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From the past due ’80s through the first 2000s, Dennis “Dego” McFarlane, along with 4hero partner Marc “Marc Mac” Clair, pioneered breakbeat hardcore, jungle/drum’n’bass, and broken beat. McFarlane, a maker, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ who in addition has co-founded the Reinforced label and managed satellite store 2000 Black, in addition has …

GB (Gifted & Blessed) may be the main moniker of Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker, a Los Angeles-based electronic musician who also works in a multitude of styles which range from downtempo neo-soul to deep home to ambient/new age group. Inspired by developments in technology aswell as cultural customs and spirituality, he identifies …

Consistently on leading lines from the drum’n’bass battleground, the duo of Dego (McFarlane) and Marc Mac (Mark Clair) however failed to have the exposure of luminaries like Goldie and Roni Size, mainly simply because they didn’t release very much 4hero material during jungle’s crucial crossover years, from 1994 through 1997. …

Dego McFarlane (4hero), Kaidi Tatham (Agent K, New Sector Movements), and Daz-I-Kue (SK Radicals) initial worked together while DKD in 2003. Another branch within the complex broken beat family members tree, the trio created a track known as “Future Trend” that produced anticipation in Western London for an additional tracks. …

Jacob’s Optical Stairway is usually, if possible, a far more streamlined and lush drum’n’bass task for Mark Macintosh and Dego than their usual 4 Hero guise. During 1995, JOS documented a 12″ and a self-titled debut LP for Belgium’s R&S Information, with help from contributors including Juan Atkins and Josh …