What I appreciated most about Nicky was that he wasnt an elitist or thought himself better than anyone else. He greeted everyone with a smile and treated anyone who came into the shop the same, whether you were a famous dj, producer or punter. Respect.
Seen Nicky play at an oldskool set he played in Coventry in the 2000's, he played one of my favourite tunes and at the break I shouted "Nicky I love you" and he looked at me and gave me a thumbs up and a killer smile. Legend.
Had breakfast with Nicky at Macy Ds after one nation United colours pt2 2000, I was off my rocker chewing he’s ear off asking him the name of every tune I couldn’t find at the time as social media was next to non existent, great fella even as a 40 year old man now I still look back at them years n feel blessed how lucky I was to love jungle raving… 💎✊♥️
True ambassador of the scene. Nicky was hard DJ to play after because his selection was always the second to none. Black Market Records was a big part of my youth growing up I wanna take time to thank Nicky, Ash-a-Tack, Ray, Crazy Legs, Profile, Sarah and all the crew that used to work there. I miss that era and get sad how the record shops slowly started to disappear from our community. BM Records was a community hub!! Glad to see Nicky championing the new sound!!
1994 i was 12 I met the promoter of Teenrage and he asked me .. if you could have anyone play at the next event who would it be? Black market Stevie H D I said! … Brentford fountain leisure centre 5 weeks later we got our wish!!!!! 💥💥💥😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥 it was a carbon copy of the Telepathy , Roast or Jungle fever sets we had on tapes 💯
Just a great bloke. I grew up in Birmingham as a teen so would always go to Tempest records basement but once I was old enough would get the train down to London just to go to Blackmarket, stock up on white labels to impress my mates. He was always down that basement grinning away, what a positive guy. Great DJ too.
Always remember Nicky being a nice guy. 13 buying tunes. 17 years old dropping off flyers for our party. He took a few mins to chat about what we were doing, even offered to do a set. Most other shops ignored us.
What I miss about buying records is that I loved the sleeves in them. It was like a package with a lot of information, pictures and so on. Buying a mp3 is not the same to put it mildly!
Hear you there mate , loved the art on the sleeves and was nice having an object instead of thin air, and was great visiting the record shop with friends, picking up flyers, rave tickets, also record sales etc went back into the industry helping them host events etc ..stopping vinyl is killed the scene
@@roostaraver Vinyl has had a resurgence over the last few years. I don't think it's the lack of vinyl that's killing the scene. I cant deny that record shops were a massive part of the scene in the early years, but its not sustainable with the streaming services. People don't buy music in the same way anymore. People don't shop for anything in the same way. Bandcamp is changing the landscape thankfully but it costs a lot of money to press records. Back in the day you could test press a few thousand records and pretty much guarantee getting your money back so you could press some more. It was never about making money really, but you mostly didn't lose money in the hey day of vinyl in the 90s. The sheer quantity of record shops to distribute your music through was incredible. These days with business rates and competition through online shops it's impossible to have that number of record shops open. It's a combination of things that lead to where we are at in the scene. Not just vinly sales or record shops.
Listening to these interviews has been bitter sweet. I just wanna take this space to say what so many have failed to do and thats say a massive THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to the most important people in the scene. The people that dedicated their time and their hard earned over the years to attending and supporting the events. The people with the energy and vibe that made being in events, on the dance floor and raves such an 'INCREDIBLE' experience. You people who always lived by the code of Love, Respect & Unity and always exuded that, for me personally that was what always bought me home (tho i havent been home for a long while now) Its those experiences, those meetings with people whom i shared encounters with inside and outside the raves that made me laugh and feel loved, that represented what it means to be 'ONE FAMILY'. It has been the most outstanding experience of my life to have been part of that and been accepted into that, its that very very special experience that has formed much of who i am as a person and remains much of what i live by and for. So to all you Original Nuttahs out there that kept the faith, where ever you are, much love and respect from me .K.❤
Thanks K. Indeed if not for the faithful, that being everyone who turned out week after week, to submerge themselves in the culture, there would't be one. Thank you every single one of you. 🙏🏾
Big up Nicky for always helping the younger generation. I know you and Ron brought through the youth when a lot people kept their doors firmly shut on people. Big up the Kartoons Records crew!!!
