Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Recorded in Dec 2000, Rinse FM was broadcasting on 100.3 frequency across London and its surrounding counties. They had shifted from being a London weekend pirate station to broadcasting throughout the week also began turning its focus to playing UK Garage. MC Riddles had already started to MC to Garage. Jungle MCs of the mid 90s were going through a transitional process as the Jungle Drum & Bass scene was closed shop and most MCs were looking for an outlet to break through also the DNB sound had morphed into its dark techie phase. MC Riddles was one of the most criminally underrated Jungle MCs of the late 90s. It beggars belief how someone as talented as him never broke through. Riddles frequently did shows DJ Geeneus on Rinse FM, later on he teamed up with DJ LJ (aka DJ Influence) and MC Vybes and was still kicking up a storm on the scene. In the mid 2000s Riddles went to form the UKT Crew and took MC Vapour under his wing chatting over UK Garage, Grime and UK Hip Hop.
Big up those who remember the killer DNB tunes of 2000: Usual Suspects – Killa Bees (Konflict Remix), Mampi Swift – Jaws, Ray Keith – Something Out There (Samba VIP Mix), Twisted Anger – Acoustic Cage, Pascal – Serious Sounds, Brockie & Ed Solo – Voices, Remarc - Sound Murderer, Bad Company – Space Walk, Ram Trilogy – Titan, Jagged Edge – Rock Baby, Congo Natty - Herbsman 2, Source Direct & Instra Mental - Yo Bitch / Pimp Star, Tee Bee – Fingerprints / Unknown Approach, Dylan & Facs – Cut Throat, Dylan & B-Key – Mindwalk, Suv – Ripcurl, Photek – Infinity, Lemon D - Organik Funk (Dillinja Mix), Capone vs Peshay - I Need You / 2 Da 1, Cybotron - Nasty Ways (Lemon D Remix), Cybotron - I Wanna Know, Bullet Proof – Not Human / Echolon, Klute: Fear Of People - Red Truth / Double Dealer / T.D.C.D./ Chicks, Bad Company: Inside The Machine EP – Nitrous / Colonies / Brain Scan / Trick Of The Light / Sentient / Forgotten / Oxygen / Hunted / Silicon Dawn / Dead-Side, Bad Company – Coma / Spraycan, Breakbeat Era – Bullitproof, Breakbeat Era – Terrible Funk (Krust Remix), Pascal & Monty - Landslide (Moving Fusion remix), Moving Fusion – Turbulence, Origin Unknown – Sound In Motion, Moving Fusion: Atlantis EP – Atlantis / Fish Tank / Peace Keeper / The Witness, Ed Rush & Optical – Socom, Ed Rush & Optical -Crash, Technical Itch – Dimensions / Relic, Technical Itch: Parallax EP – Stealth / Extension / Stack 2 / Racked, Twisted Individual – Sore Throat / Cyborg, Formation City Series: Twisted Individual - Amsterdam – Rasp / Fire Ant, Jonny L – Cut-Off / Move Upon, Marcus Intalex & S.T. Flies - How You Make Me Feel / Neptune, Marcus Intalex & S.T. Flies - Universe / Lose Control, Kraft - The Bullet / Colt 45, The Kraft – The Trend / Control, The Kraft – Candid / Stab 2 Def, Mampi Swift – Power / Roxy, DJ Zinc – On Fire Tonight (Remix) / Pink Panther (Remix), DJ Red – Everything Has Changed / Paradise, Shy FX – Torment, Det & Skibadee – Downdiggy…
Big up the 100.3FM Drum & Bass crew: DJ Rips, DJ Bounty Hunter, DJ Flight, DJ Juice, DJ Opium, DJ Geeneus, DJ Double M, DJ Wacko, DJ Karnage (Roll Deep), Reckless Crew: Terror Danjah, DJ Interlude, MC Lethal (Triple Threat), D Double E (MC Dee), DJ Scratcha "Dub Plate" Dan (Scratcha DVA), Bruza (MC Chigga D), MC Mayhem Double Trubla and MC Skanker. Also MC illmatika (Illmatic Ruff), MC Riddles, MC Wiley, MC Mystery Major, MC Dream, MC Riko Dan, MC Firearmz, MC Flow (Flowdan), MC Stinger B, DJ LJ (LJ Influence / DJ Influence), DJ Kalm, DJ Raf, DJ Malachai, and loads more.
Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Although they aren’t about now their contribution to the British music industry and to the London music scene has been immense. Here's a list of some of our most loved pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1989-2006:
Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Raw Blaze FM 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush FM 92.5 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Format FM 93.2 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Entice FM 95.5 / Heat FM 96.6 / Rinse FM 97.6 / Flashback FM 97.6 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Shake FM 98.0 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Don FM 100.5 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Erotic FM 101.3 / Industry FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Temptation FM 102.4 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Smoove FM 104.0 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Force FM 106.5 / Girls FM 106.8 / Risk FM 107.1 / Freedom FM 107.3 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9.
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