Is there a Drum & Bass takeover coming to Emanate?
The culture, the craft and the vibes
Every day it seems more and more Drum and Bass is finding its way onto Emanate. It’s not just a genre of music. ‘DnB’ is a way of life to the dedicated creators, fans and followers. With a rich history of breaking boundaries, pushing limits and trailblazing new ideas, we find it comforting to know the community is open to embracing the new ideas and opportunities within Emanate.
From the old skool pioneers to the new breed, Let’s spotlight a handful of projects that have found a new home on emanate.live so rinse out, rewind and big up the selectors!
L Double
Known to most as a DJ, producer and one of the faces of BBC 1Xtra’s drum and bass; L Double has been a key figure in the urban music scene for many years. As well as a number of UK chart hits under his belt from former guises, he now runs Flex Records, continuing to pioneer music for the underground. His 1Xtra show was one of the most listened to of all 1Xtra shows online and he is unquestionably a heavyweight name in the drum and bass scene.
Laminar
UK-based Drum & Bass producer Kian Kasler is now known as Laminar. Classically trained on both piano and violin, Laminar still wanted more and when he discovered electronic music he instantly felt at home.
At 20 years old, his production skills show quality and maturity equal to those who’ve been in the game for years. His debut release Tessellate set a foundation of quality for his driving, melodic sound. He followed up with ‘In My Mind’ released last month, getting radio play on New Zealand’s George FM.
Just last week Laminar took out third place in our remix competition with Attlas, landing a release on mau5trap records.
DEXCELL UK
Racking up over 7 million plays of their Ellie Goulding — ‘Starry Eyed’ bootleg, the Hertfordshire-based trio suddenly found themselves the centre of attention of fans and the industry alike. Since Dexcell started producing in 2007 they’ve received support from DJs and producers such as Zane Lowe, DJ Friction, MistaJam, Annie Nightingale, Danny Howard, John B, London Elektricity and many more.
https://emanate.live/dexcell-uk
BIGCHOC
BigChoc has a distinctive style and grace to the compositions written writing and creating music since a young age of 16 BigChoc’s former alias A an E saw some creative content which was vast and creative, however, times change, and change is for the better.
Nicky Havey
UK based Liquid Drum & Bass DJ and Producer, making tracks with a trance twist. His musical influences come from Hospital Records (High Contrast, London Elektricity and Logistics) and Ministry of Sound. More recently, he has been influenced by the sounds from labels like Liquicity, Nu Venture and Celsius Recordings.
https://emanate.live/nickyhavey
FUJ
FUJ has released on an impressive selection of labels such as Embodiment // Inception Audio // Dispatch // Onset Audio // Tesseract // Din Is Noise // Regression Media // Machinist Music // Translations // AutomAte // DSCI4 // Commercial Suicide // Flexout Audio // Ronin Ordinance // IN:Deep // Nurtured Beatz // Terra Null // Transference // Skutta // Scientia // Ground Mass // UnitOvOne
Greeen
Greeen AKA Nigel Greene is a drum and bass artist from Christchurch New Zealand. With an impressive foray of gigs festivals and parties he has played at around New Zealand, he is establishing himself as a crowd favourite.
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