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Another cool party rocking release for Wicked Vinyl gang. 2 Ragga Jungle/Dnb remix and 2 strong Ragga tribe version.

* Up next on newly reinvigorated Emotif Recordings comes a storming 12" from production team D-Region & Code. Known for their breathtaking remixes and heavy-hitting solo work, these skilled producers are a welcome addition to Emotif's future heritage.
* D-Region is the founder of the Canadian independent label Furious Records and has worked with respected music groups like Universal/EMI, Moonshine, ZYX, Moist and Toronto's Nice and Smooth in his 12 years in the DnB scene. In his career, D-Region has landed four singles on Beatport's coveted Top 10 sales chart (drum n bass) and dozens of tracks on the Beatport Top 100. His single 'The Terminator's Theme' debuted at number 1 on Beatport when it was released in 2005. DJ Code hails from London and has been on a steady accent through the ranks as the latest addition to the Kool FM roster. His past releases on Emotif including 'Brainstorm' & 'Rudeboy Rebellion' with fellow producer Sketch were absolutely massive. It's good to see him back!
* Hustle From Born feat. Shutdown and Trinity Chris' is a synth-led powerhouse. It kicks off with a modulated lead line and dub skanks before a huge saw-wave bass heaves into motion over the pounding beats. Shutdown provides additional beef in the production whilst Trinity Chris delivers the hype with his dancefloor-riling vocal. This is hi-energy peak time material. Trinity Chris is a JUNO nominated (Grammy Awards of Canada) artist who has toured across North America sharing the stage with the likes of Mavado, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Ghostface Killah, French Montana, D-Block, Shabba Ranks, Sizzla & dozens more.
* Live Your Life feat. Shadow Bloc, Lady MC and Klair Quest' is a colourful roller that follows it's precursors sensibilities with detailed synth work and layered harmonies. Frost has had "LYL" on a exclusive dubplate for last couple of months so no doubt you would have heard it in his recent sets!
* The beats take the mid-ground with Lady MC and Klair Quest giving that feminine flair that keeps the pace pumping. Futurestep DnBduo Shadow Bloc, hailing from Toronto, step-up for additional production duties. Between them they have classical training and Juno-nominated songwriting skills, which is apparent in their multi-faceted energy. Best Female MC at the 2012 National Drum & Bass Awards, Lady MC has been an integral part of the jungle and drum & bass scene since as far back as 1995. She has built a reputation for herself as one of the hardest working women in the game. Expect big things from her this year!

Following a year-long break, LionDub International is proud to announce our return to wax with the rekindling of our long-standing
alliance with storied junglist Marcus Visionary, featuring vocals by reggae legend Johnny Osbourne. The first single from an
albumlong project, Rock it Tonight revisits Osbourne's 1986 smash We Gonna Rock it Tonight for the equally storied Jammy's
Records, but with an entirely new voicing and new lyrics. Marcus Visionary himself has had a long and storied career, starting on L
Double's old school Flex Records and moving forwards with other essential imprints like Revolve:r and his own Dance Rock Records
before making a solid connection with LionDub in 2009. Our strong support goes hand in hand with his inimitable style, and time and
again he's delivered massive releases that keep fans coming back for more. For this teaser to the album, Marcus steps up with two
contrasting versions of Rock it Tonight sure to cause ruckus on dancefloors. With digihorns, police sirens, and a skank sourced from
the song's original incarnation, for the original version the drums follow a bouncy reggae groove that keeps up the tempo but also
keeps a lighter mood. Tougher is his 'Jungle Remix', where busier breakage brings a rollicking classic jungle feeling. Together these
two mixes raise the bar high for the full-length, but given Marcus' track record here on LionDub, we have no doubt it will live up to the
highest of these expectations.

