Chase & Status, Noisia, Phace, SpectraSoul, Camo & Krooked, Sub Focus, Dimension, Hybrid Minds, InsideInfo Mefjus, Kyrist, Brookes Brothers, Kove, Mohican Sun and many more of drum & bass and jungle’s most respected artists feature on Drum&BassArena’s super-sized three-part annual album Drum&BassArena 2019.
60 tracks deep, seven exclusives high, a million tonnes heavy; Drum&BassArena 2019 leaves no stone unturned in its unapologetic celebration of the genre, documenting the scene’s rude health across all its many subgenres.
It lands at another vibrant time for the genre… Drum & bass is now regularly hogging (and topping) the Beatport overall Top 10 and some of the biggest official Spotify and Apple Music playlists; the genre’s number one DJ Andy C became the first solo DJ to sell out Wembley Arena last November; Chase & Status’s gulliest jungle in years (Program) is being played on daytime radio; Adele is joking about her next album being D&B. The genre has once again hit a sweet spot in the cycles…
All generations working together, all substyles fusing and experimenting, the underground and overground are complementing each other; as the genre nears 30 years old it’s in the happiest and healthiest state it’s been in years. Young enough to give few f**ks and have many of its OG pioneers still active and relevant, old enough to know its shit and still be progressive and exciting enough to attract some of the sharpest young producer minds, the genre’s never sounded and felt as exciting or as unified as it does right now.
Drum&BassArena 2019 captures this moment in time perfectly with a precision curated collection of recent rollers, bangers, bubblers, hurters and wounders from across the scene’s fertile landscape – including the likes of SpectraSoul – Untitled Horn, LSB – Potshot, Bladerunner’s remix of Brookes Brothers – Every Minute, Camo & Krooked – Atlas and Sub Focus & Dimension’s Best Tune 2018 award-winning Desire – and an on-point selection of exclusives from a host of exciting names both established and new generation.