Thread: UK Jungle Music!!!

Original aired on the BBC in 1994, this documentary follows the jungle club scene in the UK at the top of its game. Featuring interviews with
pioneers LTJ Bukem, Gunsmoke, Shy FX and Fabio among others.


Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall.


Jungle reached the peak of its popularity between 1994 and 1995,around the time this documentary was aired, when at this stage the
genre was spawning a number of UK Top 40 hits and a series of jungle compilations. It was toward the end of this period that the genre
began to more commonly became known as drum and bass, as most producers started to incorporate new sounds and rhythms into their
music.

I haven't seen this documentary before - thanks Puffa

Originally Posted by msprim

I haven't seen this documentary before - thanks Puffa

pretty good innit

funny to see them all as i remembered seein em in 94.

and always makes me laugh when ya see their views about selling out and going mainstream and taking big dolla back then... i wonder how many of them all feel the same about it... and general levi now...


how times have changed

Nice one for this mate, I remember watching it on the BBC- the footage of "...Shy FX, a young computer whiz-kid from Edmonton..." making tracks on his Atari PC still make me crack up

EDIT: its on part 1 of the video's, from 5:50

I enjoyed watching these; thanks Renegade Radio.

And to think MCMC was smashing Rap's back doors in around then....jammy bastard

luvvin all dat mate! cheers

Top stuff this. Very strange seeing the likes of Bukem and Shy FX as nippers though. Nice find.

Documentary very crazy, mainly the presentation of live uk apache.

wicked. Something to watch today