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More drum and bass DJs are stepping back from constant double drops and rapid-fire mixing, rediscovering tension, pacing, and space on real…
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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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Machinedrum digs into the tracks behind his current club headspace ahead of 'BL00MS,' his new instrumental Mini-LP on relaunched label…
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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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Fr4ktion discusses melody, rave-era influences, genre freedom, production habits, and finding emotional balance in modern drum and bass.
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Why certain drum and bass rollers only fully come alive on real sound systems, and what that says about modern listening culture.
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Lee UHF and Noise Souls discuss Guilty Verdict, dark jungle influences, visual storytelling, remote collaboration, and building music…
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JK Beats discusses the slow build behind Jack of All Trades, emotional songwriting, liquid drum and bass, and learning when to stop…
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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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Modern drum and bass crowds look different to a decade ago. From phones and LED walls to sound positioning and crowd psychology, the…
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Steller shares her Beatport Playlist of the Week, featuring tracks from GRiZ, Effin, Of The Trees, Zingara, Zeds Dead, and selections from…
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Introducing:BrokinPaper. The NYC-born project of Harrison Lee blending dark electronic music, cinematic sound design and the restless…
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Myselor begins the rollout for his 20-track album Cosmic Expression on Evolution Chamber with opening sampler Breaking Chains.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Niko Yu Cyantific has been on an adventure. Geographically, metaphorically, physically and quite literally. After taking the…
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Could 2026 be the year of the techstep renaissance? Jungle has received a new wave of flowers over the last decade, but now techstep seems…
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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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Find the latest electronic music news, features, interviews, videos and podcasts from Beatportal - the reference for DJs and dance music…
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Trueangle and JIROBASS discuss B.O.L.O.T.O / Crickets, collaboration, atmosphere, drum detail, and building tension through contrast.
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Some drum and bass tracks hit harder without sounding louder. This is how space, tension, groove, and restraint create real system pressure.
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Inéz’s voice that cuts through instantly. Smoky, weighty, emotional when it needs to be, but still carrying that sharpness dance music…
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Gravitape discusses cinematic tension, orchestral sound design, and the making of the In There EP for VTO Records.
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Beatport Live takes over Hï Ibiza’s Wild Corner for a 19-date Sunday residency in 2026, spotlighting underground house and techno selectors…
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Beatport launches Track ID, a new mobile app feature built for DJs to identify tracks in real time across mixes, edits, remixes, and loud…
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Always wanted to know what your computer thinks about when you put it into sleep mode? Good news, London-born Welshman Josh Croft and…
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There are some people in drum & bass whose influence goes far beyond the music itself. Teije van Vliet, better known to most as Lenzman, is…
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More drum and bass producers are stepping back from social media, replacing constant visibility with dub culture, private channels, and…
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There’s a particular kind of chemistry that only happens when producers who genuinely rate each other lock into the same frequency. Not the…
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When you’re talking about Jungle, you’re talking about DJ Ron. A true pioneer of the sound, an absolute legend in the game, his influence…
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Valkyrie started out of love for heavy drum & bass. They felt compelled to do something, so they started first as an event label, but very…
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Smaller drum and bass nights outside London are building stronger atmosphere, tighter communities, and clearer identities across the UK…
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