Do people still make Ragga-Jungle?

June 22, 2007 3:45 PM

Do people still make Ragga-Jungle? Jump-up? If so, can you recommend some artists to go look for.

I used to be big into Jungle. Do people make stuff nowadays that has the same style and sound as the music coming out in the mid-nineties? I miss hearing Barrington Levy singing over crazy drum loops.

posted by chunking express to media & arts (17 comments total)

Before making records the hood was my saviour.
posted by chunking express at 3:48 PM on June 22, 2007

The S, the U, the P the E the R, the S, the H, the A the R the P, the S, the H, the O, the O, the T, the E, the R.
posted by chunking express at 3:55 PM on June 22, 2007

Blooooooooooooooodclot. Alright. Blooooooooooooooodclot. Alright. Blooooooooooooooodclot. It's the Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
posted by chunking express at 4:05 PM on June 22, 2007

Cheering Down the Bombaclot Place. Dub Dub Plate Plate Pressure Pressure Pressure Pressure.
posted by chunking express at 4:15 PM on June 22, 2007

I have recently discovered BeatPort. They have a halfway decent interface for browsing music. Click on Genres, then Drum and Bass. You'll find sub-genres for both Jump-up and Ragga.

They sell DRM-free 320kbps MP3 downloads, but may or may not be less expensive than buying the physical disc from elsewhere. Depends on the release.
posted by CrayDrygu at 4:16 PM on June 22, 2007

You might be interested in Dubstep. I was a fan of jungle and the related genres, and this stuff is in the same vein. Skream is a good starting point.
posted by mullingitover at 4:16 PM on June 22, 2007

Tenor Fly and Top Cat are still at it. Mr. Majestik by Calibre and High Contrast was a pretty big tune a few years ago.
posted by subtle-t at 4:36 PM on June 22, 2007

Congo Natty
posted by gnutron at 4:39 PM on June 22, 2007

Boh!

*sorry, had to do it*
posted by Sandor Clegane at 6:23 PM on June 22, 2007

There's a lot of Ragga/Breakcore out there. I recommend Enduser's "Run War" album whole-heartedly.
posted by mkb at 9:59 PM on June 22, 2007

This is great, thanks. I was worried I'd have an empty thread with lyrics to songs I used to like.
posted by chunking express at 11:46 PM on June 22, 2007

If you like to feel the bass check Soundboy Punishment from Skull Disco. Includes the Villalobos remix of Blood on my Hands. WICKED!
posted by DelusionsofGrandeur at 12:12 AM on June 23, 2007

How could I forget Aaron Spectre? Lots of studio and live mixes for you to download on his site.

Skream Dubstep mix here.
posted by DelusionsofGrandeur at 3:39 AM on June 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Check out Murderbot. He has plenty or Ragga and Broken Beat up there.
posted by djamiem at 8:51 AM on June 23, 2007

Finally, a question I can answer.

I can't help you with jump-up because it's awful just kidding sometimes i listen to aphrodite too. But as for ragga jungle, you might go for the obviously-named ragga-jungle.com. It's a forum-based site, full of an awful lot of wankers, but there is a streaming radio channel that features tracks written/remixed by forum members, as well as hourlong remixes.

Some of the forum members are actually respected figures in the modern ragga jungle scene, and actually have vinyl out. I used to hit up that site an awful lot, and I dug it.

Also, you could try digitalbombing.com - they are very much into the jungle thing. Free stuff from their crew and others shows up there regularly. The site itself is run by Freeburning, a store in Los Angeles that specializes in obnoxious hardcore ragga jungle. I'm sure if you dropped them an email, they'd be able to give you a laundry list of people to check out.

And you might also want to check out N2O records. They are probably right up your alley. They put together a record not too long back called Ragga Party Mash Up - Dancehall Panic which was a comp/remix CD, with some jungle in near the end. Good record, as was General Malice's Final Takeover. They generally have bootleg/whitelabel stuff all over the place - just ask them. I think DJ Audio1 is down with them - nice dude.

also: lajunglist.com. As you'd expect, a lot of these people are connected informally because it's sort of a small scene. Happy hunting!
posted by dihutenosa at 12:24 PM on June 23, 2007

big up the junglist massive.
posted by chunking express at 9:38 PM on June 23, 2007

Check out anything by Soundmurderer, anything on Rewind! Records.
posted by tomo at 1:08 PM on June 27, 2007