Goldie
Everything published on Music Adviser UK under Goldie — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The History of Drum and Bass
From warehouse raves to a Mercury Prize win, here's how drum and bass actually took shape, era by era.
The History of Jungle Music
Jungle's history is the story of British rave, Jamaican sound-system culture and pirate radio colliding at once in the early 1990s.
Jungle Music Subgenres, Explained
Jungle is really a cluster of distinct moods. Here's what separates ragga, atmospheric, dark and jazz-fusion jungle from each other.
The Best Jungle Music Artists to Know
Cinematic darkness, jazz-soaked calm and ragga-fuelled energy: the jungle music artists who built the genre, grouped by direction.
The Best Drum and Bass Songs Right Now
Forget chasing a chart that changes weekly — here's a shortlist of drum and bass tracks that actually defined the genre, era by era.
The Best Jungle Music Songs Right Now
Six jungle music songs that still explain the genre better than any essay could, decades after they first hit pirate radio.
Essential Breakbeat Albums Explained
These are the records where rhythm, culture and moment aligned. Each essential breakbeat album here represents a distinct chapter in what the music became.
A Beginner's Guide to Jungle Music
Chopped breaks, deep sub-bass and ragga vocals: here's what jungle music actually is, and how to start hearing it properly.
Essential Jungle Music Albums Explained
This scene ran on singles far more than albums, which makes the handful of essential full-lengths stand out all the more.
The Best Drum and Bass Artists to Know
From Goldie to Andy C, here's a practical map of the drum and bass artists behind every corner of the genre, grouped by what they actually do.
Essential Drum and Bass Albums Explained
Drum and bass was built for the 12-inch single, which makes the albums that broke that mould genuinely worth understanding on their own terms.
The Best Breakbeat Artists to Know
The genre's history is inseparable from the people who made it. Here are the breakbeat artists whose records genuinely changed what was possible — not a completist list, but the ones who matter.
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Breakbeat
Breakbeat uses chopped, syncopated drum patterns to create energetic grooves in UK dance music.
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Choose drum and bass gear for fast drums, deep bass and precise, high-energy UK production.
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Jungle Music
Fast, breakbeat-driven UK dance music with deep bass, sample-heavy production and a strong vinyl collector culture.
