#74 Top Releases in Drum & Bass

The Welcome to the Jungle series of albums is now firnly established as a buy-on-sight proposition for original junglists and new gen heads alike. If you want to experience the flavour of the contemporary jungle scene, this is where youll find it. This time around, Jungle Cakes have handed selection privileges to Bennie, a deejay and producer whos been on a years-long hot streak with banging releases and remixes in multiple styles of jungle and DnB for a raft of prestige labels. Of course, Bennies drawn for tunes from the elite of the UK like Serial Killaz, Bladerunner, T>I, Dr Meaker and Voltage. And hes delved deep into the Brazilian scene too with the likes of DJ Andy, L-Side, Level 2 and Alibi representing. Youre not going to want to miss out on the five exclusive Bennie productions on the album either, including his jungle rework of Deekline & Jah Cuzzis Three Little Birds, the incendiary stepper Ragga Funk, and the dub-tinged break-manipulation masterclass Evil Thing. But those are just a few of the headlines. Across the fifty tracks and the accompanying mix, the full multi-faceted glory of 2024s jungle sound is on full display with all kinds of gems for the sonic explorer to unearth. If you werent on the Bennie hype train up to now, heres where to jump aboard. For licensing & label enquiries, please contact Martin Flex: martin@hotcakesmusic.com

Bennie, Deekline, Jah Cuzzi, Harley D, Monkey Marc, DJ Hybrid, Isenberg, Milazzo, T-Man, PAV4N, Vektah, Drytek, Dr Meaker, L-Side, Sl8r, Selecta J-Man, DJ Andy, Alibi, Carasel, Level 2, Beat Assassins, Voltage, Dirtsman, T>I, Kove, Jack Mirror, Sola, Aaron Payne, Napes, J.O.E, Conrad Subs, Specimen A, Warrior Queen, Bladerunner, Dread MC, MC Bassman, 2Shy MC, AKAS, Zoro, Junior Dangerous, Ed Solo, Serial Killaz, Wish Master, Saxxon, Serkus, Kara, DJ Fresha, Navigator, Scuffed, Doktor, Benny Page, JDizz, Brian Brainstorm, Killa P, Sweetie Irie, Bcee, Emba, L.I.T.A.