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Youngsta DJing at HVYWGHT in Brixton

Youngsta is one of dubstep’s foundational figures, an integral force in shaping the genre from its earliest days at iconic club night FWD>>. A specialist through and through, he’s stayed true to the sound throughout its evolution, pushing the original minimalist style that’s now seeing a resurgence in interest. Delivering an On Cue mix of stripped-back dubstep ammunition, he also speaks to Rob McCallum about how the sound came to be, the vital impact of his sister, Sarah, overcoming addiction, and his hopes for the future

It’s early April 2023 at The Hydra’s packed-out FWD>> party at Printworks, just a matter of weeks before the South London club is set to...

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 DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE, MINISTRY OF SOUND, LONDON

SATURDAY 28TH JUNE

NIC FANCIULLI, OLIVER $, SECONDCITY, COPYRIGHT, FRANKY RIZARDO, CRISTOPH

 

An example to...

Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss...

We need to think about how we document dance music culture. It may seem odd saying this when there are so many magazines, podcasts, and...

Tomorrowland’s Top 1000 tracks poll is back

Tomorrowland has re-opened voting for the Tomorrowland Top 1000 poll, a fan-voted round-up of the biggest anthems in the festival's history.

Now in its second...

Premiere: BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL ‘Cosmic Crusader’

BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL debut on Mella Dee’s Warehouse Music with four ceiling-smacking techno cuts

BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL will release a new EP, ‘Multiverse’, via Mella Dee’s Warehouse Music label this month. Listen to ‘Cosmic Crusader’ below. For...

Exploring the history of house music in the city

A new multi-media exhibition will explore Coventry's house music scene.

Set to take place at a secret location in the city across 11th-28th November, House...

UK rave specialist Paul Woolford, aka Special Request, pens a love letter to all the club styles that have fed into his sound over the...

Under his Special Request alias, Leeds DJ and producer Paul Woolford has specialised in exploring various manifestations of UK dance music. Albums like ‘Soul Music’...

The UK’s most electrifying DJ hits another landmark with her fabric mix: a euphoric, adrenaline-laced trip into pressurised breakbeat chaos

Some artists tone it down a bit for mix compilations. The knowledge that their set will be subject to repeated home-or headphone-listening leads to more...

The first written chronicle of the world-beating genre, from social and cultural development to sonic and influences 

A new book charting the rise of Afrobeats is set to be published next month by Jacaranda Books. 

'A Quick Ting On: Afrobeats' is written...

Drums of Death's time for greatness definitely nigh

Realising that Drums Of Death is not really under a voodoo curse, but actually a good-humoured chap from Scotland, is the grownup equivalent of acknowledging...

Roland’s 909 drum machine is responsible for the rhythm of house and techno, and countless classics of dance and pop. Exactly 35 years after its...

If there’s one instrument that faithfully captures the true spirit and essence of electronic music, it’s the Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer: a machine that has...

Welsh music feature

Since electronic music’s early days, Wales has produced incredible artists, but is often overlooked in its history. Here, Dave Jenkins celebrates the unsung heroes of the scene and meets a new generation putting their national identity at the forefront of their music

Croeso i Gymru, a land rich with music history. Home to the oldest festival of music and culture in Europe (the Eisteddfod, 1176), Marconi’s first...

The original name has been retitled to The Great Unknown

Burning Man has changed the title of its 2021 theme due to the original title's "colonial history".

Despite ongoing uncertainty about whether the gathering will...

Deptford Queer Soundsystem Day party to take place this month

OK Williams, Black Obsidian Sound System and Hannah Holland are among the names set to play the free party

The Deptford Queer Soundsystem Day party has been announced for later this month, with the free event set to take place in the grounds of...

Album of the Month: Dance System ‘In Your System’

Dance System pens a club-ready love letter to Daft Punk’s filter house and the Chicago sounds that inspired it on his new album, ‘In Your System’

As one of the founders of Night Slugs, James Connolly — formerly known as L-Vis 1990 — helped usher in the post-dubstep era of deconstructed...