DJ Brockie, MC Det & MC Skibadee | Drum & Bass 1999 | KOOL FM 94.5

Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. This MC partnership was one of the most talked about in the Drum & Bass scene. If Skibadee and Det were on the flyer then you knew the rave was going to be jammed. Their radio and rave sets would literally be on fire. The very same year Det & Skibadee released “Slowmo“ and “New Style Avengers“ - Det & Skibadee Present 2 x Freestyle, on Times Two Records. They also shot music videos for these releases and they were screened on MTV and other music channels in the UK, putting Drum & Bass on the map. Not to mention the dub plate king DJ Brockie who exclusive selection and tight mixes gave him legendary status. If there was one show listeners stayed patiently gripped until it went on air, it was DJ Brockie and MC Det. Surprisingly, Brockie started his music production career rather later in 1996, firstly co-producing with Footloose - “Brock-Out“ and “Gat-Hummin“ - on K Power Records. Then releasing his famous hits on Sonic Art Records with DJ Kane and Ed Solo, “Stampede“, “Outboard“, “Shallow Minds“ and “Fantasy“ in 2001. Out to all the Drum & Bass record labels of 1999: Renegade Hardware label, BC Recordings, Prototype Recordings, Juice Recordings, Virus Recordings, Full Cycle Records, V Recordings, Droppin’ Science label, RAM Records, Moving Shadow label, 31 Records, Metalheadz, Rugged Vinyl Records label, Audio Couture label, Good Looking Records label, Kartoons label, Dread Recordings, UFO label, Penny Black label, Undiluted Recordings, Smokers Inc label, Eastside Recordings, Congo Natty Records, Knowledge & Wisdom Records, True Playaz label, Global Thang label, Frontline Records, Reinforced Records, Moving Shadow label, Joker Records, Da Lick label, Switch label (Joker Records), Liftin’ Spirit Records, Trouble On Vinyl Records, Phat Trax label, Dread Recordings, Kartoons Label, V Recordings, Droppin’ Science Records, Technique Recordings, Formation Records, 5HQ Recordings, New Identity Recordings, Audio Maze Records, Fresh Kutt Records, Juice Records, Splash Recordings, Infrared Label, Mix & Blen’ Label, Beta Recordings, Cold Steel Label, Charge Label, Valve Recordings, Photek Productions Label, Timeless Recordings, No U Turn Records, Back 2 Basics Label, SambaLoco Records, Tribe Recordings, Easy Records, Proper Talent Label, Metalheadz Label, . Label (Computer Integrated Audio), Mac II Recordings, Emotif Recordings, Hardleaders Label, Urban Takeover Label, Aphrodite Recordings, Penny Black Label (Ray Keith), Collusion Records, all those who contributed to pioneering and transforming the Drum & Bass sound of that era. Out the DNB record labels of 1999 which released classics like: Ed Rush Optical ‎– Gas Mask / Bacteria, Roni Size ‎– 26 Bass / Snapshot, ƆƐI3C ‎– The Pulse / China Cup, Ed Rush Optical ‎– Watermelon / Sick Note, DJ Loxy & Usual Suspects ‎– Stalker / Fracture, Sci-Clone ‎– Red Fever / Everywhere I Go (Remix), ‎– Nightvision, Goldie & J Majik - Inside The Shadow, Infrared - Drive By, Total Science - Vendetta, J Majik - Subway (Photek Mix), John B - Vanishing Point, Total Science ‎– Silent Reign, Jonny L ‎– Spike / Running, Rantoul ‎– Too High, KMC - System, DJ Reality ‎– Music Maker / Raw Nerve, Breakbeat Era ‎– Ultra-Obscene / Bullitproof, Adam F - Brand New Funk, Ed Rush & Optical - Shrinkwrap ,DJ Krust - Warhead (Ram Trilogy Remix), Ryme Tyme Optical - Twisted, Ryme Tyme Optical - Ghostbuster, Bad Company - Seizure, Bad Company - Skin Tag, Usual Suspects ‎– Killa Bees / Contortion, Ram Trilogy ‎– Evolution / Mindscan Remix, Die ‎– Drop Bear, Dom & Roland ‎– Killa Bullet / Dumbo, Usual Suspects ‎– Spawn / Hole Punch, Capone ‎– Tudor Rose / Submerge, Nasty Habits ‎– Liquid Fingers / Liquid Beatz, Konflict - Bad Acid, Usual Suspects - Doorway, Peshay ‎– Truly, Calyx ‎– Morphology / Schitzoid, Konflict ‎– RoadBlock / State Of Mind, Omni Trio ‎– Byte Size Life, Rufige Kru ‎– Ark Angel 3... Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Here’s a list of some of our most loved pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1989-2005: Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Format FM 93.2 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Shake FM 98.0 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Erotic FM 101.3 / Industry FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Girls FM 106.8 / Dream FM 107.0 / Don FM 107.9 #dnbmovementuk #takemebackpirateradio
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