Hugh Hardie

Some producers chase the gnarliest drop, but Hugh Hardie has always been about the soul. The Cambridge-born artist spent years as a fixture on Hospital Records, becoming a key architect of the modern liquid funk sound with definitive LPs like 2017’s Colourspace and 2019's Shadows & Silhouettes. His tracks aren't just rollers; they’re full-on compositions built from warm Rhodes chords, classic breakbeats, and often his own understated vocals—a signature touch that sets him apart. It’s a lineage you can trace from the scene’s soulful originators through his work with contemporaries like Pola & Bryson. Now finding a home on Soulvent Records, he continues to craft drum & bass that feels less like a rave weapon and more like a sun-drenched afternoon.