Armed Response Win Silver

Yellow Benzene and D_Fade at Subcity's Halloween

Subcity show Armed Response DNB has won silver in the Best Specialist Programming category at the 2008 Student Radio Awards.

Their entry beat off competition from student stations from across the UK, with the lads bagging the only BBC sponsored award to go to a station north of the border.

DJs Yellowbenzene and D_Fade, respectively Neil Macaskill, a final year medic, and Rob Ralston, a recent Glasgow graduate, said of their nomination, "We're totally hyped to be representing Subcity Radio and Glasgow University, and proud to be flying the flag for drum n' bass!"

Now in their fourth year at the station, Armed Response DNB are dedicated to boundary-pushing beats and basslines, featuring live mixes along with special guests and MCs from the thriving Scottish drum and bass scene. The duo can be found driving the dancefloor live at Subcity's own club nights or at local DnB night Symbiosis at the legendary Soundhaus.

Subcity has previously fared well in the Student Radio Awards, with Glasgow graduates Chris Storey and Kev Tracey winning gold in the Specialist Music Programming category for their show Grind your Mind, and the station picking up silver in the Off-Air Promotions & Imaging category in 2005.

Armed Response's winning entry: listen (mp3) // read (pdf) // Full list of winners

Posted at 23:00, 17th January 2009