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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Sunshine (My Girl) [Galantis Reshine]
Single - Released November 15, 2024

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Ant Miles
Audio Scavengers
AwareNess
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CRIM
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Cera Khin
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Code Red
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Future Funk Squad
GHENGAR
Gespona
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Groove Terminator
Hani
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Harry Diamond
Inverse
J(X)
JFB
Jenn Getz & Alfie
Jonny Drop
K Motionz
KILL PHIL
KJ Sawka
KMC
KYMERA
Kid Panel
Krafty Kuts
Krush No Rock
Left/Right
Leftfield
MC Spyda
MC Swipa
Miss Trouble
Mutantbreakz
Nu Tone
Number_i
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Professor Creepshow
QUEMIST
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Rennie Pilgrem
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Sam Interface
Sammie Hall
Sector 5
Short Kutt
Slay
Snood
Squid the Kid
Stanton Warriors
Sterfry
Stretch & Vern
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The Young Punx
Timo Maas
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Dj Bountyhunter
Noisia
Drunken Masters
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Jason Nevins
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The Crystal Method
Slay
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TAKE-M
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Leftfield
DIESEL
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Sister Bliss
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Overseer
Hani
Datsik
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Rob Dougan
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CRIM
PRGMAT
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Dynamite MC
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Strategy
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FC Kahuna
The Egg
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Nu Tone
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Adam Freeland
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Andy Barlow
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Max Sedgley
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