In the midst of the explosion of the acid house and rave scenes in the late 80s there were no strict genres – back then pigeon-holing was a nonexistent entity – and amongst the raft of visionaries introducing breakbeats into a rave scene still dominated by 4/4 kick drums was a young Danny Williamson, aka LTJ Bukem. With beginnings as a DJ on London’s soundsystem scene, followed by the acid house days alongside the likes of Kid Batchelor and Mr C, it was a fascination with the sampler that sprung his career into pace.

“One day, I found myself…

Make no mistake the Drumattic Twins are old school, in their early incarnation as Shades of Rhythm they ruled the land, and now under their well established moniker as the Drumattic  Twins they are very proud to present their sound in the form of ‘Hammer & Tongs’. A savvy  melange of breakbeats, soaring strings, electro roots, sprinklings of soul and rude basslines.

Kicking off we get treated to their recent dancefloor success ‘Don’t Be So Drumattic’ which certainly hit the spot with an eclectic barrage of DJs and resulted in some impressive chart positions, (Beatport Number 1, Buzz and Cool…

Against The Grain Records, the label behind the Freestylers and Krafty Kuts are proud present the bootylicous, new album “Back Up, Coming Through” by Deekline & Wizard. With a joint résumé littered with top ten hits, high profile production and studio work (for Xpress 2, Chemical Brothers, DJ Fresh, M.I.A, Lady Sovereign and more), acclaimed remixes for the likes of Armand Van Helden, Freestylers and the Prodigy, plus a debut album smash in the form of ‘Breaks, Beats & Blondes’, there is no questioning Deekline & Wizard’s pedigree.

Nick Annand & Greg Fleming AKA Deekline & Wizard have spent the…

Ministry of Sound’s ‘Sessions’, one of the world’s foremost DJ compilation series has hosted dance music heavyweights such as Derrick Carter, Dj Sneak and Josh Wink. This time it’s the turn of tech-funk legend Meat Katie to take the controls and command the latest instalment from the Ministry of Sound label.

Meat Katie, AKA Mark Pember has an enviable CV as both DJ and producer; from his early days recording for legendary labels such as Wall of Sound, R&S and Kingsize to the running of his own impeccable Lot49 imprint through to his incessant touring of the world playing festivals,…

Breaks genre pioneers, swathed with awards including Breakspoll Number One DJs, DJ Magazine’s Number One Breaks DJs, and DJ Magazine’s 50 Best Remixers Of All Time, the Stanton Warriors have had no time to hurry the hustle of the next in line in their low-end dancefloor breaks beatdowns. Their last edition, ‘Stanton Sessions 2’ was immediately voted Album Of The Year on Annie Nightingale’s BBC Radio 1 show which, added to the salutations following their FABRICLIVE 30 mix including Timeout Compilation Of The Year and Breakspoll Compilation Of The Year, meant the collective breakbeat breath was baited for Session number…

Splitloop’s forthcoming album ‘Pleasure Machine’ is going to cement their position at the top of the breaks scene, and bring them a whole host of new fans too due to its crossover potential. Phil and Bren admit to exploring other musical avenues since the last album, and this broadening of horizons has had a profound influence on the Splitloop sound; “You can’t be looking only to the breaks scene to get inspiration for your music,” reckons Bren. “That would just be a ridiculous feedback loop”.

“We’re at an age where we really just wanted to make music we thought was…