Junglist: Old Skool Ragga D&B Jungle / Various [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

Soul Jazz Records new Junglist! Is a heavyweight new selection of classic and rare original jungle and features Krome & 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 & 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'.