On with the Champion Ting series and here's the almost impossibly ruffer Part Two. So many personals crammed in here it's not even funny, and accordingly I had little choice but to finish up with the double-bill of Fantasy and Back 2 Life. I could bang on about every track, but I'm supposed to be working, so see you in the comments! BIG UP. 

Mix rationale & playlist https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/its-a-champion-ting-late-94

Smokey Joe - 4 Meg Soundbwoy [Labello Blanco]
MA2 - Hearing Is Believing [Formation]
Hardware - Gangsta Shit [Frontline]
Undercover Agent - Oh Gosh!!! [Juice]
DJ Nut Nut - Special Dedication (VIP Mix) [Telstar]
The Dream Team - Untitled (Mix 2) [Intalektive]
Roni Size - It's A Jazz Thing (Ladies Mix) [V Recordings]
Ron Tom - Original Ruff [Metamorphosis]
Bizzy B - 16 Track Ting (Original Re-Edit) [Brain Records]
X Project - Jah Sunshine [X Project]
More Rockers - You're Gonna (Make Me) (Roni Size & Krust Remix) [More Rockers]
Ragu & Stalker - Raw Jungle [Vinyl Addiction]
Dillinja - Warrior [Logic Productions]
Red One - Alive & Kicking (Origin Unknown Remix) [Liftin' Spirit]
Flatliner - The Big Bang (Liftin Spirits Remix) [Ram]
DJ Hype - Computerised Cops (Pascal's Remix) [Ganja]
Sponge - The Crash [Suburban Base]
Lick Back Organisation - Music Of The Future [Suburban Base]
Moby - Feeling So Real (Ray Keith Remix) [Soapbar]
Dubtronix - Fantasy (Remix) [QDance]
The J.B. - Back 2 Life (The Dedication) (Original 12" Mix) [Back 2 Basics]

https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/mixes-by-era

It's A Champion Ting (Part Two)

It's a classic understatement to open an introduction such as this by saying that @Source_Direct's music means a lot of things to a lot of different people. But it's true. Having surpassed seminal reputation years ago now, the duo are consistently name-checked by artists in and outside of drum & bass as real inspirations. Theirs was a very poignant kind of drama when it emerged; a playfully experimental formula that's just lasted and lasted. To this day some of their earliest music still sounds futurebound, like it could fully still be out there somewhere, treading an avenue that people are still fully scared to properly explore or embrace. 

One half of Source Direct, Jim Baker, is now back and regularly DJing again and ahead of appearing here in Room One on Friday as part of S.P.Y's Back to Basics party, we're overjoyed to be able to host this exclusive mixtape from Baker himself. As you can imagine, for fanboys like us, this is quite the coup and as such it comes partnered with a gloriously in depth interview over on The Quietus, which he highly recommend you go and read once you've pressed play on the soundcloud player below. In it Baker reveals his plans for new music whilst talking about the early days and the fractures that lead to the duo's eventual split.

--

Advance tickets/info: http://bit.ly/FABRICLIVE0108

--

Read The Quietus interview >> http://thequietus.com/articles/15894-source-direct-interview-jim-baker

Follow Source Direct on twitter: https://twitter.com/source_direct

Source Direct - FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

1.   Gremlinz & Jesta - Into Void
2.   Mako - Empathy Dub
3.   Gremlinz & Jesta - Hellion
4.   Nebula - Crystls
5.   Digital - Gateman (Original Mix)
6.   Mantra - Burn & Heal
8.   TYPE - Sprinter
8.   SB81 - Hession
9.   Gremlinz & Jesta - Ice Squirrels
10. Currency Audio + 88 Katanas 88 - Pstalemate
11. Presha - Anaconda (Forrest Drive West Remix) 
12. Holsten - All Talk
13. Holsten - Stallion

003 - May 24

Randall - Love Of Life - 1997 - recorded at Evolution 25 on 22nd March 1997
 
A1) Scorpio – Li Li [V – V Classic LP]
A2) Matrix – Mute [Prototype – Prototype Years LP]
A3) Roni Size – It's Jazzy [V – V Classic LP]
A4) Undercover Agent – Warriors [Juice]
A5) Dillinja – Unexplored Terrain [V – V Classic LP]
A6) DJ Die – Reincarnated (The Remix) [Full Cycle]
A7) Adam F – Metropolis [Metalheadz]
A8) Dom & Optical – Quadrant 6 [Moving Shadow]
 
B1) Dom & Optical – Quadrant 6 [Moving Shadow]
B2) Shimon & Andy C – Recharge [Ram – The Speed Of Sound LP]
B3) Mampi Swift – Load [True Playaz]
B4) Shimon & Andy C – Mutation [Ram]
B5) Keen – The Battle Frontier [Formation]
B6) Ed Rush & Nico – Technology (Boymerang Rmx) [No U-Turn]
B7) Nemesis feat DJ Kane – System [Renegade Hardware – Distorted Reality EP]
B8) IQ Collective – Transmission [Trouble On Vinyl – Here Comes Trouble Volume 6]

