Why is the fact that jungle was derived from reggae beats, overlooked.
Disclaimer: All of what I will express in the following is conjecture
and speculation, but I think I'm on the button:
It seems to me that jungle came from the streets of London which are
heavily influenced by a West-Indian (Jamaican) population. When I first
heard jungle I picked up on a lot of reggae rhythm and beats. Since then
it has progressed and some of the stuff is actually a bit faster that
160. But 80bpms (160/2) is more the speed of reggae than it's hip hop!
Take another listen and let me know what you think!... and then proceed
to skank to it, or bogle, or butterfly,.. or whatever the latest
dancehall moves are!
Dj Sun
http://www.insync.net/~djsun