Drum&BassArena VS Get Darker: Win Tickets!

With BPM boundaries blurred more than ever before, Drum&BassArena have teamed up with major league dubstep crew Get Darker for a party that’s set to suit every single taste in bass. Continue reading

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Drum&BassArena & Glade DJ Competition: Vote Now!

It’s time!

On March 16 we announced our incredible competition to find a new future-focussed DJ to represent Drum&BassArena at the mighty Glade festival between June 14-17. Two months, several thousand entries and weeks of D&BTV Live sessions later, we’ve boiled it down to the final seven. But only three can make it through to the final battle next Wednesday, May 23.

And it’s down to YOU to decide which three.

Here’s the deal: Click the YouTube link below and prepare yourself for seven hours of unadulterated raw talent. And we mean talent; to get to this stage all DJs have some serious skills. But only three will get the opportunity to slug it out in special four hour show next week. Each DJ will get an hour each as the public votes for the ultimate winner. Stanza will headline the show as the final votes are counted and we announce who will be repping Drum&BassArena at Glade festival 2012!

The DJs: Ascension, DJ Error, James Irvine, Phase-Two, RedRoute, Sammy G and Tensor.

Whether they’re friends, fam, or you just love their skills, get voting NOW. The final votes will be counted up at midday, Monday May 21. There’s not much time to play with here, so stop reading, start listening and get voting!

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Work Experience: S.P.Y

Work Experience: if you could collaborate with any artist, who would they be? And why?

We checked in with Hospital’s S.P.Y this week to find out his dream collabos. But first, a little on his monstrous four tracker Love & Hate: Out now and available here, each cut stinks of gritty old school flavours. Continue reading

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D&BTV 200: In The Rhythmix

Heads up: max your sleep quota now! On June 6-7 D&BTV Live will be celebrating their 200th show with a whopping 24hour live broadcast featuring sets from some of the best names in the game while raising money for an incredibly just cause. Continue reading

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Come Dine With Beats: DC Breaks

Everyone thinks they’re a badman in the kitchen.

Especially DJs… Whether it’s their creative vibes over-spilling into other areas of their lives or the fact they get to dine in restaurants around the world, most players we chat to have a penchant for the gourmet groove. So we’ve decided to lay down a challenge. Kitchen-minded DJs come holler: show us how good you are in the kitchen with your own recipes! Continue reading

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MOTDJ: Keyman

Match of the DeeJayMatch Of The Deejay: The Final!

Surely you know the rules by now?

Just in case: Each week The Risky goes against a guest DJ to predict the forthcoming weekend’s Premiership scores…

They score…
1 point for a correct win or draw
2 points for the correct score

At the end of the season we’ll scan the scores in a bid to find the most accurate DJ in the scene (not including The Risky) and give them the very first MOTDJ trophy!

This week: Keyman

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This is it, the season finale! We already know who the most accurate DJ is in the scene… It’s Neil from Horizons. He trounced the competition with an impressive score of eight several weeks ago and his trophy is being sculpted by Drum&BassArena’s in-house silver craftsmen as you read this.

BUT, The Risky remains on top with a highest score of nine, which he gained against J Majik only two weeks ago. We thought we’d finish the season with one final challenge. It’s old school vs new school in the ultimate D&BTV presenter showdown. All welcome Keyman to the predictions table.

“It’s got to be done; the old D&BTV presenter versus the new one!” grins Keyman. “Plus we’re both mad for football so we thought it would be a good laugh. How am I going to celebrate if I win? I haven’t thought that far ahead! Probably laugh a lot in his face, rub his face in it and gloat about it until August. And if he beats me? He won’t see me for a few weeks!”

Regardless of who wins or loses, it’s all about the beautiful game. And for Keyman that means Arsenal.

