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24 of 37 entries carry a source and have been checked against it. The rest are leads, not confirmed records, and are marked as such. No dates have been invented to fill gaps.

GoldenEraDNB

June 1997

01
Release

New Forms

Roni Size & Reprazent

Bristol, live instrumentation and a double album that read as a statement about where the music could go next.

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Open release recordGo to JUN 1997Suggest a correction
Label
Talkin' Loud
Cat
534 934-2
Format
2xCD / Cassette / LP
UK chart
No. 8
Location
Bristol / UK
Precision
day
Status
Editor verified
Sources
1 on file

Sources

  1. 01New FormsWikipedia

September 1997

01
Release

Modus Operandi

Photek

Drum programming treated as the whole composition. Space, restraint, and an obsession with the edit that still sets a standard.

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Open release recordGo to SEP 1997Suggest a correction
Label
Science
Format
CD / LP
UK chart
No. 30
Precision
day
Status
Editor verified
Sources
1 on file

Sources

  1. 01Modus Operandi (Photek album)Wikipedia

November 1997

01
Release

Colours

Adam F

Jazz-schooled arrangement pushed through a sampler. Released on Positiva with F-Jams, with Grooverider and Tracey Thorn among the guests.

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Open release recordGo to NOV 1997Suggest a correction
Label
Positiva
Format
12" / CD / Cassette
UK chart
No. 47
Precision
day
Status
Editor verified
Sources
1 on file

Sources

  1. 01Colours (Adam F album)Wikipedia

Dated to 1997 only

01
Year only
Moment

New Forms takes the Mercury Prize

Roni Size / Reprazent

A drum & bass record takes the country's most-watched album award, ahead of a shortlist including Radiohead, Suede and the Spice Girls.

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Award
Mercury Prize
Location
London / UK
Precision
year
Status
Editor verified
Sources
2 on file

On this date: Held here as SEP 1997 until sourcing. No source gives a ceremony date, and the ceremony is usually held in October, so the record was downgraded to the year.

Sources

  1. 01Mercury PrizeWikipedia
  2. 02New FormsWikipedia