Delight FM - So Solid crew....I was lucky to go to school where my friends could get Delight but lived in an area where I could get HLC on radio. Takes me back to pretending to be a DJ on my 1210s in my bedroom. Those days were something else!

people just do nothing is legendary

The pirate radio movement was an organic grassroots rebellious movement that the government couldn't tax, control or interfere with. Each area had their own base or bases of stations which scouted for the best local talent and gave a platform to them. People risked their lives to climb lift shafts and put up masts, studios got raided by the DTI and DJs would lose their records get fined and get criminal records for station involvement. This was all for the love of music as MCs and DJs used to pay subs to be on the station.

The amount of pirate radio stories I have alone is crazy, can't imagine everyone else's. From angle grinders, tapping power, being chased with baseball bat's and crow bars, having a studio based out of a caravan to rigs being made out of mobile home parks 😂😂

Summed it up perfectly. I remember paying 5 pound for 2 hours on flava fm and temptation fm. Meeting all the difference crews and meeting difference flats/warehouses because police was always shutting us down was part of the rush. Some of my best memories in my life. Big up all the pirate radio boys!

Internet killed it more than 1xtra. Nobody I knew quit listening to pirate radio for 1xtra lolol Music was important back in the day, and the underground genres played on pirate radio and at raves was cutting edge. It was our generations punk. And punk never dies ❤️🖤

It’s like watching Einstein explain physics to a child 😂

Ice FM 88.4, Raw FM 90.0, Mac FM 92.7, Delight FM 103.0, Flex FM 103.6, Dream FM 107.6 It's mad how you can remember the most random things from core memories. Golden times:)

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trading tapes at school and tuning into pirate stations, beautiful times

They play their characters so well for Kurupt FM this feels like they're playing a character.

Kurupt FM is brilliant great guests to have on the pod 👏🏻

Don FM, Transmission One, Rush FM, Kool FM (on the 9.45) those were the days. pure riddims

Atlantic 252 was the pirate radio station we could pick up in my teens. Was a much better mix of music than any commercial or BBC radio station. Loved its cult status and how many famous people would be interviewed despite its pirate status.

Fiona always smashing it with the clips. Just a little bit of well deserved recognition for all the work that goes on behind the scenes. As much a legend as the boys in front of the camera (mics) 💛💛💛

being from SE London it was all about Upfront 99.3, but also so solid on Delight, Supreme, pay as you go (and later roll deep) on Rinse, De ja vu, but could also pick up EZ and Heartless on the north london stations

Felt like a grandad when they where explaining pirate radio but very clear explanation didn’t know that existed.

RIP Jamal Edwards

as a US head born in '00, this is so fucking dope to learn about. i live and breathe jungle/DnB/garage

Kool Fm, Force Fm, Mystery, Renegade... I was blessed in Essex had access to the best. Used to love hosting for DJ mates, buzzing in a freezing cold, dirty studio wondering if we were going to either get busted or if the system would hold out and stay on air. Mc's like Stevie Hyper and Skibbadee changed the balance of DJ's & MC's and the spotlight moved

We had silk city radio in Birmingham

Back in the late 80s, I had access to all the underground American Hip Hop through pirate radio. I have some awesome mixes on tape!

I used to MC on the real Kurupt! Big up the Kingston crew!😅

I used to record tapes of heartless crew on mission fm . I had mates in Essex who used to give me tapes of vapour when he was just starting out . Good times

My brothers 5 years older than me, he grew up on pirate radio and I grew up on sbtv that’s definitely the progression

Millennium FM in Luton was banging. Always played the latest UKG tracks. The pirate radio station days was a special time.

How old is this host lol. he looks older than me but i grew up with pirate radio stations and old school garage. and only listening to 21 seconds once?!?! bruh!!! I listened to that tune over a thousand times!! Its a classic

This whole seg, I was just thinking about Dave's "Capital's for everyone but the Choice was yours" line.

Miss Crazy D, on Unknown FM 90.2 (I think). Still got the tapes of her final show. Good times.

Luton town locked in was raw fm for me back in the pirate radio days Jamal was a legend put Luton on the map 👊🏼

AM radio. There was no frequencies available on the FM wavelength, it was all full. But there was plenty of gaps on AM radio. And because nobody cared about AM radio, it meant that pirate radio was booming in the mid 90's to early 00's in London (for that genre of music)

The internet and shit like Soundcloud killed Pirate more than Commercial Radio.

