Neurofunk

Neurofunk (often shortened to Neuro) is a subgenre of Drum and Bass that originated in the late 1990s, as a progression from Techstep. While Neurofunk and Techstep share many of the same characteristics, Neurofunk is known for its use of flowing rhythms through sampled breakbeats, opposed to Techstep's often mechanical approach to drums.

Largely originating from producers Ed Rush and Optical and their record label Virus Recordings between 1997 and 1998, the genre has become one of the most popular styles of Drum and Bass, with many of Drum and Bass' most popular producers being involved with creating tracks of the style, including Noisia, Black Sun Empire, Icicle, Audio, Phace and Mefjus.

Many attribute the creation of Neurofunk to Ed Rush and Optical's 1998 album Wormhole. While Ed Rush and Optical are seen as the creators of Neurofunk, a small number of producers also helped progress the style in the late 1990s, such as Kemal and Rob Data, Stakka and Skynet, Teebee, RAM Trilogy and Bad Company UK.

There are a number of influential tracks in the Neurofunk style, including Optical's To Shape The Future, Ed Rush and Optical's Slip Thru, Kemal and Rob Data's Messiah (released under the moniker Konflict at the time), Bad Company UK's The Nine and Stakka and Skynet's Bios Fear.