Pearsall presents Streets are Watching
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Mixed in Berlin, February 2026
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Direct link to the mix:
https://sonicrampage.org/mixes/parallax/Pearsall-StreetsAreWatching-PeoplesStationJumpUpMix.mp3
Tracklisting:
- The Dream Team – LA Dreams [Joker]
- Lion of Judah – Bingy Man ft Ronnie Thwaites (G-Squad Remix) [Congo Natty]
- Aladdin – Mash Up You Know (Remix) [Aphrodite]
- The X – Boomin’ (Intalex Remix) [Jump Up]
- IQ Collective – Rebound (Teebone & Stretch Remix) [Trouble on Vinyl]
- Hopa & Bones – Dragon’s Fist [True Playaz]
- Babylonian – Pump It Up Some [Smokers Inc]
- Maldini – No Turning Back [Trouble on Vinyl]
- Serious Intent – Easy Dred [Easy]
- Hot Steppers – Volume 3 (Side B) [Hot Steppers]
- L Double & Shy Fx – The Shit [Flex ]
- Dillinja – One for the Trouble [Deep Jungle]
- L Double – Break It Down (Andy C Remix) [Flex]
- Teebone – The Bugle [Riddim Track]
- Gang Related – Vibration [Dope Dragon]
- Lemon D – Wu Tang [V Recordings]
- DJ Teebone & DJ Stretch – Snake Style [Riddim Track]
- Elementz of Noize – Flexiwidatek [SOUR]
- DJ Rap – Rumble (DJ Rap & Flapjack Remix) [Proper Talent]
- Ellis Dee – 97 Style feat. MC Fats (Saturday Night Mix) [Collusion]
- Remarc – Virtua Cop [Suburban Base]
- Ray Keith – Special Technique [Chronic]
- DJ Zinc – Mega Mix [Zinc]
This is a mix I’ve done for the Berlin-based People’s Station radio show, which airs bi-weekly on jungletrain.net – normally it’s done by my friends Vali NME Click and DJ Chromz, but due to work commitments they don’t have as much time as they used to, so they’ve started having more guests.
More guests like … me!
When I saw Vali before Christmas to hang out and listen to some music, I offered to contribute a mix every six weeks, so expect a bunch of new mixes this year.
First up is ‘Streets is Watching’, which is a little round-up of some great jump-up tunes from roughly 1995 to 1997. What an awesome era! This is a sound and time that is very close to my heart, since this is when I really got into the music – listening to pirate radio, buying tape packs, going to raves, buying my first records – and I still think it’s held up well. And hopefully that’s not just a middle-aged man’s nostalgia for his teenage years!
I’ve done plenty of more in-depth posts over the years about this sound, so instead of doing a general post, let me walk you through all of the tracks featured, and tell you a little bit about each one.
- The Dream Team – LA Dreams [Joker]
The Dream Team were Bizzy B and Pugwash and they, especially Bizzy B, had been known originally for their insane breakbeat science but by the time the jump-up era came they had switched to a different style, much more stripped-up down and rolling, cartoon baselines and rap samples and chunky breaks, no more crazy Amen tearouts (for the most part). This particular track was a b-side and features a very mellow, summery intro, sampled from, uh, something I don’t remember. A nice intro tune!
- Lion of Judah – Bingy Man ft Ronnie Thwaites (G-Squad Remix) [Congo Natty]
Any fan of jungle music needs no introduction to Congo Natty, one of the true heroes of ragga jungle, a man who single-handedly kept the flame alive even after the scene as a whole had started to move away from raga jungle. This particular track is a remix by the G-Squad, who I, frankly, don’t know much about. I think I remember they were some guys who worked with Kenny Ken on his Mix n’ Blen label? Just from a look on Discogs this is the only thing I have by them, but it’s a great tune, big bouncy bassline, punchy breaks, and ragga chat. Nice one bruvva!
- Aladdin – Mash Up You Know (Remix) [Aphrodite]
Aphrodite is another legend of the scene. Part of Urban Shakedown with Micky Finn, he made some of the biggest rave anthems of the early 90’s before going solo and dropping many, many amazing tunes. From ’96 he hooked up with Micky Finn again and they did the label Urban Takeover together, which put out a whole bunch of anthems. This particular tune is a more jump-up remix of a big ’94 jungle tune he made under his Aladdin alias.
- The X – Boomin’ (Intalex Remix) [Jump Up]
Marcus Intalex, eh? True Manchester legend, and apparently a real gentleman to boot. Taken from us too soon in 2017 at only 45 (my age now). Not only was he instrumental in the development of the soulful liquid style of drum n’ bass via his partnership with ST Files and through his labels Soul:r and Revolve:r, he was also a talented multi-genre producer, becoming prominent on the techno scene under his alias Trevino. This is one of his earliest productions, a remix that marries the classic rap sample ‘boomin in ya jeep!’ with fierce bass and breaks. A real party tune!
