Lockdown Mixes 2020

Inna Jungle Mixxtapes October 2020

October 2020

The Aquatic Jungle Series

Compilation mixes of my favourite tracks, old and new, from the world of hardcore, jungle and drum & bass. Mostly my own vinyl and CD rips alongside more recently acquired digital, initally put together with DJay 2 following the demise of my turntables; however most stuff I do nowadays is sequenced for maximum rollout potential, cheeky edits and ting - audacity/ableton live.

Selectabwoy's Old Skool Hardcore/Jungle/D&B Mixes

A rare Sunday upload from me: the final part of the aquatic jungle series. Been sat on this one far too long, it was put together back in early 2023, but the weather's too good not to share it. Ambient/atmospheric jungle is the perfect summer soundtrack for me, and these watery bastards are about as close to a Bukem-style mix as I've got so far.  There's a nice variety of styles on this one ... hope you enjoy it.

Aurora 3 - The Whale Song [Zebiv 1996]
Eze-G - The Waves [Street Beats 1994]
Kloke feat. Tim Reaper - Ocean Currents [Tempo 2021]
Aquarius & Tayla - Soul Searching [Good Looking 1995]
Nebula - Rolling Waves [Scientific Wax 2020]
Apollo Two - Atlantis (I Need You) (Philip D Kick Bootleg) [Self-Released 2012]
Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Remix) [Deadly Vinyl 1994]
Djrum - Waters Rising [R&S 2017]
Overlook - River's Edge [UVB-76 2017]
Adam F & Slipmaster J - Sea of Destiny (Remix) [Lucky Spin 1994]
Aquarius - Aquatic [Good Looking 1994]
Eze-G - Worlds Of Confusion ('94 Remix) [Unatural Light 1994]
A Guy Called Gerald - The Nile [Juice Box 1995]
Tim Reaper & Comfort Zone - Pacific [Banoffee Pies 2021]
Tim Reaper - Subaquatic [Parallax Recordings 2019]
Nut-E-1 - Underwater Fireworks [Bear Necessities 1993]
Nebula - Submarine [Scientific Wax 2013]
Aphrodite - Sea Mortar [Aphrodite 1993]
Greenleaf - Deep Water [Self-Released 2016]
Orca - Intalect [Lucky Spin 1994]
Alley Cats - Drifting (Coco Bryce VIP Remix) [Cat In The Bag 2019]
Dexxtrous - Aquarius [Infra-Red 1993]
Mouly & Lucida - The Abyss [Timeless 1996]
Aquasky - Dezires [Moving Shadow 1995]
G-Force - Proximity (Original '94 Mix - Washing Machine Rinse) [Self-Released 2021]

https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/the-aquatic-jungle-series


Aquatic Jungle (Part Five)

Been idly planning this one for a while. All credit to Greg @kolanut for the inspiration - after listening to his excellent space/illness themed mixes a while ago, I knew I was going to have to do an aquatic concept mix at some point. 

Why water? Like many other Pisceans, I don’t buy into the astrology bullshit whatsoever. However, there's something special about the overlap between music and water in nature that I love in both a literal sense - tracks that feature the sound of raindrops, waves crashing etc. - and as an abstract. Evidently I’m not the only one - the ‘floaty’ aesthetic of some of the more ambient side of D&B lends itself nicely to an aquatic theme. Granted, I’ve no idea whether tracks titled ‘River Of Dreams’ or ‘Mysteries Of The Deep’ would conjure up the same vibe under a different name, but it really doesn’t matter. Most of these tunes I’ve known for a long, long time – for me the titles are inextricably linked to the music and so form part of the narrative here.

Thinking about it, I’m not even sure why it took so long to get around to this mix, as planning and executing it was possibly more enjoyable than any other I’ve done. Working with a specific theme provides a nice excuse to bring together styles and producers that on the face of it might not seem an obvious match, the main task being to figure out some kind of continuity. It was also a great opportunity to trawl the internet for watery track titles and discover a handful of hitherto unknown pearls. Rest assured I’ve got plenty more set aside :) 

Enough words, dive in!

