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

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Although his Ganja Records label and tracks released under his own name and with the Ganja Kru have helped, it's the "DJ" at the front of Hype's name that has proved most important in raising his profile to the level of the Grooverider's, Goldie's, and LTJ Bukem's of drum'n'bass. A battle DJ of renown (he represented England in the 1989 DMCs),... [+] Read More

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The first superstar produced by the breakbeat jungle movement, Goldie popularized drum'n'bass as a form of musical expression just as relevant for living-room contemplation as techno had become by the early '90s. Though he hardly developed the style, and his later reliance on engineers like Rob Playford and Optical to capture his sound puts into... [+] Read More

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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

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Though brothers Mark and Jason Goodings didn't begin releasing records until the mid-'90s, they had been working together as a production/mixing team from the beginning of the decade. With Mark's studio wizardry and Jason on the decks, the pair ranged all over the British north country from their base in Newcastle. The duo began recording... [+] Read More

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Arguably the prime innovator in the development of jungle from its early status as an offshoot of hardcore techno into the respected, stylistic genre it became by the end of the 1990s, L.T.J Bukem gained fame as an auteur in all fields of the drum'n'bass movement: as a top-flight breakbeat DJ, owner and label-head of the Good Looking/Looking... [+] Read More

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Though many in the jazzy drum'n'bass movement have little understanding of the music they're often sampling, the duo Underwolves are long-time jazz listeners (and record dealers). Ned and Stretch, both from England's Home Counties, came together through a trip-hop band in which Ned appeared and for which Stretch engineered. Both were interested... [+] Read More

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