Drum n’ bass (or Jungle) is a music style born in the UK. It is said to be a distorted deviation from hardcore techno and it burst the music scene in the 1990’s.
It is of general knowledge that Drum n’ bass is perhaps the most complex and elaborate variation of the techno genre.
It relies mostly on extremely fast and powerful rhythms, breakbeats and deep bass lines. In most occasions jungle is totally instrumental, which has logic, because the power of the beat should be the main feature of any Dn’B tune.
Nevertheless, jungle also had the influence of other musical genres like dub, reggae which can be seen today with mc’s (master of ceremony) “singing” over jungle tracks and performing in a wide diversity of styles (live or in studio), even though the most frequent are hip hop and ragga. Drum n’ Bass has a very passionate group of supporters since its early expansion.
The genre’s releases feature more singles and EPs than full-length albums, essentially since this kind of music is dance and clubbing oriented, so lots of versions of a song could be made, by djs, artists and producers from all areas.
The really trendy and more mainstream jungle artists actually release full albums. This is the case of producers like Goldie ( his first release “Timeless” in 1995) and Roni Size ( he won a Mercury Award for “New Forms”).
These albums had indeed lots of success within a much more mainstream audience and took the Drum n’ Bass movement into a more commercial level. Jungle is frequently blended with all sorts of music genres like trip-hop, dub, jazz, ambient music, experimental music, hip hop and many others.
Nowadays, there is still a very vibrant jungle underground movement, and it keeps spinning by the massive quantity of periodical releases, the clubs, the Drum n’ bass festivals, and the record labels that do their work with a great sense of community and very hard for every good producer to have their room in the music business industry.
Making Drum n’ Bass music is not only an issue of being a fan of the style and being sensitive to what’s hot! It’s mostly a matter of finding your own space in a music style that filled with monster tunes!
To find your own true jungle feeling you must have the right software programs and take hold of the best sounds in the market. You can find the coolest drum and bass loops in Future Loops’ Nuclear DNB sample pack. This library title has the grooviest drum and bass loops for you to make the hottest tracks out of them. If you’re looking for drum and bass samples this library is awesome!
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