Drum and Bass

Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to DnB, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle.

Its most recognizable features are fast tempo (160-180 BPM ) broken beat drums with loud intricate basslines.

In spite of its specific characteristics which would appear to limit its variety, drum and bass is a very varied musical style, ranging from laid back jazzy tracks like Roni Size’s “Brown Paper Bag” to radio friendly dance track’s like Shy FX’s “Shake Ur Body” to ragga influenced rude bwoy tracks like Chase & Status’ “2 Tone Sound” to atmospheric and moody tracks like 4 Hero’s “Mr Kirk’s Nightmare” to extremely fast, forbidding & aggressive techstep tracks like Technical Itch’s “Stealth”. This is only a sample of its variety, which could be compared to that of jazz.

It began as an offshoot of the United Kingdom breakbeat hardcore and rave scene and came into existence in the early 1990s. Over the first decade of its existence, drum and bass saw many permutations in style, incorporating everything from reggae, hiphop, jazz, techno, house, funk and metal to trance. (www.wikipedia.com/wiki/drum_and_bass)

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Drum and bass is a revolution in sound!