The History of Jungle

A night of electronic music built around jungle and drum and bass, with six artists from the genre's London and Bristol scenes on the bill at Outernet Live in London.

The History of Jungle is a night of electronic music built around jungle and drum and bass, with Roni Size, Eksman, DJ Hype, Nicky Blackmarket, Grooverider and DJ Rap on the bill. Roni Size, from Bristol, leads the project Reprazent, whose album New Forms appeared in 1997. Eksman is also on the bill.

DJ Hype was born in London in 1970 and works as a producer and DJ centred on drum and bass. Nicky Blackmarket, born in London in 1967, has played drum and bass around the world since the 1980s and works in the electronica genre. Grooverider, a London DJ born in 1967, works across breakbeat and drum and bass and has been associated with DJ Fabio. DJ Rap, born in Singapore in 1969, is a producer and DJ working in drum and bass, house and progressive electronic music, and released the debut album Intelligence in 1995.

Outernet Live hosts concerts and shows in London. The bill spans artists who have worked in the genre since the 1980s and 1990s, which suits listeners interested in how jungle and drum and bass developed.