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The DJ coalesces her quickfire sensibility, which spans noughties dancefloor fillers, Jersey Club, drum’n’bass and dubstep, into a chaotically fun brew for the late-night crew
On her NTS Radio show, London DJ Debbie Ijaduola, AKA debbiesthuglife, is liable to throw everything from 2000s dancefloor-fillers such as Basement Jaxx’s Oh My Gosh and Kelis’s Acapella with apocalyptic dubstep bass, trap lyricism, Jersey Club beats and Britney Spears. Bringing this ungovernable, quickfire sensibility to club lineups alongside the likes of Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens and American rapper Zack Fox, Ijaduola has recently been releasing her own productions, seemingly taking inspiration from the need to get her crowds moving and to keep them on the floor. Her debut release, 2024’s Juicy for Ya, easily fulfilled that premise with its chipmunk-tuned vocal sample and skittering kick drums, primed to reverberate through the body when firing out of a large speaker stack, while this year’s No Signal channels an Eric Prydz-style trance synth.
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