We love to go in a little deeper with our interiews with Jungle or Drum and Bass artists. We talk to Jungle and Rave legends about what influenced them and how they have seen Jungle music and rave production change over the year. Read the full interviews with all of scenes biggest musicians, mc’s, dj’s and producers.
Junglist Network meets…… Andy C
closeWe caught up with superstar DJ & Producer Andy C at the MADE Festival 2022. Andy C is one of the few DJ’s to transcend the Drum & Bass scene to have a truly global reach, playing at mixed genre festivals like the Burning Man festival and Glastonbury. He was […]
Kelvin 373 Interview with Junglist Network
closeWe Chat to Kelvin 373 about Jungle, Vinyl, special requests, Born on Road and more……. What was the first piece of vinyl you ever brought? So… I started my vinyl collection with a 7inch copy of “Police Officer” by Smiley Culture. I picked it up when I was around 14 […]
Big Bad & Heavy – Jumpin Jack Frost’s life ...
closeJungle legend, Nigel Thompson aka Jumpin Jack Frost has given us the ultimate roller coaster story of his life. We chatted to him just after the release of his autobiography Big Bad & Heavy. Big Bad & Heavy is the story of Frost’s life, from growing up on the tough […]
The Hitman EP Review and Interview with T>I
closeMarvellous Cain continues his bid for World Domination with a monster remix of a monster track. The Hit Man EP featuring Cutty Ranks has undergone some serious remixes. This EP features T>I, Adam Prescott, Dialect and Kosine and Benny V & Halcyon. We chatted to T>I ahead of the release […]
JUNGLIST NETWORK TALKS TO JAY CUNNING
closeWe chat to Jay Cunning, a man who has been involved in the dance music industry for many years, his multi genre record label Sub Slayers has recently celebrated its 50th release, so to mark this milestone occasion we caught up with Jay to find out more about the label and ask […]
Junglist Network talks to Rahmanee
closeWe talk to Serbian Junglist DJ Rahmanee Your tunes have been causing a storm on dance floors up and down the UK this last year or so, for those that don’t know, can you tell us a bit about your background in music and how you got involved in […]
Junglist Network talks to DJ Choppah
closeWe catch up with DJ Choppah label boss at Digital Roots and DJ on London’s legendary Kool FM How was your label Digital Roots born back in 2012? I got together with Scott Soulculture and DJ Barrikade, 2 DJ’s that where on the scene at the time, and formed Digital Roots to push […]
We catch up with DJ Monk ahead of the release of the Past, ...
closeKLP Records latest release is 16 tracks of pure Jungle vibes, the man behind the label DJ Monk is responsible for creating a whole heap of anthems back in the day and since the re-launch of his label some 3 years ago now, it has gone from strength to strength! This release […]
Uncle Dugs talks to us about his new book
closeUncle Dugs has a new book out. Rave Diaries and Tower Block Tales is out now on Music Mondays. We chatted to him ahead of it’s official release day….. Your new book Rave Diaries and Tower Block Tales is out now. What can people expect from it? I’ve got a […]
DJ Twitch interview – we talk to our DJ Competition winner
closeWe caught up with DJ Twitch just after he won the Junglist Network DJ Competition 2016 with his amazing video mix. When did you first get into Jungle and Rave music, what got you into it? I first got into rave music in 2002 when I moved to Bournemouth and […]
Keith rinse it chats to us about his forthcoming Jungle Warfare ...
closeJunglist Network (Walshy Selecta) speaks to Keith Rinse it ahead of the forthcoming Jungle Warfare 4 track EP release. Check out this and other tracks on his Soundcloud. For those that don’t know, Keith Rinse it is the label manager for RIQ YardRock and hosts the YardRock Jungle Foundation show […]
Marvellous Cain chats about his forthcoming Hitman Remixes LP
closeMarvellous Cain and the Yardrock Riq Family are releasing a huge collection of remixes of his infamous old skool Jungle anthem – The Hitman featuring Cutty Ranks. To celebrate the release of this LP, Junglist Network are producing a Limited Edition vinyl re-pressing of this track along with Everyday Junglist […]
Interview with David Boomah about Wish upon a Star
closeWe chatted to David Boomah about the release of “Wish upon a Star” Buy the track here. Connect to David Boomah on Soundcloud, Twitter and Facebook. How did this project / track start life? DB: Once the dust had settled from my International Tour to promote my debut album “One […]
Interview with King Yoof on his Dubplate Mix
closeTo celebrate King Yoof joining the ranks of Chopstick Dubplate, they are releasing his 100{c677f8d1c17564a56c503e01be8f588995c5f36b5bc5ff935a383d6667989752} Dubplate Mix on their soundcloud. Check out the Mix on Soundcloud We chatted to King Yoof about joining the ranks of Chopstick Dubplate, Jungle, Sound Systems and everything in between. The story of King […]
Flex is Back. Interview and album review.
