Comments on: Do people still make Ragga-Jungle?

Question: Do people still make Ragga-Jungle?

chunking express — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:45:38 -0800

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.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:48:01 -0800

Before making records the hood was my saviour.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:55:47 -0800

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.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:05:52 -0800

Blooooooooooooooodclot. Alright. Blooooooooooooooodclot. Alright. Blooooooooooooooodclot. It's the Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:15:21 -0800

Cheering Down the Bombaclot Place. Dub Dub Plate Plate Pressure Pressure Pressure Pressure.

By: CrayDrygu

CrayDrygu — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:16:26 -0800

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.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:16:40 -0800

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.

By: subtle-t

subtle-t — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:36:51 -0800

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.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:39:27 -0800

Congo Natty

By: Sandor Clegane

Sandor Clegane — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:23:10 -0800

Boh!

*sorry, had to do it*

By: mkb

mkb — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:59:39 -0800

There's a lot of Ragga/Breakcore out there. I recommend Enduser's "Run War" album whole-heartedly.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:46:16 -0800

This is great, thanks. I was worried I'd have an empty thread with lyrics to songs I used to like.

By: DelusionsofGrandeur

DelusionsofGrandeur — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:12:58 -0800

If you like to feel the bass check Soundboy Punishment from Skull Disco. Includes the Villalobos remix of Blood on my Hands. WICKED!

By: DelusionsofGrandeur

DelusionsofGrandeur — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:39:49 -0800

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

Skream Dubstep mix here.

By: djamiem

djamiem — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:51:48 -0800

Check out Murderbot. He has plenty or Ragga and Broken Beat up there.

By: dihutenosa

dihutenosa — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:24:59 -0800

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!

By: chunking express

chunking express — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:38:17 -0800

big up the junglist massive.

By: tomo

tomo — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:08:43 -0800

Check out anything by Soundmurderer, anything on Rewind! Records.