footwork Jungle collaborations with Teklife regulars DJ Earl, DJ Spinn and DJ Taso. He is constantly experimenting and flipping the script and 2022 saw the release of the world building Ambient Electro album Omura with Sam Binga. Releases and affiliations have come from some of the UK’s legendary hardcore continuum labels such as Goldie’s Metalheadz, dBridge’s Exit records, where in 2016 Fieber was part of the mysterious Richie Brains supergroup with fellow experimenters Alix Perez, Chimpo, Fixate, Om Unit, Sam Binga and Stray, and more recently with Alix Perez’s 1985 which saw the curveball collaboration with Kenyan artist Nah Eeto. Fieber’s latest work is his most ambitious to date; '0860’ is an album, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.
As a DJ his sound has travelled with appearances on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Boiler Room, Fact Mag, Rinse FM, Keep Hush and multiple US, EU, UK and Asia tours. 
In 2009 the label, Astrophonica, was set up as an output for his own music with Neptune and has since become a home for other like minded and experimental artists such as Sully, Client_03 and Moresounds. Fieber’s impeccable A&R has led to a flawless and in demand back catalogue championed from Annie Mac to Sherelle and with multiple nominations in DJ Mag’s Best Of British awards.