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We are back with another release!

Orion, Peeb, MAC-V, and If-Read have come together to make this release possible, showcasing a delightful fusion of styles that complement each other seamlessly. We hope you enjoy it.

Offering you a blend of lush vibes, atmospheric pads, dancefloor-smashing breaks, and more – catering to those who appreciate a mix of subtlety and intensity.

Stay tuned; pre-orders are currently open.

The official release date is set for September 8th.
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releases September 8, 2023

Mastered by R. Hermanos

[GBR019] MAC-V - Natural Bliss (Forthcoming September 2023)

Dub-One & Inphiltrate - The Badway  [Scientific Wax, SW036]

R-Hawk Label Showcase #1

As I’ve gone along collecting records, whenever a new Jungle D&B label has started up I’ve often found that I enjoy the first 3 releases as a standard.  Not sure if labels curate their releases this way to make sure they kick the label off with quality, or if it is a coincidence, or if I just subconsciously will myself to enjoy it that way!  Anyway, I’ve been wanting to catalogue some of this aspect of my collection on social media somehow, but I didn’t know quite where to start, as I didn’t necessarily want to do it in a chronological or alphabetical order.   The other day I was reminded of a particular label when I was playing Trainspottle and that has determined where I am going to start.  (I will elaborate on that in a footnote to this post, as it is a bit of a tangent, but worthy of inclusion!)

So the first label release trio is on Piranha Records, a label belonging to Jonny L that he began in 1999.  Jonny L is one of my favourite producers, from very early on (1992 to be precise) but from the mid to late 90s, his output always struck a chord for me as it felt that he stood out from the crowd.  So I always got excited when I saw new material from him.  After his last 2 albums on XL Recordings, Sawtooth in 1997 and Magnetic in 1998 - both of which got critical acclaim and didn’t leave my record bag for months, it was hard to guess in which direction he would go next.  But when Piranha appeared, with The Bells and Raise I wasn’t disappointed.

I’m not great at describing music, unlike some of my peers who do an excellent job of music journalism, but I’ll do my best!  I think that he manages to stamp his own sound on anything he does, even when his sound takes a different direction and these tunes definitely felt different to Sawtooth and Magnetic. With the first 3 releases on Piranha, there is an other worldly feel to them, quite minimal in some respects, lots of strange chord structures, subtle electronic melodies, vocals and fx and moody atmospherics, but always with a hard edge to them; the breaks are hard stepping, nearly 2 step, but with a bit more swing.  These tunes are designed for the dance floor.  When I bought them, I would combine them with stuff on 31, Virus, V, Dread, Ram, Dropping Science, Higher Education, Metalheadz - the kind of Drum & Bass that was prevalent at the time; but even amongst all of those label titans they felt like they stood out from the crowd and still do.

I’ve done a little mini-mix of these 3 records, 6 tunes in total so that you can hear them in all their glory.  T/L Raise / Running / Change / The Bells / Selecta / Spike

So, as I said earlier, the tangential genesis of this label choice was Trainspottle. For those of you who are not familiar, it is like Heardle, but for Jungle D&B - every day there is a new tune to guess.  And pretty much, in my experience, you either guess it after 1 second, or not at all.  Frustratingly, the site seems to have glitched in recent times and it plays the same songs over and over again.  It has become a running joke in my family that at least once a week, the tune will be Billion Dollar Gravy by London Elektricity (incidentally I only know this tune from this stupid game…).  The other annoying glitch is that it will only let you select the tune from a list, that appears as you gradually type in the artist or track name; but quite often the tune that is playing is not one that appears so you cannot choose it and therefore you lose!  On this one occasion, after the first drum hit, I said “It’s Jonny L - Selecta” but the list only offered Piper, or Hurt You So.  Very frustrating, when you have to skip through to be told it is exactly what you have said it is from the first go.  So you don’t get the little computer generated message telling you how great you are for guessing after one second. It is like being cheated out of dopamine.  Anyway, that’s what made me think of choosing Piranha.

R-Hawk Label Showcase #1 - Piranha Records

A selection of my favourite tracks that I have been sent or collected over the past few months.  Enjoy!

