4hero

4hero are Dego McFarlane and Marc Mac, two musicians from London, the count since 1988 with their joint releases of the pioneers of drum and bass in London. The milestones of the two include the creation of their own label Reinforced and publication of the albums Parallel Universe (1994 ), Two Pages (1998), Creating Patterns (2001) and Play With The Changes (2007). The remix album appeared in 2004 summarizes some of their best remixes together.

Published their albums at Gilles Peterson's Talkin 'Loud label.

The two can look back on a large number of publications; many of which were published under the ever-changing pseudonyms such as Jacobs Optical Stairway, Tek 9, Nu Era, or Tom and Jerry. Also great recognition in the DJ scene find their remixes, as well as works by other artists that she commissioned to interpret their new pieces.

While 4hero initially by its rave tracks made ​​their mark, in particular by the hit Mr Kirk 's Nightmare, they promoted through publications on Reinforced particularly innovative and experimental tracks more joyful than other English drum and bass labels at the same time. Among the most famous artists who have released on Reinforced panels include Goldie ( Kru as Rufige ), Doc Scott or Ray Keith.

Typical of her later productions are stylish cross- influences from jazz, hip -hop, Detroit techno and the West London or broken-beat scene, to which musicians such as Daz - I- Kue, Kaidi Tatham, Seiji or Alex Attias count, and where they also belong to the pioneers. She also recorded a great career boost for the spoken- word- singer Ursula Rucker, participating on the two successful albums Two Pages and Creating Patterns. " Parallel Universe " was included in the list Wire The Wire 's " 100 Records That Set The World On Fire (While No One Was Listening ) ".