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Jungle / Drum & Bass is amongst the most exciting music to have come out of the UK. This underground sound now receives international attention and is fronted by stars like Goldie, Grooverider, DJs Storm, Rap and Roni Size.

All Crews is over ten years of journeys through the music and features interviews with the music's top artists. However, it also delves deeper and looks at the pirate radio stations, labels, crews, promoters and ravers that form the backbone of the scene.

Initially printed in 1999 as All Crew Muss Big Up, it was considered the definitive snapshot of jungle's earliest years but quickly went out of print and became cult reading. All Crews not only features a reprint of the original but also an extensive update on the many developments in the last five years.

 

” ”The most informative guide and history of drum n bass”
DJ Storm

”Fuckin' ill man, Fuckin' ill. It was heavy man. Heavy ! Enough tings were dealt with clinically.”
MC Navigator

”This is a Journey into the hearts and minds of the people that matter in drum n bass, no one else has come close to exposing the soul of jungle music. If you think you love music you need this book !”
Tony Coleman (Hospital Records)

”As colourful and vibrant as the scene its about. Brian Belle-Fortune clearly knows the score”
DJ Fresh

”All Crew is a genre defining read, cataloging the scene from the deepest darkest corners. A true source of historical inspiration!”
Jay Frenzic (ATM magazine)

”ALL CREW takes you from the grimy beginnings of Jungle Techno - right through to the slick UK phenomenon we now call drum n bass. Brian is a man who knows, and tells it like it is. His in-depth knowledge and knack of story telling makes it a compelling read for those who were there, ravers who may have trouble remembering and for those who missed out.”
L Double (BBC 1XTRA)

“As well as evoking the passion and energy of the music, the book is strong on the politics of jungle and the way it has interacted with racial issues over the years.”
Time Out

“As colourful and vibrant as the scene it's about.”
DJ Fresh

“All Crews is the REAL source for tales from the drum & bass side - the D&B bible.”
Bailey

 

 

“I've finally finished All Crews, cover to cover. Thank you for the tears, laugh-out-loud moments and goose bumps.”
Tali

“It's obviously the definitive book on Jungle Drum & Bass.”
Ian Gittins, Senior Music Editor, Virgin

“God, your book is so full on. There's so much there it's amazing.”
DJ Miss Pink, Black Market, Soho

“Bwoy! Fucking fantastic. It's totally absorbing. Your passion burns through every page. It's exhilarating, bold and fantastically written.”
Anna, Sydney

“I just kept turning the pages Wicked.”
Jay World Dance

“You were obviously there man. Not like some journalist who just parachuted in.”
Kyan Survivors, Producer

“After I read it I just wanted to go out raving.”
Nadine, Berlin

“This book's got the vibe.”
MC Det

”Where's my copy?”
Grooverider
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The Author talks about the book
Grooverider Radio One Interview - windows media 3.875kb
All CRews on BBC 1Xtra

The Radio Ads
All CRews Muss Big Up
All CRews with MC System


All Crews in Performance
The Author Reads from the Book
In the Mix - windows media 409kb
Beginnings - windows media 130kb
All As One - windows media 917kb


Exclusive Interview
with Kemistry & Storm - 1998

 

The Drum & Bass Arena TV Interview

http://www.breakbeat.co.uk/dnbtv/watch/brian_belle_fortune_author_all_crews.aspx


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