Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Recorded on Mon 28th Oct 2002. This early Grime set features Roll Deep's DJ Karnage, MC Wiley, MC Dizzee Rascal, MC Jamaka B, MC Breeze, MC Scratchy, and MC Reptile.
2002 saw the crossover from Garage to Grime and by the end of that pivotal year you saw many Grime tracks being released. Out to those of you who remember tracks like: Big$hot - Stomp, Geeneus - Thunder, DJ Wire - Believe Me, Optimal Noise presents Static - Bass Chamber, Musical Mob - Pulse Y (Remix) / Pulse Xtra, Tubby - Whatever, Close Quarters - Smile, Skepta - Gun Shot Riddim (Pulse Eskimo), Danny Weed - Creeper, Wizzbit - Jam Hot / Shadows, Geeneus - Da Journey / 4 Beat Bonus Track, Big$hot - Machine / Squelch, Youngstar - Smelly / The Grime, Youngstar - Pulse 44 / India Riddim / Messy Beats, Youngstar - The Formula / Bongo, Youngstar - Raw 2 Da Floor / Vibes, Youngstar & D Tone - Hypement / Snazzy, Musical Mob - Salsa / O.G., Mr. Fidget & Mr. Grim - Don't Watch Me, Are You Really From The Ends? (Jammer Vs. Bigga Remix), Y.M.W.P. - Bow For The Wolves, Big$hot - Unexpected / Too-Tuff, General Twinz & Jammer - Real Deal, DJ Eastwood - Uncle Harry, Musical Mob - Warship / Classic, DJ Wire - Last Chance, DJ Marsta - Fibre, East Connection - We're Ready, Terra Danjah - We Are The Worst, Fibre (Terror Danjah Mix), Terror Danjah - Highly Flammable / Fire Cracker, Jon E Cash & 2 Real - Dub Plate (Vol 1) Limited Edition: Diz Beats Dutty / The Bar, J-Sweet - Tempo, Jammer - Jammer Dubz, Blackjack - Dead Prez, DJ Garna - Tremors, Highly Flammable - We Told U, Menta - Snake Charmer / Havoc, Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U, Alias - Heat / Fiction, Alias - Wobble, More Fire Crew - Oi!...
Similarly to Wiley success in 2001, he flooded underground record shops with tens and tens of releases which to took up whole sections in some shops. I'm not axgsagerating when I say there was a whole section for Wiley. He released successful tracks like: Wiley Kat - Freeze / Ski Slope / Freeze (Devil Mix), Wiley Kat - Eskimo 2 (Devils Mix), Wiley Kat - Ice Pole / Eskimo 3 (New Brand Flex Refix), Wiley - Its About To Heat Up EP: (Roll Deep - Regular (instrumental dub), Wiley - Take Time (Instrumental), Wiley - Snowman, Wiley - Eskimo 2), Wiley Kat - Blizzard / Blizzard (Devil Mix), Wiley Kat - Avalanche / Avalanche Devil Mix / Avalanche V.I.P. Mix, East Connection - We’re Ready (Wiley Remix), Wiley Kat - Snowball / Snowflake (Tokyo), Wiley Kat - Tweet Riddim (The Bird Tune), Wiley Kat - I Will Not Lose (Remix) / Snowkat, Wiley Kat - Eskimo, Wiley Kat - Frostbite / Frostbite Devils Mix, Wiley Kat - They Should Know...
One thing was certain that UK Garage had taken a dark turn with new emerging producers and established producers contributing to the evolution of the sound: Wiley (Wiley Kat Records), Jon E Cash (Black Ops (L.D. Cats Records)), Youngstar/Musical Mob (DDJs Productions), Danny Weed (Roll Deep Recordings), Dizzee Rascal (Dirtee Stank Recordings), DJ Target (Dump Valve Recordings), DJ Wonder (Wonderland label), Terror Danjah (After Shock label), Skepta & PJam (Dice Recordings), DaVinChe (Paperchase Recordings), Alias (Tempo Records Incorporation), Geeneus (aka Wizzbit)(Rinse Recordings), Ruff Sqwad (Ruff Sqwad Recordings), Big$hot (Southside Recordings), DJ Eastwood (Black Majik Recordings), Jammer (Jah Mek The World Productions), DJ Tubby (Brain Dead Entertainment), Darqwan & Mark One (Texture Recordings), Sirus (Harry Lime label), Beatfreaks (Underground Artists label), J-Sweet (Sweet Beetz Recordings), Agent X (Heatseeker Recordings), El-B (Ghost label), Benny Ill/Horsepower (Tempa label / Vehicle label), Benga & Skream (Big Apple Records), Macabre Unit, Plasticman (Plastician) and others.
Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Although they aren’t about now their contribution to the British music industry and to the London music scene has been immense. Here's a list of some of our most loved pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1989-2005:
Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Raw Blaze FM 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Format FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Entice FM 95.5 / Heat FM 96.6 / Flashback FM 97.6 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Erotic FM 101.3 / Industry FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Girls FM 106.8 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9
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21 фев 2022
