Looking for Breakcore, Jungle, and variants

[max302]

I've been into DnB for quite a while now, and of course like so many kids I've followed the dubstep wave and I'm now very much into UKG / Future Garage, UK Funky and that sort of stuff.

Recently I've had the pleasure of rediscovering some old-school Photek and it's given me the itch for more breakbeats. I've found Venetian Snares (how the hell did I managed to miss him) and enjoy his music very much, but I want more.

I've got the basics... lots of stuff from newer-ish Metalheadz, some Shy FX, Source Direct, but I'm looking to broaden my collection of pre-2000 era jungle / ragga-jungle and get a better taste of the more hardcore breakcore stuff, recent or not.

Suggestions?

[JimmyD]

Here is a great place to start.... http://goldenerajungle.com

You can download old school mixtapes on Golden Era Jungle. There's a lot of classic stuff on that site.
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Then there's the blog DEEP INSIDE THE OLDSKOOL which has some great classic pre-2000 mixes.
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Also, in this very forum, did you sift through the mixes posted in this thread? > Loads of beats - Drum & Bass mix thread

Occasionally, you'll find some good pre-2000 jungle mixes in there.

[max302]

Yeah, I had a look through the existing DnB thread, seemed to be mostly recent stuff from what I sifted through.

Thanks for the two other sources, I'll definitely check it out!