Kool FM: the pirate station that helped build jungle
It first broadcast on 28 November 1991, on 94.5FM from Clapton, and 35 years on it still plays jungle and drum and bass on DAB and online.
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The labels that built drum and bass, and who is behind them
Six labels keep coming up whenever the history of the sound is told. Here is each one and the name tied to it.
Drum and bass grew up around independent labels run by the artists themselves. Wikipedia's entry on the genre names these six as key.
Reinforced Records
The label of 4hero, whose album Two Pages was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 1998.
Hospital Records
Tied to London Elektricity. It is the home of the Hospital nights that run today, including Hospital30 in Brighton on 23 October.
RAM Records
Tied to Andy C and Scott Bourne.
Metalheadz
Goldie's label. His album Timeless dates from 1995.
Critical Music
Kasra's label. Its Critical Sound night is at fabric in London on 23 October.
Playaz
DJ Hype's label.
Earlier labels
The jungle entry adds Moving Shadow, V Recordings, Suburban Base and Renk as labels of the early 1990s scene.
Where to look next
Our Culture and History panel carries features on several of the people behind them.
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