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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1-800 GIRLS
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Akira Yamaoka
Al Wootton
Alcemist
Aleksi Perälä
Awesome 3
BASS DEMON
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Because of Art
Born On Road
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Clementine Douglas
Coco Bryce
DJ Flash
DJ Rohidas
DJ Zinc
Denham Audio
Diffshock
Dj Jen$ern
DjRUM
Drumskull
Drunken Masters
Earth Trax
Ebende
Eksman
Enduser
Fajar Asia Music
Farius
Felixxx
Fever Ray
Former City Records
Frazer Ray
Future Funk Squad
GVN
Goldie
HAAi
Hidden Element
IZCO
Impérieux
Insayno
Interplanetary Criminal
Introspekt
IsGwan
J Majik
John Newman
John Rolodex
Karoline Mousing
Left/Right
Luke Vibert
Maruwa
Mint Royale
Misc Disc Mix
Mozey
Mr. Sosa
Muki
Nekxum
Nightmares On Wax
Nikki Nair
Number_i
OITO//OITO
Overmono
Professor Creepshow
Pura Pura
Richie Blacker
Sanxion
Serge Geyzel
Shed
Simon Shackleton
Skibovicz
Slarta John
Slay
Sniper Mode
Special Request
Strategy
Subjects
TIBASKO
Tali
Team Karacho
The Bug
The Burrell Connection
The Chemical Brothers
Tim Reaper
Tipper
Tommy Farrow
Tonn Piper
Tony T
Trashiii
Vandelux
Wuki
Xotix
deadmau5
dj tani
flowanastasia
optic core
xTurbo
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Chris Lake
Number_i
John Newman
The Prodigy
Nujabes
deadmau5
VYRUS
Wisp
The Chemical Brothers
Dj Bountyhunter
Prospa
Interplanetary Criminal
Akira Yamaoka
Jason Nevins
Vandelux
Junkie XL
Wuki
BKO
Overmono
Nightmares On Wax
Ghard
Drunken Masters
Skibovicz
Escix V
Kusha
DJ DuBom
The Crystal Method
Fever Ray
Alcemist
MC Spyda
Mefjus
dj tani
Drum7
Orbital
Slay
Noisia
UNKLE
HAAi
Sam The Kid
BASS DEMON
Rob Swire
Mozey
MEZERG
Gremlin
.voodoo people
Leftfield
Trickle
Ed Solo
DIESEL
TAKE-M
BT
Eksman
DjRUM
Borai
Audio Bullys
Sister Bliss
DJ Zinc
Nekxum
Fajar Asia Music
Nyctonian
Battle of the Year
LK
HXNS
Lack Of Afro
Nedaj
Calibre
CLIPZ
Inja
Fluke
Overseer
Isam
PRECEDE
Tipper
IZCO
Denham Audio
3 Steps Ahead
xTurbo
Hani
Trashiii
ARB4
Apollo 440
Propellerheads
Datsik
The Future Sound Of London
Karoline Mousing
Main Phase
Strategy
hxly xo
A5omic
Because of Art
Liquid
Hibrid
Former City Records
DJ Eprom
Freestylers
Utah Saints
Tyme Bomb
Stanton Warriors
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