Descending into the hot sweat of Berkeley Suite, full of scepticism
and very little alcohol, I knew I was in for something a little different. I’d already made my
mind up on the drum'n'bass/jungle genre, which was obviously informed
considering I had no experience of it… so I decided to do just that.
What actually is Drum'n'bass?
DnB originally belonged to a style called hardcore, starting
in city undergrounds, it exploded over the U.K in the early 1990’s in the form
of the notorious “90’s Rave”. However, with all things that rapidly gain popularity,
it soon became a trendy teen’s worst nightmare: mainstream.
Although many started to claim the scene was “dead”, it was
just reshaped. Two main genres developed: happy hardcore (think Pretty GreenEyes)and DnB, which
further sub-divided into ambient jungle, intelligent, darkside, hardstep,
jump-up and ragga-jungle …I’m content with the fact I’ll never know the difference
between these.
I didn't hate it
My first experience of a DnB night is summed up by the fact
I was sober, on my fourth night out in a row (the things I do for uni), and
still managed to be a sweaty mess from dancing within the first 10 minutes. For
it being a small venue, there’s few times I’ve felt so much energy in a room,
everyone was LOVING the music, their dancing a reflection. If you’ve had the pleasure of witnessing me dance before, you’ll know I was in my element.
I was excited, at the prospect of finding something new I
loved, but also angry at myself for being too closed minded to try it sooner. My friend had been trying to persuade me to go for like a year but I refused, already
assuming I wouldn’t like it. Clearly that was the farthest thing from the truth
so I’ve learnt a few lessons; try new things and wear a sports bra to all
future DnB nights.
Glasgow Drum'n'Bass/Jungle nights
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