Since its original publication in 1997, Martin James' State Of Bass: The Origins of Jungle / Drum & Bass has only gained in stature. With its republication this month by Velocity Press, the author picks 20 tunes that defined the genre's thrilling first decade
The godfather of grime takes Manu Ekanayake through thirteen favourite tracks, that soundtracked his journey through his part in the birth of grime, scaling tower blocks to set up pirate radio aerials, his hiatus following a mental breakdown, and helming chaotic raves from Milton Keynes to Ayia Napa