Jack Ruby - Ocean Dreams [Knowledge 1994]
Plasmic Life - Water Baby [Brain 1994]
LTJ Bukem - Rainfall [Good Looking 1995]
Sounds Of Life - Currents (S.O.L. Remix) [Certificate 18 1995]
Ganja Kru - Mash Up Da Place [Ganja 1994]
New Jack Pimps - Water Jelly (Amen Lick) [Steppa'z 1994]
Wishdokta - River Of Dreams [2001 1994]
Boymerang - The River (VIP) [Regal 1997]
Matrix - Slow Drift [New Identity 1996]
Intense - Streams of Thought [Creative Source 1995]
Digital - Niagra [Metalheadz 1996]
DJ Die - Hydroponics [Full Cycle 1995]
Studio Pressure - The Water Margin [Photek 1995]
Natural Mystic - Slow Waves [Moving Shadow 1996]
Sounds Of Life - Intellect [Certificate 18 1994]
Aquarius - Dolphin Tune [Good Looking 1994]
Pure Science - Drifting [Strictly Jungle 1994]
St. Etienne - The Sea (PFM Remix) [Heavenly 1996]
Aquarius - Wave Forms [Looking Good 1995]
Jack Ruby - Global Torrents [Knowledge 1995]
Unit 1 - Atlantic Drama [Creative Wax 1994]
PFM & Tayla - Submarine Tune [Okbron 2020]
Dom & Roland - Hydrolicks [Moving Shadow 1997]
Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Remix) [Razors Edge 1996]
DJ Solo feat. J.T. - Pressure (Peshay Remix) [Mo Wax Excursions 1996]
Capone - Mysteries Of The Deep [Hardleaders 1996]
Shogun - Nautilus (Mouly & Lucida Remix) [Renegade 1996]
Blame - Neptune [Moving Shadow 1996]

Part Two here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-two
Part Three here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-three
Part Four here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-four?in=selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b

Lots more mixes here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b

Aquatic Jungle (Part One)

Onwards with the aquatic jungle and I've gotta tell you, this one is pretty special to me, so I've been sitting on it for a few weeks. I've had some incredible post-millennium tunes such as Aquatica and Dark Water in my shortlist since the inception of this series, so this marks my first foray out of the 90s: selecting D&B and some halftime bits from across the last two decades with a handful of 90s tunes spliced in. Bit of an epiphany really as most of this selection comes from an era that I have long overlooked in favour of the 92-97 sound. Yes, you may question the 'jungle' of the title but once you coin a name and a template you're stuck with it - besides that, it's all jungle to me mate :)

Sending this out to Josh @the-roadblock, Olly & Ell @wiseguisedjs, Ciaran @rough-culture, Greg @kolanut & Paul @distantworldtransmissions. Big thanks to Dave @twohungryghosts for the G-Force download and to the DOA forummers for a bunch of excellent water-themed suggestions in an old thread I discovered, accordingly a few tracks in here are new to me, keeping it nicely fresh for my ears. Big ups everyone, enjoy the mix ... don't forget your shark repellant

Danny Breaks - Aquatica [True Playaz 2000]
Breakage - Voyage [Digital Soundboy 2015]
Peshay - On The Nile [Metalheadz 1996]
Jonny L - Tychonic Cycle [XL Recordings 1996]
The Basic Influence - Rainforest [Hardleaders 1996]
Grooverider - Rivers Of Congo [Higher Ground 1998]
G-Force - Proximity (ASC Remix) [Free Download - 2HG Soundcloud 2018]
Om Unit - Peninsula [Not On Label - Submerged 001 2020]
Halogenix - Her Waves [Critical Music 2014]
Equinox - Coastal Vision (Nebula Remix) [Subtle Audio 2016]
XRS Land - Secrets Of The Floating Island [V Recordings 2001]
Nebula - Distant Shores [Scientific Wax Digital 2009]
Mark System - The Diver's Dream [Warm Communications 2011]
Om Unit - Swimming Dragon (Ital Tek Remix) [Civil Music 2011]
Nebula - Atlantic Drift [sYncoPathic Recordings 2008]
DLR - Tugboat [Dispatch 2013]
Blocks & Escher- Breaking the Waves [Metalheadz 2018]
Fracture & Neptune - Hull Breach [Astrophonica 2009]
Dom & Roland - Storm [Moving Shadow 1996]
Gremlinz & No Rules - Water [Cylon Recordings 2015]
Heist - Great White [Metalheadz 2014]
Mampi Swift - Jaws (The Demolition) [Charge 2000]
Budoka - Under Water [.shadybrain Music 2007]
X-Men - Swordfish [Eastside 2000]
Double O - Dark Water [Wreka Music 2010]
Om Unit - Deep Sea Pyramid [Civil Music 2013]
Dub-One - Pressure of 10,000 [Soothsayer 2009]
Poseidon - Tensions Of The Sea [Looking Good 2000]

