JUNGLE (or drum'n'bass, as the purists call it) emerged from the Brutal House scene at the end of the Eighties. Originally a black, urban sound, mainly concentrated around the South London area, Jungle uses accelerated reggae beats, a subsonic bass sound and some quicker than quick percussion. The average bpms (beats per minute) of Jungle are somewhere around the 200 mark, making the music difficult to dance to (properly).

Initially confined to London pirate radio stations like Transmission One and Flex FM Jungle has now "gone overground", thanks mainly to the widespread appeal of pioneering drum'n'bass artists like General Levy and Goldie. With white bands like Everything But The Girl and My Bloody Valentine now using Jungle beats, and advertisers using the sound in their jingles (check out the new Sure anti perspirant ad), it looks like Jungle may become a dominant music force for many years to come.