Ben Hindle

6 days ago | djmag.com | Ben Hindle

It’s one of the most recognisable drum & bass tracks of all time. From the very first note alone — the twang of a simple eight-note bass riff — any D&B fan worth their salt can name it, and thanks to its ever-evolving story, so too can many more besides.

1 week ago | djmag.com | Ben Hindle

As drum & bass has risen to new heights globally, so too a new generation of artists have climbed to the top. Natty Lou has become a staple of the scene’s biggest events, pushing a sound that combines elements of jump-up, neuro and liquid; think hands-in-the-air melodies, bold hooks and bass lines, and plenty of earworm vocals.

2 weeks ago | djmag.com | Ben Hindle

Settle Down drops new two-tracker ‘THE DUN DUDDA’ / ’WIPE OUT’ this week via his new label Guidelines. Listen to ‘THE DUN DUDDA’ exclusively below. The alias of Greg Hepworth — formerly one half of drum & bass duo, Ulterior Motive — Settle Down focuses on the artist’s formative influences of hardcore and jungle. ‘THE DUN DUDDA’ is one of his rowdiest cuts to date, delivering splintered Amen choppage and a gargantuan warping bass, while flipside ‘WIPE OUT’ is equally heavy and hectic.

1 month ago | djmag.com | Ben Hindle

Whether she’s championing “music across all galaxies and universes” through her Interplanetary party at Floyd, or focused in at the K-pop night she co-runs at The Corner, community is at the heart of everything Marte does. The opening act from our 2025 Miami Music Week Pool Party, she’s become a crucial part of the city’s thriving underground over the past few years. As she rises, so do those around her, and vice versa.

1 month ago | djmag.com | Ben Hindle

Lakeway’s debut album ‘I’ve Missed The Sun’ arrived via 1 More Thing last month, seven years after he first began work on it, and three years after all the music was finished. Yet it still sounds like the future. A synapse-popping ride through the Exeter, UK producer’s wild sonic world, it coalesces concepts that have emerged throughout a decade of releases across labels like Diffrent Music and SweetBox, Med School, and Unchained Asia.