Drum&bass

Drum and bass
Stylistic origins	Jungle breakbeat hardcore darkcore techno dub reggae fusion industrial music electronica breakbeat avant-funk Note: Some of these influences are only influences in particular styles of drum and bass, not drum and bass as a whole.
Cultural origins	Early 1990s; London & Bristol, England
Typical instruments	Synthesizer drum machine Music sequencer Keyboard instrument sampler bass drums personal computer Digital audio workstation
Derivative forms	Dubstep UK garage grime
Subgenres
Darkstep hardstep funkstep dancefloor jump-up liquid funk neurofunk techstep drumstep
Fusion genres
Breakcore digital hardcore Hardvapour raggacore technoid
Regional scenes
Sambass
Other topics
Drum and bass artists Drum and bass record labels History of drum and bass Junglist Breakcore Glitch Experimental music

Early 1990s;

Drum and bass (/ˈdrʌm ənd ˈbeɪs/) (also written as "drum 'n' bass" or "drum & bass"; commonly abbreviated as "D&B", "DnB" or "D'n'B") is a genre and branch of electronic music which emerged from rave and jungle scenes in England during the early 1990s. The style is often characterised by fast breakbeats (typically 160–180 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines,sampled sources, and synthesizers.

The popularity of drum and bass at its commercial peak ran parallel to several other homegrown dance styles in the UK including big beat and hard house. Drum and bass incorporates a number of scenes and styles. A major influence on jungle and drum and bass was the original Jamaican dub and reggae sound. Another feature of the style is the complex syncopation of the drum tracks' breakbeat.

Drum and bass subgenres include breakcore, ragga jungle, hardstep, darkstep, techstep, neurofunk, ambient drum and bass, liquid funk, deep, drumfunk, funkstep, sambass, dnbnoise, and drill 'n' bass. From its roots in the UK, the style has established itself around the world. Drum and bass has influenced many other genres like hip hop, big beat, dubstep, house, trip hop, ambient music, techno, rock and pop. Drum and bass is dominated by a relatively small group of record labels. The major international music labels have shown very little interest in the drum and bass scene. Drum and bass remains most popular in the UK although it has developed scenes all around the world, in countries such as the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Australia.

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