Sounds to me what youre looking for is "Illbient"
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Originally said by www.allmusic.com:
Illbient is a distinctly and consciously urban form of electronic music, aiming to express both the cultural variety and grimy decay of its surroundings. So dubbed by DJ Spooky (the style's defining artist), Illbient's eclectic, atmospheric pastiches are rooted foremost in ambient music, but may incorporate (in particular) dub, hip-hop, and drum'n'bass, plus occasional ethnic musics that blend well with whatever is already in the musical stew pot.
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Is that it.
A really good experimental D&B'er is Spring Heel Jack. I have a couple of his albums & his stuff ranges from mental drillcore to wacked out sample constructed ambient.
Ever heard of Plastikman? He started out with techno (i think) but a few years ago I got a record of his that sounded more D&Besque. Cant for the life of me rmember what its called.
You didnt mention Roni Size, Have you checked him out or is that not what youre looking for?