Ghetto Jungle Music – Future Retro GJM

.The world might be in a turbulent flux right now but it’s solidarity as usual among US & UK junglists as Cali’s Soulox and UK’s Xtra Spice Mikey (an artist who you may recognise from the alias Phineus 2) collide on this reissue from 2025. Kindred spirits; across these originals and mixes there’s an honesty and rawness shared between the two as we’re guided through their retro universe. One moment it’s dizzying hardcore, pitched vox a-go-go (‘Rock-O-Plane’) the next it’s ice cold analogue jungle, all choppy and fearless (‘Can’t Hide’). Climaxing with a swooning jungle party rumbler – ‘Sneaky, a track where vocal samples are arranged as if it’s two records in the mix – the block party ghetto factor is strong across this one. And we haven’t even highlighted what a cool name Xtra Spice Mikey is!