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Discover the best new dance and electronic music on Beatport this week, featuring fresh house, drum & bass, and techno, from the likes of…
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Serum, Basslayerz, and Inja finally release “Tek Mi Number” on Souped Up, a drum & bass singalong anthem already lighting up festivals and…
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Aaliyah Esprit discusses My Ex-Stacy, liquid D&B, R&B songwriting, writing from melody first, production, rave energy and returning to R&B.
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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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Find the latest electronic music news, features, interviews, videos and podcasts from Beatportal - the reference for DJs and dance music…
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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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Find the latest electronic music news, features, interviews, videos and podcasts from Beatportal - the reference for DJs and dance music…
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Myselor discusses Cosmic Expression, consciousness, change, creative freedom and the personal experiences behind his most ambitious project…
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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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Check out "Cold Hands," a fresh new single from Para via his four-track EP on NYX Recordings.
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Rift discusses the making of the Morana EP for Metalheadz, mythology, cinematic drum and bass, creative process, and the records that…
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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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Wellington drum and bass producer Phrase on his debut for 174 and linking with Rider Shafique for Worldwide.
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Mucky Weekender has added DJ Yoda and X-Press2 to its 2026 line-up, joining Goldie, Roni Size, DJ Hype, Doc Scott and more this September.
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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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GiGi FM celebrates her new EP 'Shelter Our Time' with a selection of tracks that shaped its world, tracing her return to jungle, liquid…
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Find the latest electronic music news, features, interviews, videos and podcasts from Beatportal - the reference for DJs and dance music…
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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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Lottie Jones discusses Surrender, working with Fred V, writing for different corners of drum and bass, and why vocalists are finally…
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Why the most useful tune in a drum and bass set is often the one that creates space, resets the room, and gives the next peak somewhere to…
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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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Dance music fans and DJs worldwide are reeling from the sudden news that digital Music giant JunoDownload has unexpectedly ceased operations
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Juno Download has officially closed, ending a long chapter in underground electronic music. We look at its role in discovery, archives and…
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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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