Junglist! Old Skool Ragga, Drum and Bass and Jungle 1993-95 (CD)

Soul Jazz Records Presents: Junglist! is a heavyweight new selection of classic and rare original jungle and features Krome and Time, Cutty Ranks, M-Beat, Bizzy B, Lemon D, Top Cat and more. Junglist! tells the story of how jungle and reggae came together to produce some of the heaviest tunes ever made. Get ready for more pounding basslines, fierce Amen breaks and heavyweight ragga vocals — strictly original jungle style from the earliest days of drum and bass. All these tracks date from 1993-95, at the height of jungle. Rarities include Bizzy B and TDK’s Big Things (currently £350 on discogs) only ever released on white label. Aside from first generation jungle producers such as M- Beat, Krome & Time, Lemon D, DJ Vern and DJ Ash, the album includes super heavy jungle mixes of hardcore original dancehall legends like Cutty Ranks, Beenie Man, Josey Wales, Poison Chang and more. This album follows on from earlier jungle and hardcore releases on Soul Jazz Records including Rumble in the Jungle, Ragga Twins Step Off and Black Riot – Early Jungle, Rave and Hardcore.

Tracklist:

1.  M-Beat – Surrender
2. Cutty Ranks – Original Ranks (Just Jungle Remix)
3. DJ Vern and DJ Ash – Squeeze
4. Dub Two (Bizzy B & TDK) – Big Things
5. Redrose – Jungle Tempo
6. Krome & Time – Ruffneck Scouts
7. Terror Fabulous – Ragga Ragga Ragga (Whitehouse Crew Remix)
8. M-Beat – Rumble
9. Brainkillers – Screw Face
10. Poison Chang – Love The Woman (DJ Rap Remix)
11. Bizzy B & MT – Dub Select
12. Top Cat – Bunn The Sensi (Dub Hustlers Remix)
13. Josey Wales, Beenie Man & Ini Kamoze – Build Me 3 Coffins (New Blood Crew Remix)
14. Lemon D – Jah Love