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JUNGLE DRUM&BASS OLDSKOOL
FRIDAY 13.11.09
CHANGE @ SPUTNIK HALL
MUENSTER WESTPHALIA GERMANY

DJ CHEF (UK)
MC ILLMATIKA (UK)
DJ UNO (UK)
MC MELO D (UK)
DJANES VEVE b2b PEBBLEZ (DE)
RACKA GEE (DE)
JOGGA MC (DE/UK)

Widgets & Flash Toys




Some where in a small part of London, a group of friends made a decision to set up a radio station. On the 28th of November 1991, KOOL FM was born. The music being played at the beginning of transmission was known as HARDCORE JUNGLE. KOOL FM were setting the standard for the underground by being the very first pirate station ever to play this type of music. Kool FM describes itself as a 'Hardcore Jungle Drum and Bass radio station' - and as such the music it broadcasts ranges from (predominantly) drum n bass to old skool and, occasionally, other genres. A wide range of both up-and-coming DJs and MCs play out on the station, and similarly almost every style of Drum & Bass can be heard: music ranging from mainly Jump-Up (dancefloor-oriented D&B, arguably the most popular type of Drum & Bass in raves and clubs) to, sometimes, the more IDM-influenced subgenres of Techstep and Liquid Funk, depending on the DJ's musical tastes. Kool FM has been running, helping to support and perpetuate the scene, and inform ravers, for over a decade. Back when jungle was an emerging genre, the station played a seminal role acting as a middleman between the ravers and the promoters (along with many other stations, some of which are still going, but the majority have been permanently shut down by their owners, merged with other stations or just faded into obscurity). Pirates back in the 1990s afforded a wide-ranging, effective way of communicating to fans of the music where and when the next raves were taking place, and it gave producers and DJs a chance to play out brand new tracks, often on dubplate (in fact, it could be argued that pirate radio contributed to the continuing success of dubplates, as producers would cut a track to acetate and then give a few copies to big-name DJs to play out in clubs or on pirate radio, to get early exposure and increase 'hype' in a track, before the promotional copies hit the record stores. If a track had non-cleared, copyrighted samples in it, hearing it on a pirate or in a rave was often the only way to ever hear it. The culture of pirate stations broadcasting a niche genre of music to hundreds and thousands of dedicated fans, of which Kool FM has always been a major part, helped both to sustain and diversify the genre throughout the 1990s, as new styles of music were played out by DJs, testing the waters or exploring new musical ideas. As interest and popularity in jungle (now called jungle drum n bass), grew, so did the pirates, and Kool FM has always played a notable part in the progression and support of the genre. Booking Agencies were set up to book DJs to play on the station, events were organised in association (and sometimes by) the stations, producing revenue to further the ability of the stations to survive, supporting the music scene and themselves. This had always been a necessary thing to do in terms of the pirates supporting themselves: since the Radio Authority (now known as Ofcom) regularly enforced the law regarding unlicensed broadcasts, confiscating broadcasting equipment and all possessions relating to the station if they were caught. Thus, DJs would lose record collections (which were often subsequently destroyed), masts would be taken down, microwave dishes removed... Running a pirate station was (and still is) an expensive project, so as much as supporting the scene, events were organised and the revenues used in part to fund the continuation of the stations. It is widely regarded that along with several other stations at the time (such as Pulse FM, Don FM, Eruption), Kool FM's support in jungle's formative years helped to spread the word amongst fans of the style, and also helped to nurture the music into what it is today. Almost every drum n bass fan with a sense of the history behind their music understands that the genre would be nowhere near as popular, diverse or successful without the invaluable support and development provided by the multitude of pirates (in the past, there were easily as many as 40 or more pirates in the Greater London area alone, though the airwaves aren't quite as crowded today). Many newcomers to drum n bass, and some who have been listening to the genre for a few years, fail to realise that until 1994, when Kiss FM began broadcasting jungle, and 1995, when the seminal 'One In The Jungle' show began on BBC Radio 1, there was no Jungle or Drum & Bass on any legal, licensed radio station anywhere in the UK, so it is important that the role of pirate stations is not underestimated. Even today, pirates such as Kool FM play an essential role in the continuation of the genre...

