Redditors rejoice! Fans of 160 rejoice! Jungle footwork music now has a home on the internet (outside of JukeMusicForum.com, that is) and it’s reddit.com/r/junglefootwork !!! Feel free to check it out, listen to the music that has been contributing a string of hits into the world of music for the last year – and feel free to post your own tunes, as well !
– StrangeFlow
Yes! Another one! Another compilation by my favorite new label, Ground Mass – a label that’s created and spearheaded by Mark Kloud, who’s known for his might tunes and phenomenal dj sets!
Setting a precedent for cutting edge and extremely fun electronic music, this compiilation (the second one since the label’s beginning) does not disappoint.
You can pick up this compilaton for free (or, donate a few bucks to help keep releases like this one – as well as the emeriging footwork-jungle scene, alive and well!) Mark had one of my own tunes (5ifty$ix K – Brain Drain) featured this month, as well. There’s also KidLogic, J(ay) A.D, Crypticz (whom I just recently discovered but have since become a major fan of) and more. Some newcomers on this one, too. If you like footwork jungle at all, this is definitely the compilation for you. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Andrew Juke – Dark 04:24
2. J(ay).A.D – Chakra 05:33
3. DLX – New Gun 05:48
4. SNCD – Return 05:39
5. Boi-A-Gutz – 160 #7 04:01
6. Mark Kloud – Stomp 04:00
7. KidLogic – Feel New Feels 06:00
8. Duckett – Still Movin 03:06
9. Studio 1 – Dancing Feet (Homesick edit) 05:06
10. Crypticz – Remember Me 04:56
11. Weedo – Archaic 03:35
12. Plot Twist – Hidden Method 05:42
13. Roni Size – Brown Paper Bag (Sideswipe Edit) 03:11
14. 5ifty$ix K – Brain Drain 04:53
Thanks for the awesome tunes, Mark!!
5ifty$ix K (aka StrangeFlow, aka The Guy Who Made This Site) is releasing a new ep today, ‘Brain Drain.’ Resurrecting the sounds of old jungle breakbeats, and fusing them with the start-stop retro drum machine sounds of Chicago juke and footwork, this 5 track (4 plus a secret bonus track) is a lot of fun, and extremely forward thinking. 5ifty, along with other footwork jungle producers like him, such as KidLogic, Kid Lib, Wellbelove, Calculon, Dr J!nx, and others; is helping to map out the territory for this new style of electronic music.
“That’s one of the most exciting things about footwork jungle right now,” says 5ifty$ix, “there’s so much uncharted land that’s being uncovered now, everyone’s going into it with their own take on it. Every new album or even new track has the potential to dig up a whole new musical space that can be worked on in the future. I’m hoping my style on this album helps with that process, and I hope people enjoy it, it’s also a lot bass-heavier than my last album.”
The last album he did was under the moniker of StrangeFlow. Why the direction change?
“Well, I remember thinking that, for years, jungle was a lot of fun, but a lot of it got kind of stale after awhile, and I lost some interest. Even some of the breakcore stuff seemed to get old after awhile, like some of the artists didn’t care as much… I still loved the basic sound of drum n bass and jungle, but a lot of what was comin’ out wasn’t killin’ me. Around a year or so ago I started listening to footwork and juke a little bit, and then discovered there were some folks putting it with jungle, like Om Unit, and that inspired me like nothing else has in a long time! I’d been thinking for some time that something needed to come around, some new style or slant on jungle / dnb to give it some new life again, and this, in my opinion, is DEFINITELY it.”
“So, I decided I wanted to try working with this really fun new template, a lot of it’s basically unwritten and waiting for precedent. I like how the footwork rhythm cuts the jungle up a bit, but if you tweak it right, you can get both sounds to work together in a completely new strain of music altogether,” the musician went on, adding, “…So, since I wanted to be a part of this, I figured it was time for a name change, as well – I’d been using StrangeFlow since… 2006 or 2007, and it started out as an MC name, actually.. I used that name for glitch hop, funk, hip hop, and I had a lot of fun with it, and there’s a good chance I’ll go back and make some more StrangeFlow trax, but for the time being, I wanted to just say ‘fuck it,’ and try to move into a wholly new set of directions. I’m probably gonna keep using that speaker-headed dude though, cuz that shit’s fun! Ha.”
You can get the entire album for “pay what you want” (free plus) @ Dynasty Shit.com
Track listing is as follows:
1. Brain Drain 04:53
2. Tornado Rave 03:52
3. Stuck Inside the Stereo 03:27
4. Cuz I’m Countin Money 03:40
5. (bonus track) Bam! Bustin! 01:59
Reposted! Never reposted something to bassadelic before, but here we go! 5ifty$ix K via cosmology collective!!
This shit is fly. Supahfly. Cuz has 21 followers as of this post.
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Oh, and did I mention he started http://jukemusicforum.com ? He started Juke Music Forum.
