Oldschool Jungle - Subgenres

Subgenres

Subgenres of jungle include:

• Darkcore - instrumental jungle with a "dark", minimal focus (1993-???).
• Hardcore Jungle - largely influenced by the early-1990s "rave" subculture, featuring frequent melodic "stabs" and "pitched-up" vocals (1991–1995).
• Intelligent jungle - features an ambient sound that focuses on mood, synthesis and production methods (1993-???).
• Ragga Jungle - influenced by Jamaican reggae (from 1990 onwards) and often features a MC who recites dancehall-style lyrics.

The terms, "jungle" and "drum and bass", are often used interchangeably, although, whether the two genres are actually distinct is an ongoing topic of debate. For those individuals who consider the two genres as separate entities, drum and bass is usually considered to have departed from jungle in the mid to late-1990s.