@@LondonSomething1994 I really did enjoy it and those within our circle did too. Just really cut up about Skibadee's death. I was wondering if you could get a few people to talk about his work, character and life. Maybe Ash-A-Tack, Shabba D, Eastman and Harry Shotta. Since Tenor Fly's passing I have never felt such a big loss in our scene. We are still in shock.
Man, i used to love it back in the day when Blackmarket used to mix Original nutter into The Chopper tune! Whenever he would do that at a rave the place would go absolutely insane!
Black Market was centrally the most important record shop in London if not the England for Jungle and DNB. Don't get me wrong there were other great outlets but I am sorry nobody got the selection and variety of tunes like them. Also the way they treated customers. Nicky would give me exclusive tracks when most records shops would sell me those kinda tunes because I was kid and nobody in the music world but he showed us respect and love. The few times I played out alongside him he was a right bubble always happy and smiling like he is here. Nothing but love for what he's done and continues to do. Another inspirational figurehead.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio how i wish i could’ve stepped foot in there :( i remember the time i searched it up n finding it to be shut forever haha alas. it’s great to read about
@@knobody_u_kno Time waits for no man as they say it just pass us by in a flash and we forget to slow down enjoy the moment before it's all gone. The only positive thing is that these pillars of respect and excellence should never be forgotten and its heritage is still a part of us today. The forever evolving wheel of music has to always take a leaf from its past.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio that’s the beauty of it, though !! that’s why i’m glad i can view everything from this point of view, as well as admire both where things came from, and where they’ll go !
I spent many many many hours in the basement of Blackmarket Records in my teens. Respect to The Kennington Crew. Arfa G, Clarkee, Roachman. Also respect to TNT and Madmix, and Kenny Charles.
My enduring memory of seeing Nicky play was him holding a little torch in his mouth while he DJ'd and looking out at the crowd looking so happy that he is making other people happy. I grew up outside of London, so only saw the shop in 'London someting dis' documentary and on TV, but finally got to make the trip down the stairs and buy some vinyl in the early dubstep era. Very special.
These interviews are top class I have not binged watched them all at once like I normally do with new discoveries They are too good for that One-at-a-time
Another great watch! good work guys. I remember my weekly commute into London from Bedford every Saturday at the age of 16 on my own just to buy vinyl, and the lust of flicking through my record bag of shiny vinyl on the train back home. Happy days indeed :)
Always remember going to bm soho on weekends particularly on Sundays and could just chat to nicky about anything and everything for hours including his love of qpr.Proper down to earth bloke without any air of arrogance about him. Will aways be a legend in the dnb/jungle scene
Another legend! I'll never forget the first time I listened to Helter Skelter Energy 1997 ft Stevie hyper D. Crazy energy. Thanks for these amazing talks.
I have such a fond memory of getting the train up from Basingstoke at 15 to visit Blackmarket Records. Walking down those stairs and seeing Nicky and Ray was so cool as a kid.
Watching this with mixed emotions after hearing the sad news about Skibba . This is exactly what I need though to keep me of social media as it’s so upsetting. Massive loss to the scene ….RIP Skibba aka dnb legend . Ron please do a podcast telling his legacy x
Thanks a bunch. Really hope you enjoy it and if you're about in the morning Nicky and I will be watching along with you. have great evening or a great whatever the time is where you are.
Brilliant show! I remember a few nervous visits to Blackmarket Records, walking down the stairs and getting blown away! What a place and what a lovely bloke!
I love these vids boys as someone who was juuuuust that bit too young to be out and about in the late 80s early 90s.....Born in 79 so by the time all the eclipse and amnesia and stuff was going off i was heavy into all the tape packs...It wasn't til much later when dreamscape and stuff we started to go out but i remember 91 92 just hoarding tapes from all the early raves...Beautiful times...Childhood was most def way different in the 80s we would be out in the morning be miles from home doing allsorts.....when you think back it's crazy the dangerous shit we were doing as little kids....Beautiful times.
Yes yes 👍 Glad I have just found this series of podcasts to catch up on. Nicky Blackmarket is absolutely a cornerstone in the scene. And one of the earliest DJs which stood out to me from about 1990 or 1991 when I used to listen to his sets off Pulse FM recorded on tape and played back on my Walkman doing my paper round. Then visiting the shop to buy most of my jungle records back in 90s. Appreciate the music, from both Nicky and Ron, and all the original junglists. And thanks for the podcast 👍
Pulse FM 90.6., chilling FM, eruption, centreforce radio, sunrise, music power records, lots of D90 TDK tapes and lots of RF cable hanging out my window to get a good signal. Awesome memories. Respect to you.
