A Weekend Of Garage In London

Image: Mighty Moe

London is set for a double header of UK garage beginning with Shift at Warehouse LDN on Friday 1st August followed by Garage Nation at Scala on Saturday 2nd. 

Since emerging in the mid 90's when DJ EZ started spinning tracks in Greenwich from US producer Todd Edwards at a higher tempo, garage has remained integral to the London urban electronic front, a defining movement that continues to have an enormous impact on underground bass music today.

UK Garage is a fine representation of London's multicultural heritage and is a genre that transpires into other musical forms such as jungle, soul, rap, reggae and r&b. It can be reasoned for the rise in prominence of its sub genre grime, a fundamental part of London culture which was pioneered by London artists Dizzee Rascal, Kano and Wiley who worked alongside Mighty Moe below. 

Shift UKG with Mighty Moe Friday August 1st 

Heading up Shift's newest UKG rave up is one of the true stalwarts - Mighty Moe. His membership in the notorious Heartless Crew along with DJ Fonti (who joins him on the night) saw them unleash a raft of timeless garage bangers that helped push forward the sound that we know and love today. 

The Heartless Crew went on to make names for themselves both on pirate radio and later BBC Radio 1Xtra, and although they have now split, remain both friends and potent forces in the scene. Watch out for them drawing on their impressive history when they hit Warehouse LDN on the 1st. Grab your tickets here

Garage Nation with DJ Luck and MC Neat Saturday August 2nd

Next we head over to central London where Garage Nation host an old skool house and garage extravaganza at London hotspot, Scala on the Saturday. When it comes to old skool garage their is no better artists to front the night than prime duo DJ Luck and MC Neat who hail from London itself. 

Luck and Neat hit the jackpot with their single 'With A Little Bit Of Luck' (listen above) that permeated the UK's top 10 in 2000 before notably covering Stevie Wonder's 'Master Blaster' and most recently rubbing shoulders with Shy Cookie which saw them further cement their seminal status in the UK Garage scene. Bag your tickets for Garage Nation.