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DJ CHEF
(RockNRoad/Caution Rec/On The Level)
":POSITIVE PEOPLE :WORLD CRIMES :HUMAN RIGHTS :STOP THE WAR
DJ CHEF E12 East London.
INNER CITY DWELLERS-KOOL FM 94.6FM-CAUTION RECORDINGS
PAST::: Inspired by his next-door neighbour DJ Leader 1 who was a UK Hip Hop Dj / Producer and produced many Uk Hip Hop Anthems such as “ Im Riffin “ By Mc Duke and many other Music of Life Productions. Chef's Musical influences ranged from Pop Soul Funk Disco Electro,Uk Hip Hop, Ragaa, House Techno and US Garage early US Hip Hop names like HERBIE HANCOCK,AL-NAAFIYSH,RUN DMC,ERIC B RAKIM,PUBLIC ENEMY,BIZMARKIE,EPMD,KRS1,KRAFTWERK and THE SOUL SONIC FORCE After listening to these artists Chef grew up a Uk B-BOY fat laces,ghetto blaster ,lino and a new love for beatz. 1989 the year Acid house took over listening to pirate stations - Centerforce 88.2FM - Fantasy fm 1991 Chef would spend all of his money on records from 2 East London dance music shops one Being the legendary DE UNDERGOUND records in FOREST GATE East London who had a massive following due to a local DJ who went by the name of RANDALL who used to seamlessly mix tune after tune in the shop. Other important names to come from this camp were COOL HAND FLEX, MARLEY MARL, REDANT, ARCHIE, BUD, UNCLE 22,and MC FATS as well as many new and up and coming producers at that time included SWIFT & ZINC, LENNY D ICE, HYPE, SWAN-E, ELLIS D, GOLDIE, ASIDES, HYPE,REINFORCED CREW they all used to pass through the shop. The other Shop was MUSIC POWER IN ILFORD run by a great team (Nick Power, Lloyd Anthony, Dean and Scott Savonne and H who sold all types of music. Also not forgetting BOOGIE TIMES ROMFORD Big up Dan, Winston Runtings and Emtek for supporting the scene. Big up Section 5 on the Kings road Owned by the Legend of moving shadow Rob Playford...Big up Sandman and the gang. 1994 sees Chef start a Diploma in music technology where Local hero’s Marley marl & Redant where already studying, another young Dj called Hector G from Hastings was on the course and offered Chef a residency at a club called Deep Cover on Hastings Pier this is where Chef played along his London heroes such as RANDALL, HYPE, SHY FX, MICKEY FINN, KENNY KEN, ANDY C. Chef held the residency for 3 years until the pier was shut down. During those years Chef played with DJ & MC Duo Sly and Shaydee. on various pirate stations across the London FM dial from Girls Fm, Rude FM, Addiction, Rude Awakening, Playaz FM Big up the original ELC crew.

PRESENT::: 2004 sees the year that Chef had waited for his chance to play a guest set on the LEGENDARY KOOL 94.5FM along side DJ/MC BUD the pair took over the slot held by DJ MARLEY MARL AND REMARK and currently hold down the show every Thursday 7-9PM GMT WWW.DRUMANDBASSWISE.CO.UK OR http://kool946fm.co.uk/cms/index.php
Chef and Bud have brought up many of the industry’s players: RAY KEITH - ASIDES - PATIFE - CLEVELAND WATKISS - MC SINGING FATS - MC AD - MC FLUX – HEIST - HLZ - EPOC LIVE - SIGMA (DJ WOOZ) - CRAGGS AND PARALLEL - VAPOUR & JEMONE - REDEYES - MORE ARTISTS WILL FOLLOW WATCH THIS SPACE..... In 2007 Chef set up Caution Recordings he decided to create a label where good music no matter what style of DnB would be put out. With support from a new breed of producers The First was Danny Anger From Don’t Hate Participate Records Then Serious Intent & Certain Criteria from The East London Collective Mac 2 Recordings & Formula Music, Chef then found a new Italian producer called Hellraizer HLZ whos Tech style instantly forced chef to sign him up to the label. Chef has since signed 12” from Pacso & Smokster Watch out the Caution Label.(WATCH UR NECK) WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CAUTIONRECORDINGSUK 2007 Mc Rage calls Chef to be involved with a brand new band THE INNERCITY DWELLERS CARTEL who are set to blow the UK music scene apart with a mix of music that screams the sound of the UK. WATCH THIS SPACE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU HEARD IT FIRST. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ICDWELLERS Finally some big ups to those who have supported Chef through the years. LEADER 1 ,MARLEY MARL, RAGE,BUD,FATS,RANDALL,REDANT,XLS,DANNY ANGER, SERIOUS INTENT, ,AD,JUSTYCE,MC GQ,FLUX,PROBE,ZINC,KANE,SUSPENCE,ANDY C,METALHEADZ FAMILY,JO JO,ZARAH TMG,CLEVELAND WATKISS,DATA,CRIX,COOLHAND FLEX, SOCIAL SECURITY, DEEROY, EMTEK, EPOC, FLIRT,IC3,INNERCITY DWELLERS,BALISTIC,JOKER D,KENNY KEN,RAY KEITH & NICKY BLACKMARKET,SDC,TURKEY T,EASTMAN AND ALL MY KOOL FM FAMILY PAST AND PRESENT, MY FAMILY@ HOME RONI,PIP,PAIGE. TO ANY ONE THAT I HAVE MISSED OUT DON’T FEEL A WAY PEACE LOVE AND UNITY TO YOU… CATCH CHEF EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT 21-23 CET ON WWW.DRUMANDBASSWISE.CO.UK OR WWW.KOOL946FM.CO.UK"