Thanks to jj on rolldabeats for the tracklist

DJ Randall - Evolution 25 'Heihachi Goes Raving' 22-03-97 Love Of Life

https://www.hardscore.com/?p=12095

Brockie - Brock-Out [K-Power]
Gang Related \ Mask - Dictation [Dope Dragon]
Decoder - Life [Tech Itch]
Shimon & Andy C - Night Flight [Ram]
Hot Steppers - Volume 5 Side B [Hot Steppers]
Fate - Step On (A-Sides Remix) [Splash]
The Advocate - You Talking To Me? [Criminal Communications]
Adam F - Metropolis [Metalheadz]
Capone - Friday [Hardleaders]
DJ Zinc - Pranksters [True Playaz]
Shy FX - The Message [Ebony]
Tekniq - The Riot [Formation]
Swabe - Uno Dos Tres [Dope Dragon]
Lion Of Judah - Set It (DJ Kane Remix) [Congo Natty]
The 45 Roller - Let The Funk Flow (Remix) [Ebony]
Gang Related \ Mask - Not Not [Dope Dragon]

One In The Jungle

Brockie & MC Det - One In The Jungle [23rd August 1996]

Track Listing:
Perfect Combination - 100 Years
Krust - Accepted Meaning
Kid Lib & Tim Reaper - PTSD
The Truper - Vol. 3A
Interception - Prescription Underground
Dead Man's Chest & Tim Reaper - Starr Peak (Tim Reaper Remix)
Eskobar - Homeboy
MC MC - Seventh Sense
Equinox - Thoughts Of Tomorrow
Skool Of Hard Knocks - Everybody (Back 2 Basics Remix)
Phaze 1 - Try A Style
Undercover Agent - Oh Gosh (Droppin' Science Remix)
Brainkillers - For Real (Remarc Remix)
Phineus II - The Nebula
Original Vibes & Hellrazor - Feel You
Bizzy B - Big People
Percussive P - Gunsmith
Three Disciples - Gwarn

Tim Reaper - BTTO Radio January 12th 2025

Our next party is Saturday, 15th March 2025, at Venue MOT. Tickets: https://ra.co/events/2059114

Slamming set of Hardcore and jungle from Sicknote and LS Dare.
Check out our recent video, which features Sicknote & LS Dare on Distant Planet TV 
https://youtu.be/k1aM_BjjOxY?si=PQHC-N_iGYIt5DKL

Distant Planet TV, our YouTube Channel
www.youtube.com/channel/UCMEcajrXzq2YGrPyZYaep2A

Insta - www.instagram.com/dpravecrew/


Sicknote B2B LS Dare  live at Distant Planet Venue MOT Oct 2024

Tracklist...

The Man With No Name - So Tight (Suburban Base)
Peter Darker - P.O.T.U (Future Retro)
The Man With No Name - Stars Remix (Suburban Base
Dev/Null - Deep Love (Future Retro)
The Man With No Name - Painted Man (Suburban Base) 
Pulse & Wax Doctor - Bounty Killaz (Creative Wax)
DJ Pooch - Warrior Beat (Impact Records)
Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Untitled (Globex Corp)
Beatmen - Peaked Up (4 The Floor)
Essence Of Aura - Can I Dream (Outstanding Productions)
DJ Pooch - Bells 94 Remix (Cut & Run)
DJ Pooch & Wivvy - Riding Rhythm (United Dance)
Tom & Jerry - The One Reason (Reinforced)
Minos - Jungle Massive (Vibez93)
Untitled (Naughty Naughty)

22-01-25

Label co-owner Moakz returns to Codename: RCRDS with Lunatic Age EP, featuring a select of uniquely styled dancefloor bangers which have been featuring heavily in his sets over the past few months, complemented by three storming remixes from some of the most talented artists currently at work in the scene.

The EP opens with the prophetic title track ‘Lunatic Age’, a hybrid of atmospheric synths, electrostep and jungle with a warning message which feels unnervingly prescient in light of current world events. ‘A Dark Future’ flips 4x4 beats into a deep atmospheric direction as its vocals muse on the dystopian influences of the roots of jungle and techno, before Mineral contributes his stunningly brutal rework of the same track, flipping intelligently between introspective moments and tearout drops.

The 2nd half of the release brings the well titled ‘Calm Before The Storm’, with hypnotic synth lines and rolling drums building things towards a crescendo before the track locks firmly into the groove with a rumbling bass that continually pushes things forward. Code Of Silence provides his signature tearing amen drum work to his rework of ‘Lunatic Age’, bringing the hardcore elements to the fore and adding an extra vocal for good measure. Last up is man of the moment Neekeetone’s vibrant remix of ‘Back To The Earth’, where warped basses and trademark precision break choppage escalate the original to fresh new heights.

Links:
https://codenamercrds.bandcamp.com/album/lunatic-age-ep
https://cygnusmusic.link/mjyp9po

Buy Now

Moakz - Lunatic Age (Code Of Silence Remix)

fortunecookie20 - Feelings Show (Lizplay Records)

mg alarm

* Message me if you have any copyright issues *

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. 
Use the playlist shortcuts (top of spotlight) to find your way around. 

Have fun, spread the love :)

Please check out and support these like-minded individuals
@the-roadblock
@ethereal94
@kolanut 
@drumtrip 
@repertoiresound
@sonarsghost
@dj-madbeats
@dareerickson
@danielnorman
@vykhod_sily
@sonicrampage
@rough-culture
@wiseguisedjs
@distantworldtransmissions
@code618
@mafsone
@mihailpetrovski
@cash_bailey
@sinewavebass

It's A Champion Ting (Part Two)

Selectabwoy