🔥 Jimmy J & MC Ruff | Dream FM, London | December 1996 | HAPPY HARDCORE BREAKBEAT RAVE TEKNO 🔥Step into the rave-fueled energy of December 1996 with this rare pirate radio recording from Dream FM, London, featuring Jimmy J & MC Ruff in a high-intensity happy hardcore, breakbeat rave, and tekno set. This mix takes you straight back to the peak of 90s rave culture, when fast beats, euphoric melodies, and MC-driven madness defined the underground sound of the era.
🔊 Who is this video for?
If you love the uplifting anthems, pounding basslines, and rapid-fire breakbeats of the 90s rave era, this mix is for you! Perfect for oldskool ravers, happy hardcore fans, breakbeat junkies, and pirate radio enthusiasts searching for authentic underground soundscapes from the golden age of rave.
🔹 What to expect:
✅ Authentic pirate radio recording from Dream FM, London
✅ A high-energy mix of happy hardcore, breakbeat rave, and tekno
✅ Legendary MC Ruff on the mic, keeping the vibe alive
✅ A flashback to the underground rave culture of the mid-90s
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Dream FM LONDON Playlist:
MC Ruff first started out MCing on pirate airwaves in London, but his first major break came when he was working as a sound boy for The Prodigy and he got a job as their tour MC.
In the end, MC Ruff had done four tours with the Prodigy as the tour MC but he parted company with them because their music was going in a different direction than he was.
Due to his lyrical skills (he sung as well as MCing) which complimented the hardcore scene vibe, MC Ruff attained a weekly residency at the Labyrinth, which was the premier & longest running hardcore club in London
Tragically, Ruff died from heart trouble in 1998 at the age of 27 (coincidentally the same weekend that Stevie Hyper D. also died).
Ruff's MCing style was uniquely lyrical and captivating and hasn't been equalled since.
RIP MC Ruff.
DJ Slipmatt & MC Ruff | Labyrinth, London | 1995
Jimmy J began his career in the music scene way back in the early 1990s. Always a lover of breakbeat and dance he began to become a regular down Club Labrynth in Dalston, which was one of the biggest and most popular clubs of its era.
He would spend every weekend listening to the likes of Billy Bunter and Kenny Ken and knew that one day he would be up there on the decks! It wasn’t long before he got chatting to Joe the promoter, and before he knew it, jimmy was a resident DJ playing there every weekend.
His love of this type of music soon led him into the studio, where he teamed up with Kniteforce guru Chris Howell.
Over the next few years they produced some of the best hardcore tracks of that era (six days, take me away) and Jimmy cemented himself as one of the leading artists within the hardcore scene. Off the back of the music he produced with Chris jimmy DJ’d all around the world including countries like Japan, Canada, USA and much of Europe. Of particular note is that their song ‘six days’ (which was an international hit) led to a 3-month tour of Australia with the Australian label ‘central Station’. The song charted at No4 in the Australian charts.
Jimmy J | Slammin' Vinyl @ Bagleys | 12th November 1999
Dream FM was a London pirate radio station active in the 1990s, that championed happy hardcore music.
Dream FM started broadcasting in January 1994 from Battersea, South West London, having briefly been named Global FM. Dream played predominantly happy hardcore and breakbeat hardcore but also jungle and house, during the transitional period where breakbeat music was fragmenting into different genres.
In March 1995, Dream moved to 107.6 FM, with the station promoting raves at London venues such as Club Labrynth, Bagley's and Adrenalin Village.
In April 1996, Dream was included in a BBC First Sight documentary about pirate radio in London.
DJs and MCs that played on Dream include: DJ Spinback (its original founder), Swifflee & Fiaz (who managed the station), MC Suicide, Rhythm Master, Boots Hi-Fi, Groove Vandal, Tom Thumb, MC Livelee, MC Ruff, Extreme, Jimmy J, Krazy G & Phantom D, MC Stevie A, DJ Uproar & MC Sniper, DJ Wise, Innocence & Influence, MC Base, Reds & Gussy, DJ Energy, DJ Eclipse & MC Twilight, and Rise & Shine.
Dream FM ceased broadcasting on 13 April 1997, hosting a farewell party on 19 April at London's Linford Film Studio venue.
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