The Journal
SOUNDS
FROM BELOW
Words on the music that moves us — the history, the low end, the culture, and the Amsterdam scene we're part of. Notes from the underground on the way to 25 July.
01
Why UK Garage Is Growing in AmsterdamUKG's swing, basslines and community energy are taking over Noord — we dig into why the sound is booming here now.
UKG
02
A Guide to Amsterdam's Underground SceneThe collectives, venues and sounds beyond the big clubs — how to find the real underground, from Noord to the canals.
Guide
03
Best Independent Venues in Amsterdam NoordFrom De Roze Tanker to the shipyard warehouses — a guide to Noord's best independent and underground spaces.
Venues
04
Techno: The Machine SoulFrom Detroit basements to the warehouse — how four-to-the-floor became the heartbeat of the underground.
Techno
05
Hard Groove & The LoopStripped-back, swung, relentless. The rise of hard groove and why DJs can't stop reaching for the tool.
Hard Groove
06
UK Garage: Swing & ShuffleTwo-step, dubplates and that broken beat — the most British sound there is and its long tail into now.
UKG
07
Jungle: Pressure & BreaksChopped Amens, sub-bass that bends the room — the genre that built a culture out of a single breakbeat.
Jungle
08
Rave: A Brief History of NowFields, warehouses, sirens and unity. Where rave came from, and why the spirit never died.
Rave