The American Junglist

AJS#111 Calculon

We always admire people with dedicated work ethics. This weeks guest is always hustling, always grinding, He's on what seems like a perpetual world tour. He writes music ranging from hip hop to dnb to juke. It's really sick to watch his career unfold over the years. We're really stoked to finally have him on. Representing San Diego, CA and West Coast dnb at large, Please welcome Calculon!
https://shootrecordings.bandcamp.com

AJS #110 Renan

Representing DnBiD Chicago please welcome, Renan. A soulfully dubwise selector who isn’t afraid of a filthy bassline.  Active in the Jungle and Drum+Bass community since 1995, Chicago native Renan currently busies himself producing events featuring local and international talent at residencies around the city as well as collaborating and releasing tunes with production partner Stunna.

AJS#109 Lamebrane

John Lamos aka DJ Lamebrane has been djing strictly drum & bass since the late 90’s. Back in 2002 he was invited to check out a concept called Bassdrive Radio which was a live streaming drum & bass online radio station based in Chicago, the first of its kind in the United States. Since that very first Bassdrive show, Lamebrane has been with bassdrive.com eventually landing his own live two hour mix show in 2003 called the Hangover Hotline which airs every Saturday afternoon 1-3pm central and is still going strong 22 years later.  With thousands upon thousands of hours of mixing drum & bass live on Bassdrive, holding multiple residencies in and around Chicago throughout the years, and being lucky enough to share the stage with some of the biggest names in worldwide drum & bass that have toured the Windy City, he continues to push the true underground dnb sound in 2025 and beyond.Please enjoy❤️Back next week-Thomas

AJS#108 Jaybee

I shouldn't have to say anything about this weeks guest. His back catalogue of releases and the forthcoming ones speak for themselves. He's a bonafide American legend. Seeing him releasing on proper UK dnb labels with a career spanning decades now has always been really inspiring for me. He's a low-key OG and a badboy selector. Please welcome Jaybee. With releases on Liquid V, Chronic, Mac II, Good Looking, Innerground,Rubik, and a slew of other labels his music keeps going from strength to strength. Born to a radio DJ father he was raised listening to slew of different music genres that led him to hip hop and later on, drum and bass. Always fascinated with watching the dj's in hip hop videos, Jaybee obtained his first set of turntables at the age of 13 and started playing hip hop. A few years later he was intrigued by a friends "techno" compilation and wore out the hit the decks megamix series tape and found his love in breakbeats which led him to a outlaw Jungle party thrown by Digital Konfusion. It was at this event that Jaybee first discovered Jungle while witnessing DJ ODI double set ray Kieth's "terrorist", discovering it was possible to incorporate hip hop skills into Jungle. Flash forward 20 years and you can find him djing a weekly show on bassdrive.com every other Sunday from 10AM to 12PM EST. or in the studio working on whatever idea may roll through his head that day. His music is currently getting support by the likes of Bryan Gee, LTJ Bukem, Marky, D Bridge, A-Sides, PFM and Random Movement amongst a host of others. Tracklist below.Please enjoy❤️back next week-Thomas
Tracklist:The Sauce - Tales Of The ExpectedAlternative Medicine - Smacking ClownsNC17 & Philth - BurnoutMelysma - No Surrender feat. Oracle MCBen Soundscape & Collette Warren - Remember YouConrad Subs - Sun BeamsJaybee,Zere & Dave Owen - Ay Plair>>>Level 2 - Bite The Bone VIP
LOG1N & Order Up - From The BronxMolecular - Cold HandsRider Shafique & Business As Usual - World In TroubleSUV - Booby TrapDr. Meaker - Drift Away feat. Fizzy Gillespie & CelestineRends - War Song VIPTweakz & Teej - Loud PackUndecentum - 9 TaurusL Side feat Fats - High Times VIPDo The Math - Falling Into PlaceCrystal Clear - Selector feat. Bryan GeeCrystal Clear & Kathryn Brenna - Slow It DownSerpnt, JG:MC - 2024Teej - SilencioBenny L - Shadow PeopleDo The Math - Mind ControlZero T, MANNY, Onj - Forget ItRMS & Jaybee - HeardCool Hand Flex - OmniRMS & Jaybee - BreachedDo The Math - RunLeaf - Dis StyleWatch The Ride - Shake The Foundation>>T>I & The Sauce - Grits & Jam 
CrucifyMe - Prank CallerUndecentum - EthylKY - Own WayDJ Trace & HLZ - RaptorRandall - SpacebugXTC Nottingham & Jaybee - One More Chance

