Опубликовано: 27 нояб. 2013 г.Raggacore is a style of music derived from Ragga jungle that somewhat predates breakcore, characterized by ragga and dancehall rhythms and vocals. Its roots can arguably be traced back to jungle producer Remarc, who was one of the first producers to mix ragga and dancehall vocals with chaotic and intricately rearranged break beats. While only a few producers primarily work in the style, it still has a sizable following among breakcore fans. Notable examples of this style include Aaron Spectre, Bong-Ra, Cardopusher, Enduser, FFF, LFO Demon, Renard Queenston, Lemon Drizlay Crew, Istari Lasterfahrer, Shitmat, Venetian Snares, and Stivs from the Life4Land crew.
Bong-Ra, Jason Köhnen's electronic alter ego saw life in 1996. Hailing from The Netherlands, Bong-Ra initially started out as a DJ, but quickly focussed his priority on producing his own music in 1997. Djax Records signed Bong-Ra in 1998, proceeding to release the debut album 'New Millennium Dreadz' and the 12-inch series 'Darkbreaks' Volumes 1 and 2. Bong-Ra at that time was accompanied by MC Guzman on vocals.
In 2001 Clash Records (a hardcore jungle orientated 7-inch label) was set up. In that same year on the 12th of February John Peel invited Bong-Ra to do a 'Peel Session' which was released on UK label Deathsucker Records. Several vinyl releases followed in the period between 2001 and 2003. From 2001 to 2004 the 'Breakcore a Go-Go!' parties were run and organised by FFF and Bong-Ra becoming one of the first (bi) monthly regular Breakcore nights in Europe. 'Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!' the second full length album was released in 2003 on Supertracks Records. This album saw an audiovisual co-operation with US based film company Gyromart. The track '666MPH' was used on the Bikini Bandits DVD and the videoclip to '666MPH' aired on MTV. The Bikini Bandits audiovisual project became an exposition in the Museum of Modern Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands. That year Bong-Ra also appeared on some of Holland's biggest Festivals: Lowlands, Metropolis and Eurosonic. Also a small UK tour with DJ Scud and Soundmurderer followed.
In 2004 Bong-Ra set up his second label Kriss Records, focussing on edgier breaks (mostly combining metal and breakbeats, releasing amongst others: Drumcorps, Scotch Egg and Venetian Snares). That same year the Center for Electronic Music (CEM) in Amsterdam asked Bong-Ra to produce a special 4 track EP solely using vintage equipment in the CEM studios, resulting in the 'Colony of Electric Machines' EP on the Vynalogica label. The 'Monsters of Mash Up' European Tour in 2005 with Shitmat (UK) and Enduser (USA) and a Japanese Tour with Parasite (UK) was followed by the third full length 'I am the God of Hellfire' released on Very Friendly and Ad Noiseam and the jungle/raggacore CD compilation 'Warrior Sound' on Supertracks (NL). In 2006 a special 4 track remix EP of Venetian Snares' 'Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett' and the debut of Bong-Ra's main side project The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble were released on Planet Mu (UK). The politically charged album 'Soldaat van Oranje' was released on Sublight Records (CAN). Bong-Ra returned for his second Lowlands Festival, becoming one of the highlights of the Festival (according to Dutch magazine OOR).
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Artists played with (Selection):
Congo Natty, Knowledge & Wisdom, Shy FX, Skream, DJ Fresh, Limewax, Venetian Snares, Andy C, Goldie, Adam F, Tech Itch, Dylan, The Panacea, Aphrodite, Source Direct, Noisia, Otto von Schirach, Enduser, Shitmat, Mu-Ziq, Rotator, Tim Exile, Altern8, Squarepusher, Ceephax Acid Crew, Godflesh, Atari Teenage Riot, Mastodon, Sickboy, The Bug, King Cannibal, Broken Note, The DJ Producer, 65daysofstatic, Dalek, Hellfish, DJ Promo, Merzbow...
