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Originally released on White House Records. Remastered from digital masters by Robert Macciochi with full restored cover done by myself. This EP should need no introduction to Ravers as often cited as an Anthem (whatever that means to you, to me that just means classic and good and still worth hearing any day again and again)."Baptised By Dub" was originally on World Beat Records with "Virtual Reality" on the flip side and later licensed to White House Records with other tracks and the totally different but equally awesome Re Baptised By Dub by DJ Halo. This Ravers favourite has never been reissued on vinyl in its original 4 track form. it did make it to a White House Classics series but only Baptised By Dub and not the greatest quality.According to DJ Spatts the DAT's were misplaced in the 90's and only unearthed again in 2014 when I searched the Warehouse. All CD licensed versions on compilations are allegedly a vinyl rip supplied by White House. These official DIGITAL remasters were issued to TCM Records as digital only. This is your first chance to get your hands on what will definitely be the best vinyl reproduction of this music since it's original release in 1992.

Reissue of the classic hardcore release on Crack House Productions.

Priced as high as £250 on Discogs

Cambridge-based beat-scientist Filter Dread presents the third release on the Tech Startup catalog, TS000003. Inspired by laboratories across the street from his studio, the four tracks take motifs from the genres of jungle, hardcore, and grime, and teleport them to alien dimensions.

The record kicks off with Rainforest, a track which mutates grime hammer kicks and classic jungle drum-rolls. The following track, Blizzard, flows like metallic ooze with its cold, cybernetic percussion and liquified pads. Tripping Up dishes a devastating jungle-tekno sequence with crushing snares and a sinister bassline. RX-4 Real brings the release to a close, bubbling and percolating with its reverb-soaked stabs and glitched out beats.

7th Storey Projects is delighted to present Coco & The Ghost - featuring a pair of wicked jungle cuts from two mainstays of today's jungle scene; Sonar's Ghost and Coco Bryce.

'Turn it Out' by Sonar's Ghost kicks off precedings, a homage to the legendary Tom 'n' Jerry SHELL series, with all the hallmarks of the aforementioned releases, this ragga-infused smasher is primed to set dancefloors ablaze this summer!

Coco Bryce returns once again to 7th Storey Projects with the ragga jungle roller 'Trillion Shekel Man' - featuring rolling breaks, a big bad bassline and a little bit of humour into the mix - unmissable!

Champa B and Drum Cypha are both hugely established and respected in the underground scene and have released on some major labels including numerous releases on their own imprint Holotype Audio.
This is the debut for Champa B on Skeleton, where Drum Cypha had his debut track (Reflection Hologram) on the XXV Project album.
Watch out for this one... It's been causing damage on the floor.

Infrared Records are proud to announce the highly anticipated forthcoming J Majik album "Full Circle". Release Date 1st May 2019.
Full Circle features a variety of drum and bass styles, from the heavy amen edits of "The Crow Knows", the serene sci-fi influenced futurism of "Codebreaker" to the early hardcore sound of "Meridian".

The album also contains several other points of reference to the scenes pioneering years of the mid-90s. "Serenity" nods to the progressive style of Good Looking and "Point Of Return" pays homage to the experimental sound of Reinforced.

Rasta Vibez back with another 10" Red vinyl featuring a pair of reggae infused rollers. Warning / My Sound by the artist who shall remain unknown is a soundsystem shaker with plenty of irie vibrations. 100% vibes!

Legendary 90s label Stormtrooper Recordings are back for their 25th anniversary with two fresh 1992 style tracks by an original label artist.

3 track vinyl 12” pressed on heavyweight (180g) black vinyl and housed in a full art reverse board sleeve featuring an original illustration by Eveson.

Coming off the back of the critically acclaimed Trilogy project for Ingredients Records, producer DJ & visual artist, Alex Eveson aka Dead Man’s Chest, continues to explore his unique brand of tripped out junglist revivalism with the launch of his latest creative venture: Western Lore.