Always have time for Nicky and the whole BM crew. Ray, Ash, Clive, Clarkee and Roger always looked after me. Family vibes in the store. Nicky is the nicest man in dnb
Respect Nicky, i always remember coming to see you, once in 97 you had the first test presses of my tune Reminiscence on Mix n Blen, i was only 17 and you gave me the time for a good chat, told me not to watch the politics in the scene and do my own thing, then gave me a few white labels to take away. Great days sir. Mace.
Before that in 95 i was 15 and came down from Worthing to buy Pulp Fiction, i wanted Ray to autograph the label for me but was too shy at that age, my old man went back in and asked Ray, who happily signed it for me. Still got that copy to this day..
loved this. this whole interview series is so special. Nicky is such a genuine person. always loved when he would come play in Toronto. also Blackmarket records used to sort out a lot of Toronto DJs with tunes that we would've never gotten with more conventional north american distribution at the time
This guy is the nicest guy in the business hands down. Always got time for everybody, yet he is the hardest working and busy guy but so humble. He is to jungle what Kante is to football and more! Legend! Thankyou Nicky.
Lovely interview Nicky is so humble and down to earth. I never was a DJ although i did a couple of house gigs; but when i went to Blackmarket, if Nicky was there he would tell me," I don't think we have anything for you, or have a listen to this. I would often buy tunes cos he had the time for me (and everyone else) I was just a face but he knew what I was into.
Nicky is one of a kind allways so happy we was at atomics Maidstone The night stevie hyper D passed away Glad we got to experience the best mc of all time ❤ big up Dj ron another great podcast
Great interview ! Seen a few of the other ones as well, its good to know the history of Jungle & D&B .. I used to hear it a lot growing up as a kid in the 90s e.g. on TV & games. My favorite radio station is MSX FM.
Just finished watching this and the first thing popping up next is that Skibadee’s passed away. Strange seeings as the conversation covered Stevie Hyper. I was just listening to an Andy C set I hadn’t heard the other night with those two and Det on it, thinking how tight Skibadee’s vocals are. I actually hadn’t heard a set with with Skiba & Hyper D together ever either.
Such an insightful interview with Nicky on the origins of the early hardcore/jungle scene. Big up Ron for bringing these, please keep these legendary interviews coming 👍🏻
43:20 this culture was one of the mainstay memories of my youth. I was buying all my hardcore records from mainly two shops, Music Power on Green Lanes, and Blackmarket. Absolutely spent my days there, digging the crates for what I'd heard on radio and wanted, and then just hanging out listening to the owners/DJ playing the new stuff just coming in that day and everyone in the shop would be reaching their arms out saying they want a copy of that 😄 In Blackmarket I used to walk past the House music section, grab my set of flyers out back, then downstairs to listen and buy the new Jungle Good Times
Just top notch quality entertainment. I've had different fave dj's at points but if you take the whole period of say94 to present day Nicky Has to be my favourite. His ability to play modern upfront, classic jungle and all in between sets makes him for me the best all rounder DJ in the scene. If I could book a personal set for my own party id get him and Fearless down , or him and Flinty and Demon and its job done. Hope we have many more years to come from Blackmarket. Thanks again to Ron -
Respect to DJ Ron and all the legends. Early to mid 90s Jungle changed a brothers life. RIP to the Original Kool FM 94.5. Shout out Nicky Blackmarket Kartoonz for that Ray Keith joint Dreamz Of The Future. 💣 Subscribed. 🔥✊🏽🇺🇸
Great podcast as always. Have you ever thought about making a documentary series on the scene? So much musical and cultural influences to cover one documentary would not be enough. Need a rave scene nextflix series. I think you would be the one to do it right.
