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- Jungle music continued to evolve throughout the 1990s, with artists experimenting with new sounds and styles. By the end of the decade, jungle had transformed into drum and bass, which was characterized by its faster, more frenetic rhythms and futuristic soundscapes.
www.constructsound.com/massive/the-history-of-jungle-from-sound-system-culture-to-drum-and-bass/
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Understanding the nuances between jungle and drum and bass is key for any music enthusiast. It’s not just about the tempo or the basslines; it’s about the history, the culture, and the evolution of the sounds.
Jungle is the super genre of sped up breakbeats, wicked bass sounds, and samples of just about anything. It can range from 150- bpm to 180+ bpm. Drum & bass is a specific aesthetic within jungle, typically faster than 165 bpm.
Drum and bass is a genre of music, jungle exists as a subgenre of drum and bass.
A clip from our interview with Toronto’s legendary Marcus Visionary where he explains the difference between Jungle and Drum and Bass (DNB).
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Nowadays the difference between jungle (or oldschool jungle) and drum and bass is a common debate within the junglist community. There is no universally accepted semantic distinction between the terms "jungle" and "drum and bass".
Based almost entirely in England, Jungle (also known as drum'n'bass) is a permutation of hardcore techno that emerged in the early '90s. Jungle is the most rhythmically complex of all forms of techno, relying on extremely fast polyrhythms and breakbeats.
By stripping some of the more aggressive aspects of Jungle music, and introducing more professional production and a higher emphasis on melody, Drum and Bass was born. Other artists like LTJ Bukem pushed Jungle music into a more atmospheric territory.
