Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Boymerang is the drum'n'bass aegis of London-based producer Graham Sutton, better known as one-half of celebrated early-'90s industrial pop group Bark Psychosis. Covering similar territory as dark ambient/electronic dance groups such as Coil and Front 242, Bark Psychosis released only one album and a pair of singles for Virgin before splitting... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
One of the drum'n'bass producers responsible for shaping the sound of the Metalheadz label in the early '90s, Digital was one of drum'n'bass' most accomplished producers throughout the '90s and into the next decade. Born Steve Carr in Ipswich, England, Digital became invovled with music at any early age, helping his dad with sound systems.... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
One of the more prolific producers in jungle music -- with records on over ten labels strong, two of them his own -- Dillinja is one of the few drum'n'bass artists who spends more time in the production studio than in clubs. While living in Brixton in the early '90s, he became tipped to jungle by DJ Bryan G, who lived around the corner from him.... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
Jungle producer Ed Rush's name has become almost synonymous with the word "dark." With a steady string of 12-inch releases dragging drum'n'bass to hell and back, forcing taught, kettle-sized snare snaps through ringing rides and thunderous, superdense basslines, Rush, together with oft collaborator Nico Sykes, has been almost singularly... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
One of the most important collectives in breakbeat dance's shift from hardcore to jungle during the early '90s, Foul Play was responsible for seminal drum'n'bass tracks like "Open Your Mind," "Being with You" and their remix of Omni Trio's "Renegade Snares" (all recorded for Moving Shadow Records). The trio of Steve Bradshaw, John Morrow and... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Hardcore/drum'n'bass DJ and producer Grooverider has over the years become almost synonymous with the London drum'n'bass scene. A DJ for over a decade spinning everything from soul-jazz and acid-house to hip-hop and hardcore breakbeat, "Grooverider the Hardcore Provider," as he's come to be known, has followed the evolution of drum'n'bass up... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
Actually the single force of one Rob Haigh, Omni Trio's sunny brand of intricate, orchestrated drum'n'bass has been growing in acclaim since the onset of "ambient" or "intelligent" jungle in the mid-'90s brought names such as L.T.J Bukem, Spring Heel Jack, and TPower to the fore. Into his 30s, Haigh already had a decade on most of those names, a... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Though Goldie became the first superstar of jungle, the recordings of Rupert Parkes -- as Code of Practice, Aquarius, Studio Pressure, the Truper and Sentinel, but most famously as Photek -- made him an easy pick for the style's most artistic and intelligent producer. Working his way through street-level hardstep (on early productions for... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Bristol native Roni Size is one of the U.K. jungle scene's most respected names, with production credits spanning dozens of labels, projects and releases. Although not as quick to rise to acclaim (either critical or popular) as peers such as Goldie or LTJ Bukem, Size's influence as a producer, label owner, and committed underground magnate... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
St. Albans-based duo Source Direct are renowned for the ambient-leaning progressive drum'n'bass they've released on the Metalheadz, Basement, Certificate 18, and Street Beats labels, as well as on their own self-titled imprint. Often compared with such rolling, relaxed junglists as LTJ Bukem, Peshay, and Goldie, Source Direct actually figure... [+] Read More