Part One here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-one
Part Three here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-three
Part Four here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-four?in=selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b

Aquatic Jungle (Part Two)

Made it for goin gym but slaps still 
HUD4L
TRACKLIST

0:00 HIGHLIMITER - DRUGS IN THE CLUB
1:05 Machine Girl - Sister Juke
2:05 D'TCH - No Good
3:10 Childsplay - luv u nivki but ur beats r trash
5:20 lmajor - Hallucin8
7:20 Nonfuture - Embrace
8:25 Comfort Zone - never felt [regular miXXX]
11:13 Slick Shoota - Draw VIP
12:40 Dead Man's Chest - Acid Inna Dancehall
14:47 Dead Man's Chest - Trip II Eclipse
16:00 DEFT - KOOVER IN '92
16:50 Samurai Breaks - Marathon
18:45 Antagonist - Rescued
19:50 Ward 21 x Lost City - Sicko
21:20 Pete Cannon - Come Alive
22:46 Tempa T - Next Hype (Joe Koshin Bootleg)
24:40 The Sauce - Bun The Tories 
27:20 Samurai Breaks - Pump Up The Volume
28:49 David Bowie - Fun (Dillinja Mix)
31:00 TMSV - Abyss Watcher
32:20 Sub Basics - All Day
34:20 GPS Tony - Dangerplay
36:00 Sub Basics - Andromeda

Mix 2

In light of his forthcoming EP with us, we thought it only right to showcase Thread's distinguished selection. Listeners discretion is advised. 

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TRACKLIST

Nebula - Demons
FFF - Our Planet
dgoHn - Monsoon Mercenary
Acid_Lab - Babylon
Wreckless - Winters Night
Theory - The Prowler
Coco Bryce - Deep Into The Jungle
FFF - Miles Away
Istari Lasterfahrer - Bridge Over Gibraltar
Sully - Swandive
Theory - Soul Pride 94
Launchkode - Spreadin' Rumours
Acid_Lab - Forgotten Planets
Law & Wheeler - Post-Truth
Forest Drive West - Circulars
Source Direct & Andy Odysee - Jade 2020 (Andy Odysee Reforge)
Sun People - Movement
J:Kenzo - The Summoner
Dom & Adred - Tundra
Izora - Unknown
Stunna - Return to Tavolara
Makoto - Dawn Angel
Double O - My Sound
DJ МУДАК 2000 - Justice
FFF - The Prowler
Infest & Quasi - Mercury
Rhythm Tek - Outerspaces

Jungle Room Sunday Sessions with Art Cuebik 9/6/20

Heres the 4th and last tape of the Kwaleetape serie. Hope you guys will enjoy it, thank you again for all the submissions. It will be available on physical cassettes limited edition soon <3 Much love to everyone who participated to this project. Stay tuned

01- Something - @typeraw x @hazy-year
02- Indian summer - @nometronn
03- Axiom - @dljbeats
04- The key - @bonuspoints
05- Let me go - @korbenpalace
06- Sticky - @erameld x @vibesensei
07- 20 Bricks - @baxdew

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01. Echo Map - Awoken
02. Monuman - Evermore
03. KOAN Sound - ID
04. GrymeTyme x Kursa - Snairforce
05. Alydian - Glacier
06. KOAN Sound - Taken Under ft. Anna Lisa
07. Imanu - Noir
08. RefraQ - The Phasmid
09. Chalky & Seppa - Bump It
10. Monuman - Half Face
11. Chee - Get Hot ft. Noclu (G Jones Remix)
12. Two Fingers & Ivy Lab - Talk To Me
13. Deft - Rollon
14. Scann & Zuko - Fracture
15. KOAN Sound - Planet
16. KOAN Sound - Funk Blaster (Remix)
17. KOAN Sound - Silk Wave
18. Wiljan - Spectre
19. Kursa - Twisted Oaks
20. KOAN Sound - View From Above (Remix)
21. Kaspen - Ardent (Barbarix Remix)
22. KOAN Sound - Radiant
23. KOAN Sound - Drift (Remix)
24. Mefjus & Phace - Bubble
25. Mefjus - Pivot
26. KOAN Sound - Forgotten Myths (Remix)