Blackmarket on a Saturday was staple. Had to be done. Loved this one Ron. I know that he wasn’t, strictly speaking, predominantly Jungle scene but Maurice (MC MC) would be a great guest. Was definitely part of the beginnings…all his bookings seemed to go up North while the Jungle movement was gaining weight. Know he’s stateside these days but…
when Ron mentions about how Nicky used to sell us tunes that would be shit when we got em home - I used to go there 5 days a week and I remember to this day I walked in and who ever it was on the decks was scratching HEAR THE DRUMMER GET WICKED - CHAD JACKSON - I had to have that tune just because of that scratch - to this day its one that sticks in my mind every time I hear it :)
Love this interview, what a nice chap, even though I bought a few dodgy tunes in Blackmarket thinking they were something else in the shop 😁 Sorry to hear about your mum, I lost my mum the same way, and not a day goes by where I don't miss her dearly x
Another top interview Ron. Loved the bit about how he could flog a tune and make you think it was the nuts. To then go home and it be a load of turd! Would love to see you have Moose on or Shy Fx in the future. Big up
Big up Ron...The Sasparilla kid!! Watched every one so far,loving em all...These man shaped my early teens(aside from voltage for obvious reasons)from proper hardcore(not happy hardcore) to jungle tekno/dark core.. jungle proper into dnb..you all had a place in shaping my musical journey..bless all foundation junglists🎶🎵🎤💯❤🖤💙
I remember coming across a tape called Nicky Blackmarket and some guy called Stevie Hyper D from 1995 at an event called Roast. It completely blew my mind rinsed out the tape so much had to repair it at least 5 times
Thankz for another wicked interview, they are getting better and better and I love em, big up yourself Ron, by the way I would love to hear you interview Top Buzz they would have some amazing stories to tell 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What I appreciated most about Nicky was that he wasnt an elitist or thought himself better than anyone else. He greeted everyone with a smile and treated anyone who came into the shop the same, whether you were a famous dj, producer or punter. Respect.
Seen Nicky play at an oldskool set he played in Coventry in the 2000's, he played one of my favourite tunes and at the break I shouted "Nicky I love you" and he looked at me and gave me a thumbs up and a killer smile. Legend.
Proper sweet guy he is.
Had breakfast with Nicky at Macy Ds after one nation United colours pt2 2000, I was off my rocker chewing he’s ear off asking him the name of every tune I couldn’t find at the time as social media was next to non existent, great fella even as a 40 year old man now I still look back at them years n feel blessed how lucky I was to love jungle raving… 💎✊♥️
It was so difficult hearing about Stevie Hyper D's passing from Nicky's account. Skiba is now with you up there. They'll never be forgotten!!
True ambassador of the scene. Nicky was hard DJ to play after because his selection was always the second to none. Black Market Records was a big part of my youth growing up I wanna take time to thank Nicky, Ash-a-Tack, Ray, Crazy Legs, Profile, Sarah and all the crew that used to work there. I miss that era and get sad how the record shops slowly started to disappear from our community. BM Records was a community hub!! Glad to see Nicky championing the new sound!!
The Hyper D and Blackmarket sets are legendary
Roast 4th birthday bash him and Nicky!! Best set ever and if you want another good set dj hype and hyper d one nation payback 1998!
Believe
1994 i was 12 I met the promoter of Teenrage and he asked me .. if you could have anyone play at the next event who would it be? Black market Stevie H D I said! … Brentford fountain leisure centre 5 weeks later we got our wish!!!!! 💥💥💥😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥 it was a carbon copy of the Telepathy , Roast or Jungle fever sets we had on tapes 💯
The social history in this interview is immense. Incredible discussion. I can't stop bigging you up!! Thank you guys!!
Just a great bloke.
I grew up in Birmingham as a teen so would always go to Tempest records basement but once I was old enough would get the train down to London just to go to Blackmarket, stock up on white labels to impress my mates. He was always down that basement grinning away, what a positive guy. Great DJ too.
I used to shop in Tempest too
@@pablogdjuk I miss that place
And swordfish and get ready for a rave at qué club or hit medicine bar
@@pablogdjukTempest, HTFR and Music Exchange by Chineese quarter were places to go :)
Will always give you props Nicky, thanks for the love you showed me at black market records and raves ❤️ RIP Skibadee RIP Stevie Hyper D
Always remember Nicky being a nice guy. 13 buying tunes. 17 years old dropping off flyers for our party. He took a few mins to chat about what we were doing, even offered to do a set. Most other shops ignored us.
That’s what you call proper customer service. 💯
@@LondonSomething1994 It’s missing from DnB / Music these days
Spent so many hours in black market (and unity) in the early 90’s. Such a lovely bloke 👍🏻
What I miss about buying records is that I loved the sleeves in them. It was like a package with a lot of information, pictures and so on. Buying a mp3 is not the same to put it mildly!
To true. Even the buzz of going into a record shop, handeling the vinyl and the needle arm of the deck.