AJS#107 360 Degrees The Headline set from Respect LA

We originally had another mix planned for his first mix on the show. The first mix was so fresh we wanted to put it out as fast as possible. He was one of our first exclusive mixes. The last one is still getting streams every day. Nick is a fucking BADMAN on the decks. Representing Mississippi DNB, please welcome 360 Degrees. He is a Mississippi-based dj and producer who has been making a name for himself stateside and worldwide for combining the sounds of Hip hop, Turntablism, Jungle, and Drum & Bass music. He has been a major contributing force in the southern United States by bringing Drum & Bass music to the forefront of everything he has been involved with since the late 90's. He has collaborated on many musical projects over the years featuring artists like Mr. Fluid, Coastill, Serjah9, Dj Kaotic, and Fi3ld. 360 Degrees has appeared on stage with Dj Logic, Key N Krates, & Dj Swamp, as well as Drum and Bass pioneers LTJ Bukem, A-Sides, AK1200, Dj Dara, Pish Posh, Danny the Wildchild, & The Burner Brothers. He has released tracks on Rolled Up Records and has a project forthcoming with Mr. Fluid on Patrol The Skies Music under the name SODL(Straight Out Da Lab). links and tracklist below.Please enjoy❤️Back next week-ThomasLinks:https://soundcloud.com/360-degreeshttps://www.mixcloud.com/360degrees/https://www.facebook.com/1dj360/https://www.instagram.com/nick360couch/https://www.instagram.com/360degrees_ms/https://www.instagram.com/mississippidnb/https://www.mixcloud.com/360degrees/
Tracklist:ASHFLO - Gutter - Patrol The SkiesDonny Brooke - That Sax Tune - ManifestASHFLO - Laser - Patrol The SkiesMasked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean - TC BootlegKonflict - Messiah (Magnetude Remix) - Renegade HardwareFormula - Baiana Dub - UnknownICONS - Paradise - ManifestAlibi - Majesty - V RecordingsSERJAH9 - New Alarm - Unknown Pendulum - Tarantula (Shock One & Ekko & Sidetrack Bootleg) - UnknownTaiwan MC, Speaker Louis - Junglist Crew - Jungle Mania RecordingsGunston - Dubplate Police - Vahana RecordingsSODL - Losing My Mind (Jaybee Remix) - Patrol The SkiesBasstripper - In The City - DNB Allstars Records360 Degrees - The Rave Kingpin (SERJAH9 Remix, 360 Degrees Edit) - UnreleasedPaul T & Edward Oberon - Badboy - V RecordingsKrust - Not Necessarily a Man (L-Side VIP) - V RecordingsMolecular, Ways - Strapped - Critical MusicDave Owen x Lokshot - Hammerhead - Grand Theft AutoGardna, Pola & Bryson - Down Low - Shogun AudioNeed For Mirrors - Arp Tune VIP - RAM RecordsShimon, Andy C - Night Fight (Shimon Remix) - RAM RecordsBreak, K Motionz, Duskee - Hack It (Break Remix) - UKFScar - Wanna Stay - MetalheadzS.I.O.N., Lexed - Going down - ManifestCoastill & 360 Degrees - Run It - Rolled Up RecordsJohnny L - Back To Your Roots (Friction & K-Tee Remix) - Shogun AudioEd Rush, Optical - Pacman (Upbeats Remix) - Drum & Bass ArenaAlibi - Rave Digger VIP - V RecordingsSODL & Pish Posh - Advance The Groove (Ft. SPY MC) - Patrol The SkiesRockwell - 1_2_3_4 - Shogun AudioAcuna - Played with Me - V RecordingsBreak - Something Like This - V Recordings

