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Turn It Up: A Short History of Drum & Bass

3. D&B Pops

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 1 EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 1 England

Available for over a year

After a period of being shunned by the press, the mainstream makes its first step towards accepting the music. Goldie’s debut album is heralded as a masterpiece, Roni Size and Reprazent face off against the Spice Girls at the Mercury Music Prize, and D&B finds a new home on Radio 1. Suddenly, all the major labels want a piece of the action. It’s a rags to riches moment, but all that success comes at a cost. Then, on the brink of the new millennium, the scene is torn apart by a devastating loss. Show less

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