VIDEO PREMIERE: STATE OF MIND
State of Mind present a softer, more atmospheric spin on DnB and cloak it in darkness on the tune 'Black Raven', off the upcoming Eat Rich album (March 31, Blackout Records), the Drum & Bass duo's fourth full length.
Drum & Bass
CAMO & KROOKED TOUR ESSENTIALS MIX
Camo & Krooked are the drum & bass rooted duo filling the void in modern dance music. The Austrian duo – made up of Reinhard Rietsch and Markus Wagner – takes production leaps and bounds unlike any electronic collective.
PREMIERE: NU:TONE REMIXES AXWELL
There are some collaborations you never really expect. And from these unholy unions, there are many that are simply awful. So when we saw the names Axwell & Nu:Tone side-by-side we were immediately suspicious.
Q&A: JUBEI
Jubei is one who has achieved the highest accolade a producer or DJ could ever wish to be blessed with; the total and unadulterated respect of his peers. A combination of raw talent, a thorough understanding of electronic music and an unpretentious view of the dance world has hoisted him to the top of the game. Cultivating a sound which can clearly be attributed to his name is one of his achievements.
PREMIERE: STATE OF MIND
Drum & bass duo State Of Mind start 2014 with a sonic dropkick to the gut titled ‘Mr Cover Up.’
The first release off the New Zealand producers’ forthcoming album on Black Sun Empire’s Blackout Records is about to blast through speakers at underground raves and festivals alike. With past releases on Shogun Audio and 31 Records, State Of Mind is carving out a hard, driving sector for themselves in the drum & bass community.
EXPERT MIC CONTROLLERS
“There is no other music in the world where an MC stands on the stage for an hour and continuously sprays lyrics with such clarity and power over so many frequencies,” Eksman, one of the d&b scene's foremost MCs, tells DJ Mag. “The life and evolution of the drum & bass MC has grown from strength to strength over the years, and I have no doubt that down the line many more great things are in store for the future generation of MCs in our music.”
Undoubtedly so. The role of the drum and bass MC has steadily progressed simultaneously with the scene it resides in, although in the early days MCs experienced negativity from some DJs. But the MC has fought for its corner, and now overwhelmingly basks in the same golden glory as the DJ.
FRICTION & LTJ BUKEM: DOUBLE VISIONS
When DJ Mag enters a disused pub in south-east London’s Rotherhithe, we find LTJ Bukem has arrived early and is waiting patiently for us on a sofa in the pub’s old bar area. A true originator of drum & bass, Bukem, aka Danny Williamson, then throws himself into his part of the photo-shoot in a small, sparsely-lit room, which, much to everyone’s amusement, was once the gents’ toilets in the now-converted boozer.
FIRST LISTEN: NEW BLU MAR TEN SINGLE
Liquid drum & bass group Blu Mar Ten return this week with a fresh single on their new label Blu Mar Ten Music.
REVIEW: CARNIVAL REBOOT
Junglists are you ready?
FRENCH CONNECTION
One of the most accomplished female DJs in the game, Elisa Do Brasil made a name for herself as a key figure in the French drum & bass scene
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