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Drum & bass sound designer readies debut album

Rather than pretending that he used to sneak into Metalheadz nights at the Blue Note in London aged 11, drum & bass sound designer Rockwell...

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For this edition of Point Blank’s Friday Forum Live, they were joined by Cristian Varela, a global DJ and producer, to showcase some live DJ...

MCs were often maligned in the early days of drum & bass, but nowadays it's pretty much universally accepted that a renegade mic-spitter is a...

“There is no other music in the world where an MC stands on the stage for an hour and continuously sprays lyrics with such clarity and power over so many frequencies,” Eksman, one of the d&b scene's foremost MCs, tells DJ Mag. “The life and evolution of the drum & bass MC has grown from strength to strength over the years, and I have no doubt that down the line many more great things are in store for the future generation of MCs in our music.” 
Undoubtedly so. The role of the drum and bass MC has steadily progressed simultaneously with the scene it resides in, although in the early days MCs experienced negativity from some DJs. But the MC has fought for its corner, and now overwhelmingly basks in the same golden glory as the DJ.

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THREE TUNES: 'Lock Off', 'Death Becometh' and 'Shelled'

If there’s one holy grail for any producer looking to make their own stamp in any genre, it’s this: to sound unique. Ridiculously easy (and...

Interview and ticket competition for London gig

FCL’s ‘Vocals for Everyone’ EP on We Play House Records was hands down one of the releases of last year.  The work...

Electronic funk fiend, hip-hop beat maker and all round innovator Ge-Ology plays his first UK show on 6th February at London's Gramaphone, for 1 Xtra...

Known for his work with a host of artists including rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli, and his own, tripped out electro-hop beats, Ge-Ology...

Move the Record will stream from London's Phonica and KMA60 in Berlin with Move The Record

A 24-hour live stream is set to take place across 12 record stores this weekend.

Move The Record is a new initiative devised in association...

Something wicked this way comes 

No Bounds Festival kicks off on Friday 13th October, spanning the full weekend through to Sunday 15th across various spaces in Sheffield, bringing a unique...

Experience ‘The Agony and The Ecstasy’ in-store at Catapult Cardiff on 3rd March

Like any profession where fame, money and unbridled devotion follow for performing what is at its base the simplest of tasks, in this case playing...

With Ben UFO, Boddika & Alexander Nut

Sometimes you forget how spoilt you are living in London until it comes to a Wednesday night and you find yourself part of a heaving...

 Fast-rising purveyor of hard-edged techno, Cressida, steps up with an hour brutal energy and off-kilter rhythms as part of our Fresh Kicks mix series...

In just a short few years, Berlin-based, UK-born DJ/producer Jenagan Sivakumar AKA Cressida has become a vital name to know in Europe’s hard-edged techno sphere...

Kevin Saunderson to elevate Dollop

We are not going to patronize you by rehashing the history of Kevin Saunderson. I know who he is, you know who he is...

Electronic festival goes back to its roots

Glade returns in 2011 and its going back to the old school back to its roots of electronic music without boundaries.

Running from Friday 10th...

The SUNANDBASS don goes in...

FD celebrates his debut solo EP for SUNANDBASS Recordings with a blend of bewitching liquid and tough, rolling drum & bass for our DJ Mag...

Andy Butlers musical box of delights

Since the “EDM” beast started to roam, much like the all-consuming blob in that ‘50s B-movie, house music has undergone reconstruction — a re-branding process...