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grime

grime is a genre. grime grew out of jungle, electronic dance music, Dubstep, UK garage and Bass Music. It sits close to UK garage, bass music (EDM), Drum and bass, Dubstep and hard dance, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Burban, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 19 connections around grime. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where grime came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
grimejungleelectronic dance musicDubstepUK garageBass MusicBreakbeatFootworkraggaBurbanUK garagebass music (EDM)Drum and bassDubstephard danceTechno2-step garage

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grime connections

grime grew out of jungle, electronic dance music, Dubstep and UK garage, shares an orbit with UK garage, bass music (EDM), Drum and bass and Dubstep, went on to shape Burban. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced grime

Roots11

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Kindred7

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What grime shaped

Legacy1

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