![]() Listening to metal was more a product of me just listening to what my neighborhood friends were listening to. Growing up, I wasn’t ever really into music. What appealed to you about the scene, especially coming from a metal background? I would argue that Toronto had a lucky mix of people genuinely eager to put on good shows, a population that was open to new forms of music, and a steady supply of people travelling between the UK and Toronto (Dr. ![]() What did we have to offer that no other city could? Top tier DJs and MCs were still brought to Toronto, but they played licensed events to an older crowd. The only thing that really disappeared from the scene was the all-ages aspect. I didn’t start partying until late 1995, and by that time Toronto was already a really well established scene, and while I agree that the DnB scene reached its peak between 1998-2000, that’s only in terms of the size and frequency of all-ages parties. What do you think contributed to Toronto being the North American capital for the music? Toronto’s Drum & Bass scene reached its peak between 1998-2000. I recently caught up with him to chat about his latest project. Matt currently resides in Colombo, Sri Lanka where he teaches English, and has also published HIGH STREET LOW STREET: Seoul Street Photography. He fell a strong connection and instantly immersed himself in the world of amen breaks, ganja, and the power of Jah! Matt has published his e-book of Toronto memories Rewind: Toronto’s Jungle Scene In The Late 90s as a sort of time capsule. While Toronto’s glory days have passed, many heroes of the scene are still active like Kenny Ken, Shy FX, Nicky Blackmarket, Andy C, Toronto’s Marcus Visionary, while some like the near-messianic MC Stevie “Hyper” D met with untimely deaths.Įnter Dayv Mattt, street photographer and former non-committed metalhead who, like many, found himself almost by accident at one of these events in 1995. Heavy with rap and reggae samples, the sound spoke more to the urban audience that was tired of commercial hip hop. Junglists at the time were more like soldier-like, decked in camo, 90s street wear like Fubu, Phat Farm and an unusual dose of Tommy Hilfiger and Titleist golf apparel. Techno, House, Hardcore and other genres were often lumped together but, more often than not, Jungle/Drum & Bass events stood their own ground, segregated from the typical ‘ravey’ sounds accompanied by beaded necklaces, fun fur phat pants and the soother crowd. ![]() Hordes of loved-up music fans would flock from all over the continent to experience up to 5,000-strong warehouse parties that fell just short of escaping the mass-media lens. ![]() Summer 1998 was a time in Toronto’s history when our town was a mecca on the North American party map. ![]()
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