An intergenerational meeting on the D&B scene. On one side, Friction, an artist responsible for running labels like Shogun and Elevate, and a veteran with over two decades behind the decks. On the other, Lens, a rising star of the genre, who in five years has reached such a position that she has just become a BBC Radio 1 resident. We know it will be energetic, we know there will be a cross-section of drum & bass subgenres, but who knows what surprises we can expect, as Friction has had excursions into brostep, and Lens recently released a garage track.

They may hail from Norway, but Kream are bringing the Ibiza sun to Audioriver. Epic build-ups, vivid, captivating melodies, and pulsating deep bass are their sonic signatures. KREAM built their career on a sound that sits right at the intersection of tech house and melodic techno, exploding in popularity thanks to their Liquid : Lab video series, a project that brilliantly clashes the beauty of Nordic landscapes with the warm, euphoric sounds of the South.

LB aka Labat is an artist who consciously rejects “genre-thinking.” He’s a producer and DJ who lives for club culture in every form, drawing inspiration from house, techno, trance, and rave. While his sound heavily references the 90s and 2000s, it remains remarkably contemporary. Pure energy, pure euphoria. This philosophy aligns perfectly with Naked Relaxing, who similarly mashes together bouncy, infectious sounds at the intersection of various styles. We’ve never seen a B2B like this at Audioriver before!