Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Since launching in 2004, Hyperdub has operated at the bleeding edge of electronic music—a label shaped as much by philosophy, cybernetics and futurism as dubstep, grime and footwork.

Our latest video essay traces the story of Kode9's groundbreaking imprint, from its origins as an underground webzine to its role in platforming artists like Burial, DJ Rashad, Cooly G, Dean Blunt, Laurel Halo and more. Along the way, we examine the hardcore continuum, hauntology and the CCRU, and how Hyperdub helped recode the language of modern club music. (www.hyperdub.net)
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Writer - Michael Lawson
Editors - Fahad Akinsanya, Jerry Dobson
Script Editors - Bella Aquilina, Tom Gledhill
Motion Graphics - Dan Derham
Narrator - Joelle Robinson
Sound Mix - Guy Clarke

Photography:
Orson Sieverding (Kode9 image)

Additional imagery:
Sourced from publicly available online archives and press materials
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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Background
1:30 - Key Artists / Releases
4:37 - Forward Thinking