I miss the smell that vinyl and the sleeves had when you took the vinyl out
Hear you there mate , loved the art on the sleeves and was nice having an object instead of thin air, and was great visiting the record shop with friends, picking up flyers, rave tickets, also record sales etc went back into the industry helping them host events etc ..stopping vinyl is killed the scene
And going there and snagging test presses meeting other music lovers
@@roostaraver Vinyl has had a resurgence over the last few years. I don't think it's the lack of vinyl that's killing the scene. I cant deny that record shops were a massive part of the scene in the early years, but its not sustainable with the streaming services. People don't buy music in the same way anymore. People don't shop for anything in the same way.
Bandcamp is changing the landscape thankfully but it costs a lot of money to press records. Back in the day you could test press a few thousand records and pretty much guarantee getting your money back so you could press some more. It was never about making money really, but you mostly didn't lose money in the hey day of vinyl in the 90s. The sheer quantity of record shops to distribute your music through was incredible. These days with business rates and competition through online shops it's impossible to have that number of record shops open. It's a combination of things that lead to where we are at in the scene. Not just vinly sales or record shops.
Listening to these interviews has been bitter sweet. I just wanna take this space to say what so many have failed to do and thats say a massive THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to the most important people in the scene. The people that dedicated their time and their hard earned over the years to attending and supporting the events. The people with the energy and vibe that made being in events, on the dance floor and raves such an 'INCREDIBLE' experience. You people who always lived by the code of Love, Respect & Unity and always exuded that, for me personally that was what always bought me home (tho i havent been home for a long while now) Its those experiences, those meetings with people whom i shared encounters with inside and outside the raves that made me laugh and feel loved, that represented what it means to be 'ONE FAMILY'. It has been the most outstanding experience of my life to have been part of that and been accepted into that, its that very very special experience that has formed much of who i am as a person and remains much of what i live by and for. So to all you Original Nuttahs out there that kept the faith, where ever you are, much love and respect from me .K.❤
Thanks K. Indeed if not for the faithful, that being everyone who turned out week after week, to submerge themselves in the culture, there would't be one. Thank you every single one of you. 🙏🏾
Love your viewpoint raves.
I feel it was more an interrogation than interview
Big up Ron and Nicky Blackmarket. Was emotional when he was talking about Stevie Hyper D, then finding out about Skibadee later that day. Rip Skibadee
Thank you as this challenging time in our scenes history bares down on us.
Big up Nicky for always helping the younger generation. I know you and Ron brought through the youth when a lot people kept their doors firmly shut on people. Big up the Kartoons Records crew!!!
Thanks and really pleased you enjoyed this episode.
@@LondonSomething1994 I really did enjoy it and those within our circle did too. Just really cut up about Skibadee's death. I was wondering if you could get a few people to talk about his work, character and life. Maybe Ash-A-Tack, Shabba D, Eastman and Harry Shotta. Since Tenor Fly's passing I have never felt such a big loss in our scene. We are still in shock.
Man, i used to love it back in the day when Blackmarket used to mix Original nutter into The Chopper tune! Whenever he would do that at a rave the place would go absolutely insane!
Love nicky and ray Keith my collection definitely prospered long term, miss going to record shops meeting people and connecting 😩
Record shopping days were a day trip 😆
Black Market was centrally the most important record shop in London if not the England for Jungle and DNB. Don't get me wrong there were other great outlets but I am sorry nobody got the selection and variety of tunes like them. Also the way they treated customers. Nicky would give me exclusive tracks when most records shops would sell me those kinda tunes because I was kid and nobody in the music world but he showed us respect and love. The few times I played out alongside him he was a right bubble always happy and smiling like he is here. Nothing but love for what he's done and continues to do. Another inspirational figurehead.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio how i wish i could’ve stepped foot in there :( i remember the time i searched it up n finding it to be shut forever haha alas. it’s great to read about
@@knobody_u_kno Time waits for no man as they say it just pass us by in a flash and we forget to slow down enjoy the moment before it's all gone. The only positive thing is that these pillars of respect and excellence should never be forgotten and its heritage is still a part of us today. The forever evolving wheel of music has to always take a leaf from its past.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio that’s the beauty of it, though !! that’s why i’m glad i can view everything from this point of view, as well as admire both where things came from, and where they’ll go !
I spent many many many hours in the basement of Blackmarket Records in my teens. Respect to The Kennington Crew. Arfa G, Clarkee, Roachman. Also respect to TNT and Madmix, and Kenny Charles.