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Garden Party Stream

Jungle Room Upstairs @ The Shakedown, January 2020
The Barbary, Philadelphia

TRACKLIST

Janeret - Gravity
Leniz - Choices
Myor - Side A
Coco Bryce - My Blue Heaven
Melos - J's Phase
Forest Drive West - Never For Tomorrow
Sully - Rotten
Tim Can't - I'm Singing To You
Tim Can't - 93 Style
Zero T - Bermuda
Madcap - Take Your Time
Esc - Black Tiles
Digital - Motherland
Digital - Lemon
Potential Bad Boy - Midnight Blues
Dub Phizix - Dragnet
Fracture - Better Than Tomorrow
Mahakala - Tomahawk
YT feat. SPY - England Story
Rumbleton & DJ Clear - Easy Me Breda
Sully - Lifted
X-Nation - Kiss Me Neck
FFF - World Is Closed
Sonars Ghost feat. Daddy Freddy - Hustlers VIP
Sun People - You Got Me
Fracture feat Inaya Day - Cold & Rain
Fracture - Gangbusters
T>I - Freak
Verb - Bad Boy Sound
Benny L & Inja - Vanta Black
Need For Mirrors - Peng A Leng (Rollers Mix)
Critical Impact - Pitch Black
Serum, Paul T & Ed Oberon - Moon In Your Eyes
Tactical Aspect - Deep Cover
Sully - Variate
Lemon D - 12.01
Double 0 - Straight 98
HLZ - Ultradogs
Tokyo Prose - Royale
Digital - Deadline (N4M Rmx)
Dub Phizix - Blossom
Ray Keith - Jungle Fi Dread
Bungle - Mutant
Fixate vs Double 99 - Ripgroove
Slider & Expose - Be Right There
Tactical Aspect - Ruffneck Soldier
Pastaman - Snareshot
Dubious - Peach Of Mind
Essence Of Aura - So This Is Love
Skool of Hard Knocks - Everybody
DJ SS - Black VIP

Armen/Breakdown/Cuebik with Armanni Reign & Rare B Ki Live @ Jungle Room, January 2020

Tracklist:

Intro
UBUR & Syzy - ID
UBUR - ID
UBUR - ID
Whipped Cream & Jasiah - Dumb Sh!t (UBUR Remix)
UBUR - ID
UBUR - ID
UBUR - ID
UBUR - ID
UBUR - ID
UBUR - ID
Interlude
Kai Wachi & Dylan Matthew - Run (UBUR Remix)

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UBUR PRESENTS: BRAIN DRAIN

The aquatic voyage continues, here's part 3 of 4. Prepare to submerge yourself as we drop the tempo to a little over 160 and join the dots between halftime/footwork, hardcore, jungle & early D&B. Stuffed to the gills with percy tunas for your listening pleasure :)

Phillip D Kick - Drips [Astrophonica 2020]
Swift & Zinc - Dezire (Z Mix) [2000AD 1994]
Korin Complex - Winding River (Coco Bryce Remix) [Myor 2020]
Dead Man's Chest - Liquid 94 (Pt.2 Nautilus) [Western Lore 2019]
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - Drowning In Her [Tone Def 1993]
Philip D Kick - Drown [Astrophonica 2018]
Junglord - Oldman River [Self-released 2013]
Roni Size & Krust - Tribetoon [Mo Wax 1995]
PFM - One And Only [Looking Good 1995]
Krust - Touch [Full Cycle 1995]
The Bombsquad - Freebase (D.O.P.E. Remix 1) [Rugged Vinyl 1993]
Phillip D Kick - The Riviera [Astrophonica 2020]
Universal Love - Killer Whale (Dub Plate) [Strictly Hardcore 1995]
Ani & Beau - The Whale Song [Jungle Sky 2019]
Dillinja - Follow Me [Kickin 1994]
Mouly & Lucida - Aquarium [Code-001 1995]
Photek - Consciousness [Metalheadz 1995]
Machinedrum - SeeSea [Ninja Tune 2013]
Om Unit & Sam Binga - Transatlantic [BUNIT 2015]
Aquarius - Drift To The Centre [Looking Good 1995]
Studio Pressure - Relics (Plaid Remix) [Certificate 18 1996]
Orca - Underwater Science [Lucky Spin 1993]
Richie Covers - Blue Ocean [Blue Ocean Records 1994]
Killer Motive - Pacific Heights [Street Beats 1996]
Sounds Of Life - Currents [Certificate 18 1994]
Subject 13 - Oceans [Creative Source 1996]
DJ Rap & Voyager - Abyss [Proper Talent 1995]
The Basic Influence - Still Waters [Hardleaders 1996]

