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Sebastian Ahrenberg, known professionally as Seba (also as Forme), is a Swedish producer and DJ working across breakbeat, drum and bass, jungle and liquid-funk. He is based in Stockholm and has released music and run events and a label from there since the mid‑1990s.

His first professional release was "Sonic Winds" — a co-production with Lo‑tek — issued on LTJ Bukem's Looking Good Records in 1996. In 1997 he founded the Secret Operations club in central Stockholm and later ran the Secret Operations record label. Between 1999 and 2003 Ahrenberg released mostly house material on the Swedish Svek label under the names Seba and Forme; he returned to drum and bass in 2002 via releases on Secret Operations and on other labels.

As a producer Seba’s sound is specific and repeatable: meticulous break editing, tight drum programming and a focus on warm, layered low end. His tracks commonly pair cleanly processed breaks with round mid/sub bass layers and lush, reverb‑soaked pads or stringlike atmospheres. He frequently places clear vocal hooks — most notably his long-running collaborations with vocalist Robert Manos — over spacious arrangements, which gives many tracks a liquid, melodic character while retaining crisp percussion detail. Seba’s productions emphasize clarity in the mixdown: separated kick and sub, restrained midrange, and sustained ambient elements that sit behind rather than on top of the drums.

As a DJ he leans toward smooth blends and harmonic sequencing, favoring rollers and liquid cuts that showcase his own productions alongside complementary releases. His sets commonly prioritize dynamic control of the low end and a sequencing that moves from atmospheric, vocal‑led tracks into deeper, drum‑driven rollers rather than abrupt peak‑time jumps.

Career highlights and specific releases: "Sonic Winds" (with Lo‑tek) on Looking Good Records (1996); founding Secret Operations club (1997) and later operating the Secret Operations label; a period of house releases on Svek between 1999–2003 under both Seba and Forme; and a sustained return to drum and bass from 2002 onward. Album releases include Producer 6 (2003), Beats Me (with Paradox, 2006), Return to Forever (2008), Identity (2013), Ingaro (2022) and Oni (2024). He has collaborated frequently with Paradox and with Robert Manos, the latter appearing as a recurring vocalist across his catalog.

Concrete label and collaborator connections that mark his career: a first release on LTJ Bukem’s Looking Good Records (1996); multiple house releases on Sweden’s Svek label (1999–2003) as Seba and Forme; and the operation of his own Secret Operations imprint from 2002 onward. Collaborations with Paradox produced co‑released material and a joint album (Beats Me, 2006), while Robert Manos supplied vocals on numerous tracks across Seba’s drum and bass output.

Seba’s recorded output and label activity span nearly three decades: from "Sonic Winds" in 1996, through house and Forme material around the turn of the century, back into drum and bass from 2002, and album releases continuing into 2024 with Oni. His discography, repeated collaborations with Paradox and Robert Manos, and stewardship of Secret Operations are the concrete markers of his role in the scene.

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At 12, Leniz began writing music; the Dutch drum-and-bass producer and DJ, whose real name is Querijn van Bijsterveldt, comes from Nijmegen. Before going solo, Querijn made drum and bass as one half of the duo Newcaise. The artist name came from “Le Nice”. An early solo release was the 2017 single A Journey / She Won't Wait on Detached Audio. His music has appeared on Liquicity, Differential, Fokuz Recordings and Soul Deep, as well as Galacy.

Leniz released the EP Love in Excess in 2020, followed by the album Perceptions of Reality on Differential Recordings. In discussing the album, Querijn named 1990s atmospheric jungle and early-2000s liquid drum and bass as influences, including Seba, Good Looking Records, Artificial Intelligence and TC1. The album features collaborations with Brainwork and Perspective Shift, with Brainwork joining Leniz on a track. Querijn also spoke of experimental collaborative work with Ivoryghost. Other releases include the EP Changing Tides, and the album Maze & Madness. Leniz and Humanature made the track “Querencia”; “Where Stars Don’t Matter” is another of his tracks.

In 2025, Leniz released the single Declare Peace Ep on Four Corners and the single “The Music” on Differential Recordings. That year also brought the single “Revelation” on Liquid V. Leniz and Telomic made “Fallen From Grace” for a charity compilation supporting Ukraine. In 2026, “Within Our Realms Vol 1” arrived as a Fokuz Recordings single with Dan Atlas, and “Gradually” came out as a single on Leniz Music. Fokuz Recordings.

52:T436,

Tilburg, in the Netherlands, is home to Dustkey, the stage name of producer and DJ Pieter Speelman. A pianist as well as a drum-and-bass producer, Speelman has released music on Liquicity, Differential Recordings, Soulvent and High Tea Music. He co-founded Differential Recordings, a Dutch label focused on deep and soulful music, and released the EP Central Station Player through it.

Dustkey’s track “Hidden Love” helped establish his melodic sound in the drum-and-bass scene in 2019. His collaborations include “Blow Fire” with Petroll, “SOLAR” with SiLi and Susan H, “Silence In My Thoughts” with Bazil MC, “Take A Moment” with Sinne, “Melting Hearts” with Edlan and Ella Noël, and “Berlin Crash” with Comet. In 2025, Speelman released the album Lilysse Collection on Differential Recordings. That year also brought the single “Rhyme & Reason” with Wolf Pax on Galacy Records, “Piano Drum & Bass: Volume 1” with Keeno and Natus on Keeno Music, and the single “Huge Harpies” on Liquicity Records.

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London-based drum and bass producer Pyxis, whose real name is Marisa Jade Gray, began releasing her own music in 2019 after more than 20 years working behind the scenes in the scene. Her debut came out that December on Goldfat Records, the label run by Mitekiss and Mr. Porter. Her sound draws on liquid drum and bass, old-school influences, 1990s swing and cinematic elements.

Pyxis founded Beats In Mind to release the Headsbass series, which raises funds and awareness for mental-health charities through drum and bass. Away from production, Gray co-runs S2K Music with business partner Laura; the company has signed more than 1,200 artists. In 2024, Pyxis and Malaky released the album Nimbus on Galacy Records, which includes her track “Partly Me”. She also released “Topaz” on Vandal Records’ Modern Soul LP 9. Her EP Point of Light, made with Alpha Rhythm and Maykors, came out on Fokuz Recordings in 2026.

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