Hardly anyone has driven the progressive sound of UK bass music as consistently over the last two decades as Hyperdub label owner Steve Goodman aka Kode9. Goodman’s unerringly reliable taste and unerring foresight are paired with decades of deep involvement with electronic sounds. Kode9 is not only a label head, curator and author, he is also active as a producer and celebrated DJ (not only FACT counts him as one of the world’s best DJs). As such, he moves confidently between all conceivable club genres. The journey can lead from footwork to dancehall, from grime to jungle and from dubstep to funk.

Kode9 was curated by Sónar at Elevate 2024, as part of the talk Memories of the future: a conversation with Kode9.