When drum’n’bass grew stale in the 90s, it got a samba-splicing Brazilian twist. As that style returns, the scene’s legends and newcomers celebrate a cross-cultural triumph ...

As you walk into Elray’s, your ears are just as surprised as you are. It’s not the usual hip-hop artists like Sexxy Red or Lil Baby. An electric beat fills your body: fast-tempo, heavy bass, ...

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...

Something special happened in UK music in the early ‘90s. A new inner-city soundtrack was forming, fusing the last 20 years of Black music and youth culture. Reggae, rare groove, hip-hop, soul, acid ...

Liquid has to be one of the most enduring and versatile staple sounds of the drum’n’bass menu. It comes in many forms and flavours, is home to many interesting and multi-skilled musicians and ...

The 23-year-old British musician is a breakout star of a dance-music revival largely led by Black women artists. Her new EP, “Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall,” is out Friday. By Alex Marshall ...

The Worship of Drum & Bass: UK drum & bass collective Worship, consisting of Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991, had been friends for a long time before they decided to collaborate a few ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Named in the manner of a high-end law firm, Chase and Status actually make full-tilt, big-room EDM. This is the ...

April 2026 has brought a wave of new drum & bass releases and festival announcements across major platforms and destinations. Drum & Bass UK, SoundCloud, and Beatport playlists showcase a mix of ...

The 90s genre is being freshened up by young, often female artists mixing hyper-fast breakbeats with soft vocals. But why is it so suited to our post-lockdown, attention-deficient era? When Lincoln ...