Part One here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-one
Part Two here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-two
Part Four here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-four?in=selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b

Aquatic Jungle (Part Three)

O̴̙̰̲̳̘̊̅͂̍ṕ̴̝̣͕͚̥͑͘ͅe̵̝̓̈̏̚͝ͅn̴͖͈̊̆̄̈́̽͛̀̑̃͠ ̶̳͇̱̳̞̖̇̿̉͑̽͠t̴̘̟̠̹͚̩̭̦̹̐́̃̍̇͂͒̇̕̕h̶̡̨̬͍̼̙̀̆̅͑͒ͅĕ̶̡͚͓̫̜͈͛̈͑̅͠ ̵̞̺̰̮̫͙͇̞̪̊d̸̘̬͕̲̯̙͔͇̘̖̊͑́́̽̓͊̀̚͝ȏ̶̧̮̬̤̥̈̍ọ̵̞̈́̂̂̅̊̽́̽r̵̤̭̮̅̏̆̋͒̉̔̾̕͝ͅ ̶͉̏̃͐̿͐̕͝ō̵̗̜͍͎͖͎͓͉͜f̸̲̍̌ ̵̨̨̙̮͘G̶̛̞̖̠̹̖̼̠̹͎̅͑̍̓̃́͑̊ǫ̸̧͖̱͔̹͍̔̚͜ͅď̸̮̜͉


Tracklist.
1. Gateway [Perceiver Pt. 1]
2. The Question [Perceiver Pt. 1] 
3. Sentience [Perceiver Pt. 1]
4. Consciousness [Perceiver Pt. 1]
5. Collapse (Awakening) [Perceiver Pt. 2]
6. Absynth (Time Virus) [Perceiver Pt. 1]
7. Otto (Subfiltronik Remix) W/ Akeos - Muerte (Courtesy of NSD:BL)
8. Uplink *
9. Machina (Akeos & Jub Remix) [Oolacile Future Riddim Edit] *
10. Cloud Mind [Perceiver Pt. 1]
11. Attention Dub [Perceiver Pt. 2]
12. Mind Scanner W/ Aweminus [Perceiver Pt. 1]
13. Hades [Perceiver Pt. 2]
14. Saviour [Perceiver Pt. 2]
15. Medical Mechanica [Perceiver Pt. 1]
16. Electric Circus [Perceiver Pt. 2]
17. Fallen Angel *
18. Noise (Matrix) [Perceiver Pt. 2]
19. Lost & Found [Perceiver Pt. 1]
20. Superposition [Perceiver Pt. 2]
21. Syntax * 
22. Stilitonian *
23. Illuminate *
24. Exit (Labs) [Perceiver Pt. 2]

Unreleased = *

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Perceiver

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Matt Caines is a creative producer, extending his roots through music, experiential design, and the built environment. A New York native, he has produced events internationally, leading teams from all over the world to create a haptic and participatory space that moves people causes a reaction, instigates change.

The power of Caines is his ability to persuade you - simply by feeling the music. His style is sophisticated, evoking emotion through rhythmic vocals and a curated atmosphere, be it water-side melodies or warehouse deep. He has mastered his main spark; acutely sensitive to momentum, his music unleashes your human animal, playing with musical triggers to propel the crowd into their natural balance of movement and ritual.

Caines continues to explore the power of musical platforms by pushing cultural exchanges of new sounds, living a nomadic lifestyle around the world. With an initiative to connect purpose and place, he has humbly joined the team of Art With Me (Tulum) as Executive Producer. His personal ethos and musical curations prove just this: “Greatness can only come from knowing the fine balance of our limitations and walking that edge with unwavering confidence and conviction. The more we experience that edge, the better we become.”

