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Erm... I don't know. How does anyone say those two words? I'm not sure I've ever said, or heard anyone say "massive vibes" out loud before. It was a semi-serious reference to junglist terminology. Vibes used to be common club slang for the mood or atmosphere - the NME's section on dance music back in the 1990s used to be called Vibes - and massive is a favourite superlative. "Massive tune - feel the vibes!" etc. etc.
UK hardcore mutations are filled with sonic recreations of social fragmentation, inner-city anger and underground resistance. Seeing this imagery puts me in the mood for neurofunk and dubstep. It doesn't mean I condone the violence or want to get involved, but there's a certain edge to the music lacking just about everywhere else these days, and when violence like this actually breaks out, and becomes fetishised and hyper-realised by the media, jungle's latent threat actually starts to draw blood.
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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24
Like these sets? Come see me play live at Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/
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