4.0 GPA in Badmanitarianism.
There have been a slew of incredible tunes to come out lately in a new strain of music known as footwork jungle. Or jungle footwork. Whatever. The point is, it marries the speed and styistically-choppy vocal edits, the 808s and ghetto musical aesthetics of Chicago juke…to the speed, breakbeats, ravey pads and structures of jungle. The end result is a 160 beats per minute nightmare of excitement. Yea, that’s right, a ‘nightmare of excitement,’ I said it. Said what we were all thinking…
Anyway, the point is, it’s a very new style, and as such, I’e been seeing all kinds of labels prop up in the last couple of months. You’re starting to see all sorts of jungle footwork releases coming out, with label serial #’s that end in ‘001,’ representing the label’s first release. In other words, it’s an exciting time. Folks are catching on. People are getting organized. Emails are being sent. Plans are being developed. Flags are being hoisted. Bras are being burned. It’s an exciting time! More exciting than dubstep, the Beatles, and some kind of awesome Mexican lunch buffet all rolled into one! Fuck yea, more exciting than any Step Beatles Buffet!! The 160 is making it’s way back to the rave!
Here’s ten incredible footwork jungle trax I want to lay on yah! Enjoy!
10… Codename John – Dreams of Heaven (Mark Kloud Edit – clip)
Found this guy after he posted on theDynasty Shit (record label) submissions page over on soundcloud… This guy’s originals are dope, and his mixes are even doper-er-er. You gotta check some of those out… *I almost made this top ten a ‘top ten footwork jungle mixtapes,’ but decided to go for original tunes… that’ll have to be the next one.. But – I am pleased to announce that Mark Kloud IS going to be releasing music on Dynasty Shit soon, so that should be a lot of fun!
9… Fracture – Bad Habit (Om Unit VIP)
Om Unit is a bad ass producer, and is actually one of the original founders of the beautifully-mutated strain of music we call jungle-footwork.. (or footwork-jungle, or jungle-juke, or.. whatever… Hey, let’s be honest, here, at very least, footwork jungle is an organic and logical name – and it’ll probably stay that way until someone thinks of something cooler (which isn’t exactly necessary, but could happen) OR, more likely, when NME decides to re-brand it as something like… “Dubstep 2,” or, “JungleFoot,” or, “SpeedHouse,” or something equally dumb… Yea, those are all dumb names, but over-zealous and untalented music critics changed jungle to drum’n’bass, and they do that kinda thing all the time.. Not that this is exactly relevant, but thought I’d bring this up. Yea, just watch – music critics will have a field day with it, sooner or later..)
8… FishStix – OriginalMurdah
Another badass tune here… Fishstix has been blowing up the juke for a little while now, and his new Junglework EP is now available. A lot of this dude’s stuff goes hardcore as fuck, which I really enjoy.. He puts the ARDKORE into the ONESIXTY!
7… Phokus & Grapes – Ballers
A fun little tune, which gets pretty damn trappin’. Fine juke, to be certain, with some real DnB-style rhythmic elements. The vocals are fun as hell, too. B-b-b-b-b-b-b-ballahs, playas, pimps, crackheads, and racist-ass cops!
6… ASC – Karma (Chrissy Murderbot Remix)
A remix by Chirssy Murderbot of an old ASC track. You might notice by now, if you haven’t already, that there are a range of different techniques and styles that go into this kind of music… Some lean closer to jungle and some closer to the ghetto house side of juke and footwork. In the end, it’s all just good music, but I definitely think it’s interesting to hear different artists perspectives coming at this new genre. For a junglist douche like me it’s exciting. Shits like bing AND bang.
5… Sinistarr – Ross
A banger from Sinistarr off of the Loose Squares label. I gotta say I normally hate/absolutely-loathe/simply-can’t-stand Rick Ross (not the real one, but the imposter who took Rick Ross’ name and started rapping….) BUT this track REALLY demonstrates the best possible use of the dude’s vocals. He makes them palatable. To do that, have to say Sinistarr must be some kind of twisted and maniacal footwork genius. Ha.
4… Fishstix – MusicIsaMission
On the more chill / soulful / delicious pad tip of things, here’s MusicIsaMisson by Fishstix. Though it’s more of a chiller, that definitely doesn’t mean it’s any less fast In fact, with some of the fuckaroundish breakbeats, it almost sounds faster than a lot of stuff I’ve heard so far. Thus, the beauty of this new music – it can be hardcore / fast AND vibrant / soulful. What more could you want?
3… REMARC – DRUM N BASS WISE [R.A.W. iz dat footwork? RMX by 6Blocc]
6Blocc resurrected this old Remarc jem of a gam and gave it a facelift. Very enjoyable!