closeL Double picks up the Mighty Flex reigns after nearly 10 years absense with a Massive 33 track mix album. We ask a few questions and take a look at the album. What brought you back after nearly a decade away? “It was a combination of events to be honest. […]
Interview with Martin from Asbo and Anti Social Records
closeWhat inspired you to start a record label? Im not even really to shore ,we had been doing radio on and off for years but sort of seemed out of our league at the time then cloak & myself started getting back into producing and it seemed the natural progression […]
Interview with Chopstick Dubplate
closeTo celebrate the release of “Tonight” on the award winning Chopstick Dubplate, we interviewed them about Jungle, their inspiration and their recent award. Buy the track online or listen to it on soundcloud and then buy it. Junglist Network: You guys really sum up the phrase International Junglist. How did […]
Interview with Ed West and Daddy Nature
closeWe interviewed Ed West and Daddy Nature about their release “Morgans Rain” Ft Bahia out on Born on Road. Buy the track online and check it out on Soundcloud. Interview with Ed West What music did you grow up listening to? I grew up listening to a wide range of […]
Interview with Junglist Network Competition winner Walshy ...
closeQ 1 – When did you start DJ’ing? I started DJ’ing in 1996 at the age of 15. Q2 – What was the first piece of vinyl you ever bought? The first Jungle tune I ever bought was DJ Red – Devastate – Trouble On Vinyl. I remember the 1st […]
Interview with DJ Monk
closeWhat was the first record you ever brought? That would be hard to answer as I started buying music as an early teenager (I was born 1971 ) and did discos at youth clubs , weddings and social clubs so it would have been proper pop music but I got […]
Interview with DJ Aries
closeWe chatted to Jungle legend DJ Aries. How would you describe your sound at the moment? Drum and Bass mostly, Dubwise drum and bass as well, it’s a jungle sound, taken from the 90’s jungle. But the Aries stuff in particularly is more slanted towards the reggae kind of […]
Interview with Shut Up And Dance
closeWe chatted to the legendary Shut Up And Dance. What was the first record you ever brought? I could be wrong but I think it was a Shalamar 7” single – “A Night to Remember” on Solar records, back in 1982. If it was wasn’t the first single I brought, […]
Interview with Hybrid by Merrix
closeJunglist Network’s roaming Junglist reporter chats to Hybrid about all things Jungle. Where did you grow up and what music did you enjoy as a youngster? I grew up in Coventry and i always had an eclectic taste in music but what i was into the most was Hip Hop. […]
Interview with Tobie Scopes – Serial Killaz
closeLeading the inception of the vocal led dutty reggae jungle since their formation in 2005, Tobie Scopes and his Serial Killaz partner Graham Warnock have relentlessly worked to develop today’s jungle scene into a fruitful and diverse international movement. Developing their own jungle sound that sees Serial Killaz pumping positive […]
Interview with Mad P by Kaspa
closeKaspa talks to Mad P from Top Buzz in the build up to the Riverdance boatparty. As a youngster growing up what were your musical roots and inspirations? As a youngster i was lucky to be born into music, reggae soul ska jazz funk rare grooves, it all inspired […]
Interview with Jumpin Jack Frost
closeWe had a chat with Jungle legend Jumpin Jack Frost: How did you first get into DJ’ing? I first started djing in boarding school as a hobby and just continued from there Who inspires you musically these days? I listen to all kinds of music . Rap, good house music […]
Merrix Interview with Dope Ammo
closeMerrix chats to Dope Ammo. What were your first Musical influences as a young teenager? I would have to say I was influenced as an early teenager by 80’s music as my sister would always play loud music round the house from the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Duran Duran […]
Interview with the Freestylers
closeWe chatted to The Freestylers about their band, Jungle influences and Electro Hip Hop What music did you grow up listening to? Like most kids,the first music you’re introduced to is what your parents listened to .My Dad was into Rock ‘n Roll which I wasn’t really into but my Mum […]
Interview with David Boomah
closeWe had a chat with David Boomah about life, jungle and his inspirations. Check out his facebook page for updates You started of performing as a reggae artist, how has that influenced your sound? Reggae has influenced my sound massively, being immersed in reggae culture growing up and living in Jamaica throughout […]
Interview with Marvellous Cain
closeInterview with Marvellous Cain What was the first record you ever brought? The first records I very brought was “Musical Youth Pass the dutchie” I must of been about 9 or 10 years old. Who inspired you to get into music professionally? My Mum & Dad from when I was […]
Interview with Navigator MC
closeJunglist Network had a chat with Jungle veteran Navigator MC Photo credits goto to Peggy Golec for the amazing picture, for use etc please get in touch robbiegolec@live.co.uk How did you get into the music industry? I first got into performing live in 1979 through reggae sound systems. I rose […]