The Throwing Shades EP throws down a patchwork concoction of lazer tinged breaks, atmospheric rushes, soundclash recordings and crusty rave tape samples, deftly woven together in Dead Man’s Chest’s signature punch-drunk style.

After teaming up with label boss Coco Bryce early last year, Dead Man's Chest aka Alex Eveson goes in for his first solo release on Diamond Life.

Drum Shanty is definitely the more rowdy one. Going straight for the throat with a ragga chant and gritty lofi drums, it'll surely get any party started in no time. It's rough and rugged, but still retains Eveson's trademark subtle style and flair.

Blue Mountain is a whole other beast. Its low pitched breaks and quirky melody make it sound more like a double tempo trip hop tune than the junglist skank outs you might expect from Dead Man's Chest.

Pete Cannon ends the N4 trilogy with the best of the bunch. This EP is his usual blend of raw Amiga power. Authentic hardcore sound made in an authentic hardcore way, using original ingredients, techniques and studio equipment. All hardware, all hardcore, all the time! However, this one takes a slightly more...piano-ey....turn, and in doing so brings us some of the most brilliant old skool to date. It is certainly an unmissable EP, not only the strongest of the N4s, but also the perfect end to a perfect series. Unless a part 4 comes along, in which case, I will backwards engineer this write up to make it look like it was always gonna be part 3 of a quadrilogy or whatever the word is for that!
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Aphex Twin, Billy Bunter, the Fat Controller, Glowkid, Slipmatt, Dj Jedi, Dj Luna-C, Dj Brisk, Clayfighter, Jimni Cricket, Bustin, Sc@r, Doughboy, Saiyan, Dave Skywalker, Liquid, Hyper On Experience, Ant To Be, Ponder and many others

Some 3 years ago, Abyss was responsible for one of Myor Massiv's most popular releases. Now he finally makes his long awaited return to the label for a split 12” with Tommy The Cat.

Both tracks are heavy Amen rollers. On the a-side Abyss goes in for some serious hardcore business with “Journey Of A Crackhead” whereas Cat In The Bag head honcho Tommy The Cat opts for a dirty dubwise approach on the flip.

Bogwoppa is back with some serious tunes recovered from DAT! This time we bring you a 4 tracker of some of the tracks from Secret Squirrel . These tracks are all from the original 1992 releases on the Bogwoppa label but includes 2018 remix of "It's Outrageous". Ltd to 300 copies!

Banging tribe UK style with a Raggatek solid influence... Defenitly a masterpiece refreshing the style

From the green-fingered Terrarium collective springs its new label, DayNight Savings. Conceived as an interview series, DayNight Savings invites musicians and artists to share the music that soundtracks their daily and nightly routines. In its incarnation as a label, DayNight Savings #001 presents a streamlined and coherent exploration of this theme; an A-side guides you through the day, and a B-side devotes itself to the night. One side for home listening, with club ready music on the flip.

To start the Day, Gary Wilson’s She Makes Me Think Of Endicott sets out with an atmospheric intro that evokes those tender waking moments. The calm is soon broken by an energetic drop into a joyous Rhodes-driven track with a lilting melody and an addictive beat.

Eric Jackson’s Moments steers us late into the afternoon. A scene-setting synth is coaxed along by a Jazz beat in half-time but this is swiftly replaced by something more rhythmically and texturally complex - the virtuosic live drums doing most of the work. Vicky Flint’s trumpet floats effortlessly over the jungle-esque breaks creating a soundscape for focussed daydreaming. File this in between Rhythm Section and LTJ Bukem.

On the Night side, placid acid producer, Tinman, presents his previously unreleased Stay Gold. Analogue thrives and the pH remains sufficiently low. Flying head first into the early hours of the morning, this peak time acid belter will set any dance floor alight.

PYRAMID TRANSMISSIONS presents the 2nd solo release on the label from PT creator ADJ.

STREET LIFE Part 2 continues the theme of Part 1 with another 4 tracks of bass driven future electro music from one of the longest standing members of the scene.

