Drum'n'Bass

DJs: Tinnitus / Interchange / Theo Buckingham

What is D'n'B?

Drum and Bass / Jungle. Based almost entirely in England, Drum'n'Bass (then called 'jungle') emerged in the early '90s. It is one of the most rhythmically complex of all forms of dance music, relying on extremely fast polyrhythms and breakbeats. Usually, it's entirely instrumental — consisting of nothing but fast drum machines and deep bass.

As its name implies, jungle does have more overt reggae, dub, and R&B influences than most hardcore — and that is why some critics claimed that the music was the sound of black techno musicians and DJs reclaiming it from the white musicians and DJs who dominated the hardcore scene. Nevertheless, jungle never slows down to develop a groove — it just speeds along. Like most dance music genres, jungle is primarily a 'twelve inch' genre designed for a small, dedicated audience, although the crossover success of Goldie and his 1995 debut Timeless suggested a broader appeal.

Dozens of respected artists started fusing breakbeats with influences lifted from jazz, film music, ambient, and trip-hop. -- allmusic.com

Grunt Productions have taken this speed, complexity, passion and groove and put something else in, real intruments, real players and a real live show.