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The Death of the Dancefloor: How the Government’s War on Festivals Is Killing Our Culture By: DJ Existential Dread (Raver, Ranter, Rinsed Since '09)
The Death of the Dancefloor: How the Government’s War on Festivals Is Killing Our Culture By: DJ Existential Dread (Raver, Ranter, Rinsed Since '09)
New licensing laws, impossible insurance demands, and “anti-social behaviour” crackdowns have made it nearly impossible for independent events to survive, let alone thrive. Councils are treating sound systems like weapons... Read more...

🎧🔥 JULY 2025 DNB HEAT CHECK 🔥🎧

💣 The biggest drops, the filthiest rollers, the maddest underground sounds.

Written by a raver. For ravers. Zero filter. 100% bassface certified.

💥 THE SUMMER’S BEEN SHELLED TO BITS 💥

Forget mellow. This month’s Drum & Bass is war-ready. From mainstage weaponry to deep, dark warehouse cuts, July 2025 is gunning for your serotonin. Whether you're front left at Boomtown, skanking in your garden, or lost in a forest rave at 6AM — the scene is ON FIRE.🔥

🎤🔥 TRACK OF THE MONTH: “PUM PUM” – Dimitri Vegas x David Guetta x Loreen 🔥🎤

Wait—EDM heads doing DnB?! Don’t switch off yet. This one's a TOTAL curveball that absolutely SLAPS.

🔊 Two versions: one club destroyer, one liquid sunshine.

🎤 Loreen’s vocals = goosebumps.

💣 The drop = pure shelling.

👟 Reactions on the dancefloor = total madness.

💥 Verdict: Love it or hate it… this is the anthem of the summer.

🎧 Stream it here:
PUM PUM – Los40

📻🎶 BBC RADIO 1 DNB TAKEOVER – 12 JULY 🎶📻

Charlie Tee absolutely torched the decks this month.

🧨 Exclusive dubs.

🧠 Wicked new-gen producers.

🎛️ Set was tighter than a snare on neuro.

👉 Certified required listening for every real head.

📺 Watch it here:
Charlie Tee Set

🔊🔥 BEATPORT’S TOP 5 – JULY DNB BANGERS 🔥🔊

This month’s chart is loaded with audio ammo — no filler, all killer.

🥇 1. Sonic Energy – “Sonic Energy” → Deep, clean, sub-rattling pressure

🥈 2. Man Vex – “Man Vex” → Minimal vibes with max damage

🥉 3. ZeroZero – “Sand Cave” → Jungle drums + pure menace

🎯 4. TC – “Silk Cut” → Bristol soul, roller business

🎭 5. Eluun – “Hear the Lies” → Melodic, haunting, deep as hell

🛒 Full chart: Beatport – Best DnB July

🧠💥 UNDERGROUND HEAT YOU SLEPT ON 💥🧠

🎧 Section 63 – “Corrosive EP” (Insomnius Music)

➡️ If Darth Vader made neurofunk in Berlin, this would be it.

🚨 No vocals. No mercy. All stank face.

🔥 Perfect for 5AM raves in basements with fog machines and no windows.

🎶 Listen now:
Insomnius Music

👀🗣️ WHAT THE REDDIT MASSIVE IS SAYING

Straight from the junglist internet corners:

💥 Black Sun Empire x Maksim MC – “Walk The Line” = Heavyweight rinse

⚡ Enei x En:vy – “Death Sprint” = Industrial chaos on steroids

🧵 Full thread: Top 10 DnB Tracks – Reddit

🎶🧨 OFFICIAL RAVER’S PLAYLIST – JULY 2025 🧨🎶

Stick this in your USB. No skips. No mid.

1️⃣ PUM PUM – Dimitri Vegas, Guetta & Loreen

2️⃣ Sonic Energy – Sonic Energy

3️⃣ Walk The Line – Black Sun Empire, Maksim MC

4️⃣ Death Sprint – Enei & En:vy

5️⃣ Man Vex – Man Vex

6️⃣ Silk Cut – TC

7️⃣ Sand Cave – ZeroZero

8️⃣ Hear The Lies – Eluun

9️⃣ Corrosive – Section 63

🔟 Anything Rupture dropped this month (as always)

💬💚 FINAL WORD FROM A RAVER

This month proves it again: DnB isn’t just alive — it’s mutating.

From soulful rollers to militant stompers, July 2025 has been nothing short of a full-body, brain-melting experience.

Whether you’re raving in a forest, cooking in a tent, bouncing at Boomtown, or alone with headphones in your flat — these tracks carry the culture, the chaos, and the community.

🫡 Respect the roots. Push the sound. Stay rave-ready, soldiers.

💬 Final Word from a Raver

This scene isn’t just alive — it’s levelling up again. From liquid rollers with real soul to bone-snapping breakbeat business, DnB in July 2025 is offering everything we’ve been craving. Whether you're throwing shapes in a muddy field, plotting a set for a sunrise session, or just vibing headphones-in on a late train — this music reminds us we’re part of something real.

💥 Respect the roots. Push the sound. Stay rave-ready.