MC ILLMATIKA
"Illmatika a.k.a 'Sick Boy' an original uk mc/artist with many sides to his character representing his horoscope GEMINI to the fullest. Illmatika has history in the Jungle/drum n bass scene whom started rhyming in his school days. As a young teenager he got on his first radio station KIK fm in 1996 where he repped with DJ Papa G then hooked up with DJ Rips who spotted his potential and brought Illmatika on his first booking abroad in Italy (Milan). Illmatika has repped on pressure fm, rinse fm and is currently part of the KOOL FM HITSQUAD TEAM since 2004 while still repping with his long time DJ partner in crime DJ RIPS on drumnbassworldwide.co.uk.

Illmatika has gone from local raves all over the uk to international since his early days covering events over europe, such as Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, multiple events in Austria and as far east as Malaysia. In 2005 Illmatika was one of the first drum n bass mc's to have his tune 'Fluid' in heavy rotation on Channel U with a highly original video and big drum n bass remixes with a high success of mp3 downloads. Here is a few events to date that have booked Illmatika: One Nation, Telepathy, Informal, Basstronica,Epidemik, Heat vs Fever, Total Hynosis, Definition, Transgression,Hysteria, Legends of the Dark Black, Darklight, Backdrop, Morphed (Austria) and many more... He currently has a mixtape in construction, with the aim to have his new Video drop later this year....Quality MC with deeper content than ypur average dnb mc. Illmatika has always repped a hip hop background which is evident to his style on drum n bass."




DJ UNO (Heat/Nice Sounds Rec/Jungle Fever)



MC MELO D
"All my life Ive been surrounded by music, even when I was a youngster my parents listened to it a lot, because to them it was not only a spiritual healing remedy, but mentally and physically, music is a antidote to relieve every day stress which I could not comprehend back then but this is how it all began. During my teenage years I started to listen to all different types of music from commercial to underground, Electro, Hip Hop, Jazz Funk even Hardcore and Jungle! Back to 1993, I started MC-ing with my two cousins DJ Silence and Golden Child, also with DJ Excel AKA, DJ faith and MC Alley Cat from Battersea. I found writing musical poetry was very hard to do especially on different topics and then memorizing what i've written down getting the projection right and lyrical originality on Drum and Bass believe that. I used to hate jungle because most of the time I listened to Hip Hop. However, surprisingly I ended up going to raves like Laserdrome, Roller Express, Telepathy, Thunder and Joy, Desert Storm, Voodoo Magic, Roast, Labyrinth, Heat, Kool FM and even those House Raves in secret locations. My first break was at Ash A Tacks night called Club 279 where I met Skibadee and Hyper D, DJ Clarky and Nicky Blackmarket and other top MCs and DJs. From back then to 2006, I have had a residency @ BN1 Club (Brighton), Chatterbox (Brighton), Pure Science at Atomics (Maidstone), Drive-By (Bristol), Rinseout (Exeter), The Warp, One Nation, TUT Promotions Education, Helter Skelter, Desire, Jungle Fever, Legends of the Dark Black, Innovation (Leeds) Total Hypnosis, UK Rumble, Supreme FM and Origin FM. I have also worked with DJ Clarky (Blackmarket Records). Work abroad includes Belgium and Miami (Tremors).

You can now catch me alongside DJ Uno on London's infamous Kool FM 94.6: NICE SOUNDS SHOW Wednesdays 11pm - 1am GMT. Big up to T's, DJ Uno, Jim (Atomics), DJ Fluid, Mr T (Origin), Racheal and Angela, Eastman, Susie G, DJ Ital all Kool Krew. Big up all the veteran innovators: Kemistry (RIP), Hyper D (RIP), G.E. Real (RIP), MC Ruff (RIP), MC Kendo (RIP), Charlie Brown (RIP), DJ Nice, Goldie, MC Micro, Soundman, The Original Prince & MC MC, MC Rage, DJ Phantasy, Jack-knife, Devious D, Jay J, 5ive 0, The original JBL and SW1, Vo-Kool and the East London Massive, Jungleravers.com, Pyrotechnic Radio, Production House, Helterskelter & Sidewinder, Demus J, Dollar, DJ Principal, Big up MC Fun & Ky-one, H.A.T and Gee, Novation, Terror Danger, MC Lethal Wayne and The Tuff City Krew, Big up J Stats, Keflon, Fizzy, Shaun B and Omega B and all the family and everyone that knows and supported me."


..VEVE b2b PEBBLEZ (Nightflightclub Braunschweig)



RACKA GEE (Beatfreakz Lower Saxony)

JOGGA MC (uncz de/münsterfullcycle)