A Short History of Drum & Bass: 5. Xtra Bass!
When BBC 1Xtra launches in 2002, DJ Flight finds herself at the frontline of a radio station committed to broadcasting 11 hours of drum & bass a week. Music festivals explode in the UK, giving the sce...
22 Aug 202214min
A Short History of Drum & Bass: 6. D&B Pops, Again
When Dubstep invades dance floors in 2008, it’s like UK garage all over again. What happened to all the D&B lovers? Where did they go? But as those in the underground ponder the state of the nation, a...
22 Aug 202214min
A Short History of Drum & Bass: 7. Renaissance
D&B’s reputation continues to grow, thanks to high profile remixes and more chart success from the likes of Rudimental - who score the music’s second UK number one. As social media rewires the way the...
22 Aug 202216min
A Short History of Drum & Bass: 8. Staying Power
30 years on from the birth of the genre, drum & bass is still adapting. When the global pandemic closes nightclubs in 2020, a period of soul searching follows - but D&B emerges with more purpose. The ...
22 Aug 202216min
