Big Beat

Big beat is a high-energy electronic music genre characterized by its driving rhythms, heavy breakbeats, and often, catchy vocal hooks. Emerging in the mid-1990s, big beat drew from hip-hop, rock, and techno to create a unique sound that was both dancefloor-friendly and radio-accessible. Artists associated with the genre often incorporated distorted synths, fuzz-laden guitars, and sampled vocals, creating a distinctive sonic identity. The genre's popularity peaked in the late 1990s, with its fusion of electronic beats and rock attitude influencing a broader cultural shift towards more energetic and eclectic dance music. Big beat's relationship to other genres, such as trip-hop and electronica, lies in its shared emphasis on rhythmic experimentation, but its emphasis on energetic beats and catchy hooks sets it apart. Overall, big beat's infectious energy and bold sonic experimentation made it a defining sound of the 1990s electronic music landscape.

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Death Mask
Album - 9 Tracks - Released June 6, 2025

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Anna Rusowicz
Apollo 440
Arakain
Ashley Walters
Audio Bullys
Baby's Berserk
Backdraft
Basement Jaxx
Beatman & Ludmilla
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Blanka Šrůmová
Bomb The Bass
BĘÃTFÓØT
C & K Vocal
CIRRUS
CJ Bolland
Chaos Addict
Codewalkers
David Holmes
David Morley
Death In Vegas
Dirty Vegas
Dunaj
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Faithless
Fatboy Slim
Firaga
Fluke
Framus Five
Frankie & The Deadbeats
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Futurum
Groove Armada
Groove Terminator
Grøntsager
Honza Křížek
Hybrid
James Murphy
Jan Sahara Hedl
Jazz Q
Jiří Schelinger
Josh Abrahams
Junkie XL
Karel Vepřek
Keaden
LHB
Leftfield
Luboš Pospíšil
Maciej Kossowski
Majerovy Brzdove Tabulky
Marco Minnemann
Martin Kratochvil
Michael Kocáb
Michal Pavlíček
Michal Prokop
Mint Royale
Mnaga A Zdorp
Mr. Natural
Muphin Chuckrs
Muzyka Końca Lata
Něžná noc
Oldřich Janota
Ondřej Hejma
Orbital
Overseer
Pepe Deluxe
Progres 2
Puvodni Bures
Ravi Chandra
Retropolis
Rootless
Shut Up and Dance
Sister Bliss
Sol Brothers
Stereo MC's
Stretch & Vern
Synkopy 61
The Chemical Brothers
The Crystal Method
The Future Sound Of London
The KLF
The Masonics
The Matadors
The Prisoners
The Prodigiez
The Prodigy
Timo Maas
Traband
Trickster
Ty Sycaci
Underworld
Universal Trilogy
Vepřové komety
Vladimír Merta
Vladimír Mišík
Vlastimil Třešňák
Yamo
The Prodigy
Fatboy Slim
The Chemical Brothers
Faithless
Junkie XL
Underworld
Groove Armada
Basement Jaxx
The Crystal Method
Orbital
The Prodigiez
Stereo MC's
Leftfield
Timo Maas
Arakain
Sister Bliss
Audio Bullys
Fluke
Jiří Schelinger
The KLF
Overseer
Breakout
808 State
David Holmes
Apollo 440
Propellerheads
Bomb The Bass
Dirty Vegas
The Future Sound Of London
Death In Vegas
Mnaga A Zdorp
Freestylers
The Shamen
Mint Royale
Ashley Walters
Vladimír Mišík
Michal Prokop
The Wiseguys
Framus Five
CJ Bolland
Anna Rusowicz
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CIRRUS
FC Kahuna
Adam Freeland
Marco Minnemann
Michal Pavlíček
Traband
Ivan Hlas
Marsyas
Katarzyna Sobczyk
Firaga
ETC.
Lo Fidelity Allstars
Czerwono Czarni
Pepe Deluxe
Lešek Semelka
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Stretch & Vern
James Murphy
Luboš Pospíšil
Michael Kocáb
Josh Abrahams
Renegade Soundwave
Shut Up and Dance
Krzysztof Klenczon
Baby's Berserk
Petr Kalandra
Progres 2
Trickster
Sol Brothers
Trzy Korony
Blanka Šrůmová
Amatérské sdružení profesionálních muzikantů
Zuzana Michnova
The Prisoners
BĘÃTFÓØT
Groove Terminator
The Matadors
Niebiesko-Czarni
Karel Kahovec
Vladimír Merta
Hybrid
Jan Sahara Hedl
Backdraft
Jazz Q
Dunaj
Něžná noc
Maciej Kossowski
Muzyka Końca Lata
Vlastimil Třešňák
Futurum
Yamo
Honza Křížek
Martin Kratochvil
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Synkopy 61
Oldřich Janota
The Masonics
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