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Black-and-white close-up of dubplate reading Imani Remix

Born from sound system culture, dubplates were once at the heart of UK dance music: specially cut, exclusive records drove the evolution of genres from jungle to dubstep and grime. Here, Joe Roberts looks at the history of UK dubplate culture

This feature is part of our Record Store Day content series. You can also read our feature where 10 DJs select their most treasured dubplates...

Rupert Parkes’ razor-sharp 1997 debut remains one of the crowning achievements of drum & bass. DJ Mag explores how this groundbreaking album used intricate programming...

For the last two decades, many drum & bass producers have been obsessed with being the loudest. But for a brief, glorious moment in the...

Experimental, accomplished and downright epic, Marc Mac and Dego McFarlane’s 1998 classic served as a blueprint for the divine future possibilities of drum & bass music

1998 was a landmark, if slightly troubling, time for drum & bass. It was a year of shifting styles, sprawling albums, and new sub genres, one that saw...

From: London, UK

For fans of: Bredren, Amoss, Gerra & Stone

Three tunes: ‘Lost In The Moment’, ‘Butterfunk (w/ Bredren)’, ‘Surge Wave (w/ Wreckless)’

Drum & bass artist Phil Robinson lives what some might consider the ideal producer’s life. Working as a private music production tutor, he spends his...

COURSES, SOFTWARE DEALS, FREEBIES & MORE

For Point Blank’s latest track breakdown video they joined Suitman Jungle at his home studio in East London to see exactly how he creates his high-octane...

NAFF presents Naïve, Terminal V and Bristol's Simple Things top this month's heady list... 

 

It has been a month of difficult decisions for many. Not least the DJ Mag team, who had to try and figure out how...

FREE PLUGINS, SOUNDS AND ONLINE COURSES

In Point Blank’s most recent masterclass, they were joined by UK drum and bass boss Kove to find out how he made his haunting dnb track...

Djinn and Mantra spin an hour of drum & bass at #DJMagHQ
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Jubei delivers an hour of drum & bass at DJ Mag's London HQ
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Influenced by hip-hop and halftime drum & bass, Ivy Lab and their label 20/20 LDN have a new vision for future beats. With their debut...

"I didn't really want to do it. Why on earth would I want to hook up with two kids?" laughs Gove Kidao. One half of...

NEPTUNE - Astrophonica - #DJMagBunker Vinyl DJ Set (Drum & Bass)
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The deep drum and bass imprint returns with a new hard-hitting compilation.

Phil Aslett’s (ex Source Direct, Metalheadz) Vampire Records has been a household name for the deeper side of drum n bass for nearly nine years...