quoted 14 lines Additionally (I'm not sure if Reynolds gets into>Additionally (I'm not sure if Reynolds gets into
>it or not), 'jungle' has been around as both a
>musical adjective and noun since the 1940s. I
>don't really know anything about jazz but I think
>the term started during Duke Ellington's "jungle
>period" (e.g. 'Jungle Money' LP) in the 40s. It
>described a particularly frenetic, funky, 'African'
>style of rhythm. The term was racist and derogatory
>by the 1950s. People would frequently deride the
>nascient rock 'n roll as Afrocentric 'jungle music.'
>I have no idea how this old use of the term
>relates (if at all) to the current sense (drum 'n
>bass), but there's obviously some parallels there,
>in both the funky syncopation and the race issue.
this would explain why a lot of hip-hop utilizes breaks, just of a slower
variety. it would also explain why "jungle" sounds jazzier, since a lot of
jazz focused on non-european conventions, and was performed mainly by darker
skinned people having a more recent african heritage than their escapist,
denial-enveloped european cousins (heh heh heh)
besides, mr reynolds says drum 'n bass and jungle are the same, whilst
anyone wif half a brain knows they're different. :b heh heh
\derek
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