Tim Reaper

Tim Reaper (East Londoner Ed Alloh) produces lush yet hard-hitting jungle and breakbeat hardcore tracks which measure up to the best of the genre's early- to mid-'90s heyday. During his DJ gigs and podcasts, he seamlessly mixes vintage obscurities and unreleased dubplates with tracks by himself as well as fellow jungle revivalists such as Dwarde and Kid Lib. Since making his debut in 2010, he's released dozens of EPs and singles on labels like Green Bay Wax, Blu Mar Ten Music, and 7th Storey Projects (home to the Simpsons-themed Globex Corp series). He established the Future Retro London label in 2020 and has collaborated with dozens of producers as part of the label's extensive Meeting of the Minds series. He teamed up with Australian producer Kloke for 2024's In Full Effect. Tim Reaper began producing tracks on FL Studio as a teenager; his debut release was "Propa Tings," co-produced by Relapse, which was digitally released in 2010. His explosive remix of DJ Trace's "Final Chapta" was issued on a white-label 12" later in the year, gaining much praise from junglists. Gradually stepping up his production game, he became highly prolific around 2013, collaborating with producers like Detroit's Sinistarr and Sheffield's Kid Lib (owner of Green Bay Wax) and issuing tracks on labels such as 117 Recordings and Criterion Records. In 2014, he began regularly co-hosting mixes with Boston-based DJ and producer Dev/Null for his website Blog to the Oldskool. As his computer started to fall apart in early 2015, he released a digital album of previously unreleased tracks titled Need Money for Laptop. In 2016, Reaper and Dwarde began releasing the Simpsons-inspired Globex Corp EP series on 7th Storey Projects. Blu Mar Ten released Reaper's "All Right" single in 2017, and the producer released additional work on labels including Amenology, Foxy Jangle, and Parallax Recordings. He continued his productive run into 2020 with releases like More Lanterns (Repertoire) and Toxic Tones (Beyond Electronix). He launched Future Retro London with the first four volumes of the Meeting of the Minds series, in which he co-produced tracks with Kloke, Pete Cannon, Ricky Force, and others. 2021 brought four more Meeting of the Minds volumes, EPs for Lobster Theremin, Deep Jungle, and Banoffee Pies, as well as an EP of Special Request remixes for Sherelle's Hooversound Recordings. Several releases with Dwarde, including a single on !K7 and an EP on Shall Not Fade, appeared in 2022. Reaper also released Hardcore & Rubble on Sneaker Social Club and several EPs on Future Retro London. Reaper's many 2023 releases included Cosmik Connection, Vol. 3 (Unknown to the Unknown), Globex Corp Black Label (with Dwarde), and more Meeting of the Minds EPs, including VIP singles with Kloke and FFF. In 2024, Reaper and Kloke released In Full Effect, the first-ever jungle full-length issued by revered U.K. bass label Hyperdub. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi