Producers & Labels

I don´t want to bore you with endless lists of records - so here is broad overview of of some of the people behind these releases. Please keep in mind that most of these people are also doing much interesting music than only Ragga-related Breakcore.

 DJ SCUD from London had an massive influence on both the Raggacore and the Breakcore scene. He produced many records that are still played today on every party. The more Ragga-orientated are „Total destruction“ (maschinenbau recs) and „Mortal Clash ep“ (Ambush). He also runs Ambush records. „In Chains“ (Soot#3; rereleased on NETTLE- „Firecamp Stories 1“ (Agriculture17). Best Dub+Core with hard bassdrums and noise, offbeat-piano and dubby sounds. A "Best of" selection of his tracks was released on Rephlex records on 2x12" "Ambush!" (Rephlex Cat 133). Also did some projects together with PANACEA (together as THE REDEEMER with some releases on Position Chrome).


DJ SCUD. Picture taken by BONG RA

Ambush´s sisterlabel Full Watts, run by the New Yorker I-SOUND, and specialized in Ragga+Noise has released 3x 7inches yet, where aka BLOODCLAAT GANGSTA YOUTH (DJ SCUD) – „kill or be killed" is a classic record. Ambush has also the Sublabel Amex where Remixes of "kill or be killed" have been released.

Homepage Ambush Records

BONG RA is one of the most famous producers subsumed under "Raggacore". Comes from Holland and released several records yet from labels like Djax, Death$sucker, Russian Roulette, Hydrophonic, Clash. Runs his own 7" Label Clash Records for Raggacore and hard Ragga Jungle.


Homepage Clash Records
Homepage BONG RA

A special case is THE BUG aka Kevin Martin who did formely play in projects like GODFLESH / TECHNO ANIMAL.Less breakbeat orientated but more distorted Dancehall-Industrial and released records with "official" (means not only stolen from some resources) acapellas from CUTTY RANKS and DADDY FREDDY – also performs live with MC´s.

He released yet the 2x12" "Pressure" on Rephlex, also various 12" and 7" (7" all released on the label Razor X). Also was remixed by APHEX TWIN on the AFX-„smojiphace ep“ (Men2), which is remix of THE BUG´s „run the place red“. THE BUG also did some remixes: for T.RAUMSCHMIERE on „Rabaukendisco“ (NovaMute). In fact his mixes aren´t electroclash any more, but strictly distorted dancehall.

Interview with THE BUG in UNCARVED BLOG

The tigerbeat6 sublabel Shockout is specialized in Raggacore+ Ragga Jungle and releases as concept only legalized accapellas - on the first releases of MC Wayne Lonesome.

Homepage Shockout Records (tigerbeat6)

SOUNDMURDER & SK1 runs his own label called Rewind where he only releases own tracks. Hardcore Ragga Jungle, the most freaky programmed ever. He did some Ragga-Gabber tracks on OMEKO records from Japan (split12" with ENDUSER). A "Best of" collection from his tracks on Rewind has been just released on Rephlex records.

Homepage of Rewind Records (with Discography of SOUNDMURDERER)

Also important is THE PANACEA aka RICH KID. He not only released on Germany´s hardest Drum´n Bass Label Position Chrome as THE PANACEA, but as RICH KID also on various breakcore and industrial related labels like Mirex, Ad Noiseam and also on Hardliner Records, Ambush. From Ragga-hardcore-noise-Drum´n Bass to distorted Dancehall ("Bad Man ep" 7inch on Mirex002). He did several projects together with DJ SCUD like THE REDEEMER.

Discography RICH KID
Homepage THE PANACEA
Homepage Mirex Records

Also a hot man in these days is SHITMAT from Brighton/UK, who releases mainly on Planet Mu records but also a 7" on Parasite´s Label Death$ucker. His style is totally crazy- he mixes weird old records with Ragga Jungle, Rave, Noise, Gabber and Oldskool Breaks.

Listen to 2 tracks of the KILLABABYLONKUTZ 2x12"/ CD
original babylon
rudeboy babylon

Homepage Planet Mu Records
Homepage SHITMAT
Discography SHITMAT

PARASITE from Bristol/UK does also some great hardcore stuff. He release already on Peace Off records and on BONG RA´s label Clash some hard tracks with a very unique distortion between Ragga, Breakcore, distorted Ragga Jungle and Gabber. Also released on his label Death$ucker yet BONG RA and SHITMAT. Does also the "Toxic Dancehall" parties in Bristol.
Homepage Death$ucker Records

FFF from Rotterdam/NL is another hot act. He´s the king of harsh Amen breaks combined with Dancehall elements and fat synthesizerlines from old Rotterdam Records- the term "Thunderdome Junglist" (refering to the first gabber compilations ever on 2xCD when the sound was good in 1993). He uses also sometimes Happy Hardcore Pianos but arranged so well that they don´t become boring. Released on several Breakcore labels like Clash Records, K-Hole and Mindbender. He often plays together with ASSASSIN from Rotterdam, another fine DJ (and sometimes MC). They organized together with BONG RA the legendary Breakcore a Go-Go Parties in Waterfront/ Rotterdam.

