140 jungle, nu-jungle, jungle breaks. All of these have been suggested as viable names for the new style of bass-orientated, 140 bpm breakbeat that's currently blowing up. To set the record straight, we believe it was DJ Fresh who first coined the phrase on his Future Jungle EP. In any case, it has a nicer ring to it than any of the other options, and it hints at the forward-thinking soundscapes of future garage, which has to be a good thing.
We don't want to get on our high horse (again), but breaks has been sounding a little dated over the last couple of years. Coupled with the fact that real breakbeats seemed to be becoming less and less prevalent (which begs the question, why call your music "breaks"?) there seemed to be a lack of new artists coming through, and well, the scene seemed to have lost its way. Future jungle offers the opportunity for breakbeat to return to the forefront of cutting edge bass music, right where it used to be and ought to be. There are also a slew of new acts coming through, and few of them have much to do with the old "breaks" scene.
Looking for artists pushing this vibe? Well, thisisbreaks.com has compiled a top 20, below. In the meantime, check out godfather of breaks Rennie Pilgrem's new mix for the Ripecast podcast for a taste of an original breakbeat artist pushing this new sound.
See the rest Here : http://www.thisisbreaks.com/profiles/blogs/named-the-top-20-future-jungle
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