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June 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Andy C: The Case for the Greatest DnB DJ Alive
Best drum and bass DJ alive? Andy C. Not close. The double-drop king who founded RAM, filled Wembley solo, and still out-DJs everyone he signed.Read more . . . →- This entry was posted in:   andy-c drum-and-bass ram-records
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June 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Hospital Records, Explained (And What It Gets Right and Wrong)
Hospital Records made drum and bass beautiful — then forgot how to make it scary. The defense and the indictment of DnB's biggest liquid label.Read more . . . →- This entry was posted in:   drum-and-bass hospital-records
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June 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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The 25 Best Drum & Bass Tracks of All Time, Ranked
The 25 best drum & bass tracks of all time, ranked. From Goldie to Photek to a #1 pick that built the whole genre. Yes, your favorite is too low.Read more . . . →- This entry was posted in:   best-of drum-and-bass editorial
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June 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Every Subgenre of Drum & Bass, Explained (With a Track for Each)
DnB isn't a genre, it's a federation. Jungle to halftime, neurofunk to liquid — 9 drum & bass subgenres explained with one track each.Read more . . . →- This entry was posted in:   drum-and-bass editorial subgenres
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June 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Freaks & Geeks x DUX - Cut Em Down
Read more . . . →Monstercat dropping a Freaks & Geeks and DUX collab is the kind of news that makes me check my phone twice. “Cut Em Down” is a brutal, no-nonsense slice of drum and bass that wastes absolutely no time getting to the point. The intro is barely there before the whole thing caves in on itself in the best way, a drop so heavy it feels almost rude. There’s a darkness to the bass design that gives it real teeth, the sound of a track made by people who like their DnB mean. What I appreciate is the economy of it, no bloated intro, no needless filler, just relentless pressure the whole way through. It’s the kind of cut that destroys a festival tent at 1am. Freaks & Geeks have been on a tear lately and this collaboration only sharpens their edges. Monstercat knew exactly what they had here. Headphones on,...
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June 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Frenchcore: the genre that decided hardstyle naps too much
A few weeks out from Defqon.1, and if the mainstage hardstyle isn’t doing it for you, frenchcore is both the answer and the warning. Faster, rollier, 200 BPM and climbing, built on a kick that gallops where hardstyle stomps. Defqon hands it real estate every year because the people who love it do not love it quietly. Three to start with.
1. Dr. Peacock & D’ort - Frenchcore Lullaby
Dr. Peacock basically built the modern frenchcore audience, and “Frenchcore Lullaby” is him being funny about it. Nothing here is putting anyone to sleep.
2. Billx - Jump Now
Billx came up through the French hardtek scene and “Jump Now,” out last September, is a straight instruction. The kick refuses to let up.
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June 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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