The life of UK Garage is more than 25 years old and it is one of the most treasured genre's to emerge from the dance music scene.  But how was it born, what are its roots and how did it influence future music generations? We will start with the Acid House raves of the late 80’s, built upon by legendary clubs such as Hacienda who fostered an underground club music movement that eventually splintered into mainstream House, Hardcore, Jungle and Drum & Bass. House itself then took on various forms in the UK from the steady commercial 120bpm to the faster, German techno influenced Tran ..read more

UK Garage Live Blog Danny Dubbz launches a sunshine bubbler this week in "Summertime" feat. Ironik This South London DJ/Producer has music in his blood, with family writing and producing for names such as Massive Attack and Prodigy its hard to suppress the talent in those genes and Danny delivers.  Danny was raised on Acid House, Jungle and UK Garage, a time of some of the best underground music in a generation and is currently known for remixes and originals for both house tracks and UKG alike, with UK Garage being where he hits the mark in our opinion.  Danny Dubbz dropped a f ..read more

Jazz Step FM: The Remixes 2021 saw the release of one of the best UK Garage albums of the year from Phonetix with 'Jazz Step FM'.  His jazz heavy influenced garage releases were played non stop and are still among some of our favourite sets of the year. 'Other Plans' was also one of our Top 21 of 21 which you can hear more on here . 2022 sees this go one step further by enlisting 4 champions of the scene to remix some of his best tracks from the album. Each producer has deftly carved their unique signature into each finely crafted original with the title barley needing to name the remi ..read more

Will it be bigger than ever before? It is that time of year again when we reflect on what’s occurred these past 12 months, but also discuss the future and there’s a buzz in the air, that quiet anticipation of what’s to come.   Is UK Garage back?     Did it ever leave?     And can it be bigger than ever before? Today we get the opinion of long serving UK Garage DJ, Ultra G:   I’m old enough to have lived and breathed UKG from its first iteration in the early 90’s when pirate radio stations like Freek, SubJam and Deja were popping up out of nowhere and ..read more

UK Garage Top 21 of '21 The best 21 tracks from 2021 (you can hear a mix of these tracks on Ultra G's Youtube Channel ) 2021 was another forgettable year for many obvious reasons but these lockdowns seem to have brought out the best in our producers and created some of the highest quality UK Garage bits that we’ve heard in years.  Due to this there were so many tracks that could have easily made it into the ‘Top’ list for 2021 so feel free to comment below on any you think we have missed out...  this is our Top 21 for ’21 enjoy! Phonetix - Other Plans Mr Jazz Step himself could have ..read more

UK Garage Live Blog Danny Dubbz launches a sunshine bubbler this week in "Summertime" feat. Ironik This South London DJ/Producer has music in his blood, with family writing and producing for names such as Massive Attack and Prodigy its hard to suppress the talent in those genes and Danny delivers.  Danny was raised on Acid House, Jungle and UK Garage, a time of some of the best underground music in a generation and is currently known for remixes and originals for both house tracks and UKG alike, with UK Garage being where he hits the mark in our opinion.  Danny Dubbz dropped a f ..read more

Jazz Step FM: The Remixes 2021 saw the release of one of the best UK Garage albums of the year from Phonetix with 'Jazz Step FM'.  His jazz heavy influenced garage releases were played non stop and are still among some of our favourite sets of the year. 'Other Plans' was also one of our Top 21 of 21 which you can read more on here. 2022 sees this go one step further by enlisting 4 champions of the scene to remix some of his best tracks from the album. Each producer has deftly carved their unique signature into each finely crafted original with the title barley needing to name the remix ..read more

Latest forthcoming EP from Age & Orchid UK Garage Live have been given the heads up on a brand new EP from Age & Orchid. 'Eldia DUB001' drops on Friday, March 4th 2022 and is a collaborative EP between Eldia's net-label head 'Age' and vocalist and producer 'Orchid'.  A globe spanning collaboration composed from New Zealand and the UK respectively, this bumpy 4 track kicks off with 'Wait For Me' a catchy vocal chop leading into crisp percussion overlaying a 4x4 beat that sits well with the vocals, a fresh and summer like vibe. A melodic 2-step follows on 'Need U' that rolls along ..read more

Will it be bigger than ever before? It is that time of year again when we reflect on what’s occurred these past 12 months, but also discuss the future and there’s a buzz in the air, that quiet anticipation of what’s to come.   Is UK Garage back?     Did it ever leave?     And can it be bigger than ever before? Today we get the opinion of long serving UK Garage DJ, Ultra G:   I’m old enough to have lived and breathed UKG from its first iteration in the early 90’s when pirate radio stations like Freek, SubJam and Deja were popping up out of nowhere and ..read more

UK Garage Top 21 of '21 The best 21 tracks from 2021 (you can hear a mix of these tracks on Ultra G's Youtube Channel ) 2021 was another forgettable year for many obvious reasons but these lockdowns seem to have brought out the best in our producers and created some of the highest quality UK Garage bits that we’ve heard in years.  Due to this there were so many tracks that could have easily made it into the ‘Top’ list for 2021 so feel free to comment below on any you think we have missed out...  this is our Top 21 for ’21 enjoy! Phonetix - Other Plans Mr Jazz Step himself could have ..read more