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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808 State
Adam Freeland
Apollo 440
Arakain
Asher D
Audio Bullys
BOOM BOOM SATELLITES
Basement Jaxx
Beatman & Ludmilla
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Blanka Šrůmová
Bogus Order
C & K Vocal
CIRRUS
Ciment
Codewalkers
DJ Fase
DJ Mink
DJ Technique
David Holmes
Death In Vegas
Dirty Vegas
Divoky Srdce
Dunaj
ETC.
FC Kahuna
Faithless
Fat Goth
Fatboy Slim
Firaga
Frankie & The Deadbeats
Freestylers
FruFru
Futurum
Fuzz Townshend
Groove Armada
Groove Diggerz
Groove Terminator
Grøntsager
Honza Křížek
Jan Sahara Hedl
Josh Abrahams
Junkie XL
Keaden
Krzysztof Klenczon i Trzy Korony
Leftfield
Lo Fidelity Allstars
Luboš Pospíšil
Majerovy Brzdove Tabulky
Marsyas
Michal Pavlíček
Mint Royale
Mnaga A Zdorp
Mr. Natural
Mrakoplaš
Muzyka Końca Lata
Něžná noc
Orbital
Overseer
Progres 2
Propellerheads
Puvodni Bures
Ravi Chandra
Renegade Soundwave
Sister Bliss
Sketchy Waze
Slowpho
Stereo MC's
Stretch & Vern
Tail Feather
The Chemical Brothers
The Crystal Method
The Future Sound Of London
The KLF
The Prodigiez
The Prodigy
The Shamen
The Wiseguys
Timo Maas
Traband
Treva Whateva
Trickster
Ty Sycaci
Underworld
Universal Trilogy
Vepřové komety
Vladimír Mišík
Vlastimil Třešňák
Yamo
Zuzana Michnova
The Prodigy
Fatboy Slim
The Chemical Brothers
Faithless
Junkie XL
Groove Armada
Underworld
Basement Jaxx
Orbital
The Prodigiez
Stereo MC's
The Crystal Method
Leftfield
Arakain
Audio Bullys
Sister Bliss
The KLF
Overseer
Apollo 440
David Holmes
Propellerheads
808 State
The Future Sound Of London
Death In Vegas
Dirty Vegas
Mnaga A Zdorp
The Shamen
Freestylers
Timo Maas
Mint Royale
The Wiseguys
Vladimír Mišík
CIRRUS
BOOM BOOM SATELLITES
Asher D
FC Kahuna
Adam Freeland
Traband
Michal Pavlíček
Firaga
ETC.
Marsyas
Lo Fidelity Allstars
Stretch & Vern
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Luboš Pospíšil
Renegade Soundwave
Josh Abrahams
Trickster
Progres 2
Zuzana Michnova
Blanka Šrůmová
Groove Terminator
Dunaj
Muzyka Końca Lata
Jan Sahara Hedl
Něžná noc
Honza Křížek
Vlastimil Třešňák
Yamo
Futurum
Vepřové komety
Krzysztof Klenczon i Trzy Korony
C & K Vocal
Fuzz Townshend
Frankie & The Deadbeats
Treva Whateva
Ty Sycaci
Majerovy Brzdove Tabulky
Beatman & Ludmilla
Ciment
Slowpho
Mrakoplaš
Divoky Srdce
Puvodni Bures
FruFru
DJ Fase
Groove Diggerz
Bogus Order
Ravi Chandra
Universal Trilogy
Mr. Natural
Sketchy Waze
DJ Mink
Fat Goth
Tail Feather
Grøntsager
Codewalkers
DJ Technique
Keaden