Steve Goodman and his Hyperdub label have been molding the sound of the underground for years now, pulling in plaudits and end-of-year polls from every which way. One of the original FWD>> residents, Goodman’s always sailed dangerously close to giving grime and dubstep a sparkling shiny reputation. He quickly became a true kingpin of the scene, producing stunning tracks with and without MC Spaceape, and talking it all up on Rinse FM. Now he forges a unique path of simply bass-heavy, leftfield bangers, mixing his dancehall-infused sound and taking it around clubs worldwide. He's also a lecturer and author, and can take credit for bringing the globe the sounds of Burial, Darkstar, Cooly G, Zomby, DVA, Ikonika, as well as RBMA stalwarts Samiyam, Mark Pritchard, and Om'Mas Keith.

As he acknowledges in his lecture at the 2010 Red Bull Music Academy, Kode9 is on an ongoing quest to find those mixes that make him shiver. Listen to him discuss building Hyperdub, working with Burial, and all things low-end.