AJS#106 R4NS0M

I was lucky enough to be a dnb raver in Washington DC and Baltimore during  the late 1990's and early 2000's. It was only years later that I came to realize how extra special that period was for DC dnb and its own roots and culture. This weeks guest played an integral part in building a lot of that. It's really humbling to share this one with ya'll. Please welcome, R4NS0M. Originally hailing from the storied Washington DC drum & bass scene, Boston’s R4NS0M has been at the forefront of the American drum & bass movement since its early days. Over the course of his career, He’s performed at legendary events like Buzz, Ultraworld, Resonate, Eklektic, Platinum, Respect, Elements, and Cadence, and crafted mixes for Toronto’s iconic Prophecy FM and Winslow’s Bad Snares Anonymous. As a producer, he’s released music on such labels as Moving Shadow, Ohm Resistance, Soul Deep, Detached Audio, 1 More Thing, WiddFam, and 4 Corners Music, and worked with a number of artists, including Sinthetix, Corrupt Souls, UFO!, Ben Rolo, Fake, Dvalue and Metcalf. With decades of work under his belt, and a decidedly individual take on the drum-n-bass sound, R4NS0M continues to cement one of the more unique legacies in the history of the genre as a creator and pioneer. Tracklist & links below. Please enjoy❤️Back next week-Thomas
https://linktr.ee/r4ns0m
01. Bush Chemists - "Light Up  Your Spliff (Business As Usual Remix)"02. Winslow - dub03.  Sekty -  dub04. J.Purcell - dub05. Melinki & R4NS0M - dub06. R4NS0M - "You Tell Me" [Drive AM Recordings]07. BradyXK & R4NS0M - "Psycho City" [dub]08.  Genic - "202" [Genic Patreon]09. R4NS0M & iso•con - dub10. DJ Hazard - "Meaning Of Life" [Hazardous Materials]11. Crystal Clear - "Temper" [The Sauce Recordings]12. Mask - "Splurt" [Dope Dragon]13. Clearance - "On The 1" [Kynetic Sound]14. R4NS0M - "State Facts" [Drive AM Recordings]15. OCC - "No Tech" [OCC Recordings]16. Crystal Clear & Nymfo - "Feel Something" [Love For Lower Frequencies]17. HLZ - dub18. Kiko - dub19. R4NS0M - dub20. Genic - "In Use" [Genic Patreon]21. R4NS0M - dub22. Myth - "Reality Check" [Four Corners Music]23. R4NS0M - "Metropolitan Hill" [Drive AM Recordings]24. DJ Lee - "Whisper" [Soul In Motion]25. George Lunn - "Heir (Shibumi Remix)"

AJS#105 Yamatai Records Presents Omen

This weeks guest comes to us by way of Yamatai Records all the way from Los Angeles California. There's a reason one of the best labels in DNB right now tapped him to make this mix and carry their flag here in the States. I fully believed he was from the UK...didn't even consider that he might be American. His production values are sonically devastating. Just miles ahead of most. Elite, proper shit for the true heads.His catalogue of unsigned music is fucking wicked. This mixtapes tracklist is fucking mental!  Buckle your seat belts, strap your helmets on and let's prepare for takeoff. Please welcome, Omen. links and tracklist below.
please enjoy❤️Back next week-Thomas
https://linktr.ee/OmenAudio?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=4aa331d9-07ab-4a10-9dc8-3cef1215d241
https://lnk.bio/YamataiRecords?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY-GJ5xVmt_5xbkK0dEuDjMEvLQkFVear-e9TnMmvFTVxDzgQUb91Z5SW4_aem_lyQqCwzDUsd20-qbiEGXng
Omen - ID
Des McMahon - Starcissism (Forthcoming on Forbidden Frequencies)
Omen - ID
Omen - ID
Wingz - Move (USB Exclusive)
En:vy - Beautiful Dreamer (Original Mix)
Thread - Solace (Original Mix)
Des McMahon - Endure (Forthcoming on Momentive)
Wingz - Attitude (USB Exclusive)
Dub Ten - Backstabbed (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
Resslek - Floater (Original Mix)
Untrue & Leaf- Few Blocks From Here (Objectiv Remix) (Forthcoming on Yamatai) 
Creatures - Easy Sunday (Dub Pack)
Geostatic - Fathom (Original Mix)
Omen - ID
R3IDY - Spindle (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
Telm & Wilson - Hounds (Dub Ten Remix) (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
Omen - ID
Koherent - Dancing Soul (Ill Truth Remix) (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
Speaker Louis - Slow Motion [Yamatai Records]
Velle - ID
gyrofield - Borders (ft. Hallow) (VELLE Remix)
Leks - Haven [Yamatai Records]
Des McMahon - Spiraling (Forthcoming on Momentive)
Leks - Vices (Ill Truth Remix) [Yamatai Records]
C-DU - Pepper (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
Des McMahon - Bloodshot (Forthcoming on Prestige)
Theoretical - Twangy Style - Minor Forms Remix (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
C-DU - Context (forthcoming on Yamatai)
Leks, Apollo Navigation - Jolly Good Show [Yamatai Records]
Regrowth - Nonanom (Forthcoming on Yamatai)
 

