Jungle Music

Our new app featuring the nation’s favourite pre-school...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:00 +0100

Our new app featuring the nation’s favourite pre-school entertainer Justin Fletcher launches on iTunes today - woo!

Music composed by: Mike Bamford, Fred Ashworth, Rebecca Thomas

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/justins-world-goldilocks-three/id644308822?ls=1&mt=8

DAFT FEVER! I’m starting to get a serious case of Daft...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:10:00 +0100

DAFT FEVER!

I’m starting to get a serious case of Daft Fever in anticipation of the new Daft Punk album, Random Access Memories, due to drop May 21st 2013.

A first taster appeared in the form of a 15 second teaser, aired on SNL. It sounds like an authentic disco moment, where the vocals drop out, the stars align and the musicians really go for it, knowing the spotlight is focussed solely on them. Exactly the kind of loop that Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Man, DJ Sneak and others began sampling and turning into bumping house trax in the mid-1990s.

Sure enough, a second excerpt was soon released, adding Daft drums & funky robot vocals to the original. For most fans this flirtation was too much to bear. They needed to hear more of the track, and for longer. Now we all know how the internet works….

In a matter of days these 2 x excerpts had been ripped, extended, remixed and spread all over the web. At the time of writing there were over 300 new versions to listen to. Columbia records couldn’t have asked for better crowd-sourced PR but the real beauty of all of this, lies in the irresistibility of a brand new disco loop.

Here’s the best of the uploads:

UPDATE 13-04-13 New clip from Coachella

UPDATE 19-04-13 Full Get Lucky Track Released

Mike Bamford, Head Of Music, Jungle

The Google Android party, produced by ITCH Agency, stole the...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:46:00 +0000

The Google Android party, produced by ITCH Agency, stole the show at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Jungle was approached to design an immersive robotic soundscape, that transported you inside the mind of the Android, as you entered the party through a 6m long tunnel

Client: ITCH Agency
Producer: Joss Payne
Soundscape: Mike Bamford & Fred Ashworth

Agency: 4 CreativeProducer: RiggsArranged by: Mike Bamford

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:44:00 +0000

Agency: 4 Creative
Producer: Riggs
Arranged by: Mike Bamford

MAS Awards Teaser 2013 Music: Fred AshworthSound Design: Chris...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:20:00 +0000

MAS Awards Teaser 2013
Music: Fred Ashworth
Sound Design: Chris Turner
VFX: Marcus Millichope
Graphics: Rob Pratt
Creative Director: Mike Parry

The latest Jungle Music composition mashup! Featuring work for...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:47:00 +0000

The latest Jungle Music composition mashup! Featuring work for Google, Ford, Nintendo, Viking, Velvet, BT, E4, MTV and others.

Client: IntelAgency: Tag Europe LtdComposer: Phil Mountford

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:19:19 +0000

Client: Intel
Agency: Tag Europe Ltd
Composer: Phil Mountford

Client: Carnival CruisesAgency: KarmaramaComposers: Chris Mann,...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:03:00 +0000

Client: Carnival Cruises
Agency: Karmarama
Composers: Chris Mann, Andy Sankey, Fred Ashworth, Mike Bamford

Client: VikingAgency: Us & ThemComposer: Fred Ashworth

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:16:00 +0000

Client: Viking
Agency: Us & Them
Composer: Fred Ashworth

Client: VelvetAgency: FallonComposer: Simon Brown, Craig Johnson

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000

Client: Velvet
Agency: Fallon
Composer: Simon Brown, Craig Johnson

Client: Burger KingAgency: CHI & PartnersArranger: Mike...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:29:00 +0000

Client: Burger King
Agency: CHI & Partners
Arranger: Mike Bamford

Put the Slade and Wizzard to one side….. and get down to...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:13:00 +0000

Put the Slade and Wizzard to one side….. and get down to the FUNKY CHRISTMAS Spotify playlist!

Merry Christmas from all at Jungle x x x x

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:45:00 +0000

Merry Christmas from all at Jungle x x x x

Client: IntelAgency: Tag Europe LtdArranger: Fred Ashworth

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:04:02 +0000

Client: Intel
Agency: Tag Europe Ltd
Arranger: Fred Ashworth

Client: ABC Networks, AustraliaComposer: Mike BamfordTwo more TV...

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:58:00 +0000

Client: ABC Networks, Australia
Composer: Mike Bamford

Two more TV legends ticked off our musical bucket list.

Aphex Twin at the Barbican Centre Weds 10th Oct 2012Review by...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Aphex Twin at the Barbican Centre Weds 10^th Oct 2012
Review by @junglemusicmike

The last time I saw Richard D James play live was in a dingy Preston club in 1993. The gig lasted all of 30 seconds, with his assembled mass of analogue gear spewing out an unimaginable noise before overloading & blowing up. Nineteen years on & the Aphex Twin was planning to remote control the Heritage Orchestra & Choir at the Barbican Centre. In the absence of any recent releases, the speed at which tickets sold out showed the level of interest in any new AFX experimentations.

The assembled musicians responded to instructions displayed on a large screen at the back of the stage. Coloured bands represented the different sections within the orchestra and volume bars moved up and down to convey dynamics (from off = mute / turned off, up to fff = LOUD! Beyond that, it was hard to decipher exactly how the notation was derived from the moving coloured strands at the top and bottom of the screen but it was mesmerising watching them dart around as the tonality changed.

A short interlude featuring a remotely played, swinging grand piano nicely set up the final section, Aphex’s “Interactive Tuned Feedback Pendulum Array” a variation on a Steve Reich piece from 1968 http://youtu.be/Z6r3HDn6wFU

Suspended disco balls with attached microphones were swung above speakers on the floor of the stage. When the ball / microphone passed directly above the speaker, it would induce a feedback loop. As the balls were initially swinging quickly, they spent little time over the speakers and so let out short periodic squeals of noise. As they gradually slowed, they would spend longer over the speakers and produce more prolonged moans. If that wasn’t enough, lasers were fired at the disco balls, covering the whole room in dancing lines and dots in time with the sound. As everything gradually decelerated into ultra-slow-motion it felt like we were watching some kind of underwater laser-tag battle.

When the lights came up, a big thumbs up from the man himself showed he had obviously enjoyed the night. Whilst more of an audio-installation than a gig it was utterly brilliant. Let’s hope AFX brings some more of his man / machine audio tinkering back to London soon.

Mike Bamford, Head Of Music, Jungle

Client: BetfredAgency: BJL GroupComposer: Josh Younger

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +0100

Client: Betfred
Agency: BJL Group
Composer: Josh Younger

Client: MTVComposers: Lawrence Kendrick, Natasha Roberts

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:19:00 +0100

Client: MTV
Composers: Lawrence Kendrick, Natasha Roberts

Client: WongaAgency: Radioville Completely stuck in our heads...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:41:00 +0100

Client: Wonga
Agency: Radioville

Completely stuck in our heads now…….

Client: ARKComposer: Carmen Bradford

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:31:02 +0100

Client: ARK
Composer: Carmen Bradford