1. Artificial Red & Voodoo Child - The Oasis (Diamond Life)
2. Model - Wish (8205)
3. Aural Imbalance - First Ascent (Okbron)
4. NonRev - Last I Heard (forthcoming Eternal Soul)
5. Aeon Four - Quantize Humanity (Silent Force)
6. Breakage - Pattern (Self Released)
7. Fushara - Paranoid Park (Constellations)
8. Gremlinz & Ink - Rise of the Deep (forthcoming Okbron)
9. Hidden Agenda - The Cruel Sea (AKO10)
10. Kosheen - Hide U (Outrage Remix)(White Label Dubs)
11. Equinox - Steppa Selection Take 2 - (Enforcers)
12. R-Hawk - I Wanna Rock (Krugah Funky Entendre Remix)(Unreleased)
13. Icon Roller - Kill Dem (forthcoming Malted Music)
14. Double O - Niaibingi (Hidden Hawaii)
15. Unknown Soldier - Two Heads (Haters Inc 4)
16. Threshold & Stretch - Pain (Hazardous) VIP (AKO Reload)
17. Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope) Greenleaf VIP
18. dgoHn - Untitled (Everything is Same Size) (Love Love)
19. Hyphix - Sleep Paralysis (Unreleased)
20. Krugah - Vibezey (#9ine6ixteen Volume Two)
21. Peshay - Celestial (forthcoming Okbron)
22. Artificial Red - This Time (Time Is Now)
23. Tom & Jerry - Look To The Sky (AKO Arcade)
24. Haste - Only You (Twilight)
25. Tek 9 - Killing Time (Tom & Jerry Remix)(Reinforced)
26. Dillinja - South Side (Riffin Mix)(JA 1)
27. Ruffkutt - Identity Crisis (Infra Red)
28. Deejay Endo - The Realm (Vocal Mix)(Unreleased)
29. Juxt - Discord (Unreleased)
30. Kid Drama - Auto State of Mind (CNVX)
31. Ben Kei - Aperture (Constellations)

R-Hawk - Xpresha Podcast 004 - Nov 2023

1. Loma – New Horizons – Something System Dub
2. Seba & Paradox – Volt – Ilian Tape
3. Etch – How Dare He – Something System
4. Loma – Fresh Outlook – Something System Dub
5. Andy Odysee – White Widow – Something System
6. Paradox – Octa4 – Sneaker Social Club
7. Rawtrachs – Inter Dimensional – Something System Dub
8. Paradox – The Last B-Boy – Paradox Music
9. Parallel Action – Air – Something System
10. Andy Odysee – Spine Chiller – Something System
11. Loma – Open Book – Something System Dub
12. San – Subject 9 – Rua Sound
13. Rumbleton Ft Dodz – Island Cream – Rupture LDN
14. Loma – Harry's Return – Something System Dub
15. ASC – Intensity – Samurai
16. Fada – Empty Frets – Pinecone Moonshine
17. Rumbleton – Raw Deal – Rupture LDN
18. LTJ Bukem – Music (Technicolour Rework) – Good Looking
19. Rawtrachs – Inter Dimensional (Etch Hieroglyphics mix) – Something System Dub
20. Etch – Take You All Down – Something System

Something System Records - SSR004 PROMO MIX

Show from saturday 23th of December. Tracklist below.

Original Hardcore Jungle sounds with DJ Chromz & Vali NME Click
Every other saturday 6.30 till 8.30 (UTC+1)on www.jungletrain.net

Vali NME Click tracklist - Best of 2023:
1.⁠ ⁠Dev/Null - Deep Love (Sonars Ghost Remix & Original) (Future Retro London)
2.⁠ ⁠Harmony - In Ya Soul (Deep Jungle)
3.⁠ ⁠Double O - Love Is... - Firm Meditation LP (Rupture London)
4.⁠ ⁠Overlook - Bear Trap (Mad Cap Remix) (Over/Shadow)
5.⁠ ⁠Kloke - Dark Knight (Run It Red)
6.⁠ ⁠Nine Windows - Ocean Dawn - Rule Of Thirds LP (Nine Windows)  
7.⁠ ⁠Fluid Haunts - Blow The Subs (N4)
8.⁠ ⁠DJ Sofa - Our Future - Made To Last EP (AKO Major Defence)
9.⁠ ⁠Swankout - The Cannon Effect (N4)
10.⁠ ⁠Pill & Dread - Dreamschange (Peter Darker Powerdream Remix)  (Kid Lib Self-Released)
11.⁠ ⁠Bizzy B - Slow Jamz VIP (Brain)
12.⁠ ⁠Sync Dynamix - Close Your Eyes (Parallax)
13.⁠ ⁠Tim Reaper & Dwarde - A1 Black Label  (Globex Corp)
14.⁠ ⁠Champa B - Wake Up (Modified Magic)
15.⁠ ⁠Tim Reaper - Elephant Feet - This Is Jungle Techno LP ( Rave Radio)
16.⁠ ⁠The Bridge Project - Project 1 (Laffin Buddha)
17.⁠ ⁠The Future Retro Sound Of London - B3 (Future Retro London)
18.⁠ ⁠The Bridge Project - Palomas (Parallax & Laffin Buddha Colab)
19.⁠ ⁠On Remand - Controllin (Pete Cannon Remix) (Crack House)
20.⁠ ⁠Pete Cannon - Hyperdrive -  8 Bit Action Amiga EP (N4)
21.⁠ ⁠Subjects - Sunray - Evolution LP (Deep Jungle)

