DJs
The DJs behind the sound.
Stomp
Stompy
Storm
Storm (Jayne Conneely) grew up in Kettering, East Midlands, and met Kemistry (Valerie 'Kemi' Olusanya) in college; Kemistry introduced her to pirate radio and rave, and the pair moved to London together, becoming fixtures on the dancefloor at Rage. They bought their first decks together in October 1991 and, with Goldie, founded Metalheadz in 1994 as the duo Kemistry & Storm — among the first women DJs to have a widely distributed mix album (DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm, 1999). After Kemistry's death in a car accident in April 1999, Storm continued solo, drawing on their shared record collection, and in 2004 helped launch the monthly Feline night at London's Herbal club. She remains a hugely influential drum & bass DJ known for tight mixing and an exclusive selection.
Stu Allan
British dance music DJ/producer (6 Feb 1962 - 22 Sept 2022), legendary hardcore/hip hop/house radio shows on Piccadilly Radio and Key 103 Manchester (ranked world's #3 DJ by DJ Magazine, 1993); later mixed Kiss 100 London's 'Kiss Mix' (1999-2000); produced under the name Visa.
Styles
Darren Mew of Force & Styles (with Paul Hobbs), formed 1995 from breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & the Evolution; founded UK Dance Records; frequently toured/packaged alongside labelmates Easygroove, Demand and Force.
Submorphics
Supreme
Half of Ramos & Supreme, prominent early-mid 90s happy/breakbeat hardcore duo behind anthems including 'Crowd Control' and 'Life Force Generator' (1995); regulars at Dreamscape and Helter Skelter.
Swan E
Swan-E
Swan-E (Simon Swan) is an old-skool hardcore and drum & bass DJ/producer from Luton who started DJing around 1989, with residencies at Equinox/Milwaukees leading to sets at Dreamscape, Amnesia House and Fantazia; he also played on Luton pirate station Pressure FM in the early 90s. He released through Rough Tone Recordings with longtime DJ partner Ellis Dee, later co-founding the label Maximum Boost with UB40's Earl Falconer, and has co-owned dubstep label Circus Records with Falconer since 2009.