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'''Jungle music''' is one of the most deviant and ] forms of ], employing fast tempos (150-190 ] is common), layering extended and mangled breakbeats on top of throbbing, authoritative basslines, originally borrowed from ]. Jungle borrows ] and styles from almost any type of music, assimilating them and bringing them into a completely different context. '''Jungle music''' is one of the most radical and ] forms of ], employing fast tempos (150-190 ] is common) and placing extended and mangled breakbeats on top of throbbing, dominant basslines originally borrowed from ]. Jungle borrows ] and styles from almost all types of music, assimilating them and bringing them into a completely different context.


Jungle is sometimes used as a blanket term that covers ], ], ], ], ], ] and many other ] subgenres, all with different sounds and esthetics. Jungle of pure heritage often employs an MC's rasta vocals and rapping. Drum and bass tends to be darker, while jump up and dancehall are geared toward ] environments. Pure jungle often uses an MC's rasta vocals and rapping, but "jungle" is sometimes used as a blanket term for ], ], ], ], ], ] and many other ] subgenres, all with different sounds and aesthetics. Drum'n'bass tends to be darker, while jump-up and dancehall are intended for ].


Jungle beats, originally cut from ] and ] records of the 1970s and 1980s, developed from their early form as equipment would allow. Many loop samplers around the time of Jungle's emergence would not accommodate beats faster than 150 ], and as technology adapted, artists made beats specifically for jungle, often out of beats ] from old records. ]s were also employed, as their design allowed. Jungle beats, originally cut from ] and ] records of the 1970s and 1980s, were made possible by adavances in musical technology. As jungle began to emerge many loop samplers would not allow beats faster than 150 ], but as technology became more powerful artists made beats specifically for jungle, often out of beats ] from old records. ]s were also employed when their design allowed.


One of the original jungle breaks, a classic that remains the most used breakbeat in history, is the ], from a ] song called "Amen Brother" played by ]. The energy and intensity of this particular breakbeat is a perfect example of what drives jungle. One of the original jungle breaks, a classic that remains the most used breakbeat in history, is the ], from a ] song called "Amen Brother" by ]. The energy and intensity of this particular breakbeat is regarded by many as a definitive example of the jungle sound.


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Jungle music is one of the most radical and punkish forms of electronic music, employing fast tempos (150-190 BPM is common) and placing extended and mangled breakbeats on top of throbbing, dominant basslines originally borrowed from reggae. Jungle borrows samples and styles from almost all types of music, assimilating them and bringing them into a completely different context.

Pure jungle often uses an MC's rasta vocals and rapping, but "jungle" is sometimes used as a blanket term for drum and bass, jump up, dancehall, techstep, drill and bass, ambient DnB and many other breakbeat subgenres, all with different sounds and aesthetics. Drum'n'bass tends to be darker, while jump-up and dancehall are intended for dance clubs.

Jungle beats, originally cut from hip hop and funk records of the 1970s and 1980s, were made possible by adavances in musical technology. As jungle began to emerge many loop samplers would not allow beats faster than 150 BPM, but as technology became more powerful artists made beats specifically for jungle, often out of beats sampled from old records. Drum machines were also employed when their design allowed.

One of the original jungle breaks, a classic that remains the most used breakbeat in history, is the amen break, from a funk song called "Amen Brother" by The Winstons. The energy and intensity of this particular breakbeat is regarded by many as a definitive example of the jungle sound.

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