MARCUS VISIONARY Vinilo y CD

Review: Reissue time! As New York jungle pillars Liondub International celebrate 10 years they've put together some of the hardest hitting bangers of their previous "Jungle To The World" collections on this powerful piece of wax. All the right vibes in all the right places, these all sound future fresh: DJ Hybrid's swashbuckling Dread bass backflips on "Special Request", the absolute bashy bless from Horace Andy and Marcus Visionary on "Sound Killer", the warmer reggae soul bubbles of Visionary's "Hustlin" and Truespirit's purring late 90s two-step homage "Deep In The Jungle". No filler in sight whatsoever.

Review: Navi's Jungle To The World album has been an immense project involving a rich range of roots and jungle culture's most influential and talented souls. Here are four of the many highlights; Serum's outrageous rolling VIP of his and Navi's instant sing-along "Sound The Alarm", the sparkling sun-kissed twist on "Jah Promise", the premium mid 90s Playaz style gulliness of "Heavy Like Tank" and Ray Keith-dented heavily warped take on "Soundwar". Four fire fixtures; no one does it like Navigator.

Review: What a ting! North America's running wild with drum & bass right now but here are two of the realest, most enduring names: Marcus Visionary and Liondub International. Four tracks taken from Marcus's recent mix album, highlights include aggy dancehall hip-hop fusion of "Put It On" and the utterly disgusting roller "Original Bad Boy" from Bladerunner and DJ Westy. Featuring the likes of Navigator and Rankin Joe, there's some of the strongest voices possible on this collection. The Atlantic gates are well and truly open.

Review: Liondub isn't messing around with this one! The relentless label have invited the legend that is Johnny Osbourne into the fold for this swinging slice of authentic jungle in cahoots with Marcus Visionary that is fully primed for the dancehalls. Harmonic, sweet-toned and warm as toast, Osbourne's ode to the raving crew is crystalline and, with enough air time at the raves, will be very easy to sing along to. For more Marcus and less Johnny jump on the bubbly dub version. Bona fide jungle business.

Review: Marcus Visionary makes another appearance on Liondub International. "Blackboard" is old school jungle at its finest: super quick percussion, rolling beats and layers of sub bass that are only pierced by old school vocals. Goldstar & Zero G chip in with some looptastic bouncing bass on "Skin Out".