The American Junglist

Sometimes I still get up in my head about meeting these guys. In this weeks case,  I went to the label boss of one of the hottest labels in DNB to ask if he could get her to do a mix for us because in my mind that felt more comfortable...lol. It turns out I should have just sent her a message. She's the nicest! Representing Overview Music, North Carolina, and American underground dance music culture, please welcome VELLE. There are a few producers in North America writing music at her level. What's funny, is most American DNB heads probably have no idea she's American.  Artists like her are the tip of the spear in underground sonics. Not only here in the states but globally. We're really excited to share her mix with ya'll. Tracklist below.

VELLE - Dream State

Here's an American OG. When I was coming up and buying records, there were a few American producers I always checked out. He was one of them and his shit was good! It still is. He's been an influence for more than one generation of North American DnB head and we really love that. American DnB culture is deep and textured and this weeks guest has a lot to do with it's legacy. Representing Cleveland Ohio, Please welcome KC.

We always admire people with dedicated work ethics. This weeks guest is always hustling, always grinding, He's on what seems like a perpetual world tour. He writes music ranging from hip hop to dnb to juke. It's really sick to watch his career unfold over the years. We're really stoked to finally have him on. Representing San Diego, CA and West Coast dnb at large, Please welcome Calculon!

https://shootrecordings.bandcamp.com

Representing DnBiD Chicago please welcome, Renan. A soulfully dubwise selector who isn’t afraid of a filthy bassline.  Active in the Jungle and Drum+Bass community since 1995, Chicago native Renan currently busies himself producing events featuring local and international talent at residencies around the city as well as collaborating and releasing tunes with production partner Stunna.

John Lamos aka DJ Lamebrane has been djing strictly drum & bass since the late 90’s. Back in 2002 he was invited to check out a concept called Bassdrive Radio which was a live streaming drum & bass online radio station based in Chicago, the first of its kind in the United States. Since that very first Bassdrive show, Lamebrane has been with bassdrive.com eventually landing his own live two hour mix show in 2003 called the Hangover Hotline which airs every Saturday afternoon 1-3pm central and is still going strong 22 years later.  With thousands upon thousands of hours of mixing drum & bass live on Bassdrive, holding multiple residencies in and around Chicago throughout the years, and being lucky enough to share the stage with some of the biggest names in worldwide drum & bass that have toured the Windy City, he continues to push the true underground dnb sound in 2025 and beyond.

I shouldn't have to say anything about this weeks guest. His back catalogue of releases and the forthcoming ones speak for themselves. He's a bonafide American legend. Seeing him releasing on proper UK dnb labels with a career spanning decades now has always been really inspiring for me. He's a low-key OG and a badboy selector. Please welcome Jaybee. With releases on Liquid V, Chronic, Mac II, Good Looking, Innerground,Rubik, and a slew of other labels his music keeps going from strength to strength. Born to a radio DJ father he was raised listening to slew of different music genres that led him to hip hop and later on, drum and bass. Always fascinated with watching the dj's in hip hop videos, Jaybee obtained his first set of turntables at the age of 13 and started playing hip hop. A few years later he was intrigued by a friends "techno" compilation and wore out the hit the decks megamix series tape and found his love in breakbeats which led him to a outlaw Jungle party thrown by Digital Konfusion. It was at this event that Jaybee first discovered Jungle while witnessing DJ ODI double set ray Kieth's "terrorist", discovering it was possible to incorporate hip hop skills into Jungle. Flash forward 20 years and you can find him djing a weekly show on bassdrive.com every other Sunday from 10AM to 12PM EST. or in the studio working on whatever idea may roll through his head that day. His music is currently getting support by the likes of Bryan Gee, LTJ Bukem, Marky, D Bridge, A-Sides, PFM and Random Movement amongst a host of others. Tracklist below.

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LOG1N & Order Up - From The Bronx

CrucifyMe - Prank Caller

We originally had another mix planned for his first mix on the show. The first mix was so fresh we wanted to put it out as fast as possible. He was one of our first exclusive mixes. The last one is still getting streams every day. Nick is a fucking BADMAN on the decks. Representing Mississippi DNB, please welcome 360 Degrees. He is a Mississippi-based dj and producer who has been making a name for himself stateside and worldwide for combining the sounds of Hip hop, Turntablism, Jungle, and Drum & Bass music. He has been a major contributing force in the southern United States by bringing Drum & Bass music to the forefront of everything he has been involved with since the late 90's. He has collaborated on many musical projects over the years featuring artists like Mr. Fluid, Coastill, Serjah9, Dj Kaotic, and Fi3ld. 360 Degrees has appeared on stage with Dj Logic, Key N Krates, & Dj Swamp, as well as Drum and Bass pioneers LTJ Bukem, A-Sides, AK1200, Dj Dara, Pish Posh, Danny the Wildchild, & The Burner Brothers. He has released tracks on Rolled Up Records and has a project forthcoming with Mr. Fluid on Patrol The Skies Music under the name SODL(Straight Out Da Lab). links and tracklist below.

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I was lucky enough to be a dnb raver in Washington DC and Baltimore during  the late 1990's and early 2000's. It was only years later that I came to realize how extra special that period was for DC dnb and its own roots and culture. This weeks guest played an integral part in building a lot of that. It's really humbling to share this one with ya'll. Please welcome, R4NS0M. Originally hailing from the storied Washington DC drum & bass scene, Boston’s R4NS0M has been at the forefront of the American drum & bass movement since its early days. Over the course of his career, He’s performed at legendary events like Buzz, Ultraworld, Resonate, Eklektic, Platinum, Respect, Elements, and Cadence, and crafted mixes for Toronto’s iconic Prophecy FM and Winslow’s Bad Snares Anonymous. As a producer, he’s released music on such labels as Moving Shadow, Ohm Resistance, Soul Deep, Detached Audio, 1 More Thing, WiddFam, and 4 Corners Music, and worked with a number of artists, including Sinthetix, Corrupt Souls, UFO!, Ben Rolo, Fake, Dvalue and Metcalf. With decades of work under his belt, and a decidedly individual take on the drum-n-bass sound, R4NS0M continues to cement one of the more unique legacies in the history of the genre as a creator and pioneer. 

https://linktr.ee/r4ns0m

01. Bush Chemists - "Light Up  Your Spliff (Business As Usual Remix)"

This weeks guest comes to us by way of Yamatai Records all the way from Los Angeles California. There's a reason one of the best labels in DNB right now tapped him to make this mix and carry their flag here in the States. I fully believed he was from the UK...didn't even consider that he might be American. His production values are sonically devastating. Just miles ahead of most. Elite, proper shit for the true heads.His catalogue of unsigned music is fucking wicked. This mixtapes tracklist is fucking mental!  Buckle your seat belts, strap your helmets on and let's prepare for takeoff. Please welcome, Omen. links and tracklist below.

please enjoy❤️

https://linktr.ee/OmenAudio?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4aa331d9-07ab-4a10-9dc8-3cef1215d241

https://lnk.bio/YamataiRecords?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY-GJ5xVmt_5xbkK0dEuDjMEvLQkFVear-e9TnMmvFTVxDzgQUb91Z5SW4_aem_lyQqCwzDUsd20-qbiEGXng

In almost every case, I know this weeks guest, have met them somewhere before, or at the very least, I'm familiar with their work in some regard. This week, I'm humbled to say I didn't know anything. It turns out being one half of Random Movement, I did know a thing or two about our guest. That was a long time ago and his Random Movement days are now behind him. With that being said, the labels you'll find him on are of serious consequence in our community. Representing Columbus Ohio, please welcome Mister Shifter. Lean everything about him here: https://linktr.ee/mistershifter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=46597250-5c03-4e34-a048-87e3b1200796

Tracklist below