Hospital Records Shares “Equality and Inclusions Actions” Plan
In light of #BlackLivesMatter, Hospital Records looks to make a change Like many companies and conglomerates, when the #BlackLivesMatter movement went global back in late-May/early June after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, Hospital Records stepped into action. Like many companies and conglomerates, when the #BlackLivesMatterContinue Reading
Justin (f.k.a. Flite) Relinquishes Name in Statement on Flite vs. DJ Flight Situation
The artist now-formerly known as Flite says he is “relinquishing my name to better give [DJ Flight] the space to be celebrated for her identity and accomplishments.” Over the weekend, the Flite versus DJ Flight situation hit a fever pitch. With both Flite and DJ Flight (and their respective friends,Continue Reading
Dillon Francis is Spinning Drum & Bass Now
All your base belongs to Dillon Francis? Earlier this month, Dillon Francis—who made his mark in moombahton but is a musical chameleon when he wants to be—took part in Party Favor’s Isolation live stream festival. Dillon took that time to DJ his first full drum & bass set, and judgingContinue Reading
#MixMondays: Sherelle’s RTRN II JUNGLE Pirate Radio Mix
The story of Sherelle’s quick rise, and the sound she’s helped elevate Do you remember where you were when you first saw Sherelle drop Fixate’s refix of Double 99’s classic “Ripgroove”? I sure as hell do. I’ve followed Boiler Room socials for years, and expect things to get rowdy withContinue Reading
What’s in a Name?: Flite vs. DJ Flight
Everything you wanted to know about the beef between DJ Flight and Flite, but were afraid to ask. One of these days, we will get into the great beefs in the dnb scene. Truth be told, whatever this DJ Flight / Flite conflict on Twitter is has us intrigued, primarilyContinue Reading
Spotlight Saturdays: Nick the Lot
With the thousands of people who vote on Drum&BassArena’s yearly awards lists, there has to be a section of the scene ranking their favorite producers, right? And if they are, is a producer like the mysterious figure known only as Nick the Lot on their radar? We’d hope so. NickContinue Reading
Leviticus “The Burial (Amen Mix)”
Make a list of classic jungle tunes. Does it include Levitcus’ “The Burial”? No? Ball up that list and throw it in the trash, then. That “big, bad and heavy” line is a staple of Jumpin Jack Frost’s career thus far, so it’s dope that he gifted the lost AmenContinue Reading
Controlled Opposition “Down the Well”
Anything the legendary Grooverider releases on Prototype is, at least, preview-on-sight. Groove’s been the pulse of the jungle and drum & bass scenes for ages, and when he puts on his labelhead hat, he is picking tunes that can best be described as “future”. Controlled Opposition’s new single, “Larry” b/wContinue Reading
#MixMondays: DJ Die w/ Dyamite MC Live at Databass (2001)
The individuals that formed and became the Full Cycle crew—led by drum & bass vets Roni Size, DJ Die, DJ Krust, and DJ Suv—taught me about drum & bass—my journey over the years with this Databass set from DJ Die is a perfect example. Trust, I definitely mentioned that IContinue Reading
#MixMondays: DJ Trace “Rollers Instinct #3”
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