#5 Feat. Staff Picks in Drum & Bass

Its been a few years since we last saw Smooth on Technique Recordings, and hes saved something special for his return. More Than Friends delivers the steel-toed stomping neuro workout that his recent output might have led you to expect, but when thats blended with the vocal hook, treading the line between dark tech and festival-hyping dancefloor DnB, this tune becomes something way more than the sum of its parts. Whatever your sub-genre of choice, youll want to check this out.

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#37 Top Releases in Drum & Bass

Calling all the Ladies, gentlemen and bassheads around the world. Have we got a treat for you with this latest Jungle Cakes release of Welcome to the Jungle. Weve taken 90 tracks. Thats right, 90 tracks of absolute bangers and handed them over to our very own JFB to mix, scratch and quite frankly, do what he does best with. Originally from Brighton, JFB is a 3 x world dmc dj champion, so it goes without saying that when asked to do a Welcome to the jungle album, he went all out. Armed with 2 turntables and a bucket load of skills, JFB takes massive hits like King of the Bongo and Bad Boys by Ed Solo and Deekline, Home Grown by Beat Assassins and 10 Steps by Kleu & solo and puts his very own spin on them. (pardon the pun). Other hits on the album include Redline the system by Morty & Jax with some seriously heavy bassline and some wicked vocals. Shine On by Origin8a, Propa & Benny Page, 3 pioneers of DnB all on one track. And Balang Beng by Punky Donch, adding some high tempo jungle to the mix. JFB has also thrown in 10 exclusive tracks of his own onto the album: Battlemaster, Lost jungle, The only Good System, Dappa Dan, Funky Dope, Going Home, One Blood, My Style, The Globulator and Upper cut. Theres now doubting this summer. With this album, your tents gonna be bouncing more than the festival itself. For licencing & label enquires, please contact Martin Flex: martin@hotcakesmusic.com

Ed Solo, Dope Ammo, Cat Mctigue, JFB, Navigator, GU:STUFF, MC Spyda, Jenks (UK), Multiplex, Benny Page, Origin8a & Propa, Deekline, Top Cat, Deemas J, Deekline, Specimen A, Queen Omega, Manudigital, Nick The Lot, Beat Assassins, Stickybuds, G Shellz, Specimen A, Brian Brainstorm, Yemi Bolatiwa, Trigga, David Boomah, Kleu, Slingshot, Lickweed, Killer Hertz, Morty, JAX, Sola, Zen Lewis, Freddie McGregor, Hologram, Courtney Melody, Smooth, North Base, Dima Pulsar, MC AD, Bladerunner, Brother Culture, General Levy, Desmond Dekker, The Aces, MC GQ, Harriet Jaxxon, Doktor, House of David Gang, Killa P, Sweetie Irie, Bennie, Kommz, Punky Donch, DJ Concept, Jinx In Dub, Serial Killaz, Charlie L, AIRGLO, Oram, Toby Ross, S9, Ragga Twins, Iskia, Prince Fatty, Earl 16, Stonx, ZeroZero, Aries, Nicky Blackmarket, Daddy Freddy, Conrad Subs, Exposure, Tippa Irie, Da Fuchaman, Jam Thieves