RuptureвЂ™s label wing - launched in 2012 - has put out Mani FestoвЂ™s searing acid juggernaut вЂWarehouse TheoryвЂ™, the dread stomp of вЂLifeformsвЂ™ by The Untouchables, Forest Drive WestвЂ™s ubiquitous 2016 roller вЂJungle CrackвЂ™, and the pressurised d&b cut вЂLongersвЂ™ by Antidote (RIP), alongside many more buy-on-sight releases. DJs like Equinox, DJ Flight, Coco Bryce and Panka can be found at practically every event, alongside MCs Blackeye, Chickaboo, Major Ranks and Moose.

For their DJ Mag cover shoot, the pair invite 19 artists who regularly feature at nights or on the associated label, but probably could have called in twice as many. The family Indi and Dubz have built is a close-knit but ever-expanding one. Now, devotees travel from as far away as the west coast of the USA for a single night on the Rupture dancefloor. ItвЂ™s been a slow rise - it wasnвЂ™t until RuptureвЂ™s second birthday event at its now-spiritual home, Corsica Studios, that Indi knew theyвЂ™d really created something special - but rise, it has. Even today, Indi and Dubz can always be found greeting people at the door or dancing by the booth, rather than tucked away in a green room. TheyвЂ™d constantly wander around, making sure the artists were ok, checking the sound quality, ensuring the vibes were as good as they could get. Though theyвЂ™ve both become more confident and better at delegating over time, the pair used to worry a lot about each event. This nurturing attitude still drives Rupture today. I just donвЂ™t want anyone to ever feel like that, so we always made sure there would be space for people to come through, that we would listen to peopleвЂ™s mixes and everyone that came would always feel welcome - there wasnвЂ™t that вЂusвЂ™ and вЂthemвЂ™ divide.вЂќ I knew how shit it felt when people would belittle you, humiliate you, ignore you. вЂњThe idea of bringing people through had to be at the forefront. вЂњFrom the beginning we wanted it to be open,вЂќ continues Mantra, aka Indra вЂIndiвЂ™ Khera. Fifteen-and-a-half years on, itвЂ™s safe to say that mission has been accomplished. вЂњWe thought, вЂLetвЂ™s start our own thing, letвЂ™s develop our own community and familyвЂ™,вЂќ says Double O, otherwise known as David вЂDubzвЂ™ Henry, when we meet the couple at a greasy spoon near their home in North-West London. Though keen ravers and DJs, Mantra and Double O were finding it hard to score gigs in London. Launched in 2006, Rupture was a response to a lack of opportunities. The roots and the future join forces - history is both appreciated, and made. Foundational artists and new kids on the block are held in equally high regard people otherwise separated or even marginalised by age, race, gender or sexuality are welcomed, in the booth and on the dancefloor.

Battering Amenism rubs shoulders with elasticated drumfunk, the obsidian thump of dubby halftime and laser-cut tech-step weaponry. Renowned for its friendly atmosphere and unfaltering dedication to the scene, at Rupture, crate-diggersвЂ™ classics from the wildly fertile вЂ™90s sit alongside bleeding-edge modern jungle and all sorts in between. This is Rupture, a nexus point for jungle/drum & bass fans the world over.

The tune completes a typically expansive and engaging set from one of the eventвЂ™s co-founders, Mantra, before she hands over to the other brain behind it, and her partner in life, Double O. The spirited vocal of DJ Vibes & WishdoktaвЂ™s вЂMidsummer MistвЂ™ is cutting its way through the heavy air. ItвЂ™s early April and nearing 8am at East London nightclub, FOLD.

Lil kids joining hands