Extremely proud to share 026 of our podcast series featuring original UKG Don, DJ Para, on the buttons. 

Known best for his work with the DEA Project, various solo projects in the late 90’s/early 00’s and more recently with releases on UKG Vibesey, Dr Banana and via his own imprint, Para is a guy who needs very little introduction amongst the true UKG heads. 

This mix providing a blend of upfront and unreleased underground Garage, transversing the abundant styles of the genre, featuring tunes from the likes of Yosh, Oppidan, Gemi, Perception, Arfa and of course plenty of Para productions thrown in for good measure. Sit back and enjoy the ride 🚘

UKH Podcast 026 - DJ Para

MIX SERIES: 057 / VIBESEY

Straight from the archives, this legendary guest mix from the Karl Tuff Enuff Brown in February 2009 on Marvin "Swiftfingers" G show on Hyperadio (RIP) with MC Jubilee.

Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown Hype Radio Guestmix 2009 With MC Jubilee

J-Dubz is a Bedford based UK Garage DJ who first found love with this distinctive underground sound around 1998. 

A classmate was listening to something called ‘Garage Nation’ on his Walkman, and wanting to fit in, I pretended I knew exactly what Garage music was and asked to borrow the tape… As soon as I heard Mr Blakey announce ‘Introducing Timmy Magic, from London’s Dreem Teem’ I was instantly hooked… It was like nothing like I’d ever heard before. Music with such groove, swing, soul, energy… I knew I’d stumbled across something special. After hearing Blakey, all I wanted to do was be an MC and would spend hours writing lyrics. However, there was a shift when a friends brother bought some belt drive Soundlab turntables and I tried to learn to DJ for myself. Once I’d caught the DJ bug, writing lyrics stopped and my energy (and money) went into learning the craft and buying my own turntables & vinyl. After a brief stint away from the scene during the grime era, my passion reconnected during the ‘Lost Years’ where garage was yet again a small underground scene, but very musically focused & led by some of UKG’s old school pioneers. 

Flash forward ‘’some’’ years and I’ve been lucky enough to represent brands such Str8 GarageHouse, Give Me Garage, MC Kie Presents and the mighty Garage Nation, the brand that made it all happen for me! This genre means the world to me, it’s opened so many doors and introduced me to some incredible people, as well as put me on stages with some people I consider idols 🙏🏻

Huge thanks to JP for reaching out and asking me to feature on this amazing collaboration with an incredible array of DJ’s & proper connoisseurs! What some of these guys have forgotten about Garage, I’m yet to learn!👌🏻 Garage music is alive and thriving thanks to an influx of new talented producers! UKG is something I’m glad has been a huge part of my life… Long may it continue! 💙

J - Dubz UK Garage Mix 15 / 30

What came after the oldskool.......?

Distanced from the commercial sounds that UKG had become, away from the grime and broken best scenes that were forming, a bumpy sound started to emerge somewhere in early 2001. 

Innovative and energetic, skippy and fresh, this niche nuskool sound was a far cry from what preceded. 

And it needed to be. 

This often overlooked period - "the forgotten era" - was full of new producers and labels, with plenty of familiar faces at the forefront.

This vinyl mix from Andy1up aka releasethapressure is a 2hr showcase of the proper nu.skl garage sound of the time, "bringing back da bump"....

PLAY LOUD!!!!


Releasethapressure - UKG The Forgotten Era Part 1

Back with the 3rd slice of FRESH house and garage....

This heatwave of a mix is supplied from DJ LOGIC from (Fresh milk Records) with an explosion of brand new dubs.
Playing lots of Vinyl releases from some of the newer labels in the garage scene, diluted with some underground unreleased cutz.

This mix certainly pack a punch

GARAGE EVOLUTION 003 DJ Logic - (Fresh Milk Records)

Old Skool Garage Mix done in 2007

1. Maximum Style - Admit To Love (Tuff Jam Dub Mix)
2. Crazy Bank - Your Love 
3. Anthill Mob - You Should Have Known (Todd Edwards mix 2) 
4. Jahma - Sugar Baby (Give Me All You Need) (Chewy & Simms Mix) 
5. Juliet Harding - All That You Need (F.R.D Productions Remix) 
6. Krush Groove Productions - Break Ur Self 
7. United Vybes - Gonna Get You 
8. Undergound Solution - Your No Good 
9. Strickly Dubz - I Keep Thinking Of You 
10. Ray Hurley Feat Abi - Give Me Joy (Hurley's Darker Groove) 
11. The Fabulous Baker Boys - Locked In Rumours (DJ's Groove Mix) 
12. Tuff Jam Feat. Xavier - Tumblin down (Original Unrealesed) 
13. Antonio - I'll Take You There 
14. Sample Choir - The Praise (God In His Hand) 
15. Dub Train - Pam Pam (Tuff & Jam International Mix) 
16. No Frills - I Need A Rhythm 
17. New Horizons - Its My House (The Bashment Mix) 
18. Scott &Leon - Hit The Funk 
19. Nu Klass A - The Rhythm (Steve Gurley Remix) 
20. DJ Infinity - Feel It 
21. Baffled - I Believe In You (Vocal) 
22. Anthill Mob - You Should Have Known (I Want You For My Own) 
23. DJ Deller - Romantic Call 
24. The Songstress - See Line Woman (Todd Edwards Remix) 
25. NCA Presents Robbie Craig - We Can Make It Happen 
26. Sprinkler - Don't Wanna Work No More (Tuff Jam's Dub) 
27. Hot Pepper - Hot Peppers Revenge (Style & Class DIY Dub) 
28. Major One - Love Comez Down (About 2's Breakbeat Mix) 
29. Zed Bias - Bring Me Down (Vocal) 
30. Artful Dodger - Movin' Too Fast (Artful Dub) 
31. Dubaholics - Keep On Lovin (Dubaholics Break For Lovin Mix) 
32. T-Juice - Blinded

Harmony Mixes

Luke Harmony - Totally Old Skool (UK Garage)

The finale! Saving some real heat until last. We welcomed outstanding producer Highrise to jump back to back with Shuffle 'N' Swing's Sevic to lay down a pure underground set at our Vibesey event on 9th August 2019 at The Work Bar, London. 

One for the tape pack massive. Relive the vibes!

The Live Recordings

Vibesey Presents Highrise & Sevic

UKG Mix from Vibesy's Ryan Deller exclusive for BUMP

Bumpcast #005 - Vibesey

Rinse FM Podcast

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DJ Redhot - 05 September 2020

Throughout the mid 2000s there was a reduction in physical copy record sales due to the growth of digital downloads. Today in 2021, this trend appears to be changing with the resurgence of vinyl sales. This making it a very exciting time for the House and Garage scene.  Always being on the pulse of recognising the changes of customer purchasing, 2TUF4U Records in conjunction with DISCOGS has specially selected new releases to build upon the success of this respected and established label.  https://www.discogs.com/user/2TUF4U

2TUF4U Digital Store

KARL BROWN OF TUFF JAM/2TUF4U RECORDS - DISCOGS SPECIAL MIX - JAN 2021

OK, so here’s me ... 
Started  my love of UK Garage from 1997 when flipping burgers at Mac Donald’s.  My pals at the time introduced me to a Sun City tape tape - Booker T and MC Creed and I was hooked from the first track. 

My local night club was just starting to play some garage on Monday night 50p a pint “oi oi” but it t wasn’t quite what I had head on that tape pack the previous year, so I then discovered a Garage Nation flyer Easter Special at the Club Colosseum, Vauxhall. Me and a few pals went, as we were queuing in the long line I heard the bass rumble of Buddy X by the dream team, I ran up the stairs feeling a little out of my comfort zone being in South London but I was there for the music and will never forget the rush of a night full of garage music. 
Fast forward to 1999 and I hadn’t missed a single Garage Nation, going to Colly on other nights - Delight FM launch Party, Inspiration, Exposure and the weekly Liberty. Garage Nation then moved clubs in the year 2000 and it's never been the same since in my opinion!
2001 I started my pirate radio work, Temptation FM in Cambridge with about 3 listeners and swiftly moved on to London's Subjam FM where I held the Thursday 4-6PM drive time show and loved it! Subjam was a platform for people like me who wanted to show  London a different side of UK Garage, not just the commercial side that was now mainstream but keeping it underground. Subjam had some great Djs that went on to have amazing DJ and production careers. 
I had my monthly night 'Intimacy' where I booked all the big Garage acts at the time, EZ, Heartless, Norris Da Boss Windross, Da Click, it was an honour to book the likes of Martin Larner who I had met from the nights at club Colly. One of our best Night's was was myself Djing with Sparks and Kie, a recording that I have uploaded on here. Check it out. And one of my proudest nights was when I teamed up with Garage Nation for a new year special. You couldn't move that night!  Ram Jam to say the least! 
2007 saw the end of Intimacy and my career as a DJ in the club scene and Radio, my first son was on the way and I wanted to be there for and with him. I hope one day he follows my footsteps (although not with the music I hear him listening too!) Now I have 2 sons and another one the way, I have picked up the headphones again and am collecting records once more. I will every now and then drop a mix and upload here. I will also be digging out the old tapes, mini discs and Ds to upload. 
Enjoy!

J - Dubz UK Garage Mix 15 / 30

J-P

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