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
Breakage
CYCLONE
CYRK
Calibre
Chris Lake
DJ DuBom
DJ Eprom
DJ Zinc
Diffshock
Dj Jen$ern
Double O
Drunken Masters
Ebende
Enduser
Fajar Asia Music
Farius
Farsi
Fever Ray
Frazer Ray
Freestylers
Future Funk Squad
Goldie
HAAi
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
King ZG
Krafty Kuts
Krush No Rock
Left/Right
LuBeat
Luca Lozano
Maruwa
Mathis Ruffing
Mint Royale
Mozey
Mr. Ho
Muki
Nekxum
Nightmares On Wax
Nina Indi
Ninja
Number_i
Om Unit
PRECEDE
Pizza Hotline
Placid Angles
Professor Creepshow
Raver's Diary
ReKaB
Reaper
Richie Blacker
Riki 808
SHERELLE
Sasha
Simo Cell
Skibovicz
TAKE-M
The Chemical Brothers
Thing
Tim Reaper
Tipper
Tom Rowlands
Tommy Farrow
Trickle
Vandelux
Wuki
Xotix
bleach.bath
deadmau5
dj tani
flowanastasia
xTurbo
Clementine Douglas
Chris Lake
Number_i
John Newman
The Prodigy
Nujabes
deadmau5
Aphex Twin
VYRUS
Wisp
The Chemical Brothers
Dj Bountyhunter
Prospa
Interplanetary Criminal
Akira Yamaoka
Jason Nevins
Vandelux
BKO
Junkie XL
Wuki
Overmono
Nightmares On Wax
Ghard
Drunken Masters
Kusha
Escix V
Skibovicz
MC Spyda
Fever Ray
The Crystal Method
Alcemist
dj tani
Drum7
Wideboys
Bassnectar
Orbital
Slay
TAKE-M
UNKLE
Rob Swire
Noisia
Mozey
Sam The Kid
HAAi
BASS DEMON
Afrika Bambaataa
MEZERG
.voodoo people
Leftfield
Gremlin
Tom Rowlands
Eksman
BT
Avoure
