As the popularity of the sound spread, nights dedicated to it began to crop up, especially in London and Southampton. Label owner and dubstep musician Steve Goodman commented on the Hyperdub website on the debut of Forward>>, a highly influential nightclub in 2-step and later derivatives of the "UK hardcore continuum" – a phrase coined by Goodman to sum up the constant evolution in the hardcore/jungle/garage sound, and later adopted by other writers documenting the scene, such as Martin Clark.
This led to the emergence of nights dedicated to the sound, particularly in London and Southampton. Label owner and dubstep musician Steve Goodman noted on the Hyperdub website about the debut of Forward>>, a pivotal nightclub in 2-step and later variants of the "UK hardcore continuum" – a phrase coined by Goodman to encapsulate the ongoing development in the hardcore/jungle/garage sound, which was later adopted by other writers documenting the scene, such as Martin Clark.