Chopstick Dubplate - Wanted: Murda We Charge For (2013)

Few releases scream ‘murderation!’ harder than Chopstick Dubplate’s Murda We Charge For album.

The brainchild of Aries and Jacky Murda, the vocalist jewel in this eight-track skank-packed crown is Mr Williamz, an instantly distinctive vocalist who flexes perfectly over a 170 jungle riddim.

You just can’t beat a bit of Ragga Jungle!

‘Wanted – Murder We Charge For’ is a brilliant 8 track release, filled with feel good vibes and infectious rhythms. In a day and age where precision engineering of tunes seems to take priority, it is nice to return to the roots of the music every once in a while, and this exemplifys that point.

Covering all manner of topics, with wit in abundance (“sometimes you have to fly pon ryanair” in particular strikes a satirically amusing chord!) and backed by archetypal ragga jungle chopped breaks and stomach churning subs, this really shows that reggae influenced drum & bass could quite easily have a renaissance should more artists choose to take up the baton. Obviously there are artists that delve into the sound, but it is particularly refreshing to see a whole LP dedicated to it.

With nods left right and centre to classic reggae cuts, (for instance Wanted’s take on the sleng teng riddim) Aries and Jacky Murda have really done the EP justice with their work on the production front. Mr. Williams heads up the vocals across all the tracks, whilst Top Cat, King Kong and Dennis Brown all feature in part. The combination pull out all the stops in order to put some of the fun back into Drum & Bass, something that at times seems to be lacking.

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Mini mix from soundcloud for you to sample di wares here below. Worldwide Traveller has got to be one of the funniest tunes I've heard in ages, I think it's just fantastic that it actually is about Ryanair. Mediafire Link further below for the album @ 320kbps! Enjoy! :)




Tracklist:

01. Worldwide Traveller
02. Tell Mi Who
03. Girls Dem Dada
04. All Over Town
05. Have You Ever
06. Holla Fi We
07. Wanted
08. Rumble Jumble Life

Download Link - Mediafire

The Ragga Twins - Step Out! (2008)

The Ragga Twins are the link between UK dancehall reggae, jungle and hip-hop. This is a retrospective of their classic (and now very rare) early tracks produced by Shut Up and Dance at the start of the 1990s.

The Ragga Twins (alongside producers PJ and Smiley, AKA Shut Up and Dance) revolutionised UK dance music at the start of the 1990s bringing Reggae and Hip-Hop styles together to create Jungle. As drum and bass approaches its 20th anniversary and as new developments such as Grime, UK Garage - and most recently Dubstep – create artists and producers who continue to cite Jungle as a pivotal moment in the UKs musical history, Ragga Twins Step Out, chronicles one of the most important groups of this time. The Ragga Twins (Deman Rockers and Flinty Badman) began their careers as MCs for North London’s legendary Unity reggae sound system. The Ragga Twins were born after Shut up and Dance sampled the pair’s introduction on a dancehall mix-tape and then offered them a deal. At the height of rave culture, The Ragga Twins found themselves playing at raves up and down the country. With one album (Reggae Owes Me Money) and a steady stream of killer singles over the next couple of years the Ragga Twins’ musical blueprint of basslines, breakbeats and ragga defined Jungle music in the years to come.

As well as a serious overview of The Ragga Twins tracks with Shut Up and Dance, this album also features the super-rare bonus tracks “Iron Lady” and “Hard Drugs”, dating back to their pre-Ragga Twins, Dancehall days with the Unity Soundsystem. The album comes with extensive sleeve-notes, photographs and interviews. Essential!

“Relive the early-90s Reggae-Rave Soundclash. High speed dancehall chat, tough breakbeats and dub-reggae spliced together to still-exhillarating effect” Q

“Before dubstep and grime there was drum ‘n’ bass, before that there was jungle and before that The Ragga Twins. A brilliant retrospective.” Guardian

Tracklist:

1. Ragga Trip
2. Illegal Gunshot
3. Spliffhead (Remix)
4. Love Talk
5. The Homeless Problem
6. Rudeboy
7. 18" Speaker
8. Tan So Back
9. Bring Up The Mic Some More
10. Juggling
11. Spliffhead (Original)
12. Hard Drugs
13. Shine Eye
14. Wipe The Needle
15. Iron Lady
16. Good Times
17. The Truth
18. Hooligan 69 Remix
19. Paro 69

Download Link - Mediafire