How do you rank a decade’s worth of music? The truth is, you can’t. An album that meant the world to you might make someone...
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It looks both the music and cultural impact of the genre
A new documentary explores the history of drum & bass.
Directed and produced by One Nation’s founder Terry ‘Turbo’ Stone, ‘United Nation: Three Decades of...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
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The UK producer was part of Cause4Concern and owner of Red Light Records
Drum & bass artist Optiv, otherwise known as Edward Holmes, has passed away.
Originally from the UK but more recently living in Switzerland, Holmes rose...
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He organised the city's integral online platform, Detroit Luv
Detroit drum & bass DJ/producer Mark David Fisher has died, aged 50.
The influential musician, who helped establish Detroit Electronic Music Festival, passed away on the...
Counting down the 2010s, we round-up the albums that defined the decade in electronic music
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Blocks & Escher return with their first new music since 2018’s d&b masterpiece ‘Something Blue’ LP. Hear the rallying sirens and propulsive kicks of ‘Gem’...
Blocks & Escher will release their first collaborative work since 2018’s incredible ‘Something Blue’ LP next month.
Set for release on 6th December on their...
From: Vienna, Austria Via DRC
For Fans Of: Frederic Robinson, BOP, Mystic State
Three Tracks: ‘Run Ames (Feat Robert Manos)’, ‘Yore Dub’, ‘Krieg’
Kimyan Law defies simple description in more ways than one. An exiled child of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s long-running, ever-intractable civil war, his...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
London-via-Birmingham's Barely Legal is a mainstay of the UK scene. An artist who has been at the forefront of the underground bass world for almost...
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The awards ceremony took place in Amsterdam on Saturday (19th October)
Andy C has claimed the Highest Drum & Bass award once again in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll - climbing 11 spots...
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"For almost 20 years, all three of us wanted pretty much the same, but we’ve developed, and realized that nowadays we want different things"
Noisia have announced that they intend to split next year.
The announcement calls time on the trio's 20-year career together and they will embark on...
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Goldie will also be interviewed by Gilles Peterson at the Rio Cinema following the screening
Drum & bass label Metalheadz will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an exclusive screening of Talkin' Headz: The Metalheadz Documentary with Commune in London next...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
DJ Flight is one of the most respected figures in drum & bass, but also, paradoxically, one of its most unsung heroes. While the trailblazing...
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Ishkur’s Guide To Electronic Music was originally created in 1999...
The cult classic website, Iskhur's Guide to Electronic Music, has (finally) been given an update.
First launched in 1999, the domain maps out the links...
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A pioneering figure in drum & bass needs your help...
After a series of debilitating strokes in 2017 left him disabled, pioneering US drum & bass and jungle DJ Karl K is asking for financial...
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The UK drum & bass scene has become overwhelmingly male and white. DJ Mag's Becca Inglis speaks to artists, promoters and label owners who are...
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The Rupture co-founder delivers hammering Amens for the 'Planets' series...
Double O leads the charge on the latest edition to Rupture’s ‘Planets’ EP series with brutal junglist weapon 'Martian Soil'.
Co-founder of the label and...
Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, we catch up...
A couple of weeks ago, Oliver van der Lugt, aka producer, DJ, designer and label head Air Max ‘97, was at a family reunion...
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One for your collection...
Running from 1994 to 2014, drum & bass magazine Knowledge was essential for any true fan of the genre.
Known as Kmag, Knowledge was one...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
“Om Unit was never supposed to be a jungle or a drum & bass project, as such,” Jim Coles, the man behind the moniker, tells...
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From: Kraków, Poland
For Fans Of: Beau Wanzer, Lena Willikens, Identified Patient
Key Tunes: ’Skawa’, ‘Paj', ‘Szelestt’
It’s fair to say that Oliva changed the face of her local scene, and she’s now making her mark around Europe. The Kraków native came...