Bespoke Musik Radio 155 : Caines

Club Glow Radio was live for the full 120 with a heavyweight blend of fast drums and tough breaks. Inside - tracks from SDS Max, Pessimist, and more.

Club Glow Radio w/ Mani Festo - October 2020

An early Xmas treat for mashup fans - the third selection of goodies from the archives of @getmerkedbruv, sliced to ribbons by yours truly. Been quite a while since the last one, if you want a refresher, please check ...
Part One here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/merktape-1 and 
Part Two here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/selectabwoy-x-merking-9-to-5-merktape-2

Cryptic setlist follows, got some gems on here from MCs including Missy, Biggie, MF Doom, Dizzee Rascal, Rakim, Danny Brown and Aesop Rock. Beats from AFX, Autechre, Lemon D, Fracture, DJ Krush, er... The Cure... and many more. Downloads enabled. Full tracklist in the mp3 lyrics tab, or holla for any specific IDs. Show some love and repost dem ting deh <3 

Intro
Put 6852 On (Reprise)
It's A Tri Repartae
Rushin' Jax
Urban Style Danger
Reality Of N.Y.
Lunation MFs
Run From The Brainstorm
Bitchley's Shook Ones
Merk Grinder
Get Ur Peek On
The Cure Done Changed
Heavy Ranks
Hump By Hump
Nas is Like Produk 29
Square Ladies
Feel So Sharp
Pass That Ventolin
Let The Arch Carrier Hit 'Em
Don't Sweat Laricheard
Poppa Large In Columbia
Hijack The Sympathy
Poisonous Frequencies
Ain't Acid Funny
None Shall Pass Portreath Harbour
1-800 Cellocide
Thirstin' For Luchini
Higher Pigs
Leterel City

Selectabwoy X Merking 9 To 5: Merktape 3

Selectabwoy X Merking 9 To 5: Merktape 3 [Free Download]

Inspired by recent weeks of binge-watching Black Mirror b2b F5ing the Guardian news feed and struggling to decide which was more outright fucking bleak, here's the Dystopia Mix.  

Also heavily influenced by the seminal Ed Rush & Trace 'No U-Turn Experience' One In The Jungle set from way back when, I guess this is my 2020 take on that post-apocalyptic vibe ... updated with a selection spanning vintage D&B, techstep, dark Y2K choppage and modern jungle/half-time.

Let this assault your ears as you stockpile the bunker for doomsday. BIG UP my reposters, there's a place for you in my stronghold:
@sitsandstares
@danielrody
@getmerkedbruv
@liquidv
@jesus-kenny
@brockleybrocolli
@distantworldtransmissions
@champoradical
@r-hawk
@glitchform

Sonar's Ghost - Exit 13 [Rupture LDN 2017]
Om Unit & Sam Binga - Gamma [Exit 2012]
Sumone - Reject Reality [sYncoPathic.Recordings 2007]
Special Request - Replicant [Houndstooth 2017]
Thelem - Forces Of Nature [Artikal Music 2014]
Digital - Gateman [Phantom Audio 2001]
Parallel & Sumone - The Robot [Omni Music 2012]
Goldie - Chico - Death Of A Rockstar [FFRR 1998]
Outrage - Critical Mass [Intasound 2005]
Krust - The Last Day [Full Cycle 1997]
Sonar's Ghost - Future Shock (Double O Remix) [Sonar's Ghost 2014]
Sumone - Road To Zion [Omni Music 2015]
Equinox - Troubled Mind (Imagine The Future) [Inperspective 2004]
Equinox - Acid Rain VIP (Breakage Final Chapter Mix) [Planet Mu 2006]
Ed Rush & Nico - Sector 3 [No U-Turn 1996]
Twisted Anger - Seven Sins [Penny Black 1997]
Photek - Knitevision [Science 1998]
Escher - Rugged [Narratives 2012]
Overlook - Motif [Repertoire 2016]
Peter Darker - Peter's Pals-R-Ace [7th Storey Projects 2018]
Ruffneck Posse - Judgement (In Times Like These) [Foundation X Digital 2012]
Krust - Bad Intentions [Full Cycle 2000]
Equinox - Ital Lion Tuff Head [Intasound 2004]
Dillinja - Silver Blade [Prototype 1997]

https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/lockdown-mixes-2020

Dystopia

The Dystopia Mix

Following on from the bleak desolation of the Dystopia mix, here's one that evokes happier times. 

