The All Crews book is over ten years of journeys through jungle / drum & bass music and features interviews with all the top artists. However, author Brian Belle-Fortune also delves deeper and looks at the pirate radio stations, labels, crews, promoters and ravers that form the backbone of the scene.
Initially published in 1999 as All Crew Muss Big Up, it was considered the definitive snapshot of jungle’s earliest years but quickly went out of print and became cult reading. Reprinted in 2004, All Crews not only features the original text but also an extensive update.
All Crews has also been translated into Russian and Italian.
Please note that All Crews is currently out of print but another edition is in the works.
As well as evoking the passion and energy of the music, the book is strong on the politics of jungle and the way it has interacted with racial issues over the years. – Time Out
As colourful and vibrant as the scene it’s about. Brian Belle-Fortune clearly knows the score – DJ Fresh
All Crews is the REAL source for tales from the drum & bass side – the D&B bible. – Bailey