We’ve posted a few bits fom Dublin based label Absys in the past, namely Missing Fragments and Mystical Deep, and they always deliver really well thought out releases in a deep, experimental style from artists that are often new to us. It’s nice to see labels representing simply quality music over big names and we [...]
This young producer from Holland has had a few releases recently on labels both in and outside of the Netherlands such as Rotation Deep, Mental Groove and Mindtrick Records. With a variety of styles, from the euphoric melodies of his Mad World remix to his much darker sounds such as Shift Out with MC Chakra, [...]
Having first established itself in 1995, Renegade Hardware quickly became one of d&bs biggest and most forward thinking labels, shifting the genres sound towards the darker end of the spectrum and cementing itself firmly in the middle of it. It’s a label now known as one one of the greats that’s helped define a whole [...]
D&B duo State of Mind have been doing their thing for a few years now, touring all over the world from their New Zealand home and producing tracks with some of the genres biggest artists and for some of it’s biggest labels. There sound is based around the dancefloor, with tech and electro elements combining [...]
Nottingham duo dRamatic & dbAudio burst onto the d&b scene in the last few years in a big way. With releases on V Records, Good Looking. Innerground, Mars and Ingredients, their d&b CV is already overflowing with quality, but there’s still plenty in the pipeline for these two. Their forthcoming Indian Summer Ep on Flexout [...]
If you haven’t already checked out Flexout Audio, I strongly suggest you do. Run by Lincoln based producer/DJ duo, Retraflex (Tom and Stephen), the label has been gaining momentum since its first release of July last year. Things are looking exciting over the next 12 months. Here I catch up with Tom from Retraflex to [...]
Free label Manifesto Music, in their own words ‘exists to promote music in its purest form, true to its essence and free from corrupting and diluting influences.‘ As a label set up simply to promote good quality music to a wide audience, they’re certainly doing their job with their eighth release, a divine slice of [...]
Hyperon, a d&b duo out of Leeds consisting of brothers Ajay and Amit, have been infiltrating the d&b scene of late with a release forthcoming on Dust Audio and support from a few of your favourite Djs. Their style tips towards the darker side of things, influenced by the Dispatch camp who, being from Leeds, [...]
Interview and introduction by Victoria Freeth With his debut released on an album that DJ Mag named their 2011 compilation of the year, Benny ‘Bringa’ Griffin has proved he’s got talent. ‘Cemetery’, produced with fellow Brightoner Foreign Concept, for me, encapsulates the deep and dark sound Shogun Audio has made for itself. I caught up [...]
Hertfordshire based d&b producer Skeptical’s been making waves in the scene for a little while now, with releases on some of the most acclaimed labels such as Exit, Ingredients, Dispatch, Renegade, Commercial Suicide and 31 Records. His tight, sparse sound hits hard with heavy basslines and rasping synths for steppy, dancefloor destroyers that are as [...]
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