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 ...

We hear it booming from car stereos as much as we do from the back of the orchestra: but why is the bass drum the unsung hero of the 21st century? For Gabriel Prokofiev (yes, he is a relation) the ...

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 ...

I booted Neon White on Steam the other day after not playing it for a couple years. But I didn’t play it this time. I just loaded into different stages to hear the soundtrack. Angel Matrix’s fantastic ...

The kick drum, or bass drum, is the powerhouse behind the music. In a club, it’s the kick that’s nailing the four to the floor, and at a rock gig it’s the kick that’s making your chest compress. This ...

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 ...

It’s impressive to think that it’s been 10 years since UKF began, the DIY music channel-turned-bass music behemoth and home of the freshest sounds of the scene – and it’s a statistic that’ll ...

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