If you know me, then chances are good you also know I love drum and bass music. A good way to figure out where my mindset is during a given point of the day, at least for now, is to bury your head into the rapid, syncopated rhythms and often ferociously throbbing basslines. It's in part because my mental processes are conductive to the "sound of the underground" (which can also be popular) itself, with the firmament of idea shrapnel exploding in 2,086 directions, underpinned by a relevant subway network as foundation.
If you don't know where to start, here's what I'd recommend. I love rolling, melodic selections. Listen on the track names to hear samples—those and the album art are courtesy of Juno Records:
"Days Go By" by The Contrast
Optimistic, liquid, funky—chunky guitar plucking gives this sort of an 80s feel like A Flock of Seagulls's "I Ran". A rich female voice intones the eponymous lyrics, and the boom–cha! boom-cha! beat drives relentlessly on while elements fade in and out. A warbly synth line with a damn catchy melody finds its way into the mix, driving home the point this is meant to be listened to in a rainbow-hued Lamborghini Countach on your way from the city to the docks at 3 AM.
"Flamenco" by Sub Focus
Solid steppy beats will have you poppin' and lockin' like a breakdancin' matador while jangly, arpeggiated guitar chords straight out of a cyberpunk Catalonia wrap their way around the spine of the the sine bass. Not one to be listened to alone. The flipside, "Airplane" is actually the A-side, and quite catchy too. You'll need a cape for both of 'em!
"Flashback" by Cyantific feat. Logistics
Who can resist such a badass album cover homag'ing itself to the golden G1 Transformers? Even the Hospital Records logo is done up all classic Mattel style. The music is equally, if not even more appealing, featuring an ambient intro and sci-fi monologue about time travel—one of my fave topics—before the beats swell and kick in with the precision of… well, a robot! Hummable blaring synthetic horns sound like something out of a Mega Man level theme: this is the future done right.
"Submarines" by DJ Fresh
Another track on an 80s sort of tip—perhaps a parallel world where we continue to play Wavy Navy and Amiga's the dominant computer platform. I can't make sense of the modulated lyrics, but this is a good place to start if you're unfamiliar with d 'n' b, because of the structure which isn't altogether unlike a a hit radio song, and at least as toe-tapping, or bippy as my Ravenelle says. 
"Submarines" inspired me to make a music video.
"Hold Your Color" by Pendulum
Pure genius: slow and fast at the same time—get ready for when the chorus kicks in to sing along. It all begins so innocently: imagine the sinister, delayed twinkles of a Dario Argento film being given hope, and soon infused with the sheer kick-assery of bass-heavy rhythms run through ultra-phatmakers. Add some droplets of liquid romance via echoey electric piano tones, and you're in good company.
All good party music with intricate production. Very meaningful to me because DnB has such a propulsive nature—keep on going, don't stop! So when I'm at work and've got a mental block, one of these tunes is like Draino for the brain in a most excellent, non-corrosive way.
My ears ain't what they used to be, but rather than hide under a rock, I'm rockin' out!!!