UNKNOWN — Cat In The Bag Limited 02

Unknown Artist — Cat In The Bag Limited 02 is a two-track jungle 12-inch from Cat In The Bag, originally issued in 2023 and returning in a 2026 repress on catalogue CITBLTD002RP2. The record is deliberately anonymous: both sides are credited simply to Unknown Artist, with no authoritative source identifying the producer behind the music. That anonymity is central to the release rather than an omission to be corrected, keeping the focus firmly on the tracks themselves and the soundsystem-oriented character of the Cat In The Bag catalogue. The current Selected Wax edition is a 12-inch vinyl repress scheduled for October 2026, with Journey To Somewhere on the A-side and Fading Memories on the flip. Cat In The Bag is a Netherlands-based jungle label associated with Tommy The Cat, and its catalogue has consistently connected contemporary producers with the classic vocabulary of jungle and drum & bass. The label's wider discography includes releases from artists such as FFF, Coco Bryce, Tim Reaper, Dart and Tommy The Cat, placing Cat In The Bag Limited 02 within a distinctly junglist lineage rather than the broader, more polished end of modern drum & bass. The label itself describes its focus simply as jungle, while specialist retailers classify this release across jungle and drum & bass. Journey To Somewhere opens the record with a 4:57 cut that sits at 165 BPM and is listed in F major. The tempo immediately places it in classic fast-moving jungle territory, while the relatively compact running time gives the track the efficiency expected from a DJ-focused 12-inch. Beatport classifies it as Drum & Bass and confirms the 165 BPM tempo, F major key and 4:57 duration. What makes Journey To Somewhere particularly effective in this context is the contrast between speed and space. Rather than approaching jungle simply as a high-energy exercise, the track is presented as a "massive hit-sensitive jungle tune" by Volumo, while the label's specialist distribution description identifies the release as a two-track jungle record with anonymous artists on both sides. The result is a track designed around rhythmic impact: the rapid breakbeat framework supplies forward motion, while the low-end and arrangement give the record its physical presence. For DJs, Journey To Somewhere is the obvious first point of contact. At 165 BPM it can sit naturally within a contemporary jungle or drum & bass set while also offering the kind of compact, direct construction that makes a single-side track useful for mixing. Its position on the A-side gives the record an immediately functional entry point, while the anonymity means there is no artist mythology competing with the music itself. This is simply an unidentified producer delivering a fast jungle cut through a specialist vinyl label. The B-side, Fading Memories, takes a different approach. At 6:33 it is substantially longer than Journey To Somewhere, and the track is listed in C minor. Volumo characterises it as the deeper track of the pair, which makes the contrast between the two sides particularly important: the A-side supplies the immediate junglist impact, while Fading Memories gives the record additional depth and room to develop. That longer running time changes its role within a DJ set. Fading Memories is less about the immediate statement of the A-side and more about maintaining atmosphere and momentum over an extended section. The darker C-minor tonality reinforces the track's deeper position within the release, although the important distinction is structural rather than simply harmonic: the six-and-a-half-minute runtime allows more room for the groove and arrangement to breathe. The result is a useful contrast on a record that deliberately gives the DJ two different ways into the same anonymous production identity. The physical history of Cat In The Bag Limited 02 is also worth noting. The original release appeared in late 2023 under catalogue CITBLTD002, with specialist distribution sources documenting Journey To Somewhere and Fading Memories as the complete two-track sequence. The earlier physical pressing was described as a purple splatter 12-inch, with Triple Vision identifying it as a 180-gram pressing and describing the February 2024 stock as a repress. The 2026 Selected Wax edition is separately identified as CITBLTD002RP2 and should therefore be treated as the later repress rather than conflated with the earlier CITBLTD002RP pressing. That distinction matters for collectors. Cat In The Bag Limited 02 has already developed a reputation as a sought-after jungle record: specialist retailers have described the earlier pressing as a rare splatter edition, while copies of the release have subsequently appeared in specialist used-vinyl inventories. The current CITBLTD002RP2 edition therefore offers another opportunity to obtain the record in physical form without incorrectly presenting it as the original 2023 pressing. There is also an interesting tension between the title and the anonymity of the project. Cat In The Bag Limited 02 does not build its identity around a named producer, biography or established artist brand. Both tracks remain credited to Unknown Artist across the available release data, and the official Cat In The Bag Bandcamp material likewise presents Journey To Somewhere under that anonymous credit. That makes the record unusually direct: its identity is defined by the label, the two tracks and their relationship to jungle rather than by information about who made them. As a DJ record, the appeal is straightforward. Journey To Somewhere provides the faster, more immediately responsive side of the release, while Fading Memories offers a deeper and longer counterpoint. Together they form a compact 12-inch built around two complementary approaches to jungle rather than a collection of unrelated tracks. For selectors working with 1990s-informed jungle, modern drum & bass, breakbeat-driven sets or deeper soundsystem material, the record sits comfortably within the faster end of the spectrum without requiring a producer name to establish its credibility. For collectors, CITBLTD002RP2 is particularly relevant because it preserves the mystery of the original Cat In The Bag Limited 02 while extending the physical life of a record that has become difficult to find in earlier pressings. The combination of anonymous production, a specialist Dutch jungle label, two clearly differentiated tracks and a dedicated 12-inch format gives the release a character that is increasingly uncommon in a digital-first environment. Cat In The Bag Limited 02 ultimately works because it keeps things simple: two Unknown Artist jungle tracks, one record, and a clear separation between impact and depth. Journey To Somewhere delivers the faster A-side statement at 165 BPM, while Fading Memories stretches the atmosphere across a longer B-side arrangement. For anyone looking for a genuine jungle 12-inch with an intentionally anonymous identity, the 2026 CITBLTD002RP2 repress brings this distinctive Cat In The Bag release back into circulation while maintaining the mystery that has always been part of its appeal.