Spring 2022

De Underground was a hardcore and jungle record shop based in Forest Gate in the 1990s run by Mike De Underground, Cool Hand Flex, Uncle 22. and Randall. 

By pure chance, it opened on the very road that I lived on and I ended up being in an out of that shop most days until I moved to a different part of town in 1994, and looking back it was a very important part of my life in those days.

It was much more than just a record shop though. As well as essentially being an important hardcore/ junglist social centre with everyone who was anyone in the scene passing through at some point, it was also an umbrella for a multitude of in-house labels with vinyl being pressed up (on what seemed like a weekly basis) of tunes made in large part by Cool Hand Flex and Uncle 22 in a studio based at the back of the shop. Added to this were contributions and releases from Asides, Lennie D’Ice, Hype, MC Fats, Randall, Marlon and Navigator. Though not one of the shop’s labels as such, Reel 2 Reel Records was based just around the corner and was (literally) part of the family too, being run by John Reel 2 Reel, brother to Cool Hand Flex and Mike De Underground. For those that knew, (it’s legacy is often overlooked in the history of hardcore and jungle) the shop served as an exclusive outlet for labels such as i.e. Records, In Touch Records, Oddball, Pure Energy, Ruff Groove, U No Dat, Reel 2 Reel, and of course De Underground records itself.

This mix set me an a personal journey to go back through over 100 or so records from all the De Underground labels and also Reel 2 Reel. There’s the big ones that I've always gone back to, but then there’s also a wealth of undiscovered gems that with the help of Discogs I could actually work out and rediscover what some of these mysterious white labels were.

There’s definitely scope for a part 2 to this mix. There’s so many more tunes I could have played and you have to think that some of these EPs come loaded with 3 or 4 tracks, plus things very much continue after 1994. That’s an immense back catalogue.

As Asides recently said, the back catalogue is “a mystery waiting to be unravelled”. This mix starts that process, but if you have an evening spare and want to dig deeper, then check these 2 links. 
www.discogs.com/label/2947-De-Underground-Records
www.discogs.com/label/15731-Reel-2-Reel-Productions

You can find out more about the history of De Underground records as part of Newham Heritage Month in May, which features podcasts from many involved with the shop and labels, a publication, and details of a QR code led tour around Forest Gate. www.rendezvousprojects.org.uk/portfolio/de-underground-records/
  
Tracklisting below. You can also buy digital files of some of these tracks over at https://hardcorejunglism.com

Uncle 22 - Pain (i.e Records) 91
Uncle 22 - Do It Again (U No Dat) 91 
Cool Hand Flex - Flexin’ (Reel 2 Reel) 92
 Lennie D’Ice - We are i.e (i.e Records) 91
Flex - Programme Part 2 (i.e Records) 91
 Flex & Uncle – Party Time (i.e Records) 91 
Asides - Rizzla (U No Dat) 91
Cool Hand Flex - Dance Floor Move (Ruff Groove) 92
Asides - Mix To The Max (Reel 2 Reel) 92
Raw From China - Welcome (Reel 2 Reel) 91 
2 Boasters, A Digestive & A Jammy Dodger - LSD! (Reel 2 Reel) 91
Randall - House Your Body (Oddball) 92
Cool Hand Flex – Lock Me Up (Ruff Groove) 92
Flex & Uncle – Dick-Turpin EP (U No Dat) 92
Cool Hand Flex – Welcome (Ruff Groove) 92
Cool Hand Flex – On The Strength (In Touch) 92
Cool Hand Flex - Your Risk (De Underground) 92
Cool Hand Flex - Energy (In Touch) 93
Cool Hand Flex – Out Of Control (De Underground) 93
Cool Hand Flex - Hold Back (In Touch) 93
Uncle 22 - Love Me Once (U No Dat) 93
Cool Hand Flex - Mars (In Touch) 93
Hype feat. MC Fats - Do Or Die  (De Underground) 93
4 Wise Men Featuring MC Fats (Oddball) 92
Mike De Underground - Blind Date (U No Dat) 93
Cool Hand Flex - Melody Madness (In Touch) 94
Uncle 22 – 6,000,000 Ways 2 Die (Uncle 22 Final Remix) (Strictly Underground) 94

De Underground mix 1991-94

Showcasing the collaborations on Vol. 5 & 6 of the Meeting Of The Minds series on @futureretrolondon, as well as some of the ones forthcoming on the label in the near future.

