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Pioneering jungle and drum & bass MC Skibadee dies, aged 54

The news was confirmed via his social media

Skibadee – the pioneering jungle and drum & bass MC who worked with Shy FX, Dillinja and lots more during his career – has died...

Blank Mind announes 90s breakbeat hardcore compilation

The compilation will feature eight tracks that were released between 1991 and 1994

A new compilation on UK label Blank Mind shines a light on '90s breakbeat hardcore tracks. Slated for release on 25th March, ‘Lost Paradise: Blissed...

Julia Toppin selects 10 essential documentaries that paint a portrait of 30 years of jungle drum & bass, charting the stories of its origins to...

When compared to other UK dance music genres, the documentary coverage of jungle drum & bass is remarkably thin on the ground, largely limited to...

£400 worth of Defected goodies up for grabs!

If you can't get yourself over to Singapore for this year’s epic Zoukout party, there is some aural consolation on the way thanks to this...

Loftgroover

Rising to notoriety in the ’90s with his hardcore techno DJ sets, Loftgroover had a huge following, before the pressures of popularity led him to withdraw from the scene. 30 years later, he’s back and rejuvenated as a d&b DJ. Holly Dicker learns his story

One of the UK’s greatest living DJs never intended to be a DJ. For Loftgroover, the music itself was enough. “DJing didn’t appeal to me,”...

Watch a new documentary on jungle and drum & bass’ early days

The Rest Is History: The Early Days of Jungle & Drum 'n' Bass is available now

A new documentary on the formative years of jungle and drum & bass has been released at select UK cinemas and via the VOD service...

'AKO Beatz...25 Years In The Jungle' is available to watch on YouTube now

A new documentary celebrating 25 years of the much-loved jungle labels A-Ko Recordings and AKO Beatz is available to stream now. 

The short film, 'AKO...

In the early ‘90s, dubplates, exclusive early pressings of unreleased music, fuelled the buzz around DJs in the emergent jungle scene. In an excerpt from...

Exalted among the many musical innovations that Jamaica has given the world is the dubplate. An acetate pressing of unreleased music, produced especially for DJs...

The track is lifted from the d&b act’s forthcoming project, ‘RTRN II Jungle’...

Drum & bass heavyweights Chase & Status have launched their new project, ‘RTRN II Jungle’, sharing two brand new tracks this week inspired by the...

While You Were Sleeping 1998-2000 will be published in March

A new book of '90s London club photos will be published later this year.

The forthcoming book, While You Were Sleeping 1998-2000, is the latest...

The Venga Bus is coming (again!)

The Vengaboys have released a cover of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s 2019 single, ‘1999’, and shared a nostalgic ‘90s throwback video to boot. 

The...

How Nookie's 'Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Remix)’ album artwork over grey background

Nookie’s ‘Gonna Be Alright’ dropped as hardcore was morphing into jungle at the beginning of the 1990s. It lit up the raves and set Nookie up for a production career with Reinforced, Metalheadz, Moving Shadow and other key labels as the decade unfolded. Ben Murphy learns its story and speaks to Nookie about how, as the ‘20s roar into action, he is charged up all over again
 

“Just Close Your Eyes And Dream With Me / You’ll Hear The Sound Of Music” Instantly recognisable thanks to its vocal hook, Nookie’s classic tune...

‘90s London rave adverts gathered on new compilation, 'Pause for the Cause'

Death Is Not The End gathers the "audio equivalent of the rave flyer"

Death Is Not The End is releasing a compilation of London rave ads from '90s pirate radio broadcasts. 'Pause for the Cause: London Rave Adverts...

Featuring classics from Ice Cube, Quincy Jones and more

The soundtrack to Boyz n the Hood is set to be released on double vinyl.

Spanning hip hop, funk, jazz and R&B, the soundtrack to...

Available from IDEA Books...

Ahead of the UK's mass exodus to Ibiza this season, DJ Mag has had the White Isle on the brain.

We've already hashed out the...