Skibadee & Funsta | DJ Profile | Drum & Bass 1999 | Kool FM 94.5 | Sun 23rd Oct 1999

Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Super Sundays on London's premier pirate, Kool FM 94.5, were nothing short of a spectacle. Thousands of listeners would be glued to their radio sets with their dials fixed to 94.5FM. This era was symbolic as it was towards to the end of the century and there was a new millennium on the horizon. Sadly, it was the end of the 90s, the end of an era. Jungle music had now morphed into this dark hard hitting industrial sound, which was newly styled as Drum & Bass. Rave nights in London and up and down the country couldn't get enough of the music. With the success of legendary producers like Goldie, Roni Size, Adam F, Photek and many others opening the door for more exposure. MCs were now playing a big part in DNB, although some events still used hosts, the trend of MCing had changed and there was a huge demand for MCs, with them rinsing out back to back nonstop like it was some olympic relay. MCs like Riddla D, Funsta and IC3 were also adding to Kool FM's vast array of prized MCs and Skibadee had turned into lyrical animal, MCing at breakneck speed with ease and yet again inspiring a generation of MCs.
Not forgetting DJ Profile who later became part of the 360 Showcase with Nicky Blackmarket and Fatman D which is still going on strong. For several years DJ Profile had worked at the greatly loved Black Market Records, in Soho.

Out the DNB record labels of 1999 which released classics like: Ed Rush + Optical ‎– Gas Mask / Bacteria, Roni Size ‎– 26 Bass / Snapshot, ƆƐI3C ‎– The Pulse / China Cup, Ed Rush + Optical ‎– Watermelon / Sick Note, DJ Loxy & Usual Suspects ‎– Stalker / Fracture, Sci-Clone ‎– Red Fever / Everywhere I Go (Remix), J.Majik ‎– Nightvision, Goldie & J Majik - Inside The Shadow, Infrared - Drive By, Total Science - Vendetta, J Majik - Subway (Photek Mix), John B - Vanishing Point, Total Science ‎– Silent Reign, Jonny L ‎– Spike / Running, Rantoul ‎– Too High, KMC - System, DJ Reality ‎– Music Maker / Raw Nerve, Breakbeat Era ‎– Ultra-Obscene / Bullitproof, Adam F - Brand New Funk, Ed Rush & Optical - Shrinkwrap ,DJ Krust - Warhead (Ram Trilogy Remix), Ryme Tyme + Optical - Twisted, Ryme Tyme + Optical - Ghostbuster, Bad Company - Seizure, Bad Company - Skin Tag, Usual Suspects ‎– Killa Bees / Contortion, Ram Trilogy ‎– Evolution / Mindscan Remix, Die ‎– Drop Bear, Dom & Roland ‎– Killa Bullet / Dumbo, Usual Suspects ‎– Spawn / Hole Punch, Capone ‎– Tudor Rose / Submerge, Nasty Habits ‎– Liquid Fingers / Liquid Beatz, Konflict - Bad Acid, Usual Suspects - Doorway, Peshay ‎– Truly, Calyx ‎– Morphology / Schitzoid, Konflict ‎– RoadBlock / State Of Mind, Omni Trio ‎– Byte Size Life, Rufige Kru ‎– Ark Angel 3...
Big up all the ravers that reached down to events during October/November 1999: Aphrodite Album Launch Party @Scala (Kings Cross), on 1 Fri Oct 1999. Paradox: Brave New World @Southampton Guildhall, on Sat 9 Oct 1999. Armageddon Album Launch Party @The End, on Fri 15 Oct 1999. Helter Skelter: Decadance (Ten Legendary Years1989-1999) @The Sanctuary (Milton Keynes) on Sat 18 Oct 1999. Swoosh @Hastings Pier on Fri 18 Oct, 22 Oct & 5 Nov 1999. Pure Science 1999 October & November (Every Saturdays) @Atomics (Maidstone). United Dance @Bagleys (Kings Cross) on Fri 22 Oct 1999. Warning @Junction (Cambridge) on Sat 23 Oct 1999. Dance 93 @The Camden Palace, on Sat 23 Oct 1999. Labrynth 11th Birthday @The Pleasure Rooms (Tottenham) on Sat 23 Oct 1999. Club Labrynth (Every Friday October) @Labrynth (Dalston). Dreamscape 11th Birthday @The Pleasure Rooms, on Sat 30 Oct 1999. One Nation & Heat @Stratford Rex, on Sat 6th Nov 1999. Dreamscape Vs Delusion @Waterfront (Norwich) on Fri 12 Nov 1999. Slammin Vinyl @Bagleys, on Fri 12 Nov 1999. Dance Concept @The Pleasure Rooms, on Sat 20 Nov 1999. Hysteria 26: Step In Time @Starlite 2001 (Leicester) @ Fri 26 Nov 1999. Dreamscape @Rumours (Clacton), on Sat 27 Nov 1999...
Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Here's a list of some of our most loved pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1989-2006: Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Format FM 93.2 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Heat FM 96.6 / Rinse FM 97.6 / Flashback FM 97.6 / Cyndicut FM 97.8 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Don FM 100.5 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Erotic FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Don FM 105.7 / Girls FM 106.8 / Dream FM 107.6
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