Jump-Up (electronic music)
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Jump-Up is a subgenre of drum and bass
that was first popular in the mid-1990s. Tunes typically were light-hearted, featuring hip hop samples and loud melodic basslines. The term is derived from the earlier use of "jump-up" to refer to tracks with often ambient intros which altered their style at the drop, often by breaking into amen breakbeats. This would make the crowd "jump up" and dance. Around 1994 it began to be more exclusively applied to records with hip hop samples and oscillating basslines, such as Suburban Bass artists Dream Team and DJ Hype, and by 1995 more specifically to the style associated with DJ Zinc and Ganja Records.
"New Dawn" - The X (Jump Up Records) (1995) and "Warhead" - DJ Krust are two good examples of the genre which would more specifically be called jump-up, though tunes did not necessarily use amen breaks. By this time it referred especially to the style recorded by artists such as DJ Zinc, Aphrodite and Dillinja (amongst many others), and this could include amens but more often had a step-break (see below) or only used an amen or other breakbeat as an additional dancefloor incentive later in the track.
There was a lot of crossover in styles produced by artists though, and one artist's style of jump-up could be quite different to another's. Aphrodite's jump-up records, for instance, are more rolling in style. "Drum and Bass" (see DJ Rush Puppy "Silencer – Drum and Bass Mix" 1995) would be used for records with more drum breaks or which were more electronic-sounding (such as the genre which would later be called tech-step).
There is even more crossover here, since there were records which were in this style before the term "drum and bass" even existed, and "jump-up jungle" previously was not a genre but referred to those jungle records which changed style mid-record. These records could now be called "drum and bass" instead, distinguishing them from more jungle-sounding gangster, rolling styles and jump-up styles. But since "drum and bass" was now more popular than "jungle" as the name for the whole style of music, any record could be called "drum and bass". In the late 2000s, newer tunes with a light-hearted feel have been increasingly been referred to as Jump Up.
s that have a filter shaping LFO
on them which gives the bass a ‘wobble’ sound accompanied by uptempo drum loop
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Most frequently in modern Jump-Up, an element of highly energetic ‘stabs’ are often heard. Jump-Up is closely related to the more popular 1996–1997 era of jungle-drum and bass, known for its 'warmth’ through beat and melody syncopation and simpler heavy basslines (as opposed to the lighter, more distorted basslines of the precise-sounding techier styles of Neurofunk & Techstep coming out around this time).
Examples include DJ Zinc
's "Super Sharp Shooter" or his remix of the Fugees’ "Ready Or Not" (known at the time as "Fugees or Not"), which also samples Redman on the original version of his first collaboration with Method Man, "How High". Extensive use of hip hop
samples was common in jump-up in the late 1990s.
Before 1997, Jump Up was not really established as a sub genre in Drum and Bass. Jump Up was made popular by Bristol's Full Cycle crew, with tracks such as "Warhead" by DJ Krust, and "Trouble" by Scorpio (Roni Size & Die).
Additionally, Jump Up is a clean beat not similar to the popular amen and Apache drum loops. Jump up is easy to distinguish from other jungle and D'n'B styles due to its simplicity, with 3-tier basslines (high, mid, low) that provide the thick and clean basslines so commonly associated with Jump Up, and Simple KickXXXSnareXXXXXKickXSnareXXX Pattern (sometimes referred to as a "step break"). Drum rolls are often long and composed mostly of kicks and often have some effect like flange thrown over them.
On a social level within the drum'n'bass community, Jump Up is primarily made up of wobble sounds and robot like noises. Jump Up is also very popular in certain clubs and raves such as Fabric in London, Lakota in Bristol and Custard Factory in Birmingham.
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
that was first popular in the mid-1990s. Tunes typically were light-hearted, featuring hip hop samples and loud melodic basslines. The term is derived from the earlier use of "jump-up" to refer to tracks with often ambient intros which altered their style at the drop, often by breaking into amen breakbeats. This would make the crowd "jump up" and dance. Around 1994 it began to be more exclusively applied to records with hip hop samples and oscillating basslines, such as Suburban Bass artists Dream Team and DJ Hype, and by 1995 more specifically to the style associated with DJ Zinc and Ganja Records.
