The first thing you should know is: jungle is massive. It is defined by fast cuts, carefully arranged breaks, sharp percussion, and occasional piercing vocals. These blend perfectly with the genre’s deep yet soulful basslines and emotional harmonies, creating a unique mix of sounds, influences, and cultures. Thus, it is no surprise that this movement has given birth to some of underground music’s most listened to and appreciated genres while humbly staying in the shadows.

Shout to all the ravers and dancefloor lovers. The first event from Black Rhino Residency at Club Control focuses on jungle music, a culture that left a strong imprint on electronic music and influenced many musical genres. On the 15th of October, we invite London's friendliest crew of jungle music - Mantra, Double O, and Blackeye MC, representing RUPTURE, an event series and music label promoting jungle music for 16 years. The opening and closing of the event will be the responsibilities of radio broadcasters Fane and Matei.

As this week's Album of the Week, Steve Rickinson looks at the long-awaited sophomore LP As Above, So Below from Zambian-born, Botswana-raised poet and rapper Sampa the Great; out now via Loma Vista Recordings.

Kicking off our Albums of the Week series, Steve Rickinson looks at the claustrophobic post-grime of Southeast London's Coby Sey. His debut album, Conduit, is now available via AD 93.

”From The Shadows I Strike With Nothing But Love” aduce la viață o serie de imagini care fac parte din arhiva personală de fotografii din ultimii 4 ani. Expoziția cuprinde lucrări foto și o coloană sonoră (ambele produse de artist), care împreună crează o experiență imersivă și autentică. Niciuna dintre fotografiile selectate nu au văzut lumina printului până acum, iar coloana sonoră va fi compusă special pentru acest proiect. 

We are looking to extend our team and welcome a new member as a Social Media Manager. You will be responsible for creating and scheduling social content that reflects Black Rhino Radio’s values and aesthetics. The Social Media Manager plays an important role in developing and amplifying the Black Rhino Radio community across all platforms.

Expoziția Urban Fiction semnată de Local Design Circle deschide un nou eveniment din seria OUT OF NOWHERE. Creativitatea scenei urbane capătă o nouă formă de exprimare vizuală prin intermediul designului. O serie de printuri, sculpturi, și instalații prezintă viziunea și interpretarea membrilor Local Design Circle asupra orașului și a manifestărilor sale culturale.

After a while of silence regarding sound system culture events and parties, Romania steps out with a festival dedicated to this music - DubCamp festival 24-26 of June. We had our moments. The sound system on the streets of Bucharest during Street Delivery at the beginning of 2010, One Love Festival, Subsonic Festival, Reggae Pon di Hills, and some other small gatherings pinpointed the first local steps in the sound system culture.

On the 6th of May, with the occasion of the final instalment of Bandcamp Friday, leading contemporary jungle label Future Retro London put out a triple release – two 12’’ records and one 10’’ vinyl, all in limited edition and accompanied by their respective digital versions.

Black Rhino Radio este prezent în cadrul Romanian Design Week #RDW10 cu 2 proiecte: Black Rhino Radio x #RDWSocial prin care aducem o parte din coloana sonoră a radioului în cadrul ediției aniversare #RDW10 dar și sub umbrela seriei de discuții POP-UP Radio x Black Rhino Radio, dând voce comunității creative prin podcasturi transmise live și difuzate zilnic de la Combinatul Fondului Plastic.

To celebrate 8 years and more than 45 releases since its conception, UK’s contemporary electronic music label Apron Records has teamed up with Patta Soundsystem for an 8-track-long Various Artist release.

Fotograful Sorin Mihai Calițescu semnează I See Ghosts - un nou eveniment expozițional din seria OUT OF NOWHERE. Cu rădăcini putenic încastrate în străzile orașului, Sorin documentează fotografic spațiul urban, cu oamenii și obiectele care îl compun.

