DJ Cas & Easy B (Rugged Vinyl Crew) | Don FM | 1993 | BREAKBEAT RAVE HARDCORE JUNGLE DNB LONDON

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Ben Carmedy aka Ben James aka Easy B ran seminal hardcore/drum'n'bass label Rugged Vinyl. DJ on London's Don FM in the early 90s, as Easy B (Rugged Crew).
Later ran Wildlife Records, and also worked at Vinyl Addiction in Camden.

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Rugged Vinyl Records is a UK Hardcore / Drum & Bass label started in 1992 by Ben James and Ray Stanley from D.O.P.E. Originally, Ray was the manager of Passion Records on Oxford Street and Ben was the manager of Red Records in Peckham.

The first official release was SMF - Guillotine, which sold around 1,000 copies on white label. By 1993, the label switched to the 'RUGGED' catalogue numbering scheme, with the popular remixes of D.O.P.E's 'When I Was Young'.

The Rugged Vinyl crew hosted a show on London's Don FM 1992-1994.

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Don FM was a 1990s London pirate radio station, influential in the development of breakbeat hardcore, jungle and drum and bass music. It was the first jungle pirate station granted a temporary legal license.

Don first broadcast in November 1992 on the frequency of 105.7FM from Wandsworth, South West London, broadcasting mostly at the weekend, specialising in breakbeat hardcore and jungle but also playing house and garage on a Sunday. Its popularity grew throughout 1993, with the station promoting rave and club nights, selling merchandise, and distributing a magazine through London's specialist dance record shops.

On 28 March 1994, Don ceased transmission to apply for a Restricted Service Licence. It was awarded this and transmitted legally for 4 weeks from 28 August 1994 on 100.5FM to London, and was the first pirate radio station of its genre to do so. Guest shows from big names in the jungle scene passed through including Bryan Gee (V Recordings), Ray Keith, and Stevie Hyper D.

Don FM then returned as a pirate on the frequency of 107.9FM in September 1995 and ran until April 1997, broadcasting again at the weekends playing predominantly drum and bass but also house and techno.

Well known DJs, MCs and artists who have appeared on Don include DJ Trace, Matt Cantor (The Freestylers), Mark Force (Bugz in the Attic), DJ Dee Kline, MC Hyperactive, Ed Rush, MC Ryme Tyme, DJ Kane, DJ Gunshot, NutE1, DJ Harmony, MC Stevie A, and Asad Rizvi. Record labels and shops also hosted shows on the station including Chemistry Records, Lucky Spin, and Rugged Vinyl.

In an interview with The Quietus, Nicholas Talbot of band Gravenhurst and IDM artist Mike Paradinas recall the station as a "pioneering radio station".
Don FM logo was designed by Paul Griffin.

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