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Roni Size: Musical innovator
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1997
Winner: Roni Size / Reprazent - New Forms
Sounds like: Reggae-tinged jungle opus
Key track: Brown Paper Bag - which showcased the band's mix of live instruments and skittering, uptempo drum loops
Subsequent career: New Forms is still one of the biggest-selling drum and bass albums of all time. Size remains a pivotal player in the club scene and has provided remixes for artists such as Janet Jackson and U2.
Mercury barometer: Middling - The jury were right to champion new music, but critics said Radiohead were more deserving winners.
Losers: Radiohead - OK Computer, Spice Girls - Spice
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