Easygroove @ Nice & Easy 2 - 1994

Ratty - Yikes & Swing - Head II Head - 1993

A deep dive into the early releases on the Back 2 Basics sub label that ran from 1994 to 2000, releasing music from Ascend, Ultravibe, Technical Itch, JB and more. At first glance the label could be considered 90s record box filler but I love how the label could hop from atmospheric jungle to vocals to big wobbly basslines and amens to hip hop jump up and darkness. Enjoy!

Thumpa - The Second Movement Sessions

Here's part 1 of my deep dive into one of my favourite D&B labels of all time, Back 2 Basics! Set up by JB aka Jason Ball in 1993, the label would run to 2008 with nearly 100 vinyl releases and more albums, mix CDs etc. Being a midlands lad myself I have grown up with this label and bought everything I could 96 onwards. 

The label released music from JB, Spice, Dred Bass, Twisted Individual, Decoder, Ascend, Ned Ryder and loads more and was a really important part of my teenage years as a DJ and raver! Enjoy this look into their 94/95 releases...

Thumpa - Let's Go Back 2 Basics Part 1 (1994 - 1995 Jungle)

Jumping Jack Frost -  Kaos 14 - 1992

Kenny Ken-  Phoenix Studio Line - 1993

Big vocal tune with dancefloor vibes. BIG UPS!

DOWNLOADS ENABLED!

Dropbox Link : https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jyb1kfnrhwv5i2yr0l5fi/E-LeV-8-Missin-U.mp3?rlkey=qm3pyrhaaqmyntr3p63f2pno5&st=hkmpo9tx&dl=0

E-LeV-8 - Missin U (FREE DL)

Recorded live at Riverdance @ Unit 58, London on 5th October 2025. Hosted by MC Strict, mixed with vinyl. Tracklist:

1) Creator - Jungle Bizniz
2) Mayhem - M-Power
3) Rufige Cru - Terminator II
4) The Moog - Rush Hour (Rotor Remix)
5) Tin Tin - Volume 1 (Side A)
6) DJ Lee - A Touch Of Darkness
7) Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth - New Direction (93 Remix)
8) Tango - Tango Project (Side A)
9) Dark & Moody - Volume 1 (Track AA1)
10) Phuture Assassins - Roots 'N Future (Altern-8 Remix)
11) Danny Breaks - Droppin' Science Volume 1 (Side A)
12) DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - 123
13) Capone - Dark Influence
14) International Rude Boyz - Paragone (Remix)
15) Gwange & Spinback - The Execution
16) Mega City 2 - Amazon
17) Unknown Artist - The Total Vision EP (Side A)
18) The Dok - I Want You
19) Crazee M - Tribal Connections Part 2
20) THC - Sunshine

DJ Jedi Live @ Riverdance October 2025

My mixes are like buses, you wait months for one then 2 turn up in the same week! Really enjoying digging into my record collection lately with loads of Formation, Bizzy B, F Project, Basement Recs and more. Go run up the bludclart jungle techno!

Thumpa - NOW ARE YOU READY FOR SOME BLUDCLART JUNGLE TECHNO VOL 4 (100% VINYL)

Strange Company

Highway to hell !!!🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

Home of DJ Thumpa 
I AM NOW RETIRED FROM DJ'ING AS AT NOV 2025 AND NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THANK YOU FOR 27+ YEARS OF SUPPORT AND 15 YEARS ON SOUNDCLOUD! IT IS NOW TIME TO JUST BE A RECORD COLLECTOR AND BEDROOM DJ...
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2025 sets (taking limited dates)

01/02/25 Drum & Bass Classics, London
28/02/25 Drum Fusion, Coventry
01/03/25 Birmingham Children's Hospital Fundraiser. Birmingham
15/03/25 Pump, Burton On Trent
22/03/25 Tomorrow’s World, Doncaster
29/03/25 DNB Shellaz, Birmingham
12/04/25 Bassman & Friends, Birmingham 
20/04/25 Crooked House, Shrewsbury
25/04/25 Sumo Beatz, Colchester 
03/05/25 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
07/06/25 Unity (vinyl set), Coventry 
28/06/25 Industrial Drumz, Birmingham 
05/07/25 Formation Records Rooftop party, Leicester 
12/07/25 Bassman Birthday Bash, Birmingham  
12/07/25 Fuse Festival, Lichfield
09/08/25 Bassface, Birmingham 
05/10/25 Riverdance, London 
02/11/25 TBC
15/11/25 Hardcore Technology, Newport
22/11/25 Tomorrow’s World, Doncaster 
06/12/25 Standard Procedure, Coventry 
31/12/25 TBC

2024 sets:

26/01 Be Happy, Leicester 
27/01 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
27/01 Future Drum & Bass, Milton Keynes
27/01 Raveology Children’s Hospital Fundraiser, Birmingham 
10/02 Paragon, Leicester 
10/02 Darkside, Glasgow
17/02 Happedaze, Sunderland 
24/02 Bassface, Birmingham
02/03 OnlyBass, Birmingham
16/03 Reprobeats, Manchester
29/03 Random Concept, Birmingham
30/03 Bassface, Birmingham 
27/04 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
05/05 Onset Of Bass, Bristol
25/05 Random Concept, Northampton
28/06 Duck D&B, Birmingham
30/06 Basstrap live stream, Birmingham 
13/07 Fuse Festival, Lichfield 
27/07 Basstrap, Oswestry
03/08 Rave Hart, Cannock
23/08 NoughtyCulture, Leicester
24/08 Drum & Bass Classics, London
24/08 Drop The Knife Charity Event, Birmingham
25/08 Crooked House Festival, Lichfield 
31/08 Bassman & Friends, Birmingham
27/09 Dark In The Jungle, Birmingham
28/09 Drum & Bass Classics. Birmingham
18/10 Stimulation, Ripley
20/12 Complex, Burton On Trent


My name is Thumpa and I've been DJ'ing since 1996. I've played at Westfest (the biggest indoor rave in the UK), Pandemonium (Holland), Slammin Vinyl, Breakin Science's 'Drum & Bass Classics', Random Concept, DNB Collective, HTID & HTID In The Sun, Shadow Demon, Hardcore Heaven, Uproar, Hardcore Heaven Weekender, Raver Baby, Ravers Reunited, FINRG (Finland), Codex (Japan), Fantazia, Madness Industry (Holland), Mokum (Holland), Cenobite (Holland), Dimensions Of Darkness (Holland), Hardcore Underground, Freeformation, Vibealite, Uprising, Distruxshon and hundreds more including gigs in Japan, USA, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Finland, Germany and for every major rave promoter in every corner of the UK. I now play D&B, classic D&B / jungle and old skool with the occasional hardcore set.

Any mixes you can't find might be at https://hearthis.at/rebuildmusic/ or http://www.mixcloud.com/OllyThumpa