Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Recorded on Sunday 19th October 1997, Kool FM 94.5, broadcasting to London and its surrounding counties. DJ Wildchild teamed up with MC Skibadee and they both known for raising the roof of nights like "Thunder & Joy" @Raw Club, Great Russel Street London W1. She was and still is a prolific name in the old school Jungle and Drum & Bass scene. Wild Child was Kool FM's only Drum & Bass female act in the 90s. The station later saw more female DJs join with likes of DJ Law.
She went on to set up her record label in 2004, Wildstyle Recordings and worked with music promotions companies.
It is fair to say that the majority of the scene was dominated by men and very few female artists broke through. That's not to discredit the pioneering female acts, like: DJ Rap (Proper Talent Records), DJ Kemistry (RIP) & DJ Storm (Metalheadz), Elizabeth Troy (Greater Love), Lady Cyrus (Rude FM), Lady ST & Lady Dyer & Lady Sweetie (Rinse FM) along a many others. But they were a small proportion of women at the time that were involved.
These female acts inspired the next generation of MCs, DJ and Producers, not just on Drum & bass circuit but for the rest of the UK underground music scene. The Drum & Bass scene now shares a different landscape to that of the 90s. The Garage and Grime music scenes now host a wider range of female artists. Though these stories are of a pastime, it essential we remember women's contribution in the Drum & Bass scene.

Big shout out to the 1997 Jungle DNB record labels that helped pioneer the sound: Dee Jay Recordings, Awesome Records, Kickin' Underground Sound label, Labello Blanco Recordings, Quayside Records, Third Eye Records, Kemet label, Grand Larceny label, Paragon Recordings, Area 51 Records, Philly Blunt Records, Creative Wax label, Eastside Recordings, Congo Natty Records, Knowledge & Wisdom Records, Good Looking Records, True Playaz label, Frontline Records, Riddim Track Records, Reinforced Records, Manga Beats label, Moving Shadow label, Macca Records, Joker Records, Da Lick label, Switch label (Joker Records), Liftin' Spirit Records, Trouble On Vinyl Records, Phat Trax label, Dread Recordings, Kartoons Label, Live Recordings Label, V Recordings, Chronic Label (V Recordings), Full Cycle Records, Dope Dragon Records, Droppin' Science Records, Prototype Recordings, Formation Records, 5HQ Recordings, New Identity Recordings, Hot Steppers Label, Urban Gorilla Recordings, Audio Maze Records, RAM Records, Fresh Kutt Records, Juice Records, Splash Recordings, Juice Box Records, Ivory Records, Ebony Recordings, Alphabet Label, Infrared Label, Mix & Blen' Label, Piccasso Label (London Some’ting Records), Cold Steel Label, No Smoking Records, Rude & Deadly Records, Charge Label, Valve Recordings, Runninz Records, Renegade Hardware label, Timeless Recordings, No U Turn Records, Back 2 Basics Recordings, Tribe Recordings, Easy Records, Proper Talent Label, Metalheadz Label, C.I.A. Label (Computer Integrated Audio), Mac II Recordings, Tearin Vinyl Records, SOUR Records (S.O.U.R.), Emotif Recordings, Hardleaders Label, Urban Takeover Label, Aphrodite Recordings, Aladdin Label (Aphrodite Recordings), Penny Black Label (Ray Keith), Test Blue Label (Test Recordings), Razors Edge (Metalheadz sublabel), Collusion Records, and all the other record labels that contributed the development of the Drum & Bass scene.

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 / 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 93.2 / Weekend Rush FM 92.5 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Format FM 92.3 / 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 98.1 / 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 / Don FM 105.7 / Shadow FM 106.5 / Force FM 106.5 / Girls FM 106.8 / Dream FM 107.0 / Freedom FM 107.3 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9.
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