IJO - Akai Tracks Vol. 2 Mixtape - Akai S1000 Jungle - Best Oldschool Jungle Mix

Akai Tracks Vol. 2 - ijosound.bandcamp.com/album/a...
Welcome to my Akai Tracks Vol. 2 album, marking a significant change in my production journey. This collection represents a departure from my previous experimental and eclectic stuff, which, while cherished by a niche audience, struggled to find a wider platform. For over two decades, I delved into music that pushed boundaries and challenged norms, but despite my passion, it felt like an uphill battle with no tangible progress.
About four years ago, I reached a crossroads. Frustrated and contemplating leaving IJO project altogether, I found myself at a creative impasse. Without the necessary hardware, I felt constrained by the limitations of producing solely on a computer. However, fate intervened when a friend offered me his AKAI S1000 sampler, reigniting my creative spark and prompting me to rebuild a modest hardware setup.
It was during this pivotal moment that I made a conscious decision to streamline my focus. Drawing inspiration from my earliest musical influences, - the nostalgic allure of old-school jungle from the '90s, I committed myself to a singular genre. No longer driven solely by experimentation, I aimed to create music that resonated with the jungle community-a sound that was both authentic, accessible and danceable.
This shift in approach proved transformative. Gradually, I began to attract attention from reputable labels, fulfilling a lifelong dream of releasing music on 12" vinyl. This album, initially released as a limited edition cassette tape, features exclusive tracks not available in the digital version.
Gear used:
Akai S1000
Soundcraft Spirit Folio FX8
Alesis Quadraverb
KORG miniKorg
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Bandcamp: ijosound.bandcamp.com/
#oldschooljungle #jungle
00:00 90s Vibes
05:08 Stay (Only 1)
09:40 Atmoss (Version)
13:43 We Enter (VIP Edition)
19:33 Rhodes To Reason (Remix)
23:06 As It Is
26:46 Retina
29:18 Later Nights (Remix)
34:23 Jungle Distance (Remix)
39:58 Atmoss (The Journey)
44:37 The Jungle Mask (Remix)
48:40 Beams
53:24 The Jazz Note

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Please read the description for the story of this album.

[@themonthehill305]

Superb…up there with the best of the current crop of producers ❤

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Appreciate !

[@beatsbyjiro8291]

what a journey!

[@blossommask6488]

absolute fire! just upgraded to reason 12 and got amigo plugin and started chopping breaks. super fun and enjoying your channel very much it's super helpful to me atm.

[@DJStKittz]

Yo, I only started following you very recently and only know the 90's Jungle vibes. After reading your description, I checked out some of your older shit. It's dope! I realize experimental does not appeal to the masses, but some of your tunes have the U-ziq, Squarepusher vibe. And theres nothing wrong with that! Honestly, artists like those I appreciate as it opens your ears to music that is not genre limited...Truth be told I started producing back in 1997 and while TechStep was the leader in the drum n bass sound, I was producing stuff that I could only say was closer to maybe Breakcore and I went under the alias DIeverse (diverse), because I wanted to do something different. By the early 2000's I was strictly producing hip-hop on a professional level. So I totally get as an artist, we want to be creative - but your stuck catering to the masses also. Dont let it hold you back! Good music is good music. Period...These days I just produce what ever I want, even if 99% of it stays vaulted and the public never hears it....

[@ksenijaalijeva1876]

Nice one !

[@ecrylian]

This was the first id heard your stuff, got the last cassette on bandcamp iirc, really inspired the kind of stuff i wanted to take my musical direction in, big up

[@photophob]

Ah, such a superb release - one of my favs!

[@IJOSoundVideo]

🙏

Jėga 👍😊

[@kancelaria23]

damn good! where is a friend of mine with s-series sampler awaiting for me! damn youre lucky. still miss my s3000xl or s1100 along emu e5k.. but couldn't afford other hardware and life at once.. so they were sold. Keep it strong mate! precious

[@lunanescence]

lovely

[@ghal3on]

Thx for this !!!!! I have you to thank for my journey into hardware jungle

[@IJOSoundVideo]

😊

[@TheStudioMixes]

Crispy 😏🔥

[@ninetofiverecordings]

heat mix - subscribed

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Thank you !

[@NaniuTherapist]

Big ups from Germany Sunny High Crew!!!!

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Hey !!

[@Stargazer-XP]

Awesome tracks man

[@IJOSoundVideo]

🙏

[@Stargazer-XP]

@@IJOSoundVideo 🌴🌴🌴🥁🥁🥁

[@robbertpeperkamp]

Good to see and hear you back into it mate. Been in the same boat with a lot of doubt what to do with my music. But getting inspired to get back into it and start making tunes again! Your music and videos help with that man! Keep going!

