Chingford Sainsbury’s may be an unlikely setting for an encounter that helped capture a key part of British cultural history, but MC Navigator’s weekly shopping trip to his local supermarket would prove crucial.
Navigator, who was one of the leading figures in the jungle and drum’n’bass scene in the 1990s, bumped into Uncle 22 – another important player – who had been under the radar for years and was picking up some bits with his mum.
“We’re in Sainsbury’s walking around and Navigator comes running towards me because he obviously feels this is important,” says Uncle 22, whose real name is Desmond Fearon.
The urgency was fuelled by an archival project –
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