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What is future garage?

Future Garage is a newer style of UK Garage which originally developed as a result of some dubstep producers reacting against the prevalent trends in that genre. These producers made music which was far closer to the 2-Step and UK garage of the late 90s and early 00s than that of their contemporaries, deliberately eschewing the heavy wobble bass commonplace in dubstep.

About future garage

The other distinguishing feature of Future Garage is that it is much more accessible for "home listening" than UK Garage was - IDM is often a clear influence.

From Last.fm, where 2,542 listeners have tagged music as future garage.

Artists to start with

  1. Ashe
  2. Disclosure
  3. Djrum
  4. Jamie xx
  5. Maribou State
  6. Jacques Greene
  7. CloudNone
  8. Sorrow
  9. George Fitzgerald
  10. Dauwd

Albums to hear first

  • Rival Dealer by BurialRival DealerBurial
  • XXYYXX by XXYYXXXXYYXXXXYYXX
  • Room(s) by MachinedrumRoom(s)Machinedrum
  • Untrue by BurialUntrueBurial
  • here's the drop! by deadmau5here's the drop!deadmau5
  • the twelve by Sorrowthe twelveSorrow
  • Kindred EP by BurialKindred EPBurial
  • Yoja by EkcleYojaEkcle

Future Garage songs

  1. Gosh by Jamie xx
  2. Getting No Sleep by Tinashe
  3. Kerala by Bonobo
  4. take me by the hand by Oklou
  5. HARD by FKA twigs
  6. Rival Dealer by Burial
  7. oh well by Ariana Grande
  8. Life Round Here by James Blake
  9. Far Nearer by Jamie xx
  10. Clandestine by Ekcle

Future Garage on Risocast

  • Untrue by BurialUntrueBurial · 2007
  • Spacewalk by Rameses BSpacewalkRameses B · 2018
  • Galaxy In Silence by DjrumGalaxy In SilenceDjrum
  • Through the Windshield by BlijeThrough the WindshieldBlije · 2025
  • Broken Hands and Shower Walls by AlicksBroken Hands and Shower WallsAlicks

Neighbouring genres

In the electronic family. All genres

breakcoredeep housebreakbeatdance-popdeconstructed clubdancehallacid houseatmospheric drum and bassdrum and bassdeep technopsytranceacid techno

Questions

What is future garage?
Future Garage is a newer style of UK Garage which originally developed as a result of some dubstep producers reacting against the prevalent trends in that genre. These producers made music which was far closer to the 2-Step and UK garage of the late 90s and early 00s than that of their contemporaries, deliberately eschewing the heavy wobble bass commonplace in dubstep. The other distinguishing feature of Future Garage is that it is much more accessible for "home listening" than UK Garage was - IDM is often a clear influence.
Who are the best-known future garage artists?
By Last.fm listening: Ashe, Disclosure, Djrum, Jamie xx, Maribou State and Jacques Greene.
What genres are similar to future garage?
On Risocast it sits with breakcore, deep house, breakbeat, dance-pop, deconstructed club and dancehall.

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