Review: When it comes to UK reggae, no other label comes close to Fashion Records. Home of legendary acts like Daddy Freddy, Tenor Fly (RIP), Wayne Fire and Papa San, Fashion Records paved the way for the UK jungle movement that would happen just years later, showing people how things can be done with pure DIY innovation. The movement continues as they link up with Jungle Cakes for this exceptional collection of revisions from the likes of Diagnostix, Speaker Louis, Selecta J-Man, Posk, Charlie Kane, Deekline and various other cakey mates. Highlights include Posk's gully twist of 'Massive Horns', Charlie Kane's warped and wonderful take on 'Baba Loo' and Speaker Louis' crisp flip of 'Perdominant'. So styled they never go out of Fashion, this is the perfect fusion of foundation and future.
Review: Pop your corks! It's Rumble, Blackout JA, Daddy Freddy and Liondub with their now cult classic 'Wine It Up' remixed up the max by a whole range of killer, on-point names. The original is a dancehall grinder but the remixes take us to all kinds of places; Vital gets savage with a new VIP of his original remix, Lost City bring absolute fire with a sizzling riddim that leaves plenty of space for the MCs' massive vocals while Marcus Visionary brings the dancehall elements of the original into a contemporary jungle twist. Finally for a special additional version excursion we have the 'Wine It Ova' special with Echo Minott and Sophia May bringing extra vocal flavour. Pour another one !
Review: The life of Brain: get up, make a banger, sleep, repeat. An inherent vibes man, he's clearly not tied by any one subgenre and just makes straight up dnb heaters from the soul. It's been this way for a long time for the German gully merchant and Liondub International have been part of the journey since the very early days. Now comes the latest chapter; five originals with some of the finest vocalists in the widest jungle circles: Daddy Freddy ,Brother Charity and Yemi Bolatiwa. Highlights include the utter ruffness of 'Original Wicked Man' and the velvet soul of 'Off My Mind'. Lighta crew!
Review: Totally Dubwise Recordings have somewhat of a reputation for delivering releases of a high calibre, but this one certainly knocks the ball out of the park as they welcome Mystic Pulse and Daddy Freddy for a fantastic new single. As a composition, 'Wha Do Dem' is a super beefy original, that combines some forward thinking vocal toasting with excellent production behind the scenes. We are also gifted two top draw remixes for this one, kicking off with Jamie Bostron's junglistic revamp, packed with potent sub pressure and rapid fire drum switch ups. We are also given the rather unusual skippy rethink from Escape Roots, which adds a whole new dimension to the track all together.
Kill Dem Again (feat Blackout JA) - (4:13) 180 BPM
Kill Dem Again (feat Blackout JA - Koznik & Khavy remix) - (4:27) 175 BPM
Review: A firm face in the Run Tingz camp since 2013, Bristol ragamuffin J-Man gets lively with two of the most distinctive reggae vocalists who've crossed over to the D&B darkside; both Daddy Freddy and Blackout JA punch with real throaty gravel over J's shank-skanked rhythm to create in an ageless jungle jam. Looking for more punch in the bass department? Jump on Koznik and Khavey's potty-mouthed jump-up slapper. Think Konichi's style and you're not far off.
Review: Featuring a debut vocal appearance from original ragga badman Daddy Freddy, Liondub presented the talents of Mexican producer Isaac Maya earlier this year. Returning to the scene with remix pressure from Nu Elementz and Profile and Portugal's own Dirty Skank Beats, the digital carnage unfurls with Nu Elementz and Profile's remix, which opens in a classic reggae style that turns dirty in all the best jump-up ways. The next reinterpretation is left to Dirty Skank Beats, who removes the original production entirely and replaces it with down and dirty heaviness and hard hitting horns, leaving the majority of the vocals intact. Nicely does it.
Review: From Mexico to Jamaica to London, "Original Jungle Sound" covers serious ground with a serious sound. Isaac Maya's rifle-like beats and teeth-baring bass reference jungles roots with futuristic production flourishes while Daddy Freddy gets guttural with forked tongue toasting in a way only he knows how. Remix-wise we head to Canada as Marcus Visionary adds his own brutal take on the original. Massive.
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