Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, d'n'b, drum n bass, drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterised by fast tempo broken beat drums (generally between 160–180 beats per minute, but also having occasional differences in some older compositions), with heavy sub basslines. The key distinction to this particular electronic musical genre is that the melody is in the bassline. This means that although there can be various high frequency elements to a particular musical selection, they do not actually function as a melody rather their role is to simply provide texture to accompany the melody in the bass. This feature of drum and bass is what makes it unique with regard to other styles of western music or even other types of electronic music. In the 2000s, drum and bass is still considered an underground musical style, but it has nevertheless had a significant influence on popular music and culture.

Drum and bass began as an offshoot of the UK's hardcore rave scene of the very early 90s, and over the first decade of its existence there were many permutations in its style, incorporating elements from ragga, dancehall, electro, funk, hip hop, house, jazz, heavy metal, reggae, rock, techno and trance.
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