Did DJ Trace create techstep? It sho ’nuff feels like the game shifted when “Mutant Revisited” hit the scene, nahmean? As a producer, he was a part of No U-Turn’s seminal Torque compilation, and introduced the tramen to the arsenal of producers worldwide, as well as gifting the world withContinue Reading
If I’m keeping it a buck, when I had the first ideas for this particular drum & bass website, a story about David Bowie hitting the site this early (or at all) never crossed my mind.Continue Reading
When RAM described Skantia’s new single “Jubilant” as “a more upbeat delivery,” I was confused. I’d be clicking the play button anyways—Skantia had a stellar 2019, but his 2020 has been much more impressive, primarily due to massive releases like “Power Line” and “Bones” (a personal favorite). But “upbeat”? IContinue Reading
One thing I purposefully didn’t mention in my long-winded, nonsensical introduction to whatever this drum & bass-soundtracked slice of the internet is was Break’s recently-released, long-anticipated remix of Dillinja‘s “Hard Noize”, this time on Valve Recordings. I’m not sure why the release isn’t an official one on Test Recordings likeContinue Reading
DJ Bailey is one of the great DJs to ever grace the drum & bass scene. That’s not an opinion; that’s #facts. When it comes to selecting the cream of the drum & bass crop, Bailey’s been on it. He was affiliated with Goldie’s Metalheadz crew early, and has beenContinue Reading
If there’s an official drum & bass calendar, rammed with all of the dates and anniversaries a true junglist should hold dear, the day we all remember the late drum & bass pioneer Stevie Hyper D would be one of the first added to the log. Born Stephen Austin onContinue Reading
I thought it’d be “cool” if the title of this site’s “About” page was the same catalog number as the drum & bass track in which the site was named after. That ended up not happening, but that idea has become the site’s first post. The funny thing is, untilContinue Reading