Journey with me back to 1996 - a time when a young DJ Smart and his best pal MC/DJ Cruise (now a middle-aged Selectabwoy and Olly WiseGuise respectively) fearlessly ventured from the south-west to Northumbria uni, bringing the rolling vibes of our hometown to the north-east, armed with little more than a crate of wax and a big bag of skunk each - well, that's how I like to remember it.

It was a fantastic time of sheer abandon and wilfully outrageous hedonism - and as you might imagine, many of the memories are blurred in the fog of time and substance abuse. Without the ubiquitous tyranny of cameraphones and social media to preserve our nefarious activities, all I can really tell you is that we went for it, hard... but I can at least recall a few of the DJ sets at house parties and club nights (including our own Wax On Wax Off venture); spinning old skool hardcore that I was picking up for 50p a pop in 10-15 Music Exchange (that no other fucker seemed to know about); Olly on mic duties for luminaries such as Randall & A Guy Called Gerald (I have no recollection of the latter but am reliably assured it did happen); the two of us playing b2b supporting the likes of Ed Rush, Kemi & Storm; the mitsi-fuelled pride of seeing Roni Size's Reprazent tearing it up on stage in Middlesborough during their first UK tour. Not to mention all the townie nights out. It was the best of times. 

My cue for the selection here comes primarily from mine & Olly's record bags of the era, inspired in turn from an obscure Venn diagram intersection between the legendary Bristol Ruffneck Ting nights, the all-important One In The Jungle shows, and, 300 miles further north, my first impression of the northern D&B scene: L Double's trademark dreads bouncing up and down as he played to the half-empty upstairs room of some seedy topless bar in South Shields. He still rinsed it out proper though - Lee's selections back then really encapsulated everything I find great about this era: a weighty, crowd-pleasing mix of jump-up, rollers and techstep, blended to perfection. Forward a year or so and D&B was all over Newcastle as it was everywhere else, but it's those first memories that really stick in my mind. 

Big shout to Olly first and foremost, and our long-lost crew - Pottsy, Bailey, Jon Waco, Chris Weir, Mark Dowie... Scotty (howay play the game lads) - I hope this mix finds you again someday. Honorable shouts to a few of the Newcastle characters... Reewynd, MC Bly, Garner Harris (I chucked in a jazzy number or two to appease you... FFS lol), Justin & Elements of Noise, Hidden Agenda. Thanks for having us <3 

Lemon D - Subphonic [Prototype]
DJ Krust - Blaze Dis One [V Recordings]
L Double ft. D.Bo General & Robbie Rue - The Rider [Flex]
Dope Skillz - 6 Million Ways (Remix 1) [Frontline]
Concept 2 - Cause N' Effect [Ram]
Mental Power - Purple [Formation Colour Series]
Ed Rush - Check Me Out [Dee Jay]
Dillinja - Unexplored Terrain [V Recordings]
Hidden Agenda - 12 Seconds [Creative Source]
Shimon & Andy C - Genetix [Ram]
Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing [31 Records]
Swift - Load [True Playaz]
Swift - On The Beat [Suburban Base]
Ill Figure - Style [Suburban Base]
DJ Hype - We Must Unite [G-Line]
IQ Collective - Mode One (Remix) [Trouble On Vinyl] 
Rufige Kru - T3 [Metalheadz]
Doc Scott - The Unofficial Ghost [FFRR]
DJ Die - Play It For Me [V Recordings] 
Freestyles - Play The Game [True Playaz]
Joint Venture - Take Away [Liftin' Spirit]
Roni Size - Dayz [V Recordings]
L Double - Slow Down [Flex]
Reprazent - Down [Talkin' Loud]

NESW

NESW: The Bristol-Newcastle Connection ('96/'97 D&B Selection)

Last of the Aquatic Jungle series (for now), uploaded today to celebrate the 4000 follower milestone. Big up the 4K, massively appreciate the support! 
Come back tomorrow for more ;)