My enduring memory of seeing Nicky play was him holding a little torch in his mouth while he DJ'd and looking out at the crowd looking so happy that he is making other people happy.
I grew up outside of London, so only saw the shop in 'London someting dis' documentary and on TV, but finally got to make the trip down the stairs and buy some vinyl in the early dubstep era. Very special.
These interviews are top class
I have not binged watched them all at once like I normally do with new discoveries
They are too good for that
One-at-a-time
Wow that is amazing. So pleased the episodes are having such an impression on you. Thanks ever so much for your support.
Can't get enough of Nickys laugh... 🤣 Great show guys!
Glad you enjoyed it Rachel and his laugh is infectious isn’t it 🤣😆😂
Another great watch! good work guys. I remember my weekly commute into London from Bedford every Saturday at the age of 16 on my own just to buy vinyl, and the lust of flicking through my record bag of shiny vinyl on the train back home. Happy days indeed :)
Great memories of the record shopping day trip
Always remember going to bm soho on weekends particularly on Sundays and could just chat to nicky about anything and everything for hours including his love of qpr.Proper down to earth bloke without any air of arrogance about him. Will aways be a legend in the dnb/jungle scene
I've met Nicky a few times great guy always happy. Glad to of gone to Blackmarket records back in the late ninetys. ❤legendary 🙌
Another legend! I'll never forget the first time I listened to Helter Skelter Energy 1997 ft Stevie hyper D. Crazy energy. Thanks for these amazing talks.
I have such a fond memory of getting the train up from Basingstoke at 15 to visit Blackmarket Records. Walking down those stairs and seeing Nicky and Ray was so cool as a kid.
Watching this with mixed emotions after hearing the sad news about Skibba . This is exactly what I need though to keep me of social media as it’s so upsetting. Massive loss to the scene ….RIP Skibba aka dnb legend . Ron please do a podcast telling his legacy x
Yes it’s been one of the hardest time for our scene. Would love to do a piece on Skibba but it would be a totally different format to the podcasts.
Another legend on the show mate. Alongside yourself :). I have to big up your channel Ron. It is really great.
Thanks a bunch. Really hope you enjoy it and if you're about in the morning Nicky and I will be watching along with you. have great evening or a great whatever the time is where you are.
Brilliant show! I remember a few nervous visits to Blackmarket Records, walking down the stairs and getting blown away! What a place and what a lovely bloke!
These interviews are absolute gold. Big up Ron…. Sterling work. Look forward to many many more.
RIP Skibs
I love these vids boys as someone who was juuuuust that bit too young to be out and about in the late 80s early 90s.....Born in 79 so by the time all the eclipse and amnesia and stuff was going off i was heavy into all the tape packs...It wasn't til much later when dreamscape and stuff we started to go out but i remember 91 92 just hoarding tapes from all the early raves...Beautiful times...Childhood was most def way different in the 80s we would be out in the morning be miles from home doing allsorts.....when you think back it's crazy the dangerous shit we were doing as little kids....Beautiful times.
RIP Skiba and Hyper D - never forgotten legends
Never ever ever forgotten ✨🙏🏾✨
Yes yes 👍
Glad I have just found this series of podcasts to catch up on.
Nicky Blackmarket is absolutely a cornerstone in the scene.
And one of the earliest DJs which stood out to me from about 1990 or 1991 when I used to listen to his sets off Pulse FM recorded on tape and played back on my Walkman doing my paper round. Then visiting the shop to buy most of my jungle records back in 90s.
Appreciate the music, from both Nicky and Ron, and all the original junglists.
And thanks for the podcast 👍
Pulse FM 90.6., chilling FM, eruption, centreforce radio, sunrise, music power records, lots of D90 TDK tapes and lots of RF cable hanging out my window to get a good signal. Awesome memories. Respect to you.
BIG up from Toronto
Always have time for Nicky and the whole BM crew. Ray, Ash, Clive, Clarkee and Roger always looked after me. Family vibes in the store. Nicky is the nicest man in dnb
Respect Nicky, i always remember coming to see you, once in 97 you had the first test presses of my tune Reminiscence on Mix n Blen, i was only 17 and you gave me the time for a good chat, told me not to watch the politics in the scene and do my own thing, then gave me a few white labels to take away. Great days sir. Mace.