STREET LIFE Part 2 is more pure Future Bboy music with punching kick drums, Alien melodies and crunchy glitches for that unmistakable ADJ sound aimed at making you dance while getting in your head simultaneously. ADJ always looks to the future but with nods to his past of 808 electro music.

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Another crowdfunded project launched on Kickstarter that smashed its target and was featured as a Best Seller on their main page!

Chalke Lom is an enigma. A talented Watford Enigma. Growing up within the London rave scene alongside LTJ Bukem, MCing for Bukem as he was rising up through the ranks and making a name for himself on the circuit. He was also the guy who first pushed LTJ Bukem onto the decks.

This is the true sound of the London Rave scene of the early 90’s, turning the original release of this record into a legendary collectable 12" hitting prices between £130 - £220 on Discogs! Both 'The Resurrection' and 'The Future (Original)' gained cult status by appearing on Bukems mixtapes released on Yamen back in 1993 and helped establish Chalke as a cutting edge Junglist and pioneer of the scene. One of the first Jungle records to have a real musical, deeper edge balanced upon a rugged bassline,

Please Note: This record was mixed down in a bedroom studio in 1993 and has a raw sound to it. This is the sound Chalke wanted and the sound that collectors have paid big money for over recent years. We worked hard in getting this remastered so it reflects the original essence and vibes of those hedonistic days.

Released in a factory sealed Vinyl Fanatiks housebag on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.

''For ECK003 we celebrate Data Room's debut release on Planet Earth.

This EP sees a future-thinking take on the beloved Junglist movement of the past 30 years.

Data Room delivers 3 tracks of different pace & style, centred around the aforementioned influence. Class, sophistication & bass weight can be expected from this 12".

Accompanying DR on the A-side is V Recordings' Jumpin Jack Frost, one of the original pioneers of jungle/drum & bass. Born & raised in London, growing up in the heyday of rare groove, acid house, hardcore & jungle, JJF brings a fast paced 4/4 driven breakbeat track that delivers the goods 20 beats per minute either side of it's original 158 tempo mark - taking the A2 spot to perfectly adrenalize this release.''

Here we go with one of the most valuable records in the steaming pile of Bogwoppas. This one was bootlegged a couple of years ago from dodgy Youtube rips. So we thought we would go all out on an official reissue for you. Sadly the DATs were long since lost in the midst of time. However a NM copy was sourced and a small fortune spent on restoration. The guy who does the restoration usually works on African Jazz music on Shellac records. So he is used to doing his magic on much worse audio. The upshot of the restoration is the 4 tracks sound almost as good as the original masters. Bear in mind it's a 25 year old record with all the crackle and pop that goes along with that. We've tried to polish these turds without ruining the original vibe too much. The audio samples are the masters we used for production so you can hear them before buying.

Sorry this one has to be a couple of quid more as we shelled out a small fortune on the restoration. You know the score if you want the original though. So hopefully you're not too miffed!

A True piece of Hardcore History, Reminiscent of the early Rave era, a time when there were no rules. ‘Hardcore’, just before the fruition of what Jungle came to be. Experimentation in Rave music was at its utmost: chopping up 8 Bit beats & breaks re–inventing a fresh Drum Sound, Bassline’s that make your eye socket’s shake, idea’s that followed no rules. This is some of that missing History...

Originally produced in 1992, this was scheduled to be Dlux’s first official solo release on ‘Brain’ records. With lots of hype about ‘The Darkness e.p.’ (Bizzy B & DJ Dlux) 1993, The Fontage E.P. release was delayed, & finally shelved, making way for Dlux’s updated sounds of ‘The Realtime E.P.’ which got released back in 1994 on Brain Progression.

The Fontage E.P. is Dlux’s earliest material to be featured on the ‘Lost Dat’s’ series. The Dat’s have since corroded beyond repair, this was salvaged & lovingly restored & remastered, so this piece of History could get an outing on ‘Existence Is Resistance’.

Don’t miss out on this authentic piece of music history from a true Underground legend!

