Forbidden Society

Forbidden Society is the drum-and-bass project of Czech producer and DJ Jindra, also known as Jindřich Brejcha. He began exploring electronic music around 1998, drawing on punk, metal, digital hardcore and breakcore. An early step came through Desert Storm Breakcore Squad, a hardcore, speedcore and jungle project he formed with JayB; metal is also named as an influence on Forbidden Society sound.

In 2010, Jindra launched Forbidden Society Recordings, and Forbidden Society has also released music on PRSPCT, Freak, Obscene, Counterstrike, Future Sickness and Yellow Stripe. Early releases on his label include the 2011 single Set It Off / Pain Threshold, made with Dub Elements, and 2012’s To The Threshold Album Sampler, made with Receptor. Audio and Donny joined Forbidden Society for the 2013 single Creator & Destroyer / Burn It Down. Receptor returned for Criminal EP Pt. 1 in 2014, followed that year by Criminal EP Pt. 2 with Coppa and Task Horizon. His releases have also appeared on Overview Music and RAM Records.

His albums include Thronecrusher and Lonely Road, released on VISION Recordings, as well as Liminal Point. Other work includes “Explorer,” released on Forbidden Society Recordings, and collaborations with Current Value on “Birth Cycle,” Receptor on “SAMP,” Killa P on “Don’t Stop” and T-Man on “Don’t Push Me.” The 2020 single “Iris,” made with Audio, also came out on VISION Recordings. Jindra is a member of the drum-and-bass trio 3RDKND.

Jindra runs Forbidden Society Recordings and created the Forbidden Wear clothing brand. In a 2024 interview, he described the EP Refuse as combining earlier and newer sounds with a heavier overall feel. He also spoke of exploring music at 140 BPM, garage and techno alongside drum and bass. Forbidden Society is based in the Czech Republic.