Dollis Hill, London · since 1989

From pirate radio to the parallel universe.

Marc Mac and Dego helped invent drum & bass, then took it somewhere nobody expected: strings, jazz, soul and broken beat. Over three decades, one restless sound.

Choose an era

Four albums, four worlds

This site takes its look from four of the group's landmark records. Pick one and the whole site changes to match it.

The duo

Two producers, dozens of names

Away from 4hero, both members have run labels and recorded under a long list of aliases, from breakbeat hardcore to jazz-funk and hip hop.

1998

Mercury Prize shortlist

The double album Two Pages was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and won a MOBO award.

1994

The first D&B album

Parallel Universe is widely credited as the first full-length drum & bass LP. NME made it dance album of the year.

1997

A remix for the ages

Their rework of Nuyorican Soul's "Black Gold of the Sun" still turns up on lists of the greatest dance records ever made.

Own the catalogue

Every album links to Bandcamp, Amazon, Juno, Apple, eBay and Discogs, so you can buy the format you want: vinyl, CD or digital.