UK garage is a late-1990s London style that took the swung, syncopated drums of US garage house, sped them up, and layered chopped R&B vocals and heavy, sub-bass-led basslines on top. Tempos run 130–135 BPM but the shuffle in the hi-hats and the half-time bass create a half-speed feel. The genre dominated UK pirate radio and clubs from 1997 to 2002 (peaking with Artful Dodger, MJ Cole, and Craig David), then split into grime, dubstep, and bassline. A 2010s revival via Disclosure brought UKG back to the mainstream, and the style now sits as a foundational influence on modern UK bass, two-step, and bass house.