Darklight Podcast 07 Here comes Darklight podcast number 7, and for the last cast of 2009 we present an extended episode presenting the very best in jungle, drum n bass and jungle tekno straight from the finest selectors Brighton has to offer! The first hour provides a heavyweight mashup of some hard amens with some deeper, more rolling dnb flavas tightly mixed by local Brighton DJ’s X Nation + Life. X Nation, also known as Stimpy, is a local Brighton legend, regularly playing at a whole host of Brighton venues dropping the finest jungle and drum n bass. Check out his releases on Renegade Weed, Originate and Repertoire Sound recordings. For more info check out http://soundcloud.com/x-nation/tracks for tracks, mixes and more! Life aka Double A is another well known Brighton local, regularly spinning at Volks and other Brighton clubs – check out his tune with X Nation on Originate Recordings and watch this space for some big tunes coming soon from this firing up and comer! The alternative mix this month showcases the new sound of Jungle Tekno, an offshoot or Jungle and drum n bass rapidly rising in popularity – Kosine aka DJ Youngsta is the selecta with a sick mix of the hottest J-Tek cuts many of which are released or forthcoming on his own Originate recordings label. Originate was setup in January of this year as a platform to support artists that may not be getting the exposure they deserve. Originate will be pushing hi-end underground Jungle & J-tek productions to the scene for the scene by helping it grow in the UK, Europe & Worldwide. With a long list of high profile DJ’s supporting the label including Pilgrim, Outrage, Modular, Bassline Smith, Bizzy B, Stranjah, Theory, Insight, Grooverider, X Nation, Crissy Criss and Classified Material the future looks bright for Originate. Check out Originate on myspace: www.myspace.com/originaterecordings and on the J-Tek social networking site: http://j-tekrecords.ning.com/profile/Originate X Nation b2b Life Studio Mix Tracklist 1) source direct - concealed identity 2) stranjah - j train 3) digital & spirit - highway 4) 0=0 - soul hunter testifies 5) embee - fractured soul 6) mixmaster doc - watercress funk 7) blocks & escher - shadowplay 8) ak1200 & gridlok - dub 4 dub >> x nation - dark stranger 9) x nation - v.i.p. business 10) spectrasoul - the fourpoints 11) alix perez - state 808 12) x nation - could fairy 13) kosine & sinner - nah ease up tonight 14) s.p.y. - asbo 15) Life & blake - blind faith 16) equinox - babylon 17) x nation ft silver - trouble 18) dj loxy - caution 19) antidote - the mantra v.i.p. Kosine Originate J-Tek showcase mix Tracklist 1) Kosine - True Media - Nolige & Pilgrim Remix - Originate Recordings 2) Nebula - Sound in Motion - Scientific Wax 3) Furious Styles - Badbwoy - Originate Recordings 4) Pilgrim - Retro Vibes - Cloud 9 Digital 5) Kosine - Awakening The Crazy Jungle - Originate Recordings 6) Madcap - Media Lab - Steel Fingers 7) X Nation - Black Flames - Originate Recordings 8) Nolige & Pilgrim - Galactica - Cloud 9 Digital 9) Classified Material - Take Control - Originate Recordings 10) Kosine & Riff Raff - Grace Period - Originate Recordings 11) Modular - Dark NRG - J-Tek Records 12) Voytek - Come With - Originate Recordings 13) Double O - Spiritual Jungle Tekno - Originate Recordings 14) Absent - Falling In Love - Originate Recordings Don’t forget to check out the Darklight Podcast in January 2010 for another chunk of quality electronic music direct from Brighton and Hove.