I kept waiting for Tarzan to yell.

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Tarzan was eaten my the lion... like the poor zebra

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Good use of great sounding loops here, you two. I think you did a very
fine job of creating a setting here.

Nice first post, Mandi. I look forward to seeing you use this as a jumping
off point, to see what you come up with next. Keep 'em coming.

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A-man-duuuuuuuuh is one of us! You finally posted some wackiness! Nature is FULL of good music. I loved it by the way, You could sell it to National Geographic. Which one of those monkeys is you? Props you two. More more more. I voted and downloaded. You are now part of my collection. Har!!!


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thanks so much aweful man

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Enjoyed it, -HGB

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This is really fun to listen to. Dig the production and the sounds and everything is layered real nice!!!! Worth the wait you two seem to make a solid team.....really dig when the percussion freaks out!! I like to freak out!!!! Keep up the good work.....we want MORE!!!!!!!!

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Good use of great sounding loops here, you two. I think you did a very
fine job of creating a setting here.

Nice first post, Mandi. I look forward to seeing you use this as a jumping
off point, to see what you come up with next. Keep 'em coming.

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This song has so many great sounds in it! really like those aggresive animal sounds, I wonder what they are doing;)? cool tune mister moses and Miss mandy!

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Nice tune you got here and great COLLAB you2.
Love animals let them be free.
Here's to you!
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Skean

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hey this is cool, it's funny that it's posted ubder jungle, becuase its
literally in a Jungle. hahaha noooo it's not DnB jungle...it's JUNGLE JUNGLE
like the jungle book. Good job.

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is it just me or does this now need some wild guitar fretonics over it a la bizzare?
but a nice vibe created and i like the monkee connection.
its good to see music loved and enjoyed......

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hey this is cool, it's funny that it's posted ubder jungle, becuase its
literally in a Jungle. hahaha noooo it's not DnB jungle...it's JUNGLE JUNGLE
like the jungle book. Good job.

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we were thinking experimental...but then we saw jungle...

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this is it????


wow...am I underwhelmed. There is no music here! Nice sound collage
tho. actually didn't frighten the children, but they did fall fast asleep.



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thanks for the feedback

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Nice jungle sound, thanks for posting. It is a lot of fun in here.

- Harold
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"But if you want to leave, take good care, hope you find a lot of nice friends to wear, but just remember there's a lot of bad things out there,

Ooooh baby, baby it's a Waldo world,
It's hard to find someone, with your smile, girl"

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haha, that was a funny spin on it!

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Nice first effort Mandi - Stay positive and keep doing it. It only gets
better and hopefully, more fun...

Cyd

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Nice first effort Mandi - Stay positive and keep doing it. It only gets
better and hopefully, more fun...

Cyd

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Thanks Jane oops I mean mm for bringing the jungle to us city dwellers!

Thanks for bringin me out of my comfort zone.

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thanks for all the feedback! it means a lot to me!
Hope I can throw more at ya in the future

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OOOOOOOOAOAOAOOOOOOOOO (beats on chest) OOAOAOAOOOOOOO!
ME escape mouth of lion!

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I'm not God...

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tarazan? You survived?

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I could add some grooving bass to this and juice it up. I dig, I dig.

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Drew, so pleased that you stopped by to hear my little song... much appreciated!

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Are these the new sounds from GB3? Man, I think I need it, if so. Must have animals.
I enjoyed this. Feel like I need to jump on all the desks at work now...............


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thanks so much! I'm glad it inspired you... these are mine moses special
blend of noises!

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where all the animal noises came from (back yard?) but it made for a nice
listen. Enjoyable soft percussion- overall a nice backdrop. Cool ambient
animal music... a new genre?

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definetly a new genre, it's called... um
tarzania

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puts the listener in a certain place and a certain mood. I can
only conclude that you have succeeded. This unusual offering
of sounds and melodic tones never gets boring and captured
my attention throughout. My only request is...

tell us who is responsible for what... in this song.

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They say that there is no such thing as bad publicity...

Thanks for posting and flexing your creative muscle. Just wish there was
more to it. What's the sense of two people collaborating when neither
voice is heard?