Coco Bryce & Tim Reaper - Darkness Of Future Past
Law, Kola Nut & Tim Reaper - That Of Me
DJ Sofa & Tim Reaper - At The Controls
Ant To Be & Tim Reaper - Alpha Centauri
Harmony & Tim Reaper - Bruckout
Equinox & Tim Reaper - Burger Sauce
Hornchurch Hardcore & Tim Reaper - Brain-dead
Sonar's Ghost & Tim Reaper - Leapfrog Style
Sully & Tim Reaper - Windswept
Champa B & Tim Reaper - Forward Focus
Comfort Zone & Tim Reaper - Emerald Dreams
DJ Sports & Tim Reaper - Wormhole
Infest & Tim Reaper - Re-Entry
Eusebeia & Tim Reaper - Togetherness
Dust-e-1 & Tim Reaper - The Rush
DJ Chromz & Tim Reaper - Nice 'n' Easy

Tim Reaper On NTS Radio - 9th June 2021 (Meeting Of The Minds Showcase)

@dee_diggs, the queen of Brooklyn, closed out Hemlock Hole with a bangin', soulful house set.  'A selectress with no inhibitions', Dee gave her heart and soul to the crowd and the dancers gave it all right back.

Campout Series:  Dee Diggs

DJ Voices closed out The Grove on Friday night with a roaring set, effortlessly weaving trippy techno, bass music, and broken club rhythms

Campout Series: DJ Voices

@the-carry-nation, a staple of the underground dance music scene in New York, are absolute masters from it comes to a late night marathon set.  Over the span of five hours @djnitamusic and @djwillautomagic created an unforgettable moment that seem to pull from every corner of dance music.

There is a moment during the mix, which you can discover for yourself, where the equipment table decided to dance itself off stage and disrupt the mix. Crisis was averted as our amazing crowd immediately stepped in to literally upright the situation. It represents a moment of solidarity that @the-carry-nation opted to keep in the mix!

Campout Series:  The Carry Nation

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I LOVE: DUBSTEP tickets are now LIVE🚨
20 DJs, 4 MCs, 7 hours, 3 rooms
11th March. 11PM - 6AM. Fabric
Ticket: rinse.fm/ilovedubstep

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Kelvin Van Vuuren was live with another instalment of the Bluff Records show. He invited Perception to join him for a selection of deep cut UKG and 2-step gems.

Bluff Records w/ Kelvin Van Vuuren and Perception - February 2022

Ahead of her shelling it our for our next B.A.D. Presents... on 2nd April, a rising Queen brings a gift. London based sensation Sheba Q shows us what we're all looking forward to at Colour Factory, including some of her own productions, going through the gears with ease.

Check the website for more, and grab a ticket to B.A.D. Presents...

https://ra.co/events/1503067

B.A.D.mix 010 - Sheba Q

Sound Condition rolling solo this month. Running through liquid, jazz step and some 4x4. Featuring the likes of Hidden Agenda, Earl Grey and Mystic Moods

Sound Condition - April 2022

Pōneke-based DJ and promoter Lazy Daisy has quickly developed a reputation for dark and stormy sets, which she's thrown down at festivals, clubs, and radio shows up & down Aotearoa. Maddie is also behind LOSST, curating unique dancing experiences in Wellington, with their next event on 29 April at Love Not Lost. She throws down a set replete with breaks and bass.

