The legendary follow up to Junglist, Bass Instincttakes us on odyssey across '90s London as a young black man and his extendedfamily of friends, colleagues and fellow bike couriers navigate love, sex,work, partying and the quest for the perfect bassline- all soundtracked by deepcuts from the decades essential R&B.Bass Instinct’sraw and gritty style mixes poetry and realism in equal measure, unafraid to goto the places most contemporary books shy away from. Caught up in a love ofblack British bass culture and the way it overlaps with America’sprofound musical legacy, Bass Instinctlooks at the magic of music and how one tune might shape your destiny tobecome a DJ. Back in print for the first time in thirty years, Bass Instinct Is both a time capsule,capturing the colour and noise of a particular moment, and an enduring story ofthe struggles of being young and hungry in the big, bad city.