2… Manni Dee & Deft – Jungle Jook
Can’t really get my head around how few views this one has… Seriously, it’s awesome. But, sometimes even really dope tracks that get tons of plays in one place don’t always get a ton of plays somewhere else. Ah, the internets. Anyway, this one’s a good one, too. And, like the # 1 track I selected, it’s from Youtube. So, the consistency of having-all-soundcloud-audio players in this post is now all fucked up… Sorry.. But not really.. Anyway, Manni Dee and Deft really kill it with this one. One of the first tracks of this style that I ever heard, actually.
1… Remarc – R.I.P (Philip D Kick’s Remix)
This one is dynamite. I couldn’t find it on soundcloud so I went straight to youtube. It’s an anthem. Philip D Kick really set it off with his compilations of remixes he did of old jungle tunes. So, you might say he’s the Kurt Cobain of footwork jungle. HA! Only joking of course! (Kurt Cobain was a douchebag who never really invented anything – Philip D Kick actually experimented and came up with something new and fun ) You can get his mixes online, they’re out there, and they’re free. He’s apparently stopped making juke’d out jungle remixes though… But the damage has already been done. His rhythmic formula has taken root like a virus, and in a matter of time it’ll be all over the place. Hopefully, it won’t get as annoying as dubstep… Something tells me it won’t though.
My regret, with this post, is that I’ve been really enjoying these sounds a LOT lately (it’s almost all of what I’ve been listening to) but I know there’s a lot more out there that I haven’t heard yet… Plus, ten tracks is really too small of a number. I’m almost certainly going to have to do a ‘top ten footwork jungle trax – PART 2 !’ or something.. AH, and the mixtapes! There are SO MANY good ones! :) Ah, but anywho… I hope you enjoyed this post. I know I did :) Spending some time chillin’ out and selecting my favorite jungle footwork tunes is definitely a fun thing to do…
Yes, the Bassadelic mixtape series returns! And this one is a really fun mixtape, to be certain!
I’ve been talking with Kid Lib lately (and get ready for an interview with this INSANELY prolific jungle/juke dude!) and he was kind enough to drop a mixtape on us, here at Bassadelic. It’s the Smokin Trees Mixtape. I know 4/20 was a few days ago, but this mix transcends any smoker’s holiday, so I didn’t feel the need to post it only for that occasion. I’ve listened to this one at least ten times. It’s a high impact footwork jungle gem-of-a-jam of a mixtape, and I’m extremely excited to post it here.
I’m also trying to get Kid Lib in on the new Dynasty Shit, for a track on the new compilation. It’s a jungle juke label started by StrangeFlow / Bassadelic, specializing in jukey/footwork mixed with jungle/dnb sounds. I’m very excited about that. And I’m hoping I can convince the Kid Lib to join up for at least one or two grooves, because his stuff is really something. But, we’ll have to see.
Anyway, without further ado, he was kind enough and awesome enough to drop this special tape on us, and I have to share it!! Click the image above, or click here.
Here’s the track listing. Some real dope material on here! Take a listen, download the mixtape (it’s free, of course)
1. FishStix – Music Is A Mission
2. Dj Manny – All I Do Is (Smoke Trees)
3. Renk Crew – Passing Me By
4. Danny Breaks – Droppin Science Vol.1 (Phillip D Kick’s Footwork Edit)
5. Euphony – Just For U London (Potential Bad Boy Remix)
6. Chrissy Murderbot – Break U Off
7. Dj Mayhem – Inesse – (Ray keith Remix)
8. Steezie Wonder – Fleximus Maximus (edit)
9. A Zone – Calling the People (Remix)
10. Interface & Minus – Hardwork
10. Dj SS – Black (Kid Lib Dubplate Remix) Teaser
11. Randall & Andy C – Sound Control
12. Lennie De Ice – We Are I.E. (Om Unit Footwork Edit)
13. DJ Rashad – Drop Juke Out (Edit)
14. Timmi Magic & PSG – Tell Me (Why Mix)
15. Congo Natty – Set It (Dream Continuum Footwork Edit)
16. The New Cru – Run Come (vip mix)
17. Krome & Time – The License (Phillip D Kick’s Footwork Edit)
18. Kuhn – Slime Beach (Phillip D Kick’s Footwork Edit)
19. Kid Lib – Yo Son
20. Dj Spinn – Dumb High
21. Joint Venture – Take Away (Edit)
22. Kid Lib – Kunta Kinte’s Watch (Footwork Jungle Edit)
23. Remarc – Drum & Bass Wise (6Blocc Footwork Jungle Edit)
24. Champa B – Cooking up ya brain
25. Fusion (Kemet Crew) – Burn It Down (6Blocc Footwork Jungle Edit)
26. Dj Spinn – Freakin You
27. Curtis Vodka – Luv N U (Edit)
27. Dj Manny – All I Do Is (Smoke Trees) Reprise And Smoke More Trees
Thanks for the dope mixtape, Kid Lib! It’s fun as hell!
-StrangeFlow
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