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About Me

Junglist is a slang term referring to a dedicated listener of jungle (music), otherwise referred to as drum & bass.
Drum & bass tracks often contain shout outs to "real junglists" and "junglist krus". Take these lyrics by Scooter for example:
"Aah, I ramp, me no ramp, me no skin, me no play, yeah
When me chant 'pon the microphone
And me say with the DJ
Junglists in the place
Junglists on the case
Scooter, are you Ratty?"
Junglists also like to refer to themselves as "RudeBwoys" a slang term used by Jamaicans meaning "Gangsta" or "BadBwoy". Certain tracks make references to the "Original Rudebwoys".
Junglists are often associated with heavy marijuana usage ("smokin' da herb", a popular jungle motif), baggy camouflage clothing (cargo pants) and sweaters ("hoodies"), somewhat similar to hip-hop and gangsta fashions.
Modern drum & bass culture however has very little criminal or bling nostalgia and weapons, misogyny & drug dealing do not figure heavily in track vocals (if vocals are present).
The only generally accepted illegal activity is drug possession, perhaps arising from the reggae roots of old school jungle.

My Interests

Laughing. Joking. Sitting in E-kitchen smoking rollies untill 4am. Reaching for the lasers, give the guy next to you a hug. Reading books on my bed. Missing a lecture because I'd rather go for a walk. Riding my bike without wearing a helmet. London town. St0ning. Listening to dubs whilst doing so. The Manor House boys, lahmachumz4life. My wonderful and beautiful friends, they're too many to name. Talking about philosophy with someone who has something interesting to say. Pretending to be tough. DJ'ing, mixing and looking cool behind the decks. The hiss and cackle that vinyl makes before the music starts. Going to Reggea clubs and getting so stoned I can't see anymore. Playing my music loud enough to feel the bass.

I'd like to meet:

Fuck wars. Fuck Capitalism. Fuck your fucking system. Fuck racism. Fuck fascism. Fuck consumerism. Fuck fashion. Fuck none-resistance. Fuck pacifism. Fuck following trends. Fuck lack-of-personal-identity. Fuck America. Fuck the United Kingdom. Fuck imperialism. Fuck nationalism. Fuck americanism. Fuck militarism. Fuck religion. Fuck dictatorships.

Music:

JUNGLE. Punk, Euphoria, Trance, Hardcore Punk, Hardcore House, Jazz, Ska, Dub, Reggea, Sound-system, Rap, Trip-Hop.

Movies:

American History X, Die Edukators, Goodbye Lenin, Snatch, Skokie, Romper Stomper, Withnail and I, Human Traffic, How High?

Television:

Smash your TV.

Books:

I read far too many books to name, but I've just finished reading:
The Prince by Machiavelli [Link]
Before that I read:
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell [Link]
My next book on the to-read list is:
The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche [Link]

Heroes:

My Blog

Are you a Junglist?

You snicker when you hear someone say "PLUR"You own at least one item of clothing that is made of cammoYou often use the words Big upsYou often endure 100+ degree tempatures just to see a Jungle DjYou...
Posted by Asylum Speaker on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:29:00 PST