Bong-Ra

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Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. He has been active under this name since 1997, before that he played bass-guitar in a stoner-metal-band Celestial Season.

His style is sometimes credited as 'Yardcore' or 'Raggacore', blending Reggae and Ragga with Breakcore, though he also incorporates other styles, including Metal, Gabba, Jazz, Rave and Jungle.

In 2001 Bong-Ra set up the Clash Records record label releasing a mix of hardcore, ragga & jungle on 7" vinyl. In 2004 a sublabel Kriss Records was set up, oriented more towards breakcore. He also organised breakcore/jungle parties in Utrecht and Rotterdam under the name Breakcore a Go-Go! together with FFF.

On 21st of February 2002 a Peel session by Bong-Ra was aired on BBC Radio 1, which was later released on vinyl. John Peel regularly played Bong-Ra tracks after he had been sent a 4-track demo in 2000. Jason also got to meet John Peel in person and he considers the Peel session as one of the highlights of his career. [1]

[edit] Discography

New Millennium Dreadz (1998, Djax Records)
Darkbreaks Volume 1 (1998, Djax Records)
Darkbreaks Volume 2 (1998, Djax Records)
Riddim Wars (2001, Death$ucker Records)
Peel Session (2002, Death$ucker Records)
Darkbreaks EP (2002, Russian Roulette Recordings)
Clash001: Jungle Talk / Killah One (2002, Clash Records)
Breakcore a Go-Go! (2003, Supertracks)
Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill! (2003, Supertracks)
Killahman Machine (2003, Clash Records)
Old-Skool Armageddon (2004, Death$ucker Records)
Renegade Bubblin' (2004, Supertracks Records)
Praying Mantis E.P. (2004, Russian Roulette Recordings)
Conquering Lion (2004, Hydrophonic Records)
Blood & Fire (2004, Soothsayer Recordings)
Clash006: Soundwave / Warhead (2004, Clash Records)
Warrior Sound (2005, Supertracks Records)
Grindkrusher (2005, Ad Noiseam)
Monsters of Mashup (w/ Enduser & Shitmat) (2005, Ad Noiseam)
Colony of Electric Machines (2005, Vynalogica)
I Am the God of Hellfire! (2005, Ad Noiseam, Very Friendly / Supertracks Records)
Servants of the Apocalyptic Goat Rave (w/ Sickboy) (2005, Suburban Trash)
4 Adaptations of Rossz csillag alatt született (w/ Venetian Snares) (2006, Planet Mu)
Soldaat van Oranje (2006, Sublight Records)
Stereohype Heroin Hooker (2006, Ad Noiseam)