Julia Topping
Julia Toppin, "Jungle Historian," is a Senior Lecturer in music business at the University of Westminster writing critical histories of jungle/drum & bass.
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Sep 6, 2026
speaker_3NARRATOR
Julia Topping, Jungle Historian.
Julia ToppingGUEST
The sound system culture that came over from Jamaica in the 70s, right, was absolutely critical to the jungle scene, both in a technological aspect and also in a creative aspect, right? So, first of all, on the technological side, you know, the valve technology, the setting up of the amps and the speakers and the trying to get that perfect bass weight, right?
speaker_3NARRATOR
A sleeker sound, more structured.
Julia ToppingGUEST
One thing for me that distinguishes Jungle from drum and bass is that Jungle's got that really heavy, heavy bass going on.