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Ed Rush and Optical's seminal 1998 full length debut "Wormhole" always gets all the love... and for good reason. It pretty much changed the game for drum n bass, single-handedly dragging the sound into an unprecedented, new frontier. But it's the duos follow up, "The Creeps" (released in 2000) that always did it for me.

It carefully built upon the rolling, techno-funk of its predecessor but was somehow this even funkier, grittier soul - the production streamlined to yet another level. It's aimed straight for the dancefloor, yet can just as easily be appreciated driving high speed down the interstate, during late night subway rides, or just spacing out on your bedroom floor inside a great pair of headphones. I've always felt the whole album works so well as one piece so I thought it was appropriate to showcase it on our podcast, in full, in October of course, an entire 10 years after it's release (wow, I feel old!).

In the future expect plenty of other label and album showcases - we've got an excellent all Metalheadz show coming up, maybe we'll do a No U-Turn "Torque" episode, some Moving Shadow business... time will tell.

Rounding off this months show to take us waaaaaaaaay back is the one and only DJ Armen, a longtime Philadelphia drum n bass staple - from his days stocking the dnb racks @ 611 Records through to his many residencies and opening sets for the genres biggest superstar jocks. Armen's also someone I've known for many, many years - I've essentially watched him grow up from just a little raver kid (literally a kid I tell ya) into a true music enthusiast, an excellent DJ, and all around good, true person. Big ups Armen! Enjoy the mix everyone, this is a good one.

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Joey Breakdown mixing Ed Rush & Opticals' "The Creeps":
Ed Rush and Optical - Resurrection (feat. Ryme Tyme) - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Check Out Time - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Reach Out - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Rock The House - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical w/ Matrix - Flightpath - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - The Creeps - Virus
Optical & Ryme Tyme - White Lightning - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Pacman - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Greed - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical w/ Matrix - Fastlane (feat. Ryme Tyme) - Virus

DJ Armen:
JB and Ascend - The Dreamer - Back2Basics
Tom and Jerry - Who Kan Draw - Tom & Jerry
Tom and Jerry - Maxi(mun) Style Rmx - Tom & Jerry
Tom and Jerry - Maximum Booty Style pt.2 - Tom & Jerry
Roni Size - Step Up - V Recordings
DJ Krust - Set Speed Rmx - V Recordings
DJ Krust - Poison - V Recordings
JO - R Type - Awesome Records
L Double and Liccle D - Dubplate Special - Flex Records
Souljah - Down With The Lites - Hard Leaders
Maximum Style - Hard as Hell - Parousia
Koda - Time of Signs - Intalektive Records
Roni Size and Dj Die - Music Box - Full Cycle
JMJ and Richie - Free La Funk - Moving Shadow
Roni Size and DJ Die - 11:55 - Full Cycle
Cloud Nine - Jazzmin (Tango Rmx) - Moving Shadow
Capone - Friday - Hardleaders
Shimon and Andy C - Night Flight - Ram Records
Undercover Agent - Dubplate Circles - Juice Recordings
Apex - Spys - Hard Leaders
DJ Trace - Mutant Rmx (Rollers Instinct) - S.O.U.R.
Ed Rush, DJ Trace, and Nico - Mad Different Methods - No U-Turn
Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing 'The Remix' - 31 Records
Ed Rush - Check Me Out - DeeJay Recordings

This party was so fucking awesome @Medusa we HAD to do it here again!

TightenUP.biz and Drumskool 215 Present
JUNGLE RAVE 2010
old skool jungle all night long!!

with very special guest:
CAMO UFOs
(Los Angeles)
A Jungle revivial is brewing and (thee) Mike B and Nate Day have got a lot to say about it. Their recent 90’s style jungle remixes as Camo UFOs for The Count and Sinden's “Mega”, and Major Lazer's “Pon De Floor” have been blowing up parties worldwide and received radio play on the world renowned BBC Radio 1 platform by Annie Mac and Toddla T. They have received the stamp of approval from Fool's Gold and Mad Decent, two of the most respected and innovative independent record labels and have official remixes in the bag for Mike Posner , The Hardy Boys, Nouveau Yorican, Them Jeans and South Rakkas Crew.People are ready, and these two seasoned dj/producers and their deep crates of vinyl display their love for old school UK jungle and hardcore and take it back to a time when amen breaks, techno stabs, and fat basslines ruled the dancefloor while adding their own modern twist to it.They are currently working on an EP with Sinden for his Grizzly imprint and turning out tons more original material and remix work.

with residents:
ART CUEBIK & JOEY BREAKDOWN
(Drumskool215, Let Me Ride)
special opening set by the one and only:
ARMEN
(Fuzed Funk, Substitution)
and your champion MC for the night:
ILLY MC
(Tightenup.biz, Platinum)


Saturday July 31st
@ Medusa Lounge
21st & Chestnut
Philadelphia!!!
9pm-2am
21+ w ID
$5 to get in all night long!!!!
Come early to ensure entry as we will reach capacity!
Special surprises all night!!


*THANKS TO IMRI FOR THE AMAZING FLYER DESIGN!!!**