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List of Drum & Bass | Jungle Music Genres and Subgenres

​There are many variations of D&B, Jungle music, at FeeLIT Records we strive to and carefully select the latest up-to-date popular and

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Drum and bass subgenres include breakcore, ragga jungle, hardstep, darkstep, techstep, neurofunk, ambient drum and bass, liquid funk (also known as liquid drum and bass), jump up, drumfunk, sambass, and drill 'n' bass.

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Jungle music is a subgenre of electronic dance music (EDM) that has many characteristics, including:  

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• Breakbeat hardcore: Jungle music originated from breakbeat hardcore, and is characterized by rapid breakbeats, syncopated percussive loops, and samples.  

• Deep basslines: Jungle music is known for its deep basslines, which are influenced by reggae and hip-hop.  

• Fast tempos: Jungle music has a fast tempo, usually between 150 and 200 bpm.  

• Melodies and vocal samples: Jungle music incorporates melodies and vocal samples from dub, reggae, dancehall, hip hop, and funk.  

• Synthesized effects: Jungle music uses synthesized effects.  

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Some notable jungle records include:

• Hello Darkness: By Bay-B-Kane, this track features a vocal sample from Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence".

• Renegade Snares: By Omni Trio, this track features breakbeats, keyboards, and a rave diva. 

• Neurofunk

  A dark subgenre with heavy reese basses and snares, along with higher pitched sounds. It originated from Techstep.

• Techstep

  A dark, underground subgenre with a regimented beat and techno influences. It features cyborg sounds and eschews melody.  

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• Darkcore

  An early blueprint for drum and bass with a moodier, tougher edge. It's pitched between the hardcore rave and the heavy soundsystem pressure of jungle.  

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• Sambass

  A regional subgenre from Brazil that combines drum and bass rhythms with Latin American music influences. 

• Darkstep

  A subgenre from the mid-'90s with heavier bass than average. The bass progressions often sounded like helicopters or other instruments of war.  

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• Halftime

  Also known as drumstep, this subgenre halves the tempo to a hip-hop lope while keeping the bass and electronics at full speed. 

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• Jungle

• Liquid funk

• Techstep

• Darkcore

• Jump-up

• Neurofunk

• Autonomic sound

• Halftime

• Intelligent

• Sambass

• Darkstep

• Drill 'n' bass

• Beat proxy

• Bongos

• Crossbreed

• Cymbals

• Drum and bass

• Tom drum

• Bass drum

• Breakbeat

• Ragga jungle

• Breakcore

• Hardstep

• UK garage

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