The 10 Best Jungle Reworks, according to Fixate
Fixate’s stock suddenly shot up when his ‘RIP Groove’ refix was played during the now-infamous Sherelle Boiler Room. The clip of her dropping the edit promptly went viral, making her a star and Fixate a producer on the lips of many. London producer Declan Curran has spent over ten years working on production, honing a rude, unhinged style that has led to him earning spots in the setlists of the best of the best. As someone with a penchant for slamming jungle refixes, we invited Fixate to share his all-time favourite jungle reworks of tunes around the 170 axis.
“You can’t not love the ‘Hyph Mngo’ intro! The grime and jungle combination is something that is quite hard to get sounding right, obviously Chimpo and Sam have smashed it with ease!”
“Love this flip on the same release as the ‘Hyph Mngo’ remix. Same statement as above, a hard combo to get correct but they do it proper! I’ve had great fun playing this in my sets.”
“Itoa adding his bouncy take to this one. Nothing but good fun hearing this played out!”
“Not exactly a remix but still a great flip on Donna Allen, serious sample. Love everything these guys are putting out at the moment!”
“‘Pulse X’ has been bootlegged to death but this one stands out for me. Often still draw for this despite it being a few years old now. Guaranteed damage.”
“Big fan of Madlib/Quasimoto, often on repeat back in my skater days. Fracture absolutely smashed this remix.”
“As usual, next level madness from Sully. The drum programming is too good on this one!”
“Proper ravey one. Been battering this remix by Mani Festo in my sets along with a load of his other tunes.”
“Don’t care if the original’s a cheesy one, this flip is sick! One for the snobs.”
“Thought I’d give this a mention, all been a bit mad since that clip last year! Big up Ice Cream Records and shouts to Sherelle!”
Fixate plays the Hit & Run night at WHP Concourse, Manchester, this weekend – find more information here.