Cryogenics - Aquarius [Minus 32 2014]
Breakage - Roller [Digital Soundboy 2015]
Threshold - When It Rains, It Pours [AKO Beatz 2019]
Senses - All Over [Subtle Audio 2005]
Overlook - Misty [Repertoire 2016]
Source Direct - A Made Up Sound [Metalheadz 1995]
Gremlinz, Jesta & Rumbleton - The Drift [Metalheadz 2018]
Tim Reaper - Sounds Of Life [Subtle Audio 2017]
Tim Reaper - Lake Volta [Skeleton 2016]
Fanu - Tales From The Sea [Breakin 2005]
Deep Blue - Oceans Above Life (ASC Remix) [Offshore Recordings 2009]
Nebula - Sea Of Dreams [Sci Limited 2010]
ASC - Oceanography [Subtle Audio 2016]
Dub One - The Great Ship [Scientific Wax 2018]
Spirit - Fathoms [Fresh 86 1998]
Digital - Lower Depths [Photek Productions 1997]
Blocks & Escher feat. Jennifer Hall - Sea [Metalheadz 2018]
Djinn - Pressure [Foundation X 2017]
X Nation - Infinite Waters [Foundation X 2018]
Nebula - Dolphin Jazz [Scientific Wax 2016]
DJ Trax - 20,000 Beats Under The Sea [Tempo 2017]
Phuture T - Atlantis [2HG Timeline Retro Series 2017]
Nebula - Slipstream [Scientific Wax 2016]
Cryogenics - Hydra [Minus 32 2014]

Part One https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-one?in=selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b
Part Two https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-two?in=selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b
Part Three https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/aquatic-jungle-part-three?in=selectabwoy/sets/djay-mixes-jungle-d-b

Aquatic Jungle (Part Four)

Second celebratory mix, and it's the 4th mixtape collab with @getmerkedbruv... it's time to get mash up. Loads of fun this one is - vocals from Mobb Deep, Busta, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Lauryn Hill, Dre & Eminem, The Streets, Dubbledge and many more over all sorts of delightful beats, mixed up for your listening pleasure.

Downloads to go on after an arbitrary quantity of reposts :)  

Lowrider
Born To Woo
Recognise The Westway
Organised Crooklyn
Lost In The 90s
One For The 90s
F.U. For The Trouble
Hip To The Next Level
Bike Pump In Da Bucket
Made You Slide
KRS Vs Doom
Criminal Beauty
Gravel In The Eyen
B-boy Dhyonchord
Check Out Precinct Zero
Housin' Eric
The Streets Get Mercked
Imagine A Melody From Mars
Analogue Dubblebath
Chronic Fix
Forgot About Rufage
Ventolin Manors
E-Scape
Six Degrees Of Harm
Aftermath Of A Rockstar
Take Me Under Like A Rockstar
Ventolin Wanksta
Great Day To Merk The Ex Girl
Stone Therapy
Zero Point Pluto

Selectabwoy X Merking 9 To 5: Merktape 4

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Home of my own mixes - predominantly jungle/hardcore with the odd bit of D&B, plus eclectic sample-digging, breaks and hip-hop, techno & electronica. 

Pre-2001, all mixes vinyl; Post-2016, all mixes digital (DJay 2); Post-2018, Ableton Live. Why? Why not?
I've got an old skool DJ's mentality, early influences ranging from Sublove, Ratty, Randall & Hype to Coldcut, DJ Juice, MK & Primo.  In the early 00s I turned my back on D&B, retired my turntables in favour of family/work commitments, and got into funk, soul, reggae and so on... a lot of this driven by curiosity around the sample roots of hardcore and jungle.  Forward another decade and an early mid-life crisis saw me messing around with virtual decks on my phone, and later acquiring a vinyl ripper, with one vision in mind: making mixes.
Although I'm partial to the odd DJay or vinyl mix when I get the chance, the progression into Ableton Live was a simple means to an end.  My ideas stretch further than the limitations of my physical collection and real-time mixing, and by sequencing I can pick, choose, chip away and structure mixes at my leisure. Which I do... a lot :)

Wait, there's more ... an absolute stack of classic golden era/old skool hip-hop/turntablism, jungle and d&b, hardcore, techno and house mixes retrieved from my dusty tape & CD archives.  This includes (by my reckoning) the most exhaustive collections of classic Full Cycle and Sublove Galaxy Radio shows, live Ruffneck Ting jungle tapes, loads of studio & compilation mixes, all manner of rave tapes, and so on. 
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