Before that in 95 i was 15 and came down from Worthing to buy Pulp Fiction, i wanted Ray to autograph the label for me but was too shy at that age, my old man went back in and asked Ray, who happily signed it for me. Still got that copy to this day..
How does this channel not have more subs? you'd think way more Jungle heads would be all over this kind of content.
Bullseye the target, sound of the Nicky Blackmarket! Spam for ya mam!
Not gonna lie these podcasts have been insightful big up yourself Ron 💯💯👊🏾 and RIP SKIBBA 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for the support. Yes RIP Skibba ✨🙏🏾✨
What an incredibly honest and descent chap, many hours spent record shopping around soho. Interviews are on point every time.
loved this. this whole interview series is so special. Nicky is such a genuine person. always loved when he would come play in Toronto.
also Blackmarket records used to sort out a lot of Toronto DJs with tunes that we would've never gotten with more conventional north american distribution at the time
I remember going to record shops just for the flyers for my bedroom. Age 14 before i even got my 1st set of decks. Ha
Wicked!!!
🙏🏾
Stevie smashed it in Toronto the week before he died. The set is on UA-cam.
Top form.
Another great interview, thank you Ron and Nicky.🏆👊🏻🙏
This guy is the nicest guy in the business hands down. Always got time for everybody, yet he is the hardest working and busy guy but so humble. He is to jungle what Kante is to football and more! Legend! Thankyou Nicky.
Brilliant watch this, used to love going blackmarket records on a Saturday get me tape pack and rave ticket. Man they were good ol days, RIP SKIBA 🙏🏻
Another magic interveiw,with the legend nicky blackmarket. Keep it up.
Legend Nicky Blackmarket Come from Kennington Fun times. Love Nicky's story of going up.
What a story.
Has growing up
I did the same thing in St.louis back in the day with deep grooves records loving this interview
Looking forward to this one,keep up the good work👊
Thanks and look forward to seeing you in the comments at 11am when we premiere
Ron another great show. Big up
Thank you.
Big up to DJ Ron the Sassparilla Kid truly an innovator and humble dude met him in Miami years ago 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the kind words and support bro. Miami…wow I miss it 💯
Lovely interview Nicky is so humble and down to earth. I never was a DJ although i did a couple of house gigs; but when i went to Blackmarket, if Nicky was there he would tell me," I don't think we have anything for you, or have a listen to this. I would often buy tunes cos he had the time for me (and everyone else) I was just a face but he knew what I was into.
great interview.. and insightful.
Great Interview. Nicky such a humble and nice dude. What a career he's had. Jungle & D&B certainly would have been a different entity without him.
What a lovely bloke Nicky is & great dynamic between the two
Nicky is one of a kind allways so happy we was at atomics Maidstone
The night stevie hyper D passed away
Glad we got to experience the best mc of all time ❤ big up Dj ron another great podcast
Great interview ! Seen a few of the other ones as well, its good to know the history of Jungle & D&B .. I used to hear it a lot growing up as a kid in the 90s e.g. on TV & games. My favorite radio station is MSX FM.
Thanks for watching and the support. 💯
Love these interviews 🔥
Ron, Nicky 💪💪🙏
RIP Stevie Hyper D🐐
“This is the untold story of Jungle.” 💯💪💥💥💥
Great podcast loving them both proper good guys 😎
Sweet man he is legend. His daughter is smashing it too
Legend.
What a gentleman he is ! Great interview
Just finished watching this and the first thing popping up next is that Skibadee’s passed away. Strange seeings as the conversation covered Stevie Hyper. I was just listening to an Andy C set I hadn’t heard the other night with those two and Det on it, thinking how tight Skibadee’s vocals are. I actually hadn’t heard a set with with Skiba & Hyper D together ever either.
There wasnt many! But a few are about! ua-cam.com/video/lMok7oeYUK4/v-deo.html
Such an insightful interview with Nicky on the origins of the early hardcore/jungle scene. Big up Ron for bringing these, please keep these legendary interviews coming 👍🏻
Another good convo! Looking forward to seeing your "untold story of Jungle".... There's a lot of mis information out there.
43:20 this culture was one of the mainstay memories of my youth.
I was buying all my hardcore records from mainly two shops, Music Power on Green Lanes, and Blackmarket.
