Drum and Bass Premieres

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Drum & Bass UK Premieres is dedicated to showcasing the latest drum & bass releases from across the scene, working directly with artists and labels to bring new music to the forefront.

From established imprints to emerging talent, our premieres focus on quality, precision, and system-ready sound. Each feature is accompanied by editorial insight, offering context beyond the drop and highlighting the craft behind the music.

Whether it’s deep, technical neurofunk or rolling dancefloor pressure, Drum & Bass UK provides a platform for forward-thinking releases and the artists shaping the sound.

Canis X Sirius ft. Chris Nichols - In The Jungle (Dirtbox Recordings Premiere) premiere image

Canis X Sirius ft. Chris Nichols - In The Jungle (Dirtbox Recordings Premiere)

Canis x Sirius & Chris Nichols

Canis X Sirius and Chris Nichols combine rolling drums, warm vocal weight and restrained low-end pressure on In The Jungle for Dirtbox Recordings.

Oceans premiere image

Oceans

FJ & Skuff

Drum and Bass UK premieres Oceans by Skuff & FJ, taken from Vibe City's latest two-track release, pairing understated vocals with warm rolling liquid drum and bass.

Rift - Pandora (Metalheadz Premiere) premiere image

Rift - Pandora (Metalheadz Premiere)

Rift

Drum and Bass UK premieres Pandora from Rift's forthcoming Morana EP on Metalheadz, a cinematic roller built on atmosphere, tension and finely tuned drum work.

NC-17 ft. Wreckless - More Human Than Human (Dispatch Recordings Premiere) premiere image

NC-17 ft. Wreckless - More Human Than Human (Dispatch Recordings Premiere)

NC-17

NC-17's More Human Than Human featuring Wreckless blends rolling subs, sharp drum programming and cinematic tension on Dispatch Recordings.

NC-17 - Bongo Inc (Dispatch Recordings Premiere) premiere image

NC-17 - Bongo Inc (Dispatch Recordings Premiere)

NC-17

NC-17's Bongo Inc continues the rollout for No Lives Forever on Dispatch Recordings with tribal percussion, rolling subs and hypnotic groove-led pressure.

Project Zeus - Vacuum (Dirtbox Recordings Premiere) premiere image

Project Zeus - Vacuum (Dirtbox Recordings Premiere)

Project Zeus

Project Zeus leans into darker territory on Vacuum, a heavyweight neurofunk grumbler built around grinding bass pressure, sharp drum work and relentless forward momentum.

Itro & Elvii - Backfire (Make Your Era Premiere) premiere image

Itro & Elvii - Backfire (Make Your Era Premiere)

Itro & Elvii

Itro and Elvii combine emotive songwriting with modern dancefloor Drum & Bass on Backfire, out 5 June via Make Your Era.

Blade - Bye The Bye (Metalheadz Platinum Premiere) premiere image

Blade - Bye The Bye (Metalheadz Platinum Premiere)

Blade (Dnb)

Blade returns to Metalheadz Platinum with Bye The Bye, a spacious late-night roller built around tension, groove, and stripped-back pressure.

Wresker - The Experiment (BrainRave Music Premiere) premiere image

Wresker - The Experiment (BrainRave Music Premiere)

Wresker

Wresker delivers a tightly controlled neurofunk roller on BrainRave Music with The Experiment, balancing sharp drum pressure and stripped-back atmosphere.

Miss You All The Time premiere image

Miss You All The Time

ASTRLPickle

ASTRLPickle and O2 drift into reflective jungle territory on Miss You All The Time, a low-slung roller from the forthcoming Gun Finga EP.

DBZ: Heartbreak (Dispatch Recordings Premiere) premiere image

DBZ: Heartbreak (Dispatch Recordings Premiere)

DBZ:

DBZ: lean into atmosphere and slow-building tension on Heartbreak, a restrained Dispatch Recordings cut shaped around groove and low-end control.

Gravitape - Its Not Right (Drum & Bass UK Premiere) premiere image

Gravitape - Its Not Right (Drum & Bass UK Premiere)

Gravitape

Gravitape’s Its Not Right blends sweeping synth work, heavy neurofunk pressure, and sharp drum energy on the opening cut from the In There EP.

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