DJ Chromz tracklist:
1. Dubtronix - Pass De Dub (Interfaze)
2. DJ Chromz - Dub Talk Wikked (Dubplate)
3. Dub & Wheel - Truths & Rights (Future Retro London)
4. DJ Chromz & Tim Reaper - Diff Selection (Future Retro London)
5. Persian Prince - Red Eye Dub (Existence is Resistence)
6. DJ Chromz - Dub Fi Soundbwoys (Dubplate)
7. Sky Joose Dubplate
8. Kid Lib - 14 Shooter (Outlaws)
9. Dub Warriors - Rocking Out To The Nation (Chasing Breaks Mix) (Entity Records)
10. DJ Chromz - Want Me VIP (Dubplate)
11. J Majik - Arabian Nights VIP (Infrared)
12. Kid Lib feat. Mc Murman - Da Absolute Dubplate Danger (Green Bay Wax)
13. DJ Chromz - Come Again Now (Dubplate)
14. The Chalice Crew - Spiritually Oriented (Verse I) (The Holy Chalice)
15. Perception - Dubplate Special (Chromz Dubplate Killer Mix) (Moodswing)
16. DJ Spatts - Rollin Voodoo (Boshcorps Serenade) (Outlan U.K.)
17. Skanna ‎– The Greatest Thing (Skanna)
18. Mr E & Dillinja & Clarky – Steelers Anthem (IQ Records)

Peoples Station #27 on Jungletrain.net - 2023/12/23 DJ Chromz & Vali NME Click

CODERCRDS016 - Microcosm - Labyrinth EP (Out 26/01/24)

Repertoire is excited to welcome back Poisonfrog to the fold.

After originally having made his debut on Repertoire’s Streetlight Vol 2 compilation in 2021, Brooklyn-native Poisonfrog followed up with the well received “Head Over'' extended play.

This time around Poisonfrog joins forces with the Repertoire collective for a six track journey into the jungle’s atmospheric and murky depths with the Creation EP.

The EP features collaborations with Law, Ben Repertoire and Kola Nut, while RUNDR adds his signature rolling style to his remix of Creation.

Poisonfrog x Ben Repertoire - Creation

Bury The Light -DMC 5 -I am terrible when someone is terrible to me Mix 23

Tempo Records is proud to release three brand new tracks by Ink & Gremlinz. Sinister & Raw Drum & Bass.

This release comes as a limited 140g clear vinyl pressing with full artwork sleeve + white glossy inner sleeve, including a mp3 download voucher + a free poster/inlay and all tracks mastered by Stuart Hawkes of Metropolis Mastering London. When buying this from T3MPO.com you get a free Tempo logo sticker (untill stock lasts).

First in a wave of new releases from the Odysee Lab- a 3 track E.P. from Label partner Andy Odysee!
A. Cause Damage- Classic Odysee A-side- Deep-to-Dark Amen mood switcher!
B1. Like Jazz- Experimental Jazz D&B for late night driving!
B2. Body Rock- 80's Electro/Breakdance influenced track with all those 808/909 references!

Cause Damage E.P.

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Tempo Records was established by Dutch DJ Frodo https://www.T3MPO.com/frodo (also known as PRPLX). He has been involved in the Dutch electronic music scene since the early nineties.
Tempo Records will release on both vinyl and digital formats, and will have an openminded music policy.

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send us your unsigned tracks using wetransfer.com (zip file) or send us soundcloud streaming links via e-mail frodo(@)T3MPO(.)com, but please no mp3′s or wav’s to our Tempo inbox!

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