http://energyflashbysimonreynolds.blogspot.com/2009/02/hardcore-continuum-or-theory-and-its.html
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"First there is a continuity of infrastructure – as you came and took your seats some of you will have heard that track "Pirates Anthem" by Home T, Coco Tea, Shabba Ranks – that is from 1989, 1990 I think, so just at the very moment before the continuum gets going– and a key part of the infrastructural foundation for the continuum is pirate radio – there are pirate radio stations that have shifted their music policies as the scene's music has gone through drastic changes – a fantastic example here is Rinse FM, everyone I'm sure is aware that this stationshas been the don of grime and dubstep for the entire Noughties – well Rinse FM started in 1994, it was a jungle pirate originally – Rinse as you know if were on the scene then is an absolutely key jungle buzzword — as in "rinse out the sound", "absolutely rinsing set Mr DJ" – unlike for example Kool FM, which was the leading jungle pirate probably and which stuck with jungle, Rinse went garage in 1999 – but that was at a point where garage was already becoming an MC dominated music, they had crews like Pay As You Cartel on their station, garage rap some called the sound then, and of course that turned into grime – so Rinse becomes the leading station for grime and dubstep – and right now Rinse is dominated by funky house and I believe is the leading pirate in London for funky – now that fact in itself would seem to prove funky is part of the continuum."
