"138 Trek" is a song by DJ Zinc, released as a single in 2000. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. DJ Zinc was one of the first drum and bass producers to score a chart hit within the UK garage scene with this song. He then continued to release breaks/garage productions under the alias Jammin. His 2004 release, "Kinda Funky/Go DJ", reached No. 80 in the UK.[1] "138 Trek" samples the drum break from Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby".[2]
| "138 Trek" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by DJ Zinc | ||||
| Released | 6 November 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | UK garage, breakstep | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | True Playaz, Phaze:One | |||
| Songwriter(s) | DJ Zinc | |||
| Producer(s) | DJ Zinc | |||
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The Guardian listed "138 Trek" at number 7 in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019.[3]
The track also feaures samples from the Star Trek original series, including re-use of samples of the communicator sound [4]
Chart performance edit
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Dance (OCC)[5] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 27 |
References edit
- ^ "JAMMIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "DJ Zinc's '138 Trek' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (16 May 2019). "The best UK garage tracks". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Muggs, Joe (7 Oct 2020). Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture. MIT press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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