Jungle Cakes is a UK-based jungle label owned by DJs, producers and all round junglist soldiers Ed Solo & Deekline. Founded in 2009 and known for its hefty compilation albums, the label has churned out some of the naughtiest jungle rhythms from both established and up-and-coming artists including: General Levy, Ray Keith, Ed Solo, Benny L, DJ Hybrid, Serum, Bassman, Gold Dubs, Nick The Lot, Jappa and Ben Snow. Jungle Cakes’ parent label is Hot Cakes. The label hosts a popular club night series too.
Review: AIRGLO & Deekline's new remix with Hollow Point is a genre-bending track that will get you moving. The track opens with a classic reggae skank, but then takes a sharp turn into jump-up territory with punchy drums, wobbling basslines, and rave sounds. Hollow Point's vocals add an extra layer of soul and depth to the track, making it a must-have for fans of dance music in all its forms. The track's versatility is a testament to the producer duo's skills.
Review: Jungle Cakes regularly plow through the bangers and Benny Page is a long-time collaborator and friend of the label, as well as being an all-round, infamous badass in the world of jungle and jump-up D&B. His Shimmy EP is three tracks long and infinitely heavy, with a distinct sense of power and progression permeating every corner of this release. The title track is the highlight and exemplifies this perfectly, with a set of stabbing bass notes arranged into a wicked formula of dancefloor pressure. There's also a sick VIP and a final track to look forward to, so check it out.
Review: Just in case you ever doubted Dance Concept / Souped Up bossman Benny V and main co-conspirator K-Warren's jungle credentials (shame on you if you did) then here's an incredible version session with three massive vocal collaborations over one killer riddim on the seriously on-point Jungle Cakes. The track itself is pure power laced with subversion as we're lured into a false sense of dubby bubblesome funk security before a toxic chainsaw bassline cuts through the mix and most of our senses... But let's be real; this is all about the features as some of the most distinctive voices in the genre join the party. Ragga Twins add their turbo back and forths in the way only they know how. Real talk, real jungle, "Real Junglists".
Review: Dance Concept donnies Benny and K link-up with legendary vocalist Deemas J on Jungle Cakes once again for "Jungle Rebel". Two versions, one authentic strain of classic UK soundsystem damage; Benny and K's original bumps with just the right amount of light and shade to fit in any sets from soulful and deep to something much heavier and techier while Jungle Cakes co-bossman Ed Solo brings much more of a classic wobble to the mix. Stripped-back and deadly, it's impossible not to skank to this.
Review: OG soldiers Benny V and K-Warren on Deekline and Ed Solo's Jungle Cakes? Oh our collective gosh! Premium party business wrapped around a very well-known sample source, there's a twist in the "Apache Scat" tale... While it's usually the apache break that everyone utilises in their tracks, this one uses the full horn-blazing, guitar-twanging hook and couples it with some beautiful rapid-fire lyrical lava from Deemas J. Loaded with a heavier, driving remix from bossman Deekline, this one reaches out to the full crew and beyond.
Review: Calling all Brainiacs! Brian's back and he's packing some serious jungle heat. "Anything & Everything" is a roasty skanker that's precision tuned for the current heatwave thanks to its hurricane drums, soaking wet basses and refreshing dubwise horn section. "So Easy" maintains the Jamaican flavour with a surging, urgent vocal and a jet engine drop that could scorch your ear hairs from a 10 mile radius. Easy does it!
Review: The bright-light, groovy aesthetic of Jungle Cakes is back, as it so often is, so get out your Red Stripes and don ya wavey garms because the legendary Brian Brainstorm isn't messing around with this display of both the jungle and D&B sounds. Two ragga-infused tunes are here for you, uplifting samples abound and suddenly it's not December - it's June, July and August and the sun is shining. This doesn't stop any of these tracks from coming out in a moody way, though, and it definitely doesn't it stop either the jungle or D&B mix of 'Judgement' from attempting to knock your hat off. Jungle Cakes always manage to pull out the stops in a way that makes you nervously smile - this one is no different, and we love thee combination of jungle and full-speed rolling sounds.
Review: Muderation! Brain Brainstorm and Natty Campbell hit Jungle Cakes hard with this 'Special Dedication' to the raving crew and all junglist soldiers. Big sing-along vibes with a heavy dancefloor twist, it comes in both a D&B and jungle version for all styles and flavours. Elsewhere we have the poignant horns and emotional weight of 'Murder Soundboy' and the old skool punch of 'Gangsta' plus two more collaborations.... Caloosh joins the fray on the bubbling 'Another Innocent Life' while Jamie Bostron links up for the deeper shimmies and shakes of 'Show Ya Love'. Special!
Review: Jungle Cakes are one of those really cool labels that has an endearing DIY vibe that lends so much legitimacy to their music. It's not polished and marketed professionally, but exactly for that reason you know their music will always be straight up vibes. Brian Brainstorm is carrying that banner now and he's doing so with two roughshod tumblers that pack in old-school and new-school vibes in equal measure. 'Soldier Man' is our favourite, where Speaker Louis and Brian have laid out the funk in the vocal ranges over a fiery, punishing bottom line that stretches out below in lovely style. Top stuff from the Cakes crew.
Review: Taken from his Roots Garden-released album earlier this summer - All A We - Brother Culture teams up with Jungle Cakes bossman Ed Solo for a storming, skank-flexed junglist shock out. Where the original was all warm and deeply textured, Solo has flipped the dynamics for something a lot sharper and harder hitting. Saturated in sunshine stabs with really nice attention to paid on the backing vocal harmonies, it's yet another skank-scud. Killer!
Review: A split single here between production duo Cain 1 & Wakutt, who head up the release with an ode to cough medicine in "Night Nurse", while Slynk provides more musical madness with "Bad Duppy Walk". The former is a bonafide jungle revivalist mash up with a lilting reggae swagger and a re-work of the syrupy sweet lyrics of Gregory Isaacs' legendary song of the same name. The latter also mixes a strong reggae influence with modern day D&B, plus some rave synths, cheery melodies, shuffling breaks and oodles of energy. Fun from start to finish!
Review: Having fed us bowls and bowls of hearty "Chicken Soup" already this year, Chopstick Dubplate returns with another feast. Just a two course meal this time; "My Sound Ah Murda" gets to the point as quickly as the title suggests. Warm, soulful authenticity from Jay Mikey on the vocals and a bubbling bassline rolling beneath. The bigger the scoops, the more this shoots. And scores. Need a little extra bounce for your ounce? Chow down on King Yoof's relick. A maze of sirens, horns and midrangey bass twangs, they don't call him the king for nothing. Sweet murderation!
Review: You read it right - Jungle Cakes reaches its 28th instalment, this time led by the inimitable DJ Deekline. Catching up with the first track, "Alibaba" is a perfect jungle tune sampled from John Holt's reggae classic of the same name. Retro for the old heads but still vibing enough to lift the dancefloor up a level, this is something special. "Still Passin" is a fresh, more modern jungle approach featuring tons of flashy dancehall samples (and one from the charts a short way back - spot it) and breaks that just don't quit. Dust off your dancing shoes, this is gonna get messy.
Review: Two brand new originals from the bass culture's cakiest crusader Deekline. "Pass Me The Rizla" features two of Jamaica's most iconic and versatile MCs; both Levy and Irie rattle their turbo-charged tongues with harmony as they pay homage to the skins over a skank-savvy beat. "Perfida", meanwhile, takes a more soulful route as Gala Osborn oozes charm over a horn-focused rhythm... Drop it and start missing the summer in seconds.
