Drum & Bass
Drum & Bass is a genre of electronic music with its own unique characteristics and history.
Typical BPM
160-180
Mood
Energetic
Era
1990s
Rhythm
Complex, syncopated breakbeats layered with a prominent bassline.
About
Drum and bass (often abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or drum & bass) is a genre of electronic music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 160–180 bpm) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines.
History
Emerged from the UK rave scene in the early 1990s as an offshoot of breakbeat hardcore. Producers began to isolate the breakbeats, speed them up, and add heavier basslines, influenced by soundsystem culture and reggae. Key labels like Reinforced Records and Moving Shadow helped to define the genre in its early years.