Editing Drum and bass (section)

=== Heavy drum and bass ===
* '''Darkstep''' is characterised by fast drums and a general dark mood, drawing influences from [[dark ambient]], [[Industrial music|industrial]] and [[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]] music.
* '''[[Techstep]]''' is characterised by [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] [[soundscape]]s<ref name="SimonReynoldsOnTechstep">{{Cite book|last = Reynolds|first = Simon|title = Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture|year = 2013|publisher = Soft Skull Press|quote = Where intelligent drum and bass suffers from an obsessive-compulsive cleanliness, techstep production is deliberately dirty, all dense murk and noxious drones.}}</ref> and samples from science fiction culture. Pioneered by artists such as [[Bad Company (drum and bass group)|Bad Company UK]], [[Ed Rush]], [[Optical (musician)|Optical]], [[Dom & Roland]], and the label [[Moving Shadow]].<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/the-wire-300_simon-reynolds-on-the-hardcore-continuum_4_hardstep_jump-up_techstep_1996_ | title= Slipping into Darkness | work= The Wire |number= 148 |date= June 1996 | access-date= 31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author = Chris Christodoulou|url = https://www.pneumonia.org.au/index.php/dancecult/article/download/316/310|title = Rumble in the Jungle: The Invisible History of Drum and Bass by Steven Quinn, in: Transformations, No 3 (2002)|quote = Techstep is a subgenre of drum 'n' bass characterised by harsh noise, tonal dissonance and a discourse of sonic violence.|date = 2002|access-date = 6 April 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141110183454/https://www.pneumonia.org.au/index.php/dancecult/article/download/316/310|archive-date = 10 November 2014}}</ref>
* '''[[Neurofunk]]''' or '''neuro''' is the progression from techstep<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/the-wire-300_simon-reynolds-on-the-hardcore-continuum_5_neurofunk-drum_n_bass-versus-speed | title=2 Steps Back | work= The Wire |number= 166 |date= December 1997 | access-date= 31 January 2013}}</ref> incorporating more elements from [[jazz]] and [[funk]].
* '''[[Hardstep]]''' is a harder style which uses gritty basslines and heavy yet simple electronic melodies.<ref name="globaldarkness"/>
* '''Metal & bass''' or '''bass metal''' is a style which specifically uses [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] guitar riffs. Pioneered by artists such as [[Concord Dawn]], [[Counterstrike (drum and bass group)|Counterstrike]], [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]], [[The Qemists]], [[Dirtyphonics]], [[Zardonic]] and others.
* '''Crossbreed''' is the amalgamation of industrial hardcore and drum and bass often combined with influences of [[Heavy metal music|metal]] and [[breakcore]]. It emerged in the mid-2000s, pioneered by record labels such as Prspct Recordings, Yellow Stripe and Future Sickness Records. Notable artists include Switch Technique, Gancher & Ruin, Cooh, Counterstrike, Katharsys, Sinister Souls and Lucy Furr.