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LSB returns for his third album ‘The Middle’ on his own imprint, Footnotes. Stripped back in terms of sound and containing no…
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With a rich history of collaboration between the two artists, Addison Groove and Sam Binga have joined forces once again to put together a…
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Wurlitzer EP200 The one thing I cannot do without, cannot LIVE without, is my Wurlitzer EP200 electric piano. I bought this for £120 in…
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From the humble beginnings of making music on a PS2 to scoring bangers for massive multiplatform titles like Rocket League, Rameses B…
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Some songs don’t belong to a solitary moment. They outgrow it, twisting and climbing like a beautiful vine, until they drift off into the…
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Focal Alpha 50 Evo Ayyy UKF crew! Affording tough gear wasn’t really amongst my options before, so I saved up for Ableton about 14 years…
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“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”, Francis Bacon once said. I bet he would love the new Keeno…
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Five years. Somehow that’s both no time at all and absolutely ages in drum & bass. Long enough to survive a global pandemic, thirty-odd…
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Synoxis has been building her D&B career for a while now, but it feels like it’s finally all coming together. Her entrance into the scene…
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To preserve your memories for the future a lot of you would probably reach for the camera or perhaps a pen and some paper, but Bristol-born…
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Six years after his first album The Drift on Peer Pressure Records, Javano is back with Juncture. This time around, he’s been experimenting…
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Fresh from shutting down another successful edition of his Chopped Fest in the bass capital of America, Denver, Shiverz aka Shiverz Da…
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Dizzee Rascal recently revealed he’s diving even deeper into the bass end with the announcement of his ninth album, We Want Bass. And as…
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In recent years, large-scale dance music events have often been criticised as cynical, corporate money-making machines that price out true…
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SOLAH is one of those people who makes you want to root for them. Spend ten minutes talking to her and you’ll understand why. She’s warm…
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Since 2015, ALB has been carefully crafting drum & bass that will soothe your soul. It’s silky. It’s deep. It’s mystical. It’s as much the…
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Manchester based artist Aaliyah Esprit was brought up on a sturdy diet of R&B, soul and timeless songwriting. From long car trips with her…
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The evolution of UK bass music is synonymous with Bristol. It’s inextricably linked to the geographical, social, and technological…
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‘Music is my medicine’ – Trancey Parker DJ Trancey Parker is a multi-genre DJ dabbling in almost everything. There is no stone left…
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Hi, who are you? Josh: I’m Josh Gunston, founder and label director of Southpoint. I co-founded Southpoint with Jay McDougall (KXVU) in…
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ROVA has been building a name for himself since 2019, but really blew up around two years ago. In 2024, he toured his home country, and…
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Everyone in this scene is collecting milestones. Some arrive through hard work, some through luck. Some come in the form of breakthrough…
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Hi, who are you? Billain / Adis Kutkut: Hi, I am Adis Kutkut, also known as Billain. I am a co-founder of CYBE Recordings, a multimedia…
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Many can agree there are few things as exhilarating as jostling for the apex at high speed, nailing the braking point, and exiting…
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Seventeen is usually the age where most artists are still trying to figure out what their sound is meant to be. Ashdunn already sounds like…
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Junglist values are the absolute bedrock of the genre. Community. Culture. Inclusivity. Or, as the great MC Fats once said: ‘Peace, Love &…
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Tom Wilson, the man behind MANIA, is the definition of locked in, UKF caught up with the rising producer to discuss past wins, mega collab…
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Rhythm House, the brand-new drum and bass imprint by the genre-defining Krakota (Seb Inwood) arrives on May 29. Hold On, made by the…
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With his debut album, Felov reveals a new and much more soulful side. ‘For What It’s Worth’ lands on Transparent Audio – familiar territory…
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After taking a break from touring and reflecting on where to go next, SPAG is back. Some may know him as Spag Heddy, but with this fresh…
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