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heh i was thinking of the same saying...

we are in it, you just gotta listen! if you can't get it i'll point it out to you

and yes there is not a whole lot to it other than percussion and a mix of
sounds of nature, but that's what we wanted, my main goal with this was to
have fun making a piece based on various animal sounds

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music isn't exactly about getting your voice heard...to me...it is about
creating a feeling...expressing a mood, we were not trying to impress, we
were trying to express... collaboration allowed for different perspectives to
influence the creation of this song, there are pieces of both of us in it and I
like what it became

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After all the talk about you lately, I guess you'll let your music do the
talking, Mandi... It is sounding good and you've got me listening!

This is an awesome collab with Moses. The red sea parts and the beasts
are all in a frenzy. I sense the savage nature of humanity in this song. Is
this song a commentary about what goes on in Macjams-- a melange of
harmonious sounds or a cacophony of clashing animals?

It's all good.


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nice job mandi & moses... it brings out the animal in us!!!!

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I hear lions and tigers and bears....OH MY!!!!! Nice work very clever arrangement....great production....such a cool way to organize the music found in nature.....very clever indeed....keep posting more great music for us to hear!!!!

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lol, that was awesome. Very clean sound (although the animals might
not be) and overall great production. Something for me to aspire to.

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Well, nice job. A little before the middle there I heard some pretty wacky
sounds. A very interesting, creative, and strange song. I could go on with
a list of adjectives...

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Cool vibe here. I'm glad this didn't evolve into some cheesy song from a pixar movie. It kept my interest throughout, and it made me want to climb a tree. Nice job, and thanks for posting.

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you have a lot to live up to...

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Where hav'st thou gone oh Jane?

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Tarzan... How I have missed you

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I guess this could be called Jungle. LOL.

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oh, it's jungle alright

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That was supposed to be my Tarzan.very atmospheric, felt like getting my pan pipes out and joining in. good work,cheery

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Jungle is the name given to an electronic music style that incorporates influences from genres including; breakbeat hardcore, techno, rare groove and reggae/dub/dancehall.

Subgenres of jungle include;
ragga jungle, more Jamaican-Ragga influenced styles and lyrics (circa 1992-6),
darkside jungle; instrumental jungle with a more minimal focus (1994-today),
intelligent jungle; a more ambient sound, focusing on mood, synthesis and production methods (1996-today).

In the UK, Jungle was also the genre that drum&bass and it's various styles evolved from, although this point is contended by drum&bass fans from the USA.

The fast tempos (150 to 170 bpm), breakbeats, other heavily syncopated percussive loops, samples and simple synthesized effects makes up the easily recognisable form of Jungle. Producers create the tell-tale drum patterns, sometimes completely off-beat, by cutting apart breakbeats such as the Amen break. Jungle producers incorporated classic Jamaican/Caribbean sound-system culture production-methods. The slower, deep basslines and simple melodies (which are directly descended from dub, reggae and dancehall) accentuated the overall production and hence, gave Jungle it's 'rolling' quality.
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* 1 History
o 1.1 The term jungle
o 1.2 The emergence of the Jungle sound
o 1.3 Jungle's decline
* 2 Present Jungle
* 3 Reference tracks
* 4 Notable artists
* 5 References

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History
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The term jungle

Whilst the use of the word to describe what is now known as 'Jungle' (music) is debatable the emergence of the term in musical circles can be roughly traced to Jamaican/Caribbean toasting, (a pre-cursor to modern MC's), circa 1970. References to 'jungle', 'junglists' and 'jungle music' can be found throughout dub, reggae and dancehall genres from that era up until today.

It has been suggested that the term 'Junglist' was a reference to a person either from a section of Kingston known as 'The Concrete Jungle' or from a different area, 'The Gardens', which was a leafy area colloquially referred to as 'The Jungle'.

The first documented, modern use of the term is within a song featuring Jungle producer and lyricist Rebel MC. In which a sample was taken from a much older dancehall tune containing the lyrics "big up all of the Junglists!"

At one time there was even some confusion and debate as to whether the use of the word "jungle" was a racist referral to its blacker, reggae influenced sound and fans. This seems unlikely as whilst it has been suggested that it was the black youth of Britain who fuelled the early jungle and drum&bass scenes, the reality is that it was a racially diverse mix of fans and producers alike.

