Junglist1981

Nah not at all! I love a good amen tune but can only handle about half hour of it these days before I start yearning for different styles. There's so much good stuff across all the various sub genres, the best sets encompass as much of it as possible imo

Interesting that they're building the Pyramid big screen structure so early (is that what they're doing?) Wonder if the big screens will be even bigger screens this year.

Lovely stuff, I wanna see most of these! Whilst the crane wasn’t as good as it could of been, I think (was fucked so not 100% sure) that the sound was much better than for the spider. I hope they carry that through.

Gotta be honest, I didn't really know what hip house was until I just looked it up! You've sent me off down a rabbit hole that culminated in me finding this awesome recent interview with Fab and Groove explaining how they invented jungle at Rage And sure enough, first thing Grooverider does is name check Hip House and then play a Hip Hop tune on 45! I've learned something today, thank you. Well worth watching that video through, really interesting particularly the insight into the the club scene in the late 80s/early 90s. So Hip Hop was definitely a much bigger part of the genesis of Jungle than I gave it credit for, certainly in terms of the breakbeats. Point stands however that Jungle is not under the umbrella of Hip Hop, it's one influence of many. Anyway I reckon that's plenty enough of me chatting Jungle in the Hip Hop thread 😁

Thanks man! It’s very important to spread the knowledge far and wide, I think it’s overlooked by far too many. The explosion of new genres out of London over the last 30 years is just remarkable really, one of the many positive things about British culture that I’m super proud of. If it were up to me this stuff would be taught and celebrated in primary schools up and down the land lol Who knows, maybe one day it will be 🙂

Hi I just had to say, Jungle, UKG and Grime artists wouldn't consider themselves to be Hip Hop at all. Jungle rose from a fusion of techno/breakbeat/hardcore (rave music if you will) and Jamaican sound system culture (baselines, rewinds, MCs hosting). Techno and reggae/dancehall are the key influences. The only real influence taken from hip hop was a few sampling techniques. Jungle then morphed into D&B. UK garage is US garage (a house sub-genre) fused with D&B, pulling through the sound system culture, 2 step beats, baselines, rewinds, MCs etc Grime might seem to have hip hop influence in its approach and presentation as the MC is much more central, but the music itself arose from UKG after that took a darker more underground turn to counter the rampant commercialisation of the genre. Wiley is the pioneer, he was originally a Jungle and UKG MC/producer. All of this along with other genres (notably dubstep) rose organically from the melting pot multicultural streets of London, hence there's a lot of crossover between them all. I sincerely believe that as a nation we should be very proud of all of them. They are highly original, uniquely British cultural movements and whilst they are better recognised than they used to be they still don't get enough credit (I won't get into why I think that is, but you could probably guess) 🙂

This is disappointing for sure, best stage in the area for me. Certainly had the most character. Not a big fan of Sonic and Wow is just a standard tent. Hopefully the new Firmly Rooted stage captures a similar vibe to this whilst being nice and big/loud. Have faith that the Loves Saves The Day crew know what they're doing though, look forward to checking it out.

Came in to post this one! Sherelle is a must see for me, with any luck she'll be booked on a couple more stages over the weekend to reduce clash potential. Watch The Ride will be decent too, imagine the'll also play Stonebridge at some point as Die is always there. Good one for the older ravers. If you enjoy your D&B I definitely recommend catching Kyrist, she's been steadily building a reputation as one of the best new DJs out there. If deep rollers are your thing you can't go wrong, I'll be there shaking a leg! This set is right up my street

If you come in gate A you should find space in Darble easily enough with a bit of a mooch about. Most people walk straight through as it always looks full from the track, but get past the first half dozen tents and it opens up a bit. Sounds like your tents aren't very big so you should be ok. The SE corner of that field has quite good access as you can pretty easily cut in there by walking along the hedgerow through the Pylon ground. Has the added advantage of being nice and close to the gate so you can quickly get set up before the light starts to fade.

We always arrive mid/late afternoon on Wednesday and never had a problem in either. Darble can look fuller than it is from the track, if you wander toward the bottom corner near the service road/pylon field there's always plenty of room (and a handy sink!). Only really fills up by Friday, and back in 2010/11 there was enough free space all weekend that you could've played 5 a side.

We used to camp in Darble, mostly because we couldn’t be arsed to walk any further by the time we got through gate A! Wicket is in a better spot I’d say, being on the other side of that service road helps and having John Peel and the Woods right there is great. It’s definitely the place I’ve enjoyed camping most over the years.

2017 & 19 there was plenty of room all weekend, you’ll certainly have no issue at all getting a couple of big tents up next to each other on Wednesday. Never camped in Cockmills but the impression I get from speaking to others is that it gets quite rammed and is less chilled. No doubt it’s in a more convenient location though, Wickets is a mission from most places.

This is a very good point. We spent way more than usual in 2019 after wandering about merrily tapping our cards here there and everywhere. Not going back to cash though! I just need to be more disciplined and check my balance every now and again. Maybe I'll empty my cash account and only transfer in the amount I want to spend each day 🤔

We hardly used cash at all in 2019, it was great. I was always really paranoid carrying loads of money about back in the day when the cashpoint queues were a nightmare. I can't see there being very many cash only places at all now outside of the greenfields, card readers are so portable and ubiquitous. I reckon £50 in your pocket would easily see you through the weekend, and if not the cash point queues will be tiny.

Definitely get a decent off road buggy with good wheels if you can. We used one of these in 2019 and it was great https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074ZCR33L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Worth every penny to have something reliable and manoeuvrable to push about all day with kid plus stuff, you definitely won't regret it 👍

Hey! There's a few handy threads about on here. This is one I made back in 2017 (can't believe that's 5 years ago wtf), people gave me some great advice: Some quick tips from taking an 18 month old in 2017 and then 3 and a half year old in 2019... Number 1 top tip and the most important by far - Get an all terrain running buggy. It might be pricey but it's definitely worth it. It makes a huge difference having something reliable to carry around kid plus stuff, without it you're basically a pack horse for the weekend and you'll be absolutely knackered in no time. We used a carrier for our toddler in 2017 and it nearly broke us, even taking it in turns. Don't try and be clever with a wheelbarrow or somesuch either, seen plenty of parents having an absolute mare with their home made festival wagons over the years. You want something sturdy and comfortable to push on all terrain. We got one of these for 2019 and it did a great job: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074ZCR33L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 If you happen to live around Gloucestershire we're selling that. You're probably gonna need a 2 seater of course, I'd say if anything taking 2 kids makes the buggy even more imperative. Buggy! That wasn't such a quick tip after all. Some other tips... Camp in Wickets. It's spacious and relaxed, peaceful at night, very easy to get to the toilets, decent food, water points and a lockup are all right there. Ready Beds are great. Take loads of handy snacks. Take a washing up bowl. Get fairy lights for your BUGGY 👍 Take plenty of blankets and maybe one of those cosy wintery sleep suit things for being out and about at night. Be prepared to take your time, and to spend a few hours each day in the kids field (which is awesome). If there's anything you particuarly want to see give yourself plenty time to get there, like aim to be an hour early. Busy moving crowds can be sketchy with a buggy, especially at night, so you'll often find yourselves waiting for crowds to clear or taking detours. You'll probably be knackered by Sunday (if not before). Tag team with the other half throughout the weekend to get rest/unwind. I'll try and think of more... You're gonna have a great time! It's an adventure.