Absolutely spent my days there, digging the crates for what I'd heard on radio and wanted, and then just hanging out listening to the owners/DJ playing the new stuff just coming in that day and everyone in the shop would be reaching their arms out saying they want a copy of that 😄
In Blackmarket I used to walk past the House music section, grab my set of flyers out back, then downstairs to listen and buy the new Jungle
Good Times
Another great interview, keep em coming. Would love to see Ron Wells on the podcast.
Thank you.
Inspiring. Bought many record from shop. Brilliant times. Bless 💫
I bet that £70 worth of records is worth £570 in discogs right now! :) Great interview by the way.
This was a fascinating and incredibly moving interview. Thanks to you both!
Just top notch quality entertainment. I've had different fave dj's at points but if you take the whole period of say94 to present day Nicky Has to be my favourite. His ability to play modern upfront, classic jungle and all in between sets makes him for me the best all rounder DJ in the scene. If I could book a personal set for my own party id get him and Fearless down , or him and Flinty and Demon and its job done. Hope we have many more years to come from Blackmarket. Thanks again to Ron -
Big up Ron. Love these interviews.
Respect to DJ Ron and all the legends. Early to mid 90s Jungle changed a brothers life. RIP to the Original Kool FM 94.5.
Shout out Nicky Blackmarket Kartoonz for that Ray Keith joint Dreamz Of The Future. 💣
Subscribed. 🔥✊🏽🇺🇸
Great podcast as always. Have you ever thought about making a documentary series on the scene? So much musical and cultural influences to cover one documentary would not be enough. Need a rave scene nextflix series. I think you would be the one to do it right.
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Yes Ron ! Lee lift surveyor was chatting the other day in Hackney ?……Another great interview my man keep up the good work 👊
Buying records would give me that sense of community black market was a amazing experience.much respect to Ron and Nicky 🤘
Very true Tim, it was a great community space.
Blackmarket on a Saturday was staple. Had to be done.
Loved this one Ron.
I know that he wasn’t, strictly speaking, predominantly Jungle scene but Maurice (MC MC) would be a great guest. Was definitely part of the beginnings…all his bookings seemed to go up North while the Jungle movement was gaining weight. Know he’s stateside these days but…
Excited!
when Ron mentions about how Nicky used to sell us tunes that would be shit when we got em home - I used to go there 5 days a week and I remember to this day I walked in and who ever it was on the decks was scratching HEAR THE DRUMMER GET WICKED - CHAD JACKSON - I had to have that tune just because of that scratch - to this day its one that sticks in my mind every time I hear it :)
Another good one! Would love to hear more about the records people were mixing and experimenting with that created Jungle
Wicked interview Ron👏👍💯
Keep em coming!
Love this interview, what a nice chap, even though I bought a few dodgy tunes in Blackmarket thinking they were something else in the shop 😁 Sorry to hear about your mum, I lost my mum the same way, and not a day goes by where I don't miss her dearly x
NICKY yer ya ruff !!!!!! Throw your hands up and up and up !!!!! And away here we go today !!!!!! RIP Hyper
Another great show Ron, thanks again
bought so many records off this guy. top lad.
Another top interview Ron. Loved the bit about how he could flog a tune and make you think it was the nuts. To then go home and it be a load of turd! Would love to see you have Moose on or Shy Fx in the future. Big up
You can tell Nicky blackmarket, his character is like how he plays, 100% on it.
Big up Ron...The Sasparilla kid!!
Watched every one so far,loving em all...These man shaped my early teens(aside from voltage for obvious reasons)from proper hardcore(not happy hardcore) to jungle tekno/dark core.. jungle proper into dnb..you all had a place in shaping my musical journey..bless all foundation junglists🎶🎵🎤💯❤🖤💙
Yo Ron pullin up Nicky on false advertising!!!! Gwaan Nicky!
Went to the shop 93-95 Nicky was always welcoming as was Ray & ash attack, great blokes,miss them days
Big up Ron! So glad to have found this channel!!
Nice interview, brought back fond memories buying tunes Blackmarket 90s
I remember coming across a tape called Nicky Blackmarket and some guy called Stevie Hyper D from 1995 at an event called Roast. It completely blew my mind rinsed out the tape so much had to repair it at least 5 times
Big up Ron!!
I'm really enjoying these interviews
Thankz for another wicked interview, they are getting better and better and I love em, big up yourself Ron, by the way I would love to hear you interview Top Buzz they would have some amazing stories to tell 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Big love to the London something podcast..i really look forward to these episodes..shot out og nicky blackmarket..
Thanks for the support Simon. 💯