Following a two year-long break, the mysterious Black Pearl imprint returns to wax with two dark and dirty Jungle DnB tracks that are
sure to light dancefloors on fire worldwide. Both mixes feature interpretations of chart topping tracks with tremendous builds and
then drops, monstrous vocal clips, heavy bashment influenced drums. and deep, dirty b-lines that will surely peak the interest of any
Dancehall or Jungle aficionado. Bristol based X Amount, drops "Don Dada," a wicked Bashment/DnB hybrid that will have ravers and
dancers bawling forward time and again. After a Ragga flavored intro segment, Choppy DnB drums brings you into the unique and
heartily detailed Bass drop. Well crafted vocal sample patterns permeate the track and classic 90's era dancehall hits stitch it all
together. On the flip, Channel Two brings in heady sirens on "Mad Over We," accompanied by monstrous sub lines, classic dread
and reece hits, a seriously catchy vocal aimed especially at the ladies, and an impeccable mixdown that rivals any top producer's
quality with ease. This 'Jungle Remix' boasts busier breakage and a much more classic jungle roll out. Don't sleep on these two
bangers.

The South West's bass boutique Run Tingz have
just completed their biggest release to date bar
none... Ladies and gentlemen, revolution time is at
hand.
Decorated vocal artist, and long-standing face at
Run Tingz, YT has selected highlights from his
ground breaking third album 'Revolution Time' with
full blessing to 'go to town and Junglize' them.
They've done what any astute artists would do in
their situation and hooked up with their illustrious
companions the Serial Killaz to produce a project
that will wake waves the world over. A co-lab of
killer proportions, make way for Killa Tingz...
'Revolution Time' is undiluted audio justice.
Opening with cinematic sweeping synths and an
epoch-defining news sample, the boys then throw
us savagely into a series of blistered breakbeats
and oozing subs. As YT's sing-song chatter re-
emerges, it's a total revolution of the mind and
senses.
Next up 'Save Mi Life': here we find the Serial Killaz
going solo for a rifle-like skank-up. Teasing us with
a well-known Toots bassline and another razor-
sharp riddim, YT's tale of musical assistance in his
journey from badman....

Ragga Jungle killer !

MJAZZ presents 'Rawtrachs' is a 17-minute ride of beats, bass, noise and rawness. There's an obvious influence of jungle break
beats and a 'f**k off' attitude to formulaic music.
The music represents freedom from the formula, freedom from restrictions, and most of all the freedom to connect with the Universe
via intuitive experiments with sounds.
This release is limited to 30 cassettes - the cassettes are blue in a yellow case with a handcrafted cover - each of these covers are
different (no two covers are the same). The cassette cases are then packaged up in an extra case which is hand sprayed with the
MJAZZ seal of approval - super limited handcrafted packaging!
This music is unapologetic and unadulterated - no 'watered down for the masses' business!

*Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the dance, two of electronic music's finest step forward; leading lights in their respective fields, Friction & Skream have combined as one to create the ruffest of game changers to kick off the year. Featuring three of the leading MC's in the UK right now, Scrufizzer, P Money and Riko Dan, 'Kingpin' ain't messin' about...time to get grimey!
*Get ready to double-take as 'Kingpin' steps up to kick in any dance floor that dares test it. Hard as you like, an almighty piece of half-stepping production that's fresh off the hard drive ready for the vocal flows of three of the sickest MC's known to man right now! As you'd expect as the worlds of drum & bass, dubstep and grime all combine, the results are astounding and show another side to Friction & Skream altogether. Essential!
*It's then over to Calyx & Teebee to supply the dose of drum & bass as they turn in a downright disgusting remix that'll keep all the 174 heads happy as ever; brash and in your face, exactly what we like from these two veterans of the genre, never shy of slaying a dance floor or three.
*Shogun's very own man of every moment Rockwell then finishes things up as he spreads his production wings once more, showing off his trap tendencies with a messed up, stepping re-fix full of bad attitude and badboy bass with the cut up barks of Fizzer, P and Riko all keeping things in check. Ain't no denying it, Shogun Audio have done it again.

