The push to close the “gender play gap” has accelerated this summer. At least 190 festivals have committed to booking 50/50 gender split line–ups by...
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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...
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A posthumous slammer from the late, great Duncan Spirit...
Spirit, the revered drum & bass DJ and Inneractive label boss, delivered a stomping remix for the Paws Recordings crew before he sadly passed away in...
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From: Breda, NetherlandsFor fans of: Dead Man’s chest, FFF, Sully Three tunes: ‘More Massiv’, ‘Adventures In Perception’, ‘Wish We Didn’t’
Coco Bryce may be a relatively new name to most in the UK, however he’s been plying his trade for around two decades. Hailing from...
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Taken from the new 'Pick & Mix Vol. 1' compilation on Sweetbox...
Dexta, boss of experimental drum & bass label Diffrent Music, teams up with Iliad, aka one half of Conduct, to deliver ultra-hype anthem 'Popcorn Riddim'...
From: New York City, NY, USAFor fans of: Fixate, Om Unit, Sam BingaThree tunes: ‘Vault Of Glass’, ‘Dissociate’, ‘Press F’
‘I make a bunch of different kinds of music’ reads the description on Doctor Jeep’s SoundCloud page, and that pretty much hits the nail on...
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Western Lore presents another upbeat, junglistic cut...
Coco Bryce drops a full EP of original material on Western Lore this month, and we've got A1 cut 'Come 2 U' for an exclusive...