Amboss, Ambush, Amen, Assassin, Bloodclaat, Bong-Ra, Clash, Clash Records, Dancehall, Debasher, DJ C, DJ K, DJ Scud, End.User, FFF, Full Watts, General Malice, Geroyche, Istari Lasterfahrer, Kid606, Knifehandchop, Kool.Pop, LFO Demon, Mash It, Parasite, Peace Off, Ragga, Rave, Razor X, Rich Kid, Riot Beats, Rokkon, Ruffneck, Saoulaterre, Shitmat, Shockout, Soundmurderer, The Bug, The Panacea, Twinhooker, Venetian Snares, Wedlock, Zombieflesheater
Tracklist:
Essáy & Stumbleine — Rhiannon
Deep Focus — Don't Wake Up (140 Edit)
Above & Beyond — Tri-State (5vel Remix)
Dido & A.R. Rahman — If I Rise (Enigma Dubz Remix)
Tolerance — Dejection
Boards Of Canada — Olson (Wrm Remix)
Rameses B — Memoirs (Fracx Remix)
Ed Sheeran — The A Team (KOAN Sound Remix)
Mojo — Garden Walls
Blackmill — Evil Beauty
Loz Contreras — Liberta
Rameses B — North
Lisa Miskovksy — Still Alive (Mt Eden Remix)
Imogen Heap — Headlock (Paper Tigers Remix)
Imogen Heap — Hide & Seek (Enigma Dubz Remix)
William Fitzsimmons — The Tide Pulls From The Moon (JacM Remix)
Barcelona — Please Don't Go (Greg Cooke Remix)
Phaeleh — Afterglow feat. Soundmouse (Akira Kiteshi Remix)
Mario M — EvaC
Phaeleh — Changes feat. Soundmouse
New Look — The Ballad (GZUS Come Out Of The Dark Mix)
Ollie Macfarlane — Shadows
Submerse — Belong
Late — Losing You
Ghosts Of Paraguay — Piano Piece
Kaiori Breathe & Tripwire — I'd Give Anything
Hammock — I Can Almost See You
Опубликовано: 3 окт. 2015 г.Ragga Jungle Podcast #1 mixed by Andrey HoT
Tracklist:
01. Andrey HoT — Deep In the Jungle
02. Andrey HoT — One More Bomboclaat Tune
03. Riffz — Surfin
04. Dub Liner — We Run Dat
05. Andrey HoT — Sound Clash Business
06. Buju Banton and Assassin — Those Days (Andrey HoT remix)
07. Setwon — Coppershot
08. Riffz — Seems It's Original VIP
09. Da Fuchaman — Burning (J-Man Mix)
10. Setwon — Say Warr
11. Ward 21 — Gangsta School (Andrey HoT remix)
12. Andrey HoT ft. Brother Culture — Holding Down A Vibes (Jungle Mix)
This Slumber Session mix gave me a great opportunity to make a playlist of something I would want to listen to when unwinding, or to just fall asleep to. I wanted it to be able to exist in the background, without focus, whilst at the same time having elements of detail and beauty scattered amongst the layers of sound unravelling as the mix progresses.
In some ways you can think of it as a soundtrack to a dream. There are moments of calm flowing smoothly into more abstract sections. Textures build to go from sparse emotive landscapes to darker, brooding moments of tension. I wanted it to be dynamic, taking in a variety of styles and influences, whilst giving the listener a coherent experience and painting some interesting images in their minds.
It also gave me the chance to put in a lot of unreleased tracks of mine. I make a wide variety of styles outside of my normal output, so it was great to have an outlet for some of that material. There are also a lot of field recordings I've made over the last few years throughout the mix, including some from my travels. The opening section of music features the sounds of walks in Sydney and San Francisco, which at the time was just some subconscious grabbing of sound recordings without any kind of artistic purpose — it just sounded cool at the time. It seemed fitting when I realised where the sounds were from, as the mix would have been the perfect playlist for a lot of my sleep deprived travels.
I ended up getting so involved putting together this mix that there's a lot of live tweaks of outboard reverb and delay units layered on certain tracks to try and get the sense of space I wanted to achieve and give the mix some breathing space. I find that ambient music can be incredibly beautiful and achieve the range of emotions other music can. I hope that you enjoy the musical selection and can immerse yourself in it, even with the emphasis away from the hooks and rhythms of traditional electronic dance music.
Tracklist:
Phaeleh — Intro
Oneohtrix Point Never — Grief and Repetition
Future Sound of London — Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me
The Flashbulb — My Life Of Loving Ghosts
Victor Gama — Huyra
Global Communication — 4 14
Aphex Twin — Spots
Plaid — Tak3
Four Tet — First Thing
Phaeleh — Untitled
Brian Eno — Stars
Autechre — Notwo
Boards of Canada — Open The Light
Aphex Twin — Z Twig
Brian Eno — 1-1
Leftfield — 21st Century Poem
Steve Reich — Pulses
Paul Giovanni — Willow's Song
Phaeleh — Untitled
Phaeleh — Tides
Autechre — Caliper Remote
Boards of Canada — In The Annexe
Phaeleh — Ghosts of Memories
Phaeleh — Untitled
Tool — Parabol
Nitin Sawhney — Nothin More
Phaeleh — Untitled
Burial — Night Bus
Autechre — Bronchusevenmx
Aphex Twin — Rhubarb
Global Communication — 9 39
Jeeroj — Ambient Seagull
Autechre — Nine
Global Communicatin — 14 31
Plaid — faceme
Boards of Canada — Beware The Friendly Stranger
Nightmares on Wax — Time (To Listen)
Phaeleh — Untitled
Memotone — The Home We Can't Go Back To
Brian Eno — An Ending (Ascent)
Phaeleh — Make You Feel
Philip Glass — Violin Concerto No1 Mvt. 2
Phaeleh — Untitled
Various Production — Deadman
Autechre — Overand
Memotone — Empty Platform
Aphex Twin — Blue Calx