Discography FFF

DJ ASSASSIN @ Clash of the titans II. Berlin 3.7.04
Picture taken by AMBOSS

Also Peace Off records from Rennes/ France should be mentioned. One of the main breakcore labels with nice layouted sleeves on all of their latest releases.

They have various Sublabels and Ragga-related stuff mainly was released on Damage, like  REPEATER – „Terrestral Activity“ 12inch or KOVERT- "versioning" 12inch. The "versioning" 12inch is quite unique with no acapellas but a unique basis of hard breakcorish breaks, ravish sounds and vintage Reggae/ Dub sounds. Totally dry produced and ...Murderstyle!

The label is run by Frank aka 50% of ROTATOR which did some Highspeed-Raggajungle-core-Bombs already e.g on Difraktion Recs.
Oh...and they also organized the famous "Anticartel" parties in Rennes with up to 2000 people.

Homepage Peace Off Records

In Hamburg/ Germany there is ISTARI LASTERFAHRER who runs the label Sozialistischer Plattenbau. Also he´s doing some regular breakcore, some of his later releases are getting more and more Reggae influenced. For example his split7inch „Dubcore Vol.1“ of ISTARI LASTERFAHRER / PARASITE with a Highspeed-Remix of ALEC EMPIRE´s „Bassterror“.


The nice thing about is style is that he´s sampling mainly old Roots-Reggae and not Dancehall combined with Jungle and Breakbeats and a good portion of Punkrock-Attitude. He released together with Sprengstoff Records the "do you think" 12inch.

Homepage Sozialistischer Plattenbau Records

ISTARI LASTERFAHRER@ Clash of the titans II.
Berlin 3.7.04 Picture taken by ZOMBIEFLESHEATER

LFO DEMON (me, haha) runs the label Sprengstoff Recordings. His Raggacore releases are so far: 7inch „Rave for communism“ (with Speedcore-Ragga-Remix of german Chart-Dancehall project SEEED) and a split12inch with FFF "Clash of the titans" (in cooperation with Mindbender records).

Mindbender, the label of DJ ROKKON also put out the ZOMBIEFLESHEATER 7“ or „Shizuo goes Raggacore“, how some call it. Influenced by old DHR stuff and Dancehall ZOMBIEFLESHEATER from german region Westerwald/ West-Germany destroys music with his splatterbreaks in a wild cut up mash up style.

Also from the same region (and actually the same village) comes AMBOSS (the 2 put also out a split12inch on Restroom Records). He usually does dark, hardcore-drum´n bass core (influenced by old Postion Chrome stuff) but also released 2 Raggacore tracks on the SPEEDHALL 12" of the Label Kool Pop from Berlin (one of Germany´s oldest and most influencial Breakcore label also the owner says he´s "not part of any scene). "Speedhall" was a term invented by Something J (the owner of Kool Pop) together with DJ Scud describing the style we use the term "Raggacore" for.

Homepage Kool Pop Records
watch a video of Something J live at IWTBF-Festival 6.12.04/ Berlin:  SOMETHING J
watch a video of DJ Rokkon live at Utterly Wipeout 10.4.04/ Berlin: DJ ROKKON
Videos by KOI GEORGE taken from http://www.godless-screenbotz.de/

Worth to mention is GEROYCHE from Chemnitz  with his
„GalongGalong Rmx“ on SuburbanTrash. Hardcore-Dancehall-Riddim-Style.

Homepage of GEROYCHE

There´s ENDUSER from Cincinnati/ Ohio from Sonic Terror records who released also on various other labels Breakcore and Ragga-releated Breakcore.

Biography/ Discography ENDUSER
Homepage of ENDUSER (with mp3 section for downloading)
Interview with ENDUSER in Exploding Plastic magazine

Also to mention is Mash it Records, the label of DJ C. Check out their website, you can listen to all releases over there and also download some DJ Mixes. One of the acts/ DJ´s of the label is AARON SPECTRE who is playing all over the world at the moment his mixes with laptop and records combined to one huge Ragga Jungle-Mash-up thing.

Homepage Mash It Records

 
A new label from Belgium is M.A.S.H. Records run by Nonprohet releasing hot stuff soon on the first 12inch "Raggagum and Bubblecum" with Igor, Society Suckers, Istari Lasterfahrer, Puzzelweazel and DuranDuranDuran.

Homepage MASH
(with mp3 section)