The breakneck speed of genres like drum ’n’ bass and jungle demands a unique style of drum programming, but within that core framework, there's plenty of room for creative manoeuvres. Let's take a ...

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...

Something special happened in UK music in the early ‘90s. A new inner-city soundtrack was forming, fusing the last 20 years of Black music and youth culture. Reggae, rare groove, hip-hop, soul, acid ...

This week we're celebrating one of the UK's best homegrown genres with 6 Music Does Drum & Bass Day, marking 25 years of Metalheadz, the hugely influential D 'n' B label founded by Kemistry & Storm ...

In late August, Charli XCX went on BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds and introduced one of her favorite songs of the moment: “I run to this song at the gym sometimes … it’s called ‘soft spot,’ and it goes ...

Los Angeles DJ Machete shares his 10 essential things to know about drum and bass. By Morena Duwe Imagine being pulsed in the chest with a sonic pressure washer while globules of sweat drip off your ...

Tucked away in underground music venues across Seattle from Capital Hill to SoDo is one of the city’s best-kept musical secrets. Compared to acts that regularly pack arenas, the drum and bass (DNB) ...