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  "slug": "4hero",
  "name": "4hero",
  "description": "4hero appears 2 times in our Drum and Bass and Dancing to Bad News lists, placing as high as No. 9. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
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      "title": "Mr Kirk's Nightmare",
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      "whyItMatters": "Predates the genre proper and contains its DNA anyway: a sampled police death notification over hardcore breaks. The dread that jungle inherited starts here.",
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