Submitted By: marcos

Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass

Date of Set: Nov 29th, 1996

Filesize: 173.36 MB

Total Downloads: 10

Nicky Blackmarket is one of the original pioneers of drum and bass, and he is still the most faithful soldier for the scene around the world.

His early influences came from his mother's background in the jazz scene, and it is improvisation and variety that characterise his DJ performances throughout his career.
At the start of the eighties, Nicky was 14 and playing electro at youth clubs in London. He played with long-time collaborator Clarky and began to mix all forms of dance music, at house parties and on the radio.

Friends FM, run by Mad B, gave Nicky a good education and the momentum to start his own shop in London, the legendary Blackmarket Records. In 1992, as the house scene moved towards breakbeat, Nicky created a separate department downstairs to cater for the sound that would eventually be called Drum and Bass.

In the mid-nineties Nicky pushed the hardcore scene with a regular show on Pulse FM and performances at the Roller Express. He moved into production, making his first record 'Spam EP', along with various remixes and releases on his label Gyroscope, with artists like Ray Keith.
This exposure fuelled his DJ career and Nicky decided to put all his efforts into playing his music around the world.

'...first and foremost I am a DJ.'
As the jungle scene exploded Nicky formed his legendary partnership with the late Stevie Hyper D. These performances are still regarded as the standard by which all others are judged, and mp3s of those sets will probably be on the internet forever.

Blackmarket Records supported the scene as a focus for the community, an essential component in an world without the internet. Nicky started another label 'Kartoonz' featuring the anthem 'Two Degrees', confirming his status as a central force in the scene.

Unlike many superstars, Nicky still works in his shop and is a promoter of fresh talent and ideas, unafraid to help new artists and organisers push the artform forward. His love of drum and bass keeps him from descending into the mindless repetition and lazy performances characteristic of many in the scene.

Nicky invites you to sample his philosophy at the shop in D'Arblay St, London, or at any of his shows around the world.

Submitted By: marcos

Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass

Date of Set: Nov 29th, 1996

Filesize: 173.36 MB

Total Downloads: 10

On July 4th, 1998, the world lost one of it's finest MC's, the man Drum & Bass bowed down before, Stevie Hyper D. A lot of rumors were started and the press had a field day blaming the notorious Rave scene (as per usual) for it's uninhibited use of ecstasy and what ever else they dribble about. So to put some rumors to rest, I have done my homework and this is what I came up with..................................... On a cool Friday night in a Maidstone bar, the worlds greatest MC was tearing up the mic on a mad set. During drinks (and allegedly some lines) afterwards, he complained to some friends he was not feeling well and later due to a long running heart problem, he left with his girlfriend . That morning, Saturday, July 4th, 1998, Stevie Hyper D died in his bed from what the coroner found was a Cardiac Arrest, not a cocaine overdose although what triggered the attack was inconclusive. Within a month the greatest DJ's and MC's in the Jungle game gathered to honor Stevie in a way only they know how,

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