- IQ Collective – Rebound (Teebone & Stretch Remix) [Trouble on Vinyl]
Actually I meant to play the Just Jungle remix other side, but I played this side by accident; by the time I realised it was too late! It’s not a big deal because this is also a good tune. ‘Rebound’ was one of the first big tunes by IQ Collective, the alias of Trouble on Vinyl label head Clayton Hines, and this release was a set of remixes. This particular remix was by DJ Teebone and DJ Stretch. DJ Stretch, of course, was part of the Reinforced Crew, one of the old skool originals, and someone who has played a big part in the jungle revival of recent years through his label AKO Beatz (and its many offshoots). I’ll say more about Teebone later.
- Hopa & Bones – Dragon’s Fist [True Playaz]
This one came out on DJ Hype’s True Playaz in 1997 and it’s a pretty cool tune, still available for very little money. Hopa and Bones had done quite a few jungle tunes in like 1994 and then sort of disappeared for a while, and I remember when this was due to come out, Hype playing it on Kiss FM on a Wednesday night and being really excited to announce that Hopa and Bones were coming back. Solid tune, not an anthem, but a good tune.
- Babylonian – Pump It Up Some [Smokers Inc]
OK, this one I love, and it’s one I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone playing. This NEVER gets included in old skool jump-up mixes, which is a shame IMO, because it is so good. This appeared on the Smokers Inc triple-pack compilation album ‘Smokers Inc Vol 1 – The No Smoking Selection’ and it’s by the Brodie brothers, Joe (better known as Smokey Joe) and Tobi, the two guys who ran the label. Why do I like this one so much? Well, because of the insane modulated baseline on this. It sounds like someone shooting a soundwave down a waterfall. Even on headphones it sounds incredible, I can’t imagine what it sounds like on a big system. Actually, writing that out has convinced me I have to play it the next time I play a jungle set. Big tune!
- Maldini – No Turning Back [Trouble on Vinyl]
I remember reading once that Jason Maldini was, curiously, the cousin of Italian football legend Paolo Maldini, former captain of Italy and AC Milan in their 90’s heyday. I’m not sure if that’s actually true or not! But in any case he is a drum n’ bass legend in his own right, originally part of tech step visionaries Future Forces Inc with D-Bridge and later part of drum n’ bass super group Bad Company. And he also had time to do a string of wicked jump-up releases under the alias Maldini. This particular track appeared on the b-side of Here Comes Trouble Vol. 4, the Trouble on Vinyl various artists series. The a-side, DJ Red’s ‘Devastating’, is probably the best-known track on this release, but this is still a quality tune.
- Serious Intent – Easy Dred [Easy]
OK, I had to look this one up, since I had no idea about who was behind this release, besides the fact that it came out on DJ Phantasy’s label Easy, and it turns out that it was a collaboration between Phantasy and Mikee B, who had originally been part of rave heroes Top Buzz before becoming one of the founding fathers of UK Garage in the late 90’s as part of the Dreem Teem with Timmi Magic and DJ Spoony. Pretty cool, and something I didn’t know before! This tune is a wicked roller, pairing a sweet female vocal with a massive rib-shaking baseline, which, if you think about it, was basically the classic UKG formula, albeit with breakbeats and at a higher tempo.
- Hot Steppers – Volume 3 (Side B) [Hot Steppers]
Another tune I don’t know much about, beyond that the Hot Steppers project was a sub-label of Formation. I’m pretty sure this is actually DJ SS, but I’m not sure. These were released without much information, I’m guessing because the samples were so blatant? In any case, a cool tune.
- L Double & Shy FX – The Shit [Flex]
A very tough tune from two of the scene’s stalwarts on L Double’s Flex, bringing together himself and Ebony label boss Shy FX. Pretty much exactly as you would expect from their 1996 output, this pairs a bonging one-note bassline with rough rap lyrics and punchy breaks. Simple but effective.
- Dillinja – One for the Trouble [Deep Jungle]
This is one that was made in 1996, as far as I know, but was on dubplate for literally decades until being released by DJ Harmony on his Deep Jungle label in 2018. This is a vintage Dillinja amen tearout, using the famous Grandmaster Flash sample ‘one for the trouble, two for the time’ before launching into a ballistic drum assault. Certainly the roughest moment in the mix so far.
- L Double – Break It Down (Andy C Remix) [Flex]
Ram Records head honcho Andy C remixes L Double’s iconic Break It Down (for some reason the original release was called Music for da 90’s, but then they changed it for the remix). This one was originally only on dubplate in 1996, but was finally released on vinyl in 2003. An iconic tune, as soon as people hear those synth washes they go bananas! As much as people dismiss jump-up as stupid, this is a great example of how multi-textured it could be, combining sweet female vocals, tearing beats, euphoric synths, a tough rap sample (I think from KRS-One?) and a punchy baseline. Somehow it just works.
- Teebone – The Bugle [Riddim Track]
OK I mentioned Teebone earlier, but here is some more information about him. He was a producer from West London who had a label called Riddim Track that put out rough tunes from artists like himself, Stretch, and Dextrous, as well as others. This particular tune appeared on the label’s 1997 compilation album ‘Strictly Business’ (originally the name of a classic EPMD hip-hop release), which has pretty funny label art, as all the artists dressed up like old style Italian gangsters. This particular tune combines a fun bugle sample with some absolutely tearing drums and bass. Pretty much the definition of ‘hardstep’! Later on Teebone became a pretty big name in UK Garage via his label Solid City, as well as his garage MC anthem ‘Fly Bi’. In more recent years he also dug into his old dubplate selection to do a series of limited edition releases on the Stone Villager label.
