It makes me feel like I’m inside the tune, not just hearing it. The original was such a big track, but I love this remix. There are two tunes in my sets that have been played more than any other. But first, here’s a rewind over 21 of many, many tracks that have brought us here… With the emergence of a new generation of artists leading from the front, it seems like it’s only warming up. And as we skank into a new decade this shows no signs of change. Now so widespread and broad in its influences, reference points and fanbase, it’s a genre that’s rooted in its own culture enough to include huge crossover titans such as Chase & Status and High Contrast and technical or artistic heavyweights like Noisia and Calibre – all of whom appear more than once in this list.ĭrum’n’bass exists on both ends of the underground/commercial spectrum and does so without compromise. The liquid funk golden era, the development of mainstream drum’n’bass, the experimental autonomic movement, neurofunk, jump-up, the jungle renaissance – the list goes on. They all delivered… and these stone cold classics, slept-on gems and absolute anthems are what they picked.ĭrum’n’bass has continually evolved since the dawn of the century, consistently morphing, mutating and spawning new hybrids and subgenres and ushering in new generations of artists and fans at every stage.

Like all things in this culture, selection is everything – so we’ve looked across the styles, generations and territories for an incisive rollcall of selectors that ranges from Bryan Gee to Mantra, Fabio to Phace.

It’s an almost impossible question to answer, but that didn’t stop us asking 21 of our favourite artists across the genre. What’s been your favourite drum’n’bass tune this century?

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