Since 1999 Alex Dub, has been the founder of Culture Dub from France, a complex, ever-evolving project featuring a website, a decades-long radio show, music label, and sound system for European parties!

Seria OUT OF NOWHERE se deschide cu expoziția ”in the back of my mind” semnată de fotograful și artistul multidisciplinar Andrei Șerban.

Black Rhino Radio și glo™ încep seria de expoziții OUT OF NOWHERE. Pe durata proiectului studioul Black Rhino Radio se transformă într-un spațiu expozițional, deschis publicului larg, cu scopul de a promova tineri artiști din zona artelor vizuale. 

Sound of Art to Come Records, the Transylvanian based record label, proudly presents Transglobal Underground Meets Lil Obeah – Copii and Timpul singles.

Adrian Sherwood called Mark Stewart, his frequent collaborator, intimidating, but now, two years after we connected, I have a special relationship with the artist/ philosopher and poet.

Steve Barker is a DJ with the BBC and has been playing underground music and sound since 1977 and took interviews with Adrian Sherwood, Lee Scratch Perry, Bono, and Morrissey, in Lancashire. Barker, who turns 72 this year, is the host of On the Wire. The show has been on air for 37 years now and has reached more than 1,800 episodes.

Warren Walker holds the torch high when it comes to innovation in jazz. His first electronic jazz LP, (N)Traverse, has a very intimate process behind it. Each song is a collab with one of his jazz and fusion artist friends during the 2020 pandemic. Having met on the jazz stages of the world, they now approached working within the realm of sound collage and sound synthesis, from home, safely and unrushed.

Mark Stewart is an artist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter from Bristol. As a founding member of The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, and as a soloist, Stewart has remained an anarchic and pioneering figure since the punk era, a constant source of discordance amongst the frontiers of post-punk, dub, industrial, and electronic music.

Cali P's family musical background has transformed him into a fearless deejay and rapper with a strong, enthusiastic vocal delivery. Starting 2005, he released five albums and 24 vinyl singles and EP's on labels such as Nation Music, Hemp Higher Productions, One Love Records, and others. TEKA is a lover of analog vibes. You sense that in his productions, riddims, and collaborations. What kicked off his collab with Cali P was a Migos Remix.

Romanian jazz, mythology, spirituality, and science fiction have had a strong relationship since the seventies. And so you can find a thin red dotted line between Electrecord LP’s like Marius Popp’s Nodul Gordian, Ramon Tavernier and Cătălin Târcolea’s Panpipe In Jazz, Zoltan Boroș’s Pași spre Infinit and Harry Tavitian and Corneliu Stroe’s Creation Suite and present days independent jazz artists like Adi Stoenescu and his group, plus his collaborations with Alexandru Arcuș, Krisper band, and Iordache.

Tim Whelan is a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentist in the notorious collective Transglobal Underground. The group shines with a fusion of western, Asian, and African music styles.

Prince Fatty is famous for his work engineering, recording, mixing, and mastering Jamaican sounds, ever since 1996. With his famous alternative versions, Prince Fatty has always created bridges to connect reggae, dub, ska, rock, disco, electronic, and hip-hop. The interview with Prince Fatty and Shniece followed topics such as recording, mixing in Thailand, touring Brazil, friendships, and studio time.

Released on the 10th of September on EXPEDITion100, local producer Nerub releases Human Nature. Put on vinyl, Nerub draws a picture of the dichotomy between the nature of man and nature in and of itself with all facets of the existence of man and nature.

JAM CIRCLE is a series of live concerts meant to document the contemporary jazz scene from Romania, in order to support musicians in releasing their fresh works, bringing their performances into your home and heart. The project brings a new spark to the Romanian cultural landscape.

Fire comes, same as London Zoo did, with a city of sounds. The album has a natural tectonic evolution texture. Loose your mind in the dancehall, but feel the dread of the times we are living. The music is catchy but also spine-breaking, ready to shatter and break.