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Bru-C in a beige coat, wearing a black hat against a grey wall

Having made his name as a key figure in the bassline and drum & bass collective CruCast, Bru-C is now pushing himself further with a signing to the UK wing of iconic hip-hop label Def Jam. He talks to DJ Mag about the importance of keeping it real

Realness: the rarest commodity in these filtered and manipulated times. Forever sought after, impossible to synthesise; realness can’t be controlled or counted or rated by...

DJ Fresh Gold Dust

Bou & Used, Skepsis, Krafty Kuts and more have delivered new versions

DJ Fresh has dropped a tenth anniversary 'Gold Dust' remix package, which is out now. You can listen to it below. The third single to...

The Sound Of: Deep Jungle

Releasing both hidden gems from the old school and essential new-gen bangers, Deep Jungle has secured a reputation for buy-on-sight junglism. Alongside a mix representing the past, present and future of its catalogue, founder Harmony shares the secret of the label’s success with Ben Hindle

To say that Deep Jungle has become one of the jungle scene’s premier labels in under five years would be an understatement. Since pretty much...

HeadzState Metalheadz

"A place where we'll celebrate a 'golden age' of music, pushing artists to go even further outside the box and no doubt basking in the results for years to come"

Legendary drum & bass record label Metalheadz has announced a new imprint, HeadzState, which will deal with tunes on a different tip to its decades-spanning...

Skibadee

"As his firstborn it has fallen to me to help our family with the unexpected loss of my dad."

Asia Wride, daughter of the late jungle and drum & bass legend MC Skibadee, has launched a GoFundMe to support her family following his passing...

Nia Archives 'Part of Me'

The rising artist delivers more work from the 'Forbidden Feelingz' EP

Nia Archives has shared the video for her new single 'Part of Me'. The track is taken from the London-based, Northern England-raised jungle producer, DJ...

Carl Cox

With "very special guests" TBA

Carl Cox will head back to Brighton Beach in July for a second edition of On the Beach, after making his sold-out debut on the...

Watch Mastermind contestant answer ‘90s drum & bass questions

 "I've started so I'll finish."

Monday's (7th March) edition of the long-running BBC quiz show Mastermind was a win for fans of '90s drum & bass. Choosing the genre as...

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...

Grey Code

Get acquainted with Grey Code, the Metalheadz affiliated, London-based producer synthesizing new styles of drum & bass

In just over half a decade of releasing music, Grey Code has racked up an impressive catalogue. The UK producer has credits for the likes...

Nia Archives Fresh Kicks mix

Jungle and drum & bass’ breakout star Nia Archives demonstrates her electrifying sound for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Ria Hylton about her new EP, making “pres and afters” music, and inspiring young Black women to come to the rave

The lilting toplines and lo-fi-inflected sheen in Nia Archives’ ‘Headz Gone West’ began making waves in the Spring of 2020. The debut EP, which lasted...

The UK artist's debut album gets revisited by Lenzman, Sam Binga, Sherry S, and Nowheretobefound

Manchester MC Fox has dropped a new EP, 'Juice Flow Remixes', which marks the last ever release on the city's lauded label, Swing Ting. The...

Nia Archives shares video for new single, ‘Luv Like’: Watch

The third track taken from her forthcoming EP, 'Forbidden Feelingz'

Rapidly rising jungle and drum & bass DJ, producer, and vocalist Nia Archives has dropped her new single, 'Luv Like'. The track is the third...

Inspired by jungle legends, the prominent journalist was a regular DJ throughout the ‘90s

BBC News presenter Ros Atkins has shared a drum & bass DJ mix for BBC 6 Music’s Desert Island Disco All-Dayer. 

The journalist, who presents...

'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...

It's a story of UK Culture, jungle music, personal growth and self-development

Essex jungle pioneer Ray Keith is set to release a biography.

Written in collaboration with journalist Dave Jenkins, Dark Soldier is a 650-page account, described...

Retelling how community, architecture, and location fostered East London's underground dance scene

A new exhibition exploring the history of rave and pirate radio in Waltham Forest, London, will officially open next week. 

'Sweet Harmony: Radio, Rave &...

Made by "a couple of sleep-deprived Dads with a shared burning desire for screw-facingly entertaining children's literature"

A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for a new book teaching kids the alphabet through drum & bass references. 

'My first Book Of Drum &...

Episode one of the Rhythm Lab Records project features Ethan Hill and Madrush MC

A new short film series celebrating Black music history in Manchester has launched, with the first episode already available to watch. 

Coming from the Rhythm...

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...