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{{Short description|EDM dance style and music genre}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Jumpstyle
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Mákina]]|[[gabber]]|[[hardstyle]]|[[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]]|[[UK hard house|hard house]]|[[tech trance]]|[[Industrial music|industrial]]|[[techno]]}}
| cultural_origins  = Late 1990s—2000s in [[Belgium]] and [[Netherlands]]
| derivatives       = 
| subgenrelist      = 
| subgenres         = 
| fusiongenres      = [[Melbourne bounce]]
| regional_scenes   = {{hlist|[[Belgium]]|[[Netherlands]]|[[Ireland]]|[[Germany]]|[[United Kingdom]]|[[Russia]]|[[Poland]]|[[France]]|[[Denmark]]|[[Australia]]|[[Luxembourg]]}}
| other_topics      = {{hlist|[[Electronic musical instrument]]|[[computer music]]}}
}}

'''Jumpstyle''' is an [[electronic dance music|electronic dance]] style and music genre popular in [[Western Europe]], originally in [[Belgium]]. However, it gained broader popularity in its neighboring country, the [[Netherlands]] during the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 January 2008 |title=What Is It? Jumpstyle |url=https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2008/01/what-is-it-jumpstyle |access-date=1 February 2014 |publisher=XLR8R}}</ref>

Jumpstyling is often referred to as "Jumpen": a combination of the English word 'Jump' and the Dutch and German suffix '-en' (meaning "to jump", or "jumping").<ref>{{cite web|publisher=USA Jumpstyle |title=Jumpstyle Info |url=http://www.usajumpstyle.com/jumpinfo.htm |access-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812055932/http://www.usajumpstyle.com/jumpinfo.htm |archive-date=12 August 2008 }}</ref>

==History==
Jumpstyle, originally known simply as '''jump''', was created in Belgium. It was a short-lived small genre that did not gain popularity in its original form. However, it came back to the public during the turn of the century, and fandom began increasing throughout Europe after undergoing significant changes in Germany in early 2003. After acquiring its current name, jumpstyle was reintroduced in Europe and in 2005 saw artists and groups producing and releasing its music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Echo Chamber of ‘Postinternet Dance’ |url=https://artreview.com/lahorde-julia-stoschek-foundation-berlin-review/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=artreview.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jumpstyle Music Guide: 3 Characteristics of Jumpstyle Music - 2025 |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/jumpstyle-music-guide |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=MasterClass |language=en}}</ref>

The first key stage of its popularity came between 2007 and 2008 due to the success of music videos such as Scooter's "[[The Question Is What Is the Question?|The Question Is What Is The Question?]]" and "[[Jumping All Over the World (song)|Jumping All Over the World]]", which led to their 13th studio album reaching number 1 in the UK charts. However, there are still some radio stations left, broadcasting jump in its traditional form. The oldest jumpstyle radio was founded in 2005 and remained active until 2016 under the name of JumpStation.FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpstation.fm/ |title=First French Tek / Hardtechno / Jump Radio |publisher=JumpStation.FM |date=28 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803210117/http://www.jumpstation.fm/ |access-date=1 February 2014|archive-date=3 August 2016 }}</ref> The style has also been fused with other genres, for example, [[Major Lazer]] and [[The Partysquad]] mixed a unique track with a [[oldskool jungle|jungle]] vocal sample in the track "[[Original Don]]", with jumpstyle/[[hardstyle]] influences. Also, [[Joel Fletcher]]'s remix of [[Savage (rapper)|Savage's]] 2005 single "[[Swing (Savage song)|Swing]]" uses jumpstyle influences.

In the early 2020s, the style made a resurgence online when [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]] [[internet rap]] artist Yabujin started experimenting with the genre under his alias DJ Gyrotta Zao. This style would later become known as "yabujincore" and popularized on [[TikTok]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2025-02-19 |title=Chasing Yabujin, the Artist Who Secretly Shaped the Underground Sound of the 2020s |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/chasing-yabujin-the-artist-who-secretly-shaped-the-underground-sound-of-the-2020s/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Tournaments and leagues==
There are various jumpstyle leagues across the world; mostly in the form of online video submissions and internet competitions. However, in Belgium there have been staged tournaments such as the European Jump Masters.

==Music==
Jumpstyle music is an offspring of [[tech-trance]], [[hardstyle]], [[gabber]] and [[mákina]]. Its [[tempo]] is usually between 140 and 150 [[Beats per minute|BPM]]. However, it cannot be seen as merely a slowed down version of gabber. It is characterised by a [[TR-909|909]] kick drum used in a [[Four-on-the-floor (dance)|four on the floor]] beat. It also has influences from [[hard house]] and [[electro house]]. Starting around 2002–03, jumpstyle began to gain influence from [[hardstyle]] sound, such as pitched basslines set at a melody, more complex, multiband distortion, and synthesizers utilising [[Square wave (waveform)|square wave]]forms.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = Jumpisthestyle.com| title = Over Jumpen (about Jump)| url = http://jumpisthestyle.com/jumpstyle/overjump| access-date = 2 November 2008|language=nl}}</ref>

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