Murder Them All (feat Rubi Dan - original mix) - (4:13) 175 BPM
Murder Them All (instrumental mix) - (4:13) 175 BPM
Hold Up (original mix) - (3:44) 175 BPM
Review: Murderation! Deekline and Rubi Dan hook up for a blunderbuss skanker that hits more spots than you ever knew existed. With drums set to slam and bassline set to bounce, it's the perfect bed for Rubi to lay down his distinctive lyrical call to action. Dig deeper for a crisp instrumental version and a deeper, creepier dancehall denter in the form of "Hold Up". Slinking and groaning but shining with occasional flashes of a lush vocal sample, it'll do more than hold up a dancefloor... It'll knock them sideways too.
Review: While Winchester's Matterly Bowl still recovers from the mammoth slaying the Jungle Cakes crew gave Boomtown this year, Deekline and his mates continue to fire out the shots. Here we find the bossman teaming up with co-producer Fish and Navi and Blackout on the mic with for a foundation-primed jungle slap about. Big vocal harmonies, sun-kissed skanks and a warm-but-war vibe, it's another tasty Jungle Cakes treat. And it comes with a vibesome remix from jungle royalty Aries. Champion indeed.
Review: Grab your index finger, grab your middle finger. Put them together, tuck your other fingers into your palm and run around your house screaming 'murderation' because you're about to check two regal stench blasts from two of bass music's most important consistent names in over 20 years and you just know you're going to slap a lot of party people with them. Both flexing that funk/jump up/ roller vibe, "Ray Gun" takes a well known skank, some wry horn blasts and an infectious bass hook while "MOFOS" is pure middle finger business that's not dissimilar to filth ups from BCUK's Safari era. Stick 'em up!!
Review: Deekline, of the guys behind the prolific Jungle Cakes, is back on his own imprint with Brian Brainstorm, Specimen A, Sweetie Irie and KIlla P, an all-star lineup that have produced a ferocious blend of crashing jungle and menacing vocals. The structure they've concocted makes this tune so sick, with stepping halftime sections that utilize Sweetie Irie and Killa P's wicked vocal talent to build suspense, creating rhythmic diversity that then falls away on the drop into punishing breaks and warped out basslines. Proper club friendly weapon from the Jungle Cakes crew.
Review: Two heart-warming jungle-tastic dollops of loveliness here from the Jungle Cakes label. Deekline and Ed Solo are the sumptuous cooks of these two delights and what a treat they are. First up is "Bad Boys" with the iconic vocal hook "Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do, what you gonna do when they come for you?" and insistent, pattering drums which are paired with jungle sirens and weighty bass beneath. Accompanying this is the equally as fun "You Can Be My Night" which continues the madness with massive builds, plenty of bass stabs with tearing drums and oodles of dancefloor potential.
Review: And so we reach the 19th volume of the Jungle Cakes saga, placing Deekline and Ed Solo together to create the dancefloor sensation that is "Zunga" with classic ragga vocals from the one and only Rubi Dan. A big rolling bass and funky horns take pride of place in that seriously infectious hook - add the tight punchy drums and you've got yourself the ultimate party track. Track two sees another jungle smasher take charge with the unmistakeable classic sample of "No No No" featuring the silky smooth vocals of Dawn Penn. Remixed by Serial Killaz the bass bursts straight out of the speakers, punching though hard steppy breakbeats to get any crowd moving. Skanking crew, get your kicks here.
Review: Breakbeat warriors Deekline and Ed Solo team up again, and this time they've gone for it. Not content with producing some of the nastiest, wobbliest breakbeat around, they've decided to turn their hand to drum & bass and another release on Jungle Cakes. Lead cut "King Of The Bong O" is a cheeky exercise in bootleg jump-up buffoonery - the sort of tune that boasts a grin a mile wide and a happy dancefloor to match. Flip "Stickybuds Guaranteed" opts for a slightly more old skool jungle approach, mashing up skankin' MC and familiar pop vocals. It goes without saying that both tunes feature stupidly heavy basslines.
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