Genres · Bass & breaks
Jungle
Drum & bass's wilder parent: chopped breaks, reggae bass, ragga vocals.
- Tempo, BPM
- 160–175
- Where it started
- London, early 1990s
What it sounds like
The early-90s London sound that became drum & bass. Frantic, chopped-up breakbeats, deep reggae basslines and ragga MCs. More raw and playful than today's drum & bass.
Hear it
M-Beat feat. General Levy, “Incredible”
Reggae vocals over frantic breakbeats. Jungle's biggest hit.
1994 · Posted by General Levy · Open on YouTube
Listen for
- Drums chopped and rearranged at high speed
- Deep, reggae-style bass
- Jamaican-style vocals and rewinds
Go if
You like fast music with a sense of humour.
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