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
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s final album together is a collection of songs “about going out” with a troubled mind at their core. When he recovered from a traumatising illness, Michael White fell hard for its blend of beats and brooding