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Longer reads on the artists, records, labels and ideas that drive drum and bass.
Rampage, Hospitality Weekender, Liquicity and Let It Roll have all published their 2027 dates. Here they are in order, with what each has confirmed.
By D-N-B Desk
Drum and bass runs at 160 to 180 beats per minute and splits into light, mainstream and heavy branches. Here is what each name means.
By D-N-B Desk
The industry's own monitor says bars, clubs and casinos fell 5.1 per cent in a year, and the sector is 28.9 per cent smaller than in March 2020. Here are the numbers and who said them.
By D-N-B Desk
A 1999 compilation gave the style its name, and by 2005 it was one of the biggest selling corners of drum and bass.
By D-N-B Desk
A term from a 1997 magazine article, a pair of V Recordings and Virus records, and a style built on bass sounds that keep changing shape.
By D-N-B Desk
Spotify's own data, reported in December 2024, said UK drum and bass streams had risen 94 per cent in three years and that most listeners were under 34. These are the numbers and the names.
By D-N-B Desk
Around 1995 a group of producers stripped the warmth out of jungle and replaced it with machine drums, distorted bass and a science fiction mood.
By D-N-B Desk
The 45 million pound plan set out in July puts money behind artists, labels and managers and loosens the licensing rules for events and festivals. Here is what it says and what it does not.
By D-N-B Desk
Every drum and bass and jungle night On The Door lists in the next seven days, by date, with venue, city and a link to each ticket page.
By D-N-B Desk
