The 1990s saw countless genres and sub-genres of electronic dance music evolve, each one subtly different from the others, and each one with its own audience. Arguably the most innovative and extreme, however, was jungle.
For novices to the techno music scene, the distinction between jungle—the origins of the term are obscure—and other 1990s electronic dance styles may be hard to decipher. Generally, however, jungle is identified by its use of speeded-up hip-hop beats, irregular rhythms, and frenetic...