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 phenomenon led to the creation of nights focused on the sound, especially in London and Southampton. Label owner and dubstep musician Steve Goodman commented on the Hyperdub website about the launch of Forward>>, a landmark nightclub in 2-step and later offshoots of the "UK hardcore continuum" – a term coined by Goodman to describe the continuous evolution in the hardcore/jungle/garage sound, which was later adopted by other writers documenting the scene, such as Martin Clark.