AJS#104 Mister Shifter

In almost every case, I know this weeks guest, have met them somewhere before, or at the very least, I'm familiar with their work in some regard. This week, I'm humbled to say I didn't know anything. It turns out being one half of Random Movement, I did know a thing or two about our guest. That was a long time ago and his Random Movement days are now behind him. With that being said, the labels you'll find him on are of serious consequence in our community. Representing Columbus Ohio, please welcome Mister Shifter. Lean everything about him here: https://linktr.ee/mistershifter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=46597250-5c03-4e34-a048-87e3b1200796
Tracklist belowPlease enjoy❤️Back next week-Thomas

AJS#103 DJ London Broil

This weeks guest takes us on a journey through a dubbed out, Ragga & Jump Up infused junglescape.  Representing Brooklyn, NY by way of London, UK please welcome, Dj London Broil. Born in the heart of London and a fixture in New York's vibrant music scene, DJ London Broil has been bringing  the raw energy of vintage Ragga Jungle to every set since moving to NYC in 1995. Playing dnb in small clubs across the city, captivating audiences with his signature mashups, dubs, and love for epic  drops. Learn more about the man here. https://on.soundcloud.com/6VFo4zx12zv9F5yNA
 
 
 

AJS#102 Jon Cross

This weeks guest is making quite name for himself with lots of plans for 2025. He was one of the most recommended guests we've had. I have a few of his tunes in the crates so I was pretty stoked to meet him. Please welcome Jon Cross,  a Drum & Bass artist from Chicago, IL USA. His original productions and DJ sets represent the full spectrum of modern D&B. His past and present affiliations include Rebel Music, Locked Up Music, Engage Audio, Four Corners Music, Beats In Mind and DNBB. Tracklist belowPlease enjoy❤️Back next week-Thomas
Jon Cross - American Junglist PodcastTracklist01. Jamezy feat Natalie - Shut U Out - Galacy02. OB1 & Kolectiv - Don’t Mess Around - Four Corners03. ISHEN - Empty Spaces - Shottaz Yard04. Mako - Come Closer - Metalheadz05. Jon Cross - Scorpion Say - Locked Up Music06. Nymfo & Serpnt - Singularity - Love For Low Frequencies07. Amoss & Minor Forms - Take Note - Sofa Sound08. Shodan & Hex feat Sense MC - Contra - Technique Recordings 09. T>I & The Sauce - Grits & Jam - The Sauce10. Monty - Flub - 1985 Music11. Heist - Yars Revenge - 31 Recordings12. Trex - Hollow Holler - DARKMTTR Records13. Crystal Clear & Sweetpea - Dreamstate - V Recordings14. Ill Truth - The Real - Truth Hertz15. Teej & Resslek - Matrix - Flexout Audio16. Grimmo - Touch My Body - Biological Beats17. CLB - Decisions - MONTA18. Silence Groove - Son Doong - Floodlight19. LO! - Something 2 Say - Rebel Music20. Alix Perez - Elastic Soul - 1985 Music21. Jon Cross - Ease Yr Mind22. Juiceman - Our Time Has Come - Fruits Of Flava23. Kusp - Fallin - Soul In Motion24. Slippy & Rico 56 - Will - Beacon25. Scar - Make Em Know (VIP) - Metalheadz26. GLXY & Koherent - Darling Sky - Overview Music27. Para - Uh Huh - Overview Music28. R3IDY - Sessions - Trust Audio29. Winslow - Unswung Hero - Hospital Records30. Motiv - Under A Groove - C.I.A31. Revan - Last Week of Summer - Flexout Audio32. Flaco - Light Speed - Code Recordings33. Zero T - Don’t Know - The North Quarter34. Jon Cross - Capable Spirits - Rebel Music35. Marvel Cinema & Luke Truth - Elevated State of Mind - Lunar 36. Satl, Milansangar & Ellis Esco - Night Out - The North Quarter