What would you do if you ruled the world? Daft question… Unless you’re called Emperor. With a big name, and even bigger sounds to back it up, world domination is highly feasible for this young Halifax-based producer. The latest stage … Continue reading →
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Five Minutes With Fade
Fade hails from the Ukraine and his work so far has culminated in the dazzling debut album Song Of The Stars. It’s like taking a ride through the clustered and varied backstreets of some stellar new city, and will be … Continue reading →
Alix Perez: Then & Now
Heard the one about the ‘difficult’ second album? Perhaps music’s most lauded cliché: a talented creative artist invests a lifetime of influence and inspiration into their debut, it enjoys critical and commercial success yet leaves them plundering a dry tank … Continue reading →
Positive Vibes: Bryan Gee
This is how Drum&BassArena’s positive vibes features go down… We call up an artist. We have a little chat. We ask them for three tunes that make them smile. They tell us the three tunes. We turn the whole thing … Continue reading →
Octane: CORE Blimey
The D&B world stood still in shock earlier this year as Chris Octane and Jay DLR announced their split. With a killer album and huge reputation under their belt, no one saw it coming. Well, no one bar Chris and … Continue reading →
Five Minutes With Hibea
Japanese poke tattoos, painters and the endless fight against mediocrity. All in a day’s work for D&B’s mystery man Hibea. He’s just dropped this brutal old skool-nodding slammer White Owl on IM:LTD… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfDTsWtt5-g Damian B called up the sleepy Ukrainian … Continue reading →
Free Prototypes Remix of Donae’O!
Few vocalists have such a distinctive tone as Donae’O. Having nailed the perfect balance between soul, grime and hip-hop, it’s a little known fact that he’s never more than two metres away from a bare bass-fuelled nugget, waiting for his … Continue reading →
ShockOne vs The World!
“The paradox of infinity being the same thing as nothingness…” And the winner of the “deepest quote ever in a Drum&BassArena interview award” goes, unanimously, to ShockOne. He’s just released his debut album Universus. Not only does it bang (as … Continue reading →
