Friction
Born in Brighton in 1979, British DJ and producer Ed Keeley, known as Friction, made his mark on the drum & bass scene in the late 1990s with a series of maxis released on labels such as Renegade Hardware, Valve Recordings and Trouble On Vinyl. In 2004 Friction founded the label Shogun Audio, which became the main outlet for his productions and a catalogue focused on drum & bass that is both technical and melodic, ranging from vocal tracks to club-oriented cuts. His DJ style emphasizes quick selections, tight transitions and navigation between liquid sonics, darker neuro influences and explicitly dancefloor-oriented registers. Between 2012 and 2017 Friction hosted the Drum & Bass Show on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, reinforcing his presence on the British and international scene. At the same time he launched the label Elevate Records in 2016, dedicated to a more upfront approach to the genre, and in 2018 released his first studio album, Connections, which brings together different aspects of his work as a producer and DJ.
upcoming events 3
Subset Festival 2026
- from Fri, July 10 to Sun, July 12
- Tägi Eventsaal
- Sub Focus, Pendulum, Netsky, Hybrid Minds, Koven, Metrik, Friction, Mozey, Pola & Bryson, Camo & Krooked, Technimatic, Fred V, S.P.Y, Fred V
Audioriver 2026
- from Fri, July 10 to Sun, July 12
- Błonia Łódzkie
- Disclosure, The Prodigy, Boys Noize, Mall Grab, KREAM, Shimza, Eli Brown, Funk Tribu, Nico Moreno, Novah, Jimi Jules, KlangKuenstler, Friction, mischluft, Mind Against, I Hate Models, Effy, Âme, Bad Boombox, Rusko, London Elektricity, Damian Lazarus, Dyzen, Mano Le Tough, Catz 'n Dogz, DJ Gigola, Len Faki, Ben Klock, Ellen Allien, Hector Oaks, Chlär, Ignez, LB aka LABAT, Trikk, ØTTA, Brina Knauss, Colin Benders, Deas, Sept, Edvvin, SALOME
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