Knife explores : Jungle Fever
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Discovered by: Adam Emil Schierbeck
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The heavily dominant music genre of the 90s in the UK, jungle, has recently seen a resurgence in both its sound and its fanbase. New releases are sprouting up using the same amen breaks as they did in the 90s, seeking the same state of both exhilaration and energy while trying out new tempos, shapes, and forms.
But what some people don't know is that jungle – the genre one could call an offspring of UK rave and dub sound system culture in Great Britain in the 90s - was not only about euphoria, energy and raving for the people creating it and listening to it at the time. It wasn't about bringing whistles and a "hands in the air like you just don't care"-vibe to the rave. It was a cultural expression of the lower class youth in London. It was for the "urban" boys and girls that didn't have a home in neither UK rave culture nor sound system culture. It was neither happy hardcore or euphoria for these kids – it was darker, and some might even say it reflected the feelings of the then "lost" youth of London.
The genre, along with techno, was more popular among non-white British youths and some of the pioneers of the genre, most of them POC, including LTJ Bukem, Shy FX and Fabio have also stated it could be seen as a non-white rebellion to the feel-good raves of the 90s.
In this week's explore, we highly recommend the 1992 documentary on jungle music by BBC 2, Jungle Fever. The documentary investigates the roots, the sound, and most notably the expression that jungle music was for non-white people at the time.
Check it out above and dive into the genre here :
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