There was a particular culture that came from Jungle that can’t be summed-up that has elements of Reggae positivity in the flow, militant soldier-esque machine gun shots at drops (we mostly wore camouflage gear), ultra-fast dancing, a punk rock ethic and a slight gangsta vibe.ĭrum & Bass is great, don’t get me wrong. It was rare to find this music anywhere but on college radio or in DJ record shops on handmade mixtapes. It felt more advanced than anything I had ever heard, and it was so exclusive and underground. It was my favorite kind of music – absolutely futuristic and aggressive – and the events were interactive because the DJ’s were rewinding the best records, there was an MC on the mic shouting madness, and the crowd was just bouncing off the walls to their favorite tracks. I started going to raves in 94/95, right around the time Jungle was at its peak and grew in its own genre – often with its own separate rooms or complete parties. I was born in 1975, which dropped me in a perfect age to watch this whole evolution take place. Which brings me to why I am writing this – is Jungle still relevant today, and should you care? Why do I care? Even greater! Maybe you even thought you knew what it was, or maybe now that you try and think about it you are more confused than ever. And, chances are, there is a good probability you have heard the word Jungle. If you are one of these people, great – you are already a step ahead of most people I try to explain this drawn-out story to.
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