- Gang Related – Vibration [Dope Dragon]
Gang Related was Bristol legend DJ Krust’s alias for releasing tracks on the Full Cycle sub-label Dope Dragon. Dope Dragon was what the Bristol crew used for their more dance floor releases, and was the home of many massive rave anthems, such as ‘Concentration’ and ‘Dictation’. This tune was a b-side to the better known ‘Rukus’, but I’ve always liked it. It’s a tough roller, nothing incredible, but very very solid.
- Lemon D – Wu Tang [V Recordings]
Another tune that was on dubplate only for many many years, this one finally saw the light of day in 2020 as part of V Recordings’ Legends series, where they released previously unreleased tracks from some of their best known artists. Heavy on the kung-fu samples, this is a simple, insistent, throbbing track. According to Discogs, this was originally going to be on the b-side of his 1996 V Recordings release ‘I Can’t Stop’ before being replaced by ‘Change’ instead. This is one of those tunes that I used to listen to little dubplate clips of, hoping to one day get my hands on it.
- DJ Teebone & DJ Stretch – Snake Style [Riddim Track]
Another Teebone and Stretch track! This one samples the same kung-fu movie as Source Direct did on their own iconic ‘Snake Style’, but this is a very different track, much more dance floor and immediate. This came out on their ‘Collaborated Artists Vol. 1’ EP on Teebone’s Riddim Track. Heavy reece bass and tough breaks, plus that iconic sample.
- Elementz of Noize – Flexiwidatek [SOUR]
At a time when the scene was very very London-centric, Elementz of Noize were unusual in hailing from Newcastle, which at the time was very much a centre for 4/4 rave music – happy hardcore, Scottish bouncy techno, Spanish makina, and gabba. For such consistent producers, they seem to be kind of overlooked, so I try to use their stuff often. This specific track appeared on the Nu Skool Flava compilation album on SOUR and is super cool. Great intro on this – mournful horn sample, snappy breaks, rap sample saying ‘got the heavy ammunition because I’m flexing with da tech’, then it drops into a classic bouncy jump-up bassline. Damn I should also play this the next time I play a jungle set!
- DJ Rap – Rumble (DJ Rap & Flapjack Remix) [Proper Talent]
OK, DJ Rap needs no introduction. If you’ve not heard it before, make sure you check out my tribute mix to her from a few years back. At a time when jungle / drum n’ bass dj’s were overwhelmingly men, she was the rare female big name. Despite being a woman (and a beautiful one at that!), she was able to punch through the boy’s club through sheer skill and talent and find her place as one of the scene’s most respected players. This remix of her track ‘Rumble’ on her own Proper Talent is a great example of her sound in those days – crisp Amen drums, sharp percussion, rib-rattling bass, and a euphoric breakdown before the madness starts again. An absolute killer of a tune!
- Ellis Dee – 97 Style feat. MC Fats (Saturday Night Mix) [Collusion]
Ellis Dee was one of the scene’s originals. Legendary dj/producer from the hardcore era, he was one of the resident dis at the infamous AWOL sessions. This tune, release on his own Collusion label in 1997, features the golden-voiced legend himself MC Fats on mic duties, alternating between singing and chat. Fats sadly passed away several years ago after years of ill health, but he left behind a solid body of work from tunes like this. This one is pretty similar to the DJ Rap tune, combining tearing breaks, tough bass, and a euphoric, melodic breakdown. The flip of this tune is much more mellow, more Bukem in style. Great release.
- Remarc – Virtua Cop [Suburban Base]
This is kind of a random release, a four track drum n’ bass release on Suburban Base of remixes of in-game soundtracks from the Sega Saturn (remember that one?); basically the Breakdown Records subsidiary did an album in collaboration with Sega called ‘Club Saturn’ that was dance remixes of game soundtracks from the then-new Saturn console. This is vintage Remarc, tearing drums precisely cut and layered over thundering bass.
- Ray Keith – Special Technique [Chronic]
An absolute monster of a tune from Dread boss Ray Keith on the V Recordings sub-label Chronic. This is another kung-fu sampler and an example of a tune that you really need a big sound system to fully appreciate. There is a level of sub-bass on this one that simply cannot come through via home speakers or headphones. I remember hearing this one at a London squat party in like 1998 or so and seeing the bass simply knock some bottles off a table. It’s that fierce!
- DJ Zinc – Mega Mix [Zinc]
Finally (!) there is this amazing tune. One that was a Zinc exclusive dubplate for many many years, this is a mash-up of three of his biggest tunes in one – ‘Super Sharp Shooter’, ‘6 Million Ways’ and his iconic bootleg remix of ‘Ready Or Not’ by The Fugees. If you know those tunes (and if you’re a fan of drum n bass you must!), then you know how cool this mega mix is without even hearing this. Thank you Zinc for making this available to everyone in 2024. An incredible tune!