Five Essentials: Total Science

True chameleons of Drum and Bass, Total Science, consistently adapt to the environment around them, which goes a long way to explain their illustrious career that has spanned over 20 years, 400 tracks and records on the most iconic labels … Read More

Digging Deep: ENA

Lurking in the far-flung Oriental corner of the Minimal-170 genre is Tokyo based producer, ENA.  Producing under several different monikers, including Yu Aseda and other apparently more ‘secret’ aliases, ENA’s releases have been sporadic since 2008 and have often gone … Read More

Review: Sam KDC – Survive/Exist / Erogenous

8.5

Rating

Emotion is not something typically associated with Drum & Bass but neither is Samuel Wood, aka Sam KDC for the uninitiated, your typical producer. Music is written from the soul, deep within the heart to create a truly unique listening … Read More

Digging Deep: Justice (MJAZZ)

Modern Urban Jazz is one of those record labels that makes you proud to have an interest in underground music. Set up by one of the longest-standing and most prolific producers in D&B, Tony Justice, a staggering 18 years ago, … Read More

UE.15: Silent Dust

Silent Dust are an act we’ve had tabs on ever since they first burst onto the scene with their unique brand of spacey, ambient electronica back in late 2010. Having first made a name for themselves as adept liquid producers … Read More

VIDEO: Chimpo – Buzzin’ ft. Dub Phizix & Skeptical

Those Mancunians are at it again with another deep, dark and minimal banger, Buzzin’. Estate Recordings‘ dubstep don turned virtuous vocalist Chimpo teams up with label cohort Dub Phizix and recent R&S releasee Skeptical for another brutal offering in the … Read More

PREVIEW: Exit Records presents Mosaic – Volume Two

It’s finally arrived. After 2 and a half years of waiting, the follow-up to the seminal various artists LP Mosaic – Volume One, a compilation that defined a whole new sound in the spectrum of d&b, is almost upon us.

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FIVE ESSENTIALS: Pattern

Set to release a sparkling new single on Alignment’s new project Realign, Manchester-based Pattern might be an unfamiliar name to most but ‘Draft’s intricate, Jungle-infused crystal clarity is a glowing debut by anyone’s standards.

Paired with a brooding Techno remix … Read More

UE.11: Fade

Having explained his musical journey from past to present and future in his Five Steps, Ukranian badman Fade steps up to deliver the 11th UE guest mix.

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FIVE STEPS: Fade

Following on from his release on Chemical Ally’s fledgling label Rooted Recordings, Ukrainian badman Fade drops in with his interpretation of our new ‘Five Steps’ feature. Step right up people…

Step 1: Origins

“I can’t really say – … Read More