“I’m a diehard Arsenal fan,” he grins. “Okay, so the past seven years have been to pretty dyer, but as long as the scum (Spurs) don’t finish above us during this poor period it’s a good consolation… Third isn’t a championship but it’s better than 6th (Chelski). And our Champions League campaign doesn’t start in august… Again! ”

Passionate words there from Keyman. Arsenal stayed above Tottenham by a whisker but he draws against The Risky in an impressive 8-8 finale.

So, congratulations to Neil Horizons (your trophy is still being worked on by our in-house silversmith) and big ups to all DJs who took part. See you again next season!

Previous scores….

Neil Horizons – 8 (The Risky – 5)
Jeff Moving Fusion – 6 (The Risky – 5)
The Risky (average score – 5.5)
Chris Renegade – 5 (The Risky – 4)
Futurebound – 5 (The Risky – 4)
Friction – 5 (The Risky – 6)
DJ Marky – 5 (The Risky 5)
J Majik – 4 (The Risky – 9)
Bryan Gee – 3 (The Risky – 2)
Kasra – 3 (The Risky – 6)
A.M.C – 3 (The Risky – 6)
DLR – 2 (The Risky – 6)

Predictions Score The Risky Keyman
Chelsea v Blackburn  2-1 4-0 3-0
Everton v Newcastle  3-1 1-1 1-2
Manchester City v QPR  3-2 3-0 4-0
Norwich v Aston Villa  2-0 2-0 2-1
Stoke v Bolton  2-2 1-2 1-1
Sunderland v Manchester United  0-1 1-3 0-3
Swansea v Liverpool  1-0 1-2 2-2
Tottenham v Fulham  2-0 2-1 3-1
West Brom v Arsenal  2-3 1-2 0-2
Wigan v Wolves  3-2 3-0 2-0

 

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Work Experience: Icicle

Work Experience: if you could pick three dream collaborations from any period in time, who would you choose?

Such is the teaser we tackled Icicle with this week. And what better timing? His Rinse 19 mix, released last week, expands his now trademark frosty sonic spectrum with open-eared panache… Rolling from industrial standard tech to dubstep to raffish, snappy D&B with gritty glee, if anyone’s got a few strange dream collabos, it’s Icicle. Continue reading

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Goldie: The Wildstyle Manifesto

Quality, not quantity… There is no situation where this mantra doesn’t ring true. From food, to friends. Sex to stories. Mark over multitude is crucial in everything we do.

Just look at Metalheadz – they’re celebrating both their 18th year and their 100th release right now. That’s an average of 5.555555 releases a year. In comparison to today’s audio assault, it’s remarkably slim. To celebrate? A timeless slice of quintessential Goldie…. Continue reading

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D&B Royalty: who would YOU vote?

We’ve got that Friday feeling! And they don’t come much bigger than today, folks… We’re looking down the barrel of a three day weekend. Two whole days to party and a day to recover. These rare moments should be cherished by all; however you choose to enjoy them.

But wait! There’s an even better weekend coming up in exactly a month’s time: The Queen’s jubilee! 60 years on the throne and still smacking it, she’s given the royal decree for a mammoth four day bank holiday weekend! Roll on June 2-5 when we don’t have to be in work until Wednesday. Four days of freedom – this is a big look for all royalist junglists in the area. Continue reading

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Positive Vibes: Blocks & Escher

Positive Vibes: tunes that instantly put you in the happiest of places.

This week we checked in with Blocks, of Blocks & Escher fame. His selection of positive vibes are some of the most interesting we’ve had to date. But before we tune into some classic Prince, Smiths and a slice of stirring film score shizzle, there’s the not-so-small matter of their new label Narratives Music.

“We started the label at the start of the year,” explains Blocks. “Last year was a big one for us with tracks on Digital Soundboy and Renegade and we want to build a bit of a profile and have more control with our releases. Narratives is all about the labels that influenced us to get into it. Making music first, and drum & bass second. We want to make music that we want to be remembered first and foremost.” Continue reading

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