JUKE

Although Juke is a well established music genre in Chicago and other parts of the US it is relatively new to the UK bass music scene. Sometimes known as Ghetto Bass, Juke is heavily influenced by hip hop beats and usually falls between 150-160bpm.

Several artists in the UK have latched on to the genre and it is becoming more of a feature on the underground music scene. Labels such as Planet Mu have played a large part in pushing the genre this side of the Atlantic. As well as, Addison Groove's recently released 'Footcrab' which gained quite a lot of media attention.

Below are several links available for download

Various Artists - Overkill (.zip download)

Crime Mob - Knuck if You Buck (download)

Lemonade - Remain in Jah (Chrissy Murderbot Remix) (download)

Addison Groove - Footcrab (download)

Alongside the music, Juke has now developed into quite a big dance culture with Footwork, as its known, becoming more popular.

I'm not going to lie, the first time I heard Juke I didn't really get it. It just seemed way too fast. It was only until I saw DJ Spinn live that it really started to make sense. His mixing was immaculate and he was even scratching at 160. I think 'ghetto bass' sums it up quite nicely, it has all the attitude of a hip-hop track combined with the intensity you'd more readily associate with Baile or D'n'B.