YO YO YOOOOOOO JUNGLISTS!! How have you all been my friends?       It’s certainly been a little longer than anticipated between blogs! But, after months of tireless research, I’m back!! With a vengeance! Ready to share all my wonderful gems of Drum ‘n’ Bass goodness from around the UK and beyond, with all you beautiful people! Go me! So! Let’s begin! We’re off to Bracknell, just outside London, to visit the troublesome twosome calling themselves……. ………………………BROOKER & BULLET!!

Both at the excellent age of ‘twenty-fifteen’, BROOKER & BULLET  have been involved in the music scene since late 80′s Hip Hop culture. Both making beats and jazzing up dull grey walls with urban graffiti art pieces. (PRAISE BE!!) Their shift into the Drum ‘n’ Bass scene was gradual and was a consummation of a mass of musical influences. They originally experimented with break beats, combining them with Deep Funk, Soul, Jazz & Hip Hop before becoming attracted to the harder side of dance music, namely the rolling dark Jungle bass lines! BASS FACE!! Since that fateful day, (When BULLET heard DJ Randall!) they’ve taken their love of  D ‘n’ B all the way!

Bullet & Brooker

These guys are VINYL ADDICTS!! Using only vinyl, they’ve avoided the more ‘crowd pleasing’ tunes, opting for white labels and more obscure tracks that convey their own unique style of dark and minimal drum and bass. Not willing to jump ship from the trusted Technics 12/10′s, Brooker informs me that they have compiled literally thousands of records over the years,  now being stored in a dedicated vinyl vault at his home! (I wanna go there!It must be like being a kid in sweetshop! )

Not ones to change their style in accordance with the ever changing trends and sub genres of the UK Drum ‘n’ Bass scene BROOKER & BULLET  seemed to have honed their own style of intelligent Drum ‘n’ Bass. Sounds ranging from the almost ambient trance like sounds and tribal drums reminiscent of LTJ Bukem and Goldie, to dark, alien and industrial noises from the darker side of Jungle. I won’t lie, these sets take you dancing to some weird places at times! It’s not music for the faint hearted that’s for sure! It’s fairy balanced though and gives you a rest with interludes of piano riffs, harmonies and beautiful vocals. Phew!

Anyway, enough of my yakking for 5 minutes while you check out this set!! Brooker and Bullet Feb 2012 mp3  It’s what their all about! It opens with ‘c4c, Cause for Concern (promo mix)’ which is an absolute BLINDER of a tune! The first 5 minutes tell you everything you need to know about what you can expect from this mix, and don’t worry it certainly delivers!!

You can also catch these guys regularly on  Binge Radio!  And also…..Atomic Vibes Radio doing their thing BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT!!

NEXT TIME!! An up and coming..dare I say it? DRUM ‘N’ BASS GENIUS from sunny Swansea! Woop! Don’t miss out!