Jungle
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Jungle is a sub-genre of electronic music that is often confused with typical drum'n'bass. Jungle has all the qualities of D'n'B, but takes on after Reggae, R&B, and Dub, with its slow, deep bass, hence the name.
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[edit] Origins of Jungle
Jungle D'n'B emerged, like most other forms of dance music, in England. It became a
Jungle is sometimes described by critics as "black techno" because claims that the reggae influence in Jungle came from the idea of black musicians and DJ's 'reclaiming' D'n'B from the mostly white producers who dominated hardcore electronic music. There is much debate as to what the first jungle pioneer was. It is argued that Steve Bicknell produce the first Jungle record. It was the late 1989 Perfecto release 'Baz De Conga' which supposedly pioneered the movement. The release was an mix of sounds, combining the sax drop from "Monkey Say, Monkey Do" with Steel City bleeps and a gospel vocal lift.
[edit] Innovations
Goldie is one of few pop musicians who encorporated many elements of Jungle D'n'B, although is not to be confused with a recent popular artist in Europe's dance music scene ironically named [[Goldfrapp]]
In 1993 LTJ Bukem formed Good Looking Records. Although most claim him as pioneer of d&b's more musical form, it was his earlier work "Demon's Theme" which laid out the framework for what later became known as ambient or intelligent drum & bass. What Bukem in fact pioneered was in fact neither ambient nor intelligent, moreover a more structured approach to the d&b production, which concentrated less on the percussives and more around the atmospheres of the track.
[edit] Popularity
Almost all forms of electronic dance music are considered 'underground'. Dedication usually makes up for quantity in the somewhat small community of electronica fans and musicians. Dance music is more popular, however, in Europe, ie. the UK, England, Germany et cetera.
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