Breakbeat

Breakbeat is a high-energy music genre characterized by its fast-paced, syncopated rhythms, often featuring intricate drum patterns and heavy use of sampling. Emerging in the late 1980s and peaking in popularity during the 1990s, breakbeat drew from hip-hop, rock, and electronic dance music, with influences from jazz and funk. Its cultural significance lies in its role as a catalyst for the big beat and electronic music explosion of the 1990s, with its frenetic energy and rebellious attitude resonating with a generation of ravers and club-goers. Breakbeat's relationship to other genres is marked by its eclecticism, incorporating elements of techno, house, and drum and bass, while its distinctive, stuttering rhythms and emphasis on sonic experimentation set it apart from similar styles. The genre's frenzied beats, often paired with catchy hooks and MCing, create a thrilling, dancefloor-oriented sound that embodies the spirit of sonic innovation and creative freedom.

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.voodoo people
1-800 GIRLS
A5omic
ANII
Afrika Bambaataa
Airscape
Akira Yamaoka
Alcemist
Aleksi Perälä
Any Act
Aphex Twin
BASS DEMON
BKO
Bassnectar
Because of Art
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Borai
Breakage
CYCLONE
Chris Lake
Clementine Douglas
DJ DuBom
DJ Eprom
DJ Rohidas
DJ Zinc
Diffshock
Dj Bountyhunter
Dj Jen$ern
Double O
Drunken Masters
Ebende
Enduser
Fajar Asia Music
Farius
Farsi
Fever Ray
Frazer Ray
Freestylers
Future Funk Squad
Hibrid
Hidden Element
INVT
IZCO
Interplanetary Criminal
IsGwan
J-Break
J.O.S.H.U.A
James Shinra
Johan Gielen
John Newman
John Rolodex
Karoline Mousing
Khaos Major
Krafty Kuts
Krush No Rock
Left/Right
LuBeat
Luca Lozano
Maruwa
Mathis Ruffing
Mint Royale
Mozey
Mr. Ho
Muki
Nekxum
Nightmares On Wax
Number_i
Nuno Beats
Om Unit
PRECEDE
Pizza Hotline
Placid Angles
Professor Creepshow
Raver's Diary
ReKaB
Reaper
Richie Blacker
Riki 808
Sasha
Skibovicz
Stunna
TAKE-M
The Chemical Brothers
Thing
Tim Reaper
Tipper
Tom Rowlands
Tommy Farrow
Trashiii
Trickle
VYRUS
Vandelux
Wuki
Xotix
bleach.bath
deadmau5
dj tani
flowanastasia
outoftouch
xTurbo
Clementine Douglas
Chris Lake
John Newman
Number_i
The Prodigy
Nujabes
Aphex Twin
deadmau5
Wisp
VYRUS
The Chemical Brothers
Prospa
Interplanetary Criminal
Dj Bountyhunter
Akira Yamaoka
Vandelux
Jason Nevins
Wuki
BKO
Junkie XL
Overmono
Nightmares On Wax
Ghard
Drunken Masters
Kusha
Skibovicz
Escix V
DJ DuBom
MC Spyda
Fever Ray
Alcemist
The Crystal Method
Drum7
dj tani
Orbital
Bassnectar
Slay
Wideboys
TAKE-M
UNKLE
Sam The Kid
BASS DEMON
Rob Swire
Mozey
Noisia
HAAi
MEZERG
Afrika Bambaataa
.voodoo people
Leftfield
Gremlin
Trickle
Ed Solo
Avoure
Tom Rowlands
BT
Eksman
DIESEL
Audio Bullys
Fajar Asia Music
DJ Zinc
Sister Bliss
Nekxum
DjRUM
Lack Of Afro
Nyctonian
Freestylers
HXNS
Battle of the Year
Nedaj
Fluke
LK
Calibre
Overseer
Isam
3 Steps Ahead
Tipper
Borai
Denham Audio
IZCO
PRECEDE
Apollo 440
xTurbo
Trashiii
ARB4
Sasha
Hani
Propellerheads
DJ Eprom
Datsik
Main Phase
hxly xo
Strategy
Pizza Hotline
The Future Sound Of London
A5omic
Karoline Mousing
Because of Art
Tyme Bomb
Rob Dougan