Finally out ! Banging RaggaJungle fighting the footwork killers... A dancefloor masterpiece for a nowadays style digging the future !

SUPERB !

Rinse FM started life in 1994 as a jungle station, and jungle lies at the roots of each new music Rinse has championed since. With Rinse:20, Uncle Dugs, the station's only dedicated old- skool DJ, offers a potent reminder of the genre's power.

"It's my 'Story of Jungle mix'," says Dugs. "A story of jungle music until it changed to drum & bass." Opening with Lennie De Ice's 'We Are I.E' - widely accepted to be one of the first jungle tracks - the album travels through an exhilarating chronology of the genre's evolution through the 90s. "To do that in 21 tracks was challenging," he laughs. "I could have done with 121. But it's a history of the music, mixed all on vinyl, live, and I challenge anyone to go into the studio and do a better job!"

Dugs is perfectly placed to take listeners through that history. He's been involved in pirate radio for 20 years, having caught the rave bug as a teenager. "I've never found music that's buzzed me like that," he grins. "There's nothing that's ever done that to me again. The minute I found it, that was me, forever."

Listening to the mix, you can hear that passion bubbling to the surface. Across its hour length, Dugs weaves from instantly recognisable tracks - the ragga bounce of Conquering Lion's 'Dub Plate Special (Ruff Cut)'; Andy Reece's 'Pulp Fiction' - through a mesh of tunes that represent important steps in the sound, from the headrushy bliss of Nookie's 'Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Mix)' to the rolling momentum of Shy FX's seminal 'Bambaataa'.

Dugs returned to Rinse in 2011 to start a new weekly show of old skool jungle and hardcore on the station, as well as regularly inviting in legends of the scene to be interviewed on air. The response has been astonishing, which is one of the main reasons why a mix like this - which recaptures the energy and innovation of a scene at the height of its creative power - feels like an important statement. With so much of the new music that Rinse champions so strongly connected to jungle, there's no better time to remind people of those roots, and how deep they truly run.
Tracklist
01. Lennie De Ice - We Are I.E.
02. Code 071 - A London Sumtin
03. Bodysnatch - Euphony (Kuff Mix)
04. The Criminal Minds - Baptized By Dub
05. D'Livin - Why - D'Livin
06. Noise Factory - Set Me Free (Remix)
07. X Project - Walking In The Air (Mix 3)
08. Noise Factory - Can You Feel The Rush
09. Nookie - Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Remix)
10. Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows (Long Dark Remix)
11. Slipmatt - Breaking Free
12. Leviticus - Burial
13. Conquering Lion - Dub Plate Special (Ruff Cut)
14. Conquering Lion - Code Red (Wild Apache Mix)
15. Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction
16. Andy C - Roll On
17. Jo - R Type
18. Andy C & Shimon - Quest
19. DJ Phantasy - 44 Mag
20. Shy FX - Bambaata
21. The Fugees - Ready Or Not (Zinc Remix)

One very original 180 BPM Steppa tune, that could be played whetever you wanna dig for Drum & bass, Tribe or Drumstep.... and so dub by the way. FAT !
white vinyl pressing

Brand new label from the USA representing the Jungle vibes of drum'n bass. One Of These Days b2b River Jordan. Instant rewind material!

Newskool Ragga drum, powerfull dancefloor weapon bringing some Spainnish feelings in the anglo saxon ragga world !

There are only a handful of tracks from every era that really stand the test of time and can truly be regarded as classics. Back in 1995 DJ SS produced two of these tracks in the same year - Lighter and Black. Now fast forward to 2012 and these classics from the Formation Records label boss get a reworking from a two of the scenes' rudest producers.
Kicking things off new skool Jungle don Bladerunner stays true to the original, brining all the elements of the anthemic Lighter bang up to date to the with awesome effect.