"New Dawn" - The X (Jump Up Records) (1995) and "Warhead" - DJ Krust are two good examples of the genre which would more specifically be called jump-up, though tunes did not necessarily use amen breaks. By this time it referred especially to the style recorded by artists such as DJ Zinc, Aphrodite and Dillinja (amongst many others), and this could include amens but more often had a step-break (see below) or only used an amen or other breakbeat as an additional dancefloor incentive later in the track.
There was a lot of crossover in styles produced by artists though, and one artist's style of jump-up could be quite different to another's. Aphrodite's jump-up records, for instance, are more rolling in style. "Drum and Bass" (see DJ Rush Puppy "Silencer – Drum and Bass Mix" 1995) would be used for records with more drum breaks or which were more electronic-sounding (such as the genre which would later be called tech-step).
There is even more crossover here, since there were records which were in this style before the term "drum and bass" even existed, and "jump-up jungle" previously was not a genre but referred to those jungle records which changed style mid-record. These records could now be called "drum and bass" instead, distinguishing them from more jungle-sounding gangster, rolling styles and jump-up styles. But since "drum and bass" was now more popular than "jungle" as the name for the whole style of music, any record could be called "drum and bass". In the late 2000s, newer tunes with a light-hearted feel have been increasingly been referred to as Jump Up.
Typical musical style
It is usually characterized by basslineBassline
A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...
s that have a filter shaping LFO
Low frequency oscillation
Low-frequency oscillation is an electronic signal, which is usually below 20 Hz and creates a rhythmic pulse or sweep. This pulse or sweep is often used to modulate synthesizers, delay lines and other audio equipment in order to create effects used in the production of electronic music. Audio...
on them which gives the bass a ‘wobble’ sound accompanied by uptempo drum loop
Music loop
In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
s.
Most frequently in modern Jump-Up, an element of highly energetic ‘stabs’ are often heard. Jump-Up is closely related to the more popular 1996–1997 era of jungle-drum and bass, known for its 'warmth’ through beat and melody syncopation and simpler heavy basslines (as opposed to the lighter, more distorted basslines of the precise-sounding techier styles of Neurofunk & Techstep coming out around this time).
Examples include DJ Zinc
DJ Zinc
Benjamin Pettit, better known by his stage name DJ Zinc, is a drum and bass / breakstep DJ from the United Kingdom. Zinc is well known for 1995's "Super Sharp Shooter", a hip hop / jungle fusion.-Biography:...
's "Super Sharp Shooter" or his remix of the Fugees’ "Ready Or Not" (known at the time as "Fugees or Not"), which also samples Redman on the original version of his first collaboration with Method Man, "How High". Extensive use of hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
samples was common in jump-up in the late 1990s.
Before 1997, Jump Up was not really established as a sub genre in Drum and Bass. Jump Up was made popular by Bristol's Full Cycle crew, with tracks such as "Warhead" by DJ Krust, and "Trouble" by Scorpio (Roni Size & Die).
Additionally, Jump Up is a clean beat not similar to the popular amen and Apache drum loops. Jump up is easy to distinguish from other jungle and D'n'B styles due to its simplicity, with 3-tier basslines (high, mid, low) that provide the thick and clean basslines so commonly associated with Jump Up, and Simple KickXXXSnareXXXXXKickXSnareXXX Pattern (sometimes referred to as a "step break"). Drum rolls are often long and composed mostly of kicks and often have some effect like flange thrown over them.
On a social level within the drum'n'bass community, Jump Up is primarily made up of wobble sounds and robot like noises. Jump Up is also very popular in certain clubs and raves such as Fabric in London, Lakota in Bristol and Custard Factory in Birmingham.
Artists
- Aphrodite
- Crystal Clear
- Decimal Bass
- DJ Guv
- Digital Era
- DJ Rowney
- DJ Hazard
- DJ Pacso
- DJ Pleasure
- DJ Sly
- G-Dub
- Heist
- High Roller
- Hoogs
- Jayline
- Jaydan
- Konichi
- Levela
- Logan D
- Majistrate
- Modified Motion
- Northern Lights/Steppa & Kitcha
- Nu Elementz
- Origin
- Original Sin
- Ozma
- Premium
- Prestige & Nik itch
- Sensai
- Taxman
- Tantrum Desire
- Turno
- Twisted Individual
- Tyke
- Vital Elements
- Zen