Wilkinson

The London producer developed through the RAM Records environment before Lazers Not Included appeared in 2013. Afterglow, with Becky Hill's vocal, gave the album a major point of connection, while Too Close and other material showed different ways to balance a song with the force of the instrumental arrangement.

The most effective tracks let the vocal establish a recognisable emotional situation before the production expands it. The fast rhythm can remain exact and forceful while a sustained sung line seems to move in a wider space. That difference in scale is part of what makes a drum-and-bass song feel both immediate and spacious, and Wilkinson repeatedly uses it as an organising idea.

Hypnotic followed in 2017, extending the album catalogue with a wider range of rhythmic and vocal settings. Portals, the shared album with Sub Focus in 2020, then provided a more sustained collaborative environment. The project allowed the two producers to shape a sequence together rather than simply meet for one isolated single.

Cognition arrived in 2022, developed in the creative momentum after that collaboration. Keep Dancing, Frontline and Used to This gave the record different routes toward a live dancefloor, with Wilkinson discussing how performances helped refine the material. The later album is revealing because the musical detail and the practical DJ instinct remain connected: each sound has a particular texture, but its placement is also a decision about what the room should feel next.