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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...

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...

Service providers and users are protected from prosecution, but the sale, purchase, and possession of illegal substances remains a criminal offence 

New Zealand has become the first country in the world to fully legalise recreational drug checking, marking a major victory for those advocating substance tests...

Unorthodox Events and Queer Rave are two club-nights that are creating new spaces for LGBTQ+ people in the drum & bass/jungle scene. Jack Ramage speaks...

The UK drum & bass and jungle scene lacks queer visibility. While issues like gender diversity and whitewashing have, in recent years, become the focus...

Set to be published next month, the book takes an in-depth look at the genre from its roots to the present day

A new book looking at the history of drum & bass is set to be published by Jawbone Press next month.

'Renegade Snares: The Resistance...

A 12-month programme for five ambitious producers

EQ50 have announced a mentorship scheme for aspiring womxn in the drum & bass scene.

Launched in 2018, EQ50, co-convened by Indra Khera (Mantra) & Natalie...

Drum & Bass: The Movement features pioneers of the sound, including Goldie, Grooverider, Andy C, GQ, Digital, Spirit, Total Science and many more

A new documentary exploring the history of d&b, titled Drum & Bass: The Movement, has gone online. You can watch it for free below.

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As artists including Skantia, Stompz and Nectax stand at the forefront of one of the most exciting regional scenes in the UK, Dave Jenkins investigates...

Something is bubbling in Newcastle Upon Tyne right now and it’s not just the famous brown ale. In fact, it’s a lot more intoxicating: a...

LA-based producer Principleasure shared multi-samples from his analogue-heavy studio 

Download over 1GB of free analogue synth and drum machine samples here. They were uploaded by Principleasure, an LA-based producer whose studio features a...

Camo & Krooked, Delta Heavy and DJ Marky are on the line-up too 

Andy C has announced a three-day drum & bass festival in Ibiza. 

The d’n’b icon - who was crowned the world’s No.1 Drum & Bass...

The promoter is often credited with helping 'invent' the dance music mix CD

An inquest has ruled the death of Fantazia co-founder Gideon Dawson as drug related. 

The rave promoter is thought to have succumbed to health complications...

The Berlin synth conference wrapped last week. Here's the best of what was announced...

Berlin's Superbooth conference – founded by the synth sorcerers Schneider's Buero – has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, growing from...

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...

The Berlin-based producer and label owner reveals her fave bit of kit she got on the cheap...

It can be tempting to drop our pay cheques on the newest, shiniest bits of kit and software for our studio. But there are plenty...

He was arrested in early October on suspicion of MDMA possession...

David Morales has been released by Japanese authorities without charge following his arrest this month on suspicion of drug possession.

In early October, the US...