Sick Music 3 sees the revival of the highly successful compilation series from Hospital Records and as usual, there's a slew of top-notch talent from across the spectrum. Expect tracks and remixes from the likes of High Contrast, Netsky, Fred V & Grafix, Need For Mirrors, Technimatic across this 26-track compilation.

Break and Ragga, from jungle dub to hard Jungle at the breakcore frontier. Nice production.... The Second on this brilliant underground label from belgium. TIP !

Once Again Krak In Dub delivers a perfect ragga Jungle set. With one Latino bootleg ragga jungle and one electro mental Dub superb tune. Fat record !

Jigsore unleash another huge 12'' with 2 strong hard jungle tunes, a hard DnB one, and a ragga junglely one to finish with.. Not to miss

Drum & Bass Remix current Necessary Mayhem big reggae tune by Tippa Irie Dancehall Style gets the treatment from Digital Soundboy's Marcus Visionary. DJ Frisk hailing from Liverpool deals with Necessary Mayhem Classic Police In Helicopter by Million Stylez produced by Frisk.

Jungle Cakes join's forces with 149 Records for this Ricky Tuff Vs Raff Mac Bean release.

This time around RONIN has been given the job to tear your dance floors apart.After decapitating the last of the warlords and relaxing with a nice cup of tea, the Ronin laid low is sword and focused on mastering his sonic weaponry. Sparing no one, and showing no merci or remorse, he has pursued his mission to combine the most powerful elements of electronic dance music into a unique tune: 'Undercover Fandango'. This A side is an abrasive and fast-paced exotic blend of rumba-calypso shaken up with hard drum & bass flavours. This 180 BPM dance-floor killer can happily be mixed with Drum & Bass, Hard Techno or Breakcore.

Serial Killaz return with the fourth release on their own self titled imprint. This time around Northern Lights remix 'Walk and Skank' and they certainly put their stamp on this already massive tune. On the flip is a tearing Serial Killaz mix of Benny Page's 'Crying Out'. This 12'' is a heavyweight piece of DJ artillery and has been getting support from the Drum and Bass top dogs.

ust in time for Christmas, the Shogun mob bring back the ever-reliable SGN:LTD series for one last dance of 2011. A double A-side from a trio of producers who are taking no prisoners whatsoever here...and let's face it if you got the call from Shogun nor would you. So set the levels at full tilt and hold tight, we're goin' in!

Serial Killaz return with this fresh new plate of Jungle goodness on their own Cheeky imprint. 'Rube Boy Style' is a Jungle re-lick of the classic Reggae anthem, which has been smashing up dancefloors on dubplate for the past few months.

Danny Wheeler returns to dnb with the awesome collaboration 'Let It Flow' which has already been getting support by Groove rider and Fabio's BBC Radio One show, as well as support from Danny Byrd, Brookes Bros . W10 boss has teamed up with The Suitboys aka Japanese pop producer Taku Takahashi and West London vocalist Aina. Danny was Djing in Tokyo earlier this year and the day before the massive earthquake that shook Japan, he and Taku were in the studio creating this modern masterpiece.

Alter Ego have brought the rukus with this release and is pretty much standard for these London based producers. This has sold really well on promo so don't miss out on this one.

This long anticipated release features an original master piece by the UK's ever rising Run Tingz Cru and their legendary Jamaican vocalist Blackout J.A! 'Ganja Man Ting' takes the Cru back to their amen days and Blackout J.A's insightful ragga vocals make it a worthy addition to any Ragga Jungle fanatic's collection!

Midlands's producer Aries steps up with this firing slice of modern day Jungle that'll literally knock your socks off. On the flip, rising star Bladerunner puts his own twist on things and does it to great effect.

Originally from Sunderland, Shitmat is the king of all things wrong bringing his own brand of mash up madness to the table. This release is hard, fast and full of Acid Dub Jungle.

One of the scenes hottest Jump Up producers goes undercover for this release on Zombie, two tunes which have been doing damage for months and months, and after much harassment, finally get an official release.