@lazyydaisy

LCY - Slutty Siri [SZNS7N]
Sully - Let You [Keysound]
Yak - Stampede [R&S]
Bakey - Bring It Back [Timeisnow]
Borai - Dub Fi Dub [THEM]
Shire T - Blue Kiss [Dama Dama]
Asna x anyoneID - Abissa [Blanc Manioc]
Dameeeela ft. Tjaka - The Shake Up [NLV Records]
Glimmerman - Step Mode (Sputnik One Remix) [First Second]
Britney Spears x Logic1000 - Toxic x Precision (Kédu Carlö Edit)
Celestial Being - Natural Progress [ME1] 
Chloe Bailey x Bakongo - Have Mercy x 3x2 (Kédu Carlö Edit)
DJ co.kr - Soundbwoy Rudebwoy (Bianca Oblivion Remix) [Biroso]
DJ Jayhood ft. Adolf Joker - Hands on Ya Hips [Local Action]
DJ Sliink & TWRK - BaDinga (Reloaded) [Get Right]
Donsurf - Vibration [Gimme A Break]
Coco Bryce - Worries In Da Dance [MYOR]
Simo Cell - YES.DJ [TEMƎT]
Two Shell - Home [Mainframe] 
Guzi - Listen [Section 63]
K-65 - Ominous [Slippery Sounds]
Zora Jones - Sister's Blade [Fractal Fantasy]

Ep 292 pt.2 w/ Lazy Daisy

Champain Lyf w/ Adrian E, Tee Ess & Danny Banger - 20.05.22

2 hours of forthcoming Headset releases and other Scottish favourites.

Originally broadcast on @noodsradio 30/07/22

TRACKLIST
MR TC & Lo Kindre - The Knees
Kamus - Bedrock Head Knock
Kamus - Krushed
Neil Landstrumm - £300 To Open The Door Yeh
Creep Woland - ANaGDMORNING2u2
Creep Woland - Fortitude Cube
Creep Woland - Imposter Syndrome
Kami-O & Creep Woland - Cobble-Ho
Creep Woland - Grapeluv
Delahunt - BM Solitaire
Proc Fiskal - Scotch Precog
Creep Woland - Old Life Baby Ruchill
Creep Woland - Double 140 VIP
Liam Robertson - Clay Petrel
Perth Drug Legend - Monzievaird
LWS - Chug Sequence
DJ Posture - Itches
Liam Robertson - Common Weaver (I Love The Way You Feel)
Leeway - Polymetal
Sloan - Joyless State
Smiff - Mutate
Capricorn One - System One
Capricorn One - Clean Up
Liam Robertson - Wrestling Halfbeak Fighting Taxa
Creep Woland - Solange Edit
??? - Sound Mode
Creep Woland & Usurp - Healing Able 713
Proc Fiskal - Canopy Ooze
J Wax - Freak Waves
Creep Woland - During Shroud
G1 - Melody
Creep Woland - Burner 06
Proc Fiskal - Blue WKD In A Flute
Feena - Dead Digits
Paul Reset - MA1 Roller (The General’s Back To The Classics Mix)
Morphy & 9 Tails Fox - No Profit
Creep Woland - BP Ultimate VIP
Proc Fiskal - Oppressah

Headset on Noods w/ Skillis - 2 hours of Headset & other Scottish music

For the final recorded set from Campout 2019, we wanted to share a special moment from the weekend. @midland played a stunning three hour set at Hemlock Hole that helped set the tone for the weekend. 

Reflecting back on this time together feels almost like a dream. The threat of COVID-19 and the quarantine we’ve been forced to endure has forced us to hit pause on our lives and rethink our immediate futures. As much as we’d love to dance with you this summer, we tearfully must postpone Honcho Campout to August 19-22, 2021 due to COVID-19.  

For more information on our decision and future updates please visit: honchocampout.com/updates

Campout Series: Midland

Kicking off our guest mix series for 2021 is the UK born, Berlin based, Guava!

The former Kristina Records employee, @HoldingHandsRecords staple and sound production wizard delivers 51 minutes (100% Guava)of club bass and ambient textures, perfectly fitting for the chaotic introduction to the year. 

If you're unfamiliar with Guava, be sure to check out previous releases on the HH V/A's, Slam Jams Vol 1 & 2. His full EP on Control Freak Recordings also provides but a glimpse of the ability to deliver a true body of work encapsulating his journey as a guitarist, time as a music student and experience composing for TV & Film. The kinda tunes that journey through multiple stories despite being a single track, mixed perfectly and enjoyed at home just as much as the club. 

Additional discography includes appearances on HH pal @Breakaleeds' label, @ScenicRoute_ldn and a feature on @Nick-Hoeppner's Touch From A Distance. 

We're looking forward to hearing what he cooks up in 2021 but for now here's a 100% Guava mix filled with old bits and new!

@guavanoise
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