DJ C
Billy Jungle (featuring Shinehead)The most recent outing from DJ C has been rinsed out by John Peel, Resonance, Ninja Tune and happy junglists in Europe and the US no surprise there as he's really excelled himself this time with a scorching version of Shinehead's classic, old skool dancehall take on Billy Jean (it's all about versioning the version). There's just enough of the Morricone-sampling original to lull you into a skanking reggae vibe before the amen breaks come crashing in, leaving you clinging on to that elusive melody 'they told me her name was Billy Jean...'. It's hard to make an impact when you take on one of the most versioned tunes in dance music but this more than succeeds and has kept us at the Bear entertained and amazed since we first dropped the needle on the test pressing. We don't usually review stuff that's not available to buy in the UK, but this is well worth paying US postage costs for a proper anthem.
Photo credit: Aaron Thall
Photo credit: Aaron Thall
