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Ram Records have announced two new exclusive signings; Canadian up-and-coming talent Rene LaVice, and power-producing duo Calyx & Teebee.     Calyx & Teebee’s eagerly awaited new album will be released on Ram not, as perhaps assumed, Momentum Music – their joint label which put out their 2007 debut ‘Anatomy’  nor Teebee’s own imprint Subtitles.   [...]

Blu Mar Ten were in a giving mood yesterday, releasing a collection of free samples included in their recent sample pack for Hospital Records - download the selection of freebie loops, drums, basses and more from their website.  

We have exclusive word that Crissy Criss will be presenting a very special edition of his 1Xtra Drum & Bass M1x show this Wednesday 21st March! He’ll be tracing the evolution of drum and bass from its early roots in acid house in the late 80s, right up to beats of the present day; guest DJs [...]

This year’s Drum and Bass Awards took place at The Ballroom, Birmingham last Saturday 3rd March – voted for by the public, check out the full list of winners below:   Best Record Store: BM Soho Best Mag/Online: Knowledge Best Festival 2011: Westfest Best Event 2011: Innovation In The Sun Best Club Night: Hospitality Best [...]

As Lady V mentioned on the BBC Radio 1Xtra D&B news last week, Noisia are re-releasing their debut LP ‘Split the Atom’ but with two new tracks – ‘Tommy’s Theme’ and ‘Could This Be’, as well as a remix package to accompany it. The special edition came out on Monday on Mau5trap, stream previews of [...]

DJ Fresh’s ‘Hot Right Now’ featuring Rita Ora  (Ministry of Sound) debuted at number one in the UK singles charts this week, marking also the first D&B track to reach the top spot in the genre’s 20 year history.   Congrats to DJ Fresh and Rita Ora!  

After much speculation with regards to just what the legendary Metalheadz would select to mark their 100th release, the label have now officially confirmed that it will be a track from head honcho Goldie.  Entitled ‘Freedom’, it features vocals from Natalie Duncan, a young musician he mentored in last year’s BBC TV programme Goldie’s Band – By [...]

Word of Metalheadz launching a brand new London residency at clubbing mecca fabric was confirmed earlier today, commencing with a takeover of Room 2 on Friday 9th March.   Line-up on the night: Goldie B2B dBridge Ed Rush B2B Calyx Lenzman Commix Transit Mafia SP:MC Fats Justyce

Good news for North American heads – Hospitality will be hitting your shores this Spring with Hospital Records’ High Contrast, Netsky, Camo & Krooked and Dynamite MC repping an 11-date tour, check out details below:    

Kicking off the second hour of the Hospital Records takeover on 1Xtra, was the first of 2 live PAs with Selah Corbin performing High Contrast’s ‘The Agony and The Ecstasy’, the same title of his forthcoming album dropping at the end of February. Lincoln aka High Conrast explained how he met young vocalist Selah, after [...]