| Jumpstyle | |
| Alternate name(s) | Jump |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hard Trance • Gabber |
| Cultural origins | Late 1990s in Western Europe |
| Level of recognition | Minor Genre |
| Subgenres | |
| Tekstyle | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Belgium | |
Jumpstyle, or simply Jump, is a Hard Dance genre that originates from Belgium and the Netherlands in the late 1990s.
Characteristics[]
Jumpstyle is characterized by hard, heavy, bouncy, gabber-oriented 909 kicks, distorted sounds, a four-on-the-floor beat at a tempo that oscillates between 140 and 160 BPM, hard-hitting basslines, and repetitives melodies. The genre also uses supersaw synths influenced by hard trance.
History[]
The origins of Jumpstyle can be traced back to the 1990s, when Gabber and Hardcore Techno began to grow in popularity.
It was coined by Da Boy Tommy and began to be exported beyond the Belgian-Dutch borders to countries such as France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Lithuania. Its expansion continued as far as Spain, in compilations by Makina.
In 2005, it became popular internationally thanks to groups such as Scooter and Coone. It later returned to the international scene thanks to “Tektonic”, a dance that emerged in France in the early 2000s to promote the genre. In 2009, the Italobrothers group released “Stamp on the Ground” on September 25, which went on to become the most listened-to Jumpstyle track of all time, reaching more than 100 millions of views on youtube.[1]
The Dance[]
Jumpstyle is also a dance, made for dancing to tracks from the genre of the same name. This dance consists of jumping along with the kicks. It first appeared on the scene in the 1990s, and became very popular in the 2000s, with numerous events. This dance is also danced to Hardstyle.
Example[]
- Italobrothers - Stamp on the Ground