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Thank you ! I often hit the wall my self with my thoughts of "why even bother continue with all this".. Feels like everything is just going down the window these days.. Music.. Movies.. Art.. And the world in general. Nobody cares about anything at all anymore. Everything is becoming super expensive to maintain. Trying to put out things digitally has no value and meaning, trying to put out things physically costs too much money and nerves :D It's like trying to figure out a new way of doing anything and not being able to come up with any ideas that would be fulfilling everyone.

[@robbertpeperkamp]

@@IJOSoundVideo yes I know exactly what you mean. I had that with my label Next phase Records. Maybe you know it maybe you don't. But i'm getting back into it and just try to enjoy what I love again and that's being creative with my art and music. My plan is not to look to much at the rest of the world but just try to enjoy the process. Keep contact with like minded peeps. Keep my goals a bit smaller then they used to be if that makes sense. Like in getting paid, travel the world and release on big labels etc.. I did achieve a little bit and I'm ok with it that it's not going to be big. But keep doing your art man!! your good at it and I think a lot of people agree with that.

[@IJOSoundVideo]

@@robbertpeperkamp O know Next Phase Records ! Nice one ! I guess you're right.. Music making is a form of relaxation and meditation.. Since I do have my own business that pretty much gives me the kind of lifestyle i always wanted, it allows me to not compromise on my music and do whatever i want. Perhaps i just don't have to push me to constantly deliver new music, as it will quickly lead to a burnout. Will see. Thanks for commenting :)

[@robbertpeperkamp]

@@IJOSoundVideo Nice one man! Just do it the way you feel it's best! Cheers Robbert

[@Will-qx9vm]

The only way I could ever come close is by using Inphonik RX950 (vst) inside ableton, maybe along with the MPC2000 emulation plugin, although that one does not saturate

[@IJOSoundVideo]

RX950 does sound close, although it cuts too many high frequencies. And yes, AKAI S1000 adds interesting, pleasant distortion. To me, the very important part is mixing on an actual analog mixing desk, there's just something about analog summing, it has a very different effect. It introduces gentle saturation and makes everything sit in the mix differently, then simply summing in the box. It's like taking photos with analog film camera, the results are very similar, but there's extra textures and dynamics that makes film photography (or even videography) look more pleasantly.

[@AJOLDMUSI]

The 1000 is my favorite. So clean and fresh lot's of mids compared to the other akais! you scored big dawg Sound way too cool

[@channelite]

Which sequencer did you use?

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Cubase VST32

[@opticalman6417]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5-TqGeKa7qEoas Shocking Face-Off: TAL Sampler vs Akai S1000 Hardware vs Software

[@opticalman6417]

do you do alot of your mixing on headphones as you said you dont have a treated room and its hard to get the low end right in a untreated room

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Hey. No, i mix jungle exclusively on my Adam a7x speakers. I have kind of got used to the circumstances I'm in, the untreated room doesn't and never bothered me.

[@photophob]

@@IJOSoundVideo imho it's much more important to *know* your room than to treat it perfectly (which is nearly impossible). There a frequencies you can trust, and frequencies you know you can not trust. Check them in different environments and you are good to go for most circumstances.

[@IJOSoundVideo]

@@photophob I personally grew up with 90s stuff that most probably was made in bedrooms that were not perfectly treated, so this aspect of music making never bothered me. On the other note - comparing my music to others always bothered me because my music instantly sounds shit to me :D But i have learned to ignore that over the years. It's not the "sound", rather the vibe and musicality and ideas that really matter the most. I also noticed, in my case, using hardware for making music is very forgiving, a lot of the heavy lifting is done by the equipment, so i don't even need to do much, just pay attention to my arrangements and notes, and all the other technical stuff is taken care by the hardware. Making stuff with only a computer always sounded way worse to me, and there was nothing I could do to improve it the way i wanted, only switching to hardware i was able to achieve the exact kind of sound I always wanted when growing up.

[@CastleHassall]

just listen to lots of your favourite music through your speakers in ANY room and you'll get a good idea of how it needs to sound without having to even bother with getting expensive or even specialist speakers and room "treatments".. seriously, even very big classic productions were done on cheap bass heavy speakers in some cases (ie LTJ Bukem used a pair of ones I've got that used to get sold out of the back of lorries in in the UK, WAY too bass heavy for an "expert" review but they are great if you just take the time to get to know how good tracks sound through your system and then mix your tracks to have the same eq feel there's a top producer, i can't remember his name, he says he mixes on a cheap pair of speakers and prefers that

[@CastleHassall]

​@@IJOSoundVideoi know the feeling..i did three albums of experimental electronic music in the nineties and early 2000s that i never put out as i felt it was not good enough but looking back i wish I'd just put it out cos now there's been other people used similar styles later but people will not know i was an originator of those production techniques, i gave a few cds to people like Professor Griff when i met them and later I'm sure some of my drum breaks i created got lifted by Timberland and Dre through all that but no way i can prove it