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Heh, it's Prodigy! At 03:26 PM 9/7/97 -0700, Metal Buffalo wrote:

quoted 24 lines recipe for recent english jungle music(within the last year):

>recipe for recent english jungle music(within the last year): > >-several samples from a popular rap/hip hop song or >can be substituted for a well known rhythm or melody > >- a fast breakbeat that can be acquired by purchasing any > recent breakbeat compo > >-annoying bass like sound played in any arrangement, continuosly, > usually pick a range and play back and forth between the range > >-must be created in under 1/2 hour or else quality might be attained > >:now you have one great jungle song... > >you can also add any array of annoying MC's over the songs to really >annoy the listener, and also make sure the MC uses as many popular slang >and cliched phrases as possible, over and over, and as many times as >they can in the song. > > >comments? > >

quoted 3 lines same thing as: guitar, bass, drums, three chords, fast & loud- or

> >same thing as: guitar, bass, drums, three chords, fast & loud- or >countless other musical formula.

And at least drum n' bass hasn't completely stagnated yet. There are plenty of mutating sub-genres. Plus, believe it or not, the jungle kids I know know about squarepusher, etc. Are any other dance based styles making the kind of progress jungle is?

recipe for recent english jungle music(within the last year): -several samples from a popular rap/hip hop song or can be substituted for a well known rhythm or melody - a fast breakbeat that can be acquired by purchasing any recent breakbeat compo -annoying bass like sound played in any arrangement, continuosly, usually pick a range and play back and forth between the range -must be created in under 1/2 hour or else quality might be attained :now you have one great jungle song... you can also add any array of annoying MC's over the songs to really annoy the listener, and also make sure the MC uses as many popular slang and cliched phrases as possible, over and over, and as many times as they can in the song. comments?

same thing as: guitar, bass, drums, three chords, fast & loud- or countless other musical formula.

quoted 4 lines recipe for recent english jungle music(within the last year):

>recipe for recent english jungle music(within the last year): > >-several samples from a popular rap/hip hop song or >can be substituted for a well known rhythm or melody

this can actually be substituted by either: ambient house synth washes or house or jazz vibes played in a simple minor chord progression. i was talking to a pal of mine about my tastes in [traditional] drum'n'bass. i LOVE d+b that sounds like hiphop [capone, souljah, lemon d] and jungle that sounds like house [aqua sky, stuff on additive, older moving shadow gear]. but i HATE jungle that sounds like jungle [think creative source + good looking/looking good]. the only exception to this rule is seba + lotek's _so long_. someone mentioned earlier this summer the technical leaps and bounds made by the tech steppers. some of the most exciting gear i'm hearing is from the likes of dominic angus, ed rush, and optical + tuns from the metalheadz, droppin' science, and valve labels. it may seem like traditional techstep to some, but i've noticed a desire to drift away from the use of traditional breaks and more distorted, processed, and produced beats [especially dom's work]. _concrete shoes_ and _12.01_ are two prime tracks for 12" buyers. jungle may get a [deserved] throttling from the press for it's lack of a logical progression, but there are some artists who are pushing boundries and are still receiving club play. my current fave d+b 12"s: neotek - valves [moving shadow] danny breaks - conscience/solar funk [droppin science] dylan - witchcraft/virus [droppin science] dom + optical - quadrant six [moving shadow] dom + roland - hydroliks [moving shadow] optical - to shape the future [metalheadz] dilinja/lemon d - violent killa/12.01 [valve] g.