A notation on musical styles prevalent in my lifeline and consistently reappearing in o...

I was into punk, which sort of got me into ska. That punky ska got me way into first wave ska, which is pretty much reggae. In college my first roommate did reggae to death, ruining it for me for a long time.While still in college, I also stumbled upon drum and bass, most likely as a deliberate departure from MTV-brand electronic music, a monster swarm of IDM, hardcore techno, and in a move to avoid Chicago house. Of the era's phases, mostly only the IDM has stayed with me through now, though I do have a more recent appreciation of other genres. My taste in drum and bass at the time was baseline minimal, as in I didn't know shit about it and didn't pretend to know shit about it, but I sure as fucking hell was excited about that sound. Things that were available included Grooverider, Dieselboy, Roni size, and an embarrassing set of god-awful compilations.It stayed a low-key thing over the years since, as I mostly listened to metal and all that mess for a good long time. I listened to the Dieselboy and similar things while playing games or whatever, but I didn't do much in the way of seeking out new music within the genre. Then Pendulum happened. I have no recollection of why I got it or who told me to or what the situation's details are, but it stuck so much that I listened to last.fm's similar station and found more. and more. and more. A breaking point came when Future Prophecies similar radio had me listening to whatever I could and starting to organize it in my head. Within months I was forcing myself to make attempts at DJing it.What I hadn't noticed is that drum and bass is reggae.I've been listening to dub. That's the punchline. It's fucking instrumental reggae. Full circle.So I can't be concise, but look at how much fun we had journeying through those years.Post script: I've been overappreciating early 90s rap lately. I have decided I liked rap before it became a horrific, unparodiable cliche.