Some early proponents preferred to define the "jungle" element as representing the deeper and darker sound of the heavy beats and bass lines whilst others saw a connection with tribal drumming, percussion and simplicity.

Producers and DJ's of the early 90's, MC 5ive '0, Groove Connection and Kingsley Roast, place the origin of the word in the scene with pioneers like Moose and Danny Jungle.

"a guy called Danny Jungle - he is the first person I always quote. ... As soon as the breakbeat started he was calling it that." [1]

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The emergence of the Jungle sound

In the summer of 1992, a Thursday night club in London called "Rage" was changing in response to the commercialisation of the rave scene (see breakbeat hardcore). Resident DJs Fabio and Grooverider, amongst others, began to take the Hardcore sound of to a new level, the speed of the music increased, from 120bpm to 145bpm, whilst more ragga and dancehall elements were brought in and Techno, Disco and House influences removed.

Eventually the music became too fast and different to be mixed with more traditional rave music, creating a division with the other popular electronic genres. When it lost the four-on-the-floor beat, and created percussive elements solely from raw, 'chopped up' breakbeats, the old-school ravers would complain that it had "gone all jungle-techno".

The club, 'Rage', finally shut its doors in 1993, but the new legion of "junglists" had evolved, changing dancing styles for the faster music, enjoying the off-beat rhythms and with less reliance on the chemical stimulation of the rave era.
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Jungle's decline

Jungle reached the peak of its popularity between 1994 and 1995. It was toward the end of this period that the genre diversified into drum and bass as most producers started to incorporate new sounds and rhythms into their music. The co-produced "Timeless" by Goldie and Rob Playford (released on Playford's Moving Shadow record label) is the clearest example of the split between Jungle and drum&bass. Showcasing the new wave of high-tech music production tools being created and computer and audio-software possibilities, 1995 ushered in many of the biggest names in drum&bass today. Jungle gets used to describe a large range of electronic dance music so has become too vague to be useful, partly due to its success.
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Present Jungle

Although mainstream popularity is low the music is still popular at free parties and other underground raves. In this underground scene drum&bass is frowned as it is seen as being to mainstream and attracting a chav crowd. Very fast, almost undanceable beats ragged are sometimes referred to as jungle.
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Reference tracks

* A-Zone - Calling The People (Jungle)
* Conquering Lion - Code Red (Ragga-Jungle)

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Notable artists

* 4Hero
* DJ Hype
* Mickey Finn
* The Prodigy
* Johnny Jungle (aka Pascal)
* Aphrodite
* Grooverider
* Shy FX
* DJ Zinc
* Andy C
* Ed Rush
* Omni Trio
* LTJ Bukem
* Krome Mr Time
* Tom Jerry
* L Double
* DJ SS
* T.Power
* M Beat
* Ray Keith
* DJ Krust

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References

1. %u2191 See All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle / Drum and Bass Culture by Brian Belle-Fortune (ISBN 0954889703)


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Thanks for info, even though I think it was really unnecessary to leave such a lengthy post.
Expecially when anyone with a sense of humor can tell that the "Jungle" label was obviously used in jest.
Whatever, hope you feel better now having had gotten that off your chest.

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haha looks like he spent a decent amount of time writing that

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WHAT THE FECK ARE YOU ON MATE, CAN I HAVE SOME

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There should be some sort of genre guide on MJ. I sometimes create a song, then have no clue what genre it is. Just to be safe, I put it under Dance/Club.

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Hey this is cool, more of an interesting soundscape than a song, really.... though the percussion does make it kind of songlike. I dug all the sound effects, the animals and the thunder. And to heck with the genre sticklers, jungle is most definitely an appropriate category for this even if it doesn't match the traditional electro meaning.

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i was expecting something different

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this is one's a lot of fun to listen to. good work.

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Nice layers and rhythms. Very interesting mix. It builds and drops away, and builds again nicely. Cool.

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but now he prowls the undergrowth. (Actually, are there lions in the jungle? Aren't they on steppes and savannahs?)

This is a delightful track. Given its genesis it feels very well integrated. You guys are obviously ruthless in not letting each other get away with any weak spots in the music. The law of the jungle! Only the strong survive!

(Btw, "jungle" as a kind of music refers to something else.....)



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