Proudly presenting the UNITE EP from a producer that really needs no introduction - FRACTURE. This is Jungle, drum & bass, and hat inimitable Fracture 160 bpm magic. This release sees collaborations with Manchester's MC Fox, and from label head Alix Perez. Out 7th June 2019 on vinyl and digital.

4 excellent old skool but modern Jungle Tekno tunes from Matt Teksteppa Wilkins on his new imprint, Innercore Project

Swiftly following on from the successmanship of Globex Corp Volumes 1-8, comes Globex Corp Volume 9. Featuring contributions from usual suspects Dwarde and Tim Reaper, ably assisted by regular collaborators Gand & Mr Sensi, this latest volume combines achy-breaky pelvis inducing floor fillers alongside groin-grabbingly deep jungle riddims.
Be a double-bacon geniusburger and grab one quick, else you may be labelled a jerkface, and with good cause.

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Our 8th VA compilation, spinning a web around fresh and old bloods alike.

A1 introduces Arp220, with the tripping Meur Maei. Disembodied vocals bouncing over acid drips, scorching.

A2 sees Obergman stop the clock with trademark tight productions on the tuff n sucking Chronostasis.
On the flip, the long-elusive collaboration between XY0815 and Int Main Rigid Body sees a proper release after an ultra limited run at last year’s Rye Wax’s Run Out.

The Jaffa Kid re-emerges after his Beauté Du Négatif EP with Intergalactic War Trials, weaving thick but never cloying synth work over a stepping wicked rhythm, making it all happen & dripping for the 'floor’.

Finally, newcomer Oskar Telemann sees off the EP with a crafty marriage of IDM and synthwave on Anruf Aus Dem Westen. Chilling.

5 cuts, 5 styles, everything you need to slick the floors with out of date smoke fluid.

Msymiakos / Ontology

Coco Bryce steps up for LORE 006, setting the vibe instantly with the effortlessly anthemic tones of ‘Come 2 U’. Subdued chords and etheric vocals are draped over playful breaks and 808s in deadly style, one of those rare tracks that will lift any dancefloor throughout the night! Dead Man’s Chest makes an appearance on ‘True Rebellion’ fusing ruffcut sample choppage with Coco’s riffs & melodies to roll out a hazy recollection of the raves of yesteryear.

Side B continues the theme with ‘Beats Like This’, a neon saturated breakbeat workout of whirling melodies, hardcore riffs & b-boy vocal chops. ‘Like Normal Death’ revisits Yaïr’s instrumental hiphop roots, signing off the EP with soaring pads, heavenly vox and a laid back crunch.

Released May 10th 2019 on digital and heavyweight (180g) black vinyl, shrink-wrapped & housed in a full art reverse board sleeve.

Adventurous, abstract, and deeply up-for-it rave music from Code Walk, a young Danish duo picked up for Peder Mannerfelt Produktion’s first release of 2018

With ‘Distance’ the Copenhagen residents showcase a diverse brief to their sound, equally prone to take in elusive 150bpm electro oddities as mutant breakbeats and bullish techno, and all with a knowing push’n pull of abstraction and function that’s always been key to the strongest techno music since day one.

In six diverse parts the pairing work on, off and around the beat with varying levels of agility. They’re most thrilling when they go fast, far-out and near-weightless, as with the mercurial flow of opener ‘Distance’, and again with the scudding ghetto-tech bounce of ‘Red’ and their smudged power ambient ace, ‘The Same As Me’. But while those cuts are all eminently danceable, the other tracks are perhaps more conventionally ‘floor-focussed, from the flinty breakbeat and noise jag of ’Touch’, to the soggy bass drum march and sci-fi synth strokes of ‘Streak’, and the squared-off, cranky, Surgeon-esque buck of ‘Monitor’.

Following Code Walk’s 2017 debut ‘Doubler’ for CPH’s Ex Local/F12 labels, ‘Distance’ unpackages bold new angles to the duo’s style certain to spark fevered interest from explorative techno DJs and dancers.