Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Big up Juilo 69 and Ramrod who deserve more respect than what it is due as they consistently brought Freek FM every weekend and later on "Freek In The Week" which became one of the first London pirates to operate 24/7. This changed the way in which music was played and heard, not forgetting how instrumental they were generating an appetite for people to rave.
We look at the Veteran DJ Maddness KMA who is a highly respected Garage DJ and a bad boy producer who stayed loyal to Freek FM 101.8. He was part of the old guard on Freek. Maddness was the voice of the "Cream Of The Crop" club night pirate radio adverts. He was a resident at Freek'N You, Freek In The Manor and was well known on the London club circuit, frequently playing out and making a name for himself. Below you can find a list of his celebrated productions: KMA Productions ‎– Phantasy Trip / Cape Fear (Urban Beat Records, 1996), KMA Productions ‎– Breakin Out E.P. - Kaotic Madness / Dubwyze / It Must Be Wyze (KMA Productions label, 1997), KMA Productions ‎– Re-Con Mission EP - Klean Kards / Blue Print / Blue Kards (Locked On Records, 1998), KMA Productions‎– The Fear Returns - The Original Fear (KMA Productions label 1998). Due to popular demand the Re-Con Mission EP was recently repressed in 2018. Maddness KMA currently hosts "The Fully Loaded Show" on Flex FM UK 101.4.
MC Ranking is one the most respected old school UK Garage MCs who is still active on the circuit. He was booked for all the mega UK Garage raves from the golden era: Stush, Sun City, Garage Nation, Club Exposure, Pure Silk, La Cosa Nostra, Freek'N You, Freek's In The Manor, Expressions, Lords Of The Underground, Club Liberty, Frisky, Cream Of Da Crop, Club Sidewinder... He is known for mic toasting as well as his bubbly uplifting lyrics. Back in the day you were bound to see MC Ranking feature at events with the likes of MC Creed and CKP along with the big name DJs like The Dreem Team, DJ EZ, Martin Larner, Pied Piper, Mike Ruff Cut Lloyd and many others. MC Ranking remained loyal to Freek FM throughout the 90s and would later feature on London commercial radio Kiss FM with DJ EZ.
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Although back in the mid 90s some people had always classified House and Garage as belonging in second arena to Jungle music at main events, but to those that know about Acid House, the pendulum came swinging back round and people loved it. Though there was a lot House & Garage being imported for the U.S.A, but the UK was now experiencing a music production explosion with scores of producers establishing themselves and some crossing over from other scenes like Jungle and Hardcore. Between the years 1995 to 1996 there was a growing number of House and Garage music productions from labels like: Public Demand Label, Locked On Records, Confetti Records, Ice Cream Records, Babyshack Recordings, Fifty First Recordings, Casa Trax Label, Zest 4 Life Label, Nice 'N' Ripe Label, Ten Pin Records, 24 Hour Music label, Urban Beat label, Swing City Records, Pier 32 Records, Smokin Beats label, Azuli Records, Groove Yard Records, Strictly Rhythm label, Rise 'n' Shine label (part of Nice 'N' Ripe), Zest 4 Life label, and many other labels. The London Garage scene was growing rapidly, producers like Grant Nelson who was formerly known as the Wishdokta, a Hardcore producer on the Asylum Music Inc label and VW Records had now switched to producing Garage and he was making an impact on the scene alongside the likes of Jeremy Sylvester, Tuff Jam, Danny J Lewis and many others.

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 1989-2005: 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 / 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 / Entice FM 95.5 / Heat FM 96.6 / 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 / 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 / Don FM 105.7 / Force FM 106.5 / Girls FM 106.8 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9
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