I used to listen to Xtreme FM in N.London and the frequency clash was real. You’d get to Finchley and get a mix of Xtreme with LGR (London Greek Radio) 😂

Pirate radio was good fun back in the day. I remember getting chase by the old bill. We went off air and run to the block thinking someone stole our rig. Turns out it was the police and DTI out in force! Luckily got away but the rig and aerials got smashed to bits. They didnt even take it away - just left it in pieces on the roof of the block. The 90's - best times ever! Oh and give up Steve the rig doctor - those that know ;)

About a year ago we had release fm in Reading, played some amazing house tracks, was shut down though unfortunately

There was a pirate radio station that came out of Bradford (I think) in the 80s that I used to listen to before it vanished...can't remember what it was called

I grew up outta London country. Kool fm tapes or pirate radio tapes were how we kept up with the music.

DTI used to claim the it interfered with air traffic control. Pilots rocking to DnB as they fly over London. I used to play on Taste fm mystery fm pulse fm.

I'd say we had it best in East; Rinse, Deja, Kool, Flava, Force. Great days. Cool clip 😊

The pod just keeps getting better I love it keep up the great work!

I’m gonna have to head over to Spotify for the full thing, I love these guys!!

Mount a pirates bk in the day in London late 80s - early 2000s Kool fm, rude, origin, magic, mission, erotic, freek, passion, shine 87.9… the list goes on!!! Good days good memories

Love the pod, great work as always ❤️

Love this pod keep it up lads

Awesome work on the clips Fi!

Lucky to have grown up in the 90s in South West London. Went to the same school as Neutrino and met him a few times. Delight FM was our thing back then…. To this day as a 37 year old man I still think I’m an MC

PJDN was iconic - doesn’t get the credit it deserves

It's actually funny, both tried to be MC's but it didn't work out for whatever reason but the way the system is now setup. Where the gentrification of the culture allows them to make a mockumentary and blow on the backend of that and fulfill their MC dreams.

Love this! We used to fu*k around in Waterloo Park as kids running away from the 'Parkies' 😆

East London 2004 deja vu 92.3fm Monday 8-10 Nastyyyyy 10-12 Roll deep Those were the days

back in 90s they used pirate radio to say where the parties was and when they built the m25 it ripe for youngsters like ourselves to circle it for next update was big around Essex London way

Love the pod. Listened from day one 👌🏼

Tower block dreams and killer and beats was the inspiration

The guy is talking about texting a pirate radio station, I was listening to them before basic mobile phones. Me and my mates had cb radios to tell each other where to tune the dial, it was a fine line being able to pick it up....

Great video guys! 😊

Grindah is actually a sick rapper as well. Got some old bangers on KZfaq

Anyone remember eruption and freak fm in the early 90s? 🙌

I was a cab driver back in early 2000's. Always had a pirate station on in the car. One day got a job from a tower block. 3 teens/early 20's came and got in. They said 'oh you like garage, weve got a station' I said what frequency and went to tune in stereo. Their answer was its not on now to which i looked at them confused. I was expecting them to say got raided or something. No were here. Still confused they explained its only 3 of them and theyre going out so turned it off. Thats how small/amateur an operation some of the stations were.

Amazing video keep it coming ❤

Love to everyone on the pod from the hosts to those behind the scenes, jaack Alfie stevie Robbie Fiona Katie and more

Used to be frequency FM in Leeds played all garage bassline and 4x4 was sick was on 91.6 I think . That was in like 2015 so not that long ago

Love this episode!!

Mc grindah didn’t let the other guy speak interrupted him at every chance

Has someone been to Turkey?

Steve’s hair looking good 🔥

Constructive criticism: can you please name the Spotify episodes a bit better I couldn't find it until I clicked on the link in the description (ideally name in the front cus Spotify shows first 20 or so letters first)

Big up Decoy!🏴‍☠️✨

Helter skelter mc. I’ve still got all my 90’s tapes in box, not in mint condition though

appreciation for their time and effort

Jack why did you make the live stream from yesterday private ?? 😔😔😔

I still do t know why I’ve not watched the film, tv show is just comedy gold.

From the live stream and also loving the pod ✨️

Love the podcast ❤

from like 16-19 I feel like Soundcloude embodied that niche globally fr

Jack is too clueless about this it’s too painful😂

Almost October 22. I’ve only just started watching this. Brilliant

7:49 INNNNSIDE 😂

I remember early 90’s 2000’s I’d tune into those radio stations and I could never pick them up that well on my radio, but you knew was pirate

absolute legends

I never listened to the pirates but I think every good music venue should have its own radio transmitter. The New Cross Inn or the late Montague Arms should have a transmitter to broadcast the gigs from anarcho-punk to indie pop, Shoegaze to psychobilly, as they happen. Live gigs on the air format.

I listen to drum and bass and hardcore i can still find pirate radio in essex.

No mention of them ripping off Y2K and Tower block dreams? People claim they PJDN fan boys yet really dont know where these guys came from.

I am so obsessed with Kurupt FM / PJDN 🤣

nice one jack and stevie!

The cost of the licence to broadcast costs Millions. In Australia they fuck you up real bad if you even try broadcasting illegally. Its like poachin the Queens Deer.

These guys where my childhood 😂😂 DJ Steve's and chabuddy g next time please jack 👍

Great work 👍

Delight fm oi oi.. wasn't that 1030fm or something like that.. memories

I've always thought running a pirate radio would be sick! Big ups kurrupt fm ;)

Where can u watch the full video version ?

Went to school in Chessington and grew up in Slammin Vinyl (Kingston apple Market). But ny Station was based out of Acton. Weird.

Heatwave & Rave FM were my favourites back in the day

good ,man JAACK good guest yet again.

The first time I heard "In-sihde the ride" was at something like Skelter or Dreamscape (the "commercial" raves of the nineties), I prolly have a tape somewhere of a Jungle emcee dropping it as part of hosting, but it was Garage Pirates and Garage in general where it sort of became ubiquitous and I am willing to posit that that was paryl because of the closed shop that Jungle became once the Drum n Bass sound took over. The dubplate culture gave the original Jungle DJs exclusivity and making it almost impossible to penetrate to circle gave DnB emcees their staked-out territory (Grime was partially a response to that, lots of the original Grime emcees wanted to do DnB, but there was no way in, so they did there own thing)...and there is also the complicated situation around Jungle and the perception of it as a music for criminals (UK racism, gross). Which was spun in several ways, there was the "Its not safe for white people" narrative, there was the "Ragga samples bring in rude boys and yard men" narrative and a fear from within the scene, at all levels, that the mainstream was jumping on Jungle too fast and it was getting exhausted. Things got messy and it culminated in a bunch of DJs and Producers setting up a commission, in which, like a bunch of scared children and not the rock-hard mafioso they were inferring they were with the implication of the terminology, they decided "No more Ragga and Soul samples, no more Jungle, its DnB"*. Which, although it didn't ruin Jungle or DnB, it did lead to a sort of accidental racist side-effect where black producers, who were more inclined to use samples from the music they grew up with (i.e Reggae, Ragga, Soul, that sweet sweet "Lovers Rock" Reggae that charmed all of my aunties), were sidelined in favour of white producers who would use more techno influences and even (gawd forgive us all) Metal.... In the meantime out of the back rooms came UK Garage, "Speed Garage" (to mark it separate from the Garage style of US House), using all of the"verboten" samples, the bouncing basslines, even 4/4s. I remember reading that when Mixmag or some other comedown skinning up mat asked Grooverider what he thought of the emerging Speed Garage, he slammed the phone down in disgust, like the crybaby he actually is behind those ridiculous sunglasses ...still love him though, even if he can't mix anymore. ...anyway, big ups to Kurrupt FM and all the gyal dem and all the man dem and all the enby dem, that love UKG and/or Jungle... and thank you Kurupt for giving us crones from the nineties something to smile about, something to cringe at something to laugh at, something to weep in beautiful melancholy over, characters to love and the mid-track rewind. Truly up there with Galton and Simpson in terms of comedic characters that you can loath, love, laugh at and feel sadness for. Rare talents. *All of which would have been hilarious, because its a bunch of grown men talking about music and culture over earnestly and looking like a bunch of wallies setting out the rules for their treehouse/den. If it were not for the racial element of the outside media and the fact that at some point there were threats of violence and death and some even say that guns were pulled, not at the so-called commission meeting but afterwards or to do with it, its all very messy, silly, infantile and it reflected badly on Jungle Bass n Drum and all the Junglists who adored the music and the dancing and didn't give a fiddlers fuck about dudes egos and were trying to escape the horrible reality of living in the country that pretty much invented modern racism and The English Establishment System that can only thrive whilst the myriad peoples of the UK are divided.

Where's the full podcast??

Buzz FM in Manchester was a sick station back in the late 90s early 00s

its beats and grinder here to make ya hyper

Never heard these two talk so seriously

The good old days.

I remember when I was on freeze fm ! The reach was a madness .. I’ve been on several pirates , freeze was the best