First off, I don't mean to come in here as a little punk and start correcting people, but I noticed some erroneous shite in the posts..
Judge Jules was referred to as a 'her'. As much as he may DJ as a girl, HE is still a HE.
Also..DJ Distinctive.. I noticed you mentioned something about Kid Koala and his DJ Kicks series mix CD. I think you may be thinking of Kid Loco. Kid Loco is a downtempo//trip-hop - kinda DJ, not to be confused with the turntable trickster Kid Koala. Loco does do a DJ Kicks mix CD, and it is sublime..as is his other mix CD entitled 'Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches' .. another wonderful eclectic ride throughout funk, soul, trip-hop, hip-hop and downtempo.. comparable to Gilles Peterson, who you mentioned is a favourite of yourn.
Alright..that said..
I cannot believe that no one, NO ONE, has mentioned one of the US's greatest DJ and producer and remixer, the one and only Josh Winkleman, aka Josh Wink. He is my favorite DJ, as he can play so many different styles in one set, sliding from downtempo-ish breaks, to deep house, to tech house, to techno, to percussive banging techno, to acid techno.. and you won't even notice it!! If you need an example, pick up 'Profound Sounds Vol. 1' on Ovum/Ruffhouse Records. .. Or find his Essential Mix from last September somewhere--2 hours of pure bliss [listening to it right now as a matter of fact].
My list: [categorized for convenience]
Overall:
Josh Wink <<----these three
Dave Clarke <<----are in a class
Laurent Garnier <<----of their own.
Jungle:
LTJ Bukem
DJ Hype
House/Progressive:
Steve Lawler
Danny Tenaglia
John Digweed
Techno:
DJ Rush
Johannes Heil
Heiko Laux
Carl Cox
Jeff Mills
Hip-Hop, Funk:
Andy Smith [Portishead tour DJ]
Cut Chemist [turntablist, rare funk maestro]
House:
Terry Mullan
Harry Romero
More that can't go unnoticed:
Norman Cook [I don't care what you say, he gets any crowd moving with his own unique qtyle of mixing, selection of his own tunes as well as favourites..for a party-atmosphere, something different!]
Jon Carter [another awesome party/techno DJ]
Adam Freeland [already mentioned, but he kicks]
JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK JOSH WINK
DAVE CLARKE DAVE CLARKE DAVE CLARKE DAVE CLARKE DAVE CLARKE
word.