The influence Raymond Roker has had on American Jungle/Drum and Bass is massive. He is a friend and a colleague and an inspiration for his contributions to music culture as a whole. Urb Magazine will forever be considered a benchmark music monthly that shined its lights brightly on underground music, whether it was hip hop, house, techno, trance, or the beloved drum and bass… fun fact, the term Planet of the Drums came from Raymond Roker, who graciously allowed us to use it as our own collective name for a tour concept we had at the turn of the century. Who knew it would have lasted this long and still carry weight. Big up!!!
My dude... YOU have been a force force for good in this scene, since it began. And thanks for the props here too. I've told Damian (Dieselboy) I was proud to see the Planet of the Drums name continue on since its debut in 1997 on our Goldie/Doc Scott summer tour. More to come in support of the drumz on this channel. Thank you for showing up here.
This CD was such a seminal release in the history of Drum & Bass. I remember being in awe of Makai's sampling of Ghost In The Shell on the final track. Seeing guys like Metrik, Grafix and Netsky play in front of a packed crowd of Junglists at EDC this year reassured me that the genre isn't going anywhere. Although I wonder if the kids who go to events like DNBL understand how far back the lineage goes, I'm inspired when I hear newer artists like Goddard and Maduk continue to push things forward. Junglist Movement. Boh!
SF had a blistering scene percolating back then too. We'll be sure to share more on them soon. We had the Phunkatek DJs at Science too-- and their own DJ Abstract is on this CD. Much love for the bay (something you don't hear enough from LA heads).
The influence Raymond Roker has had on American Jungle/Drum and Bass is massive. He is a friend and a colleague and an inspiration for his contributions to music culture as a whole. Urb Magazine will forever be considered a benchmark music monthly that shined its lights brightly on underground music, whether it was hip hop, house, techno, trance, or the beloved drum and bass… fun fact, the term Planet of the Drums came from Raymond Roker, who graciously allowed us to use it as our own collective name for a tour concept we had at the turn of the century. Who knew it would have lasted this long and still carry weight. Big up!!!
My dude... YOU have been a force force for good in this scene, since it began. And thanks for the props here too. I've told Damian (Dieselboy) I was proud to see the Planet of the Drums name continue on since its debut in 1997 on our Goldie/Doc Scott summer tour. More to come in support of the drumz on this channel. Thank you for showing up here.
This CD was such a seminal release in the history of Drum & Bass. I remember being in awe of Makai's sampling of Ghost In The Shell on the final track. Seeing guys like Metrik, Grafix and Netsky play in front of a packed crowd of Junglists at EDC this year reassured me that the genre isn't going anywhere. Although I wonder if the kids who go to events like DNBL understand how far back the lineage goes, I'm inspired when I hear newer artists like Goddard and Maduk continue to push things forward. Junglist Movement. Boh!
SF had a blistering scene percolating back then too. We'll be sure to share more on them soon. We had the Phunkatek DJs at Science too-- and their own DJ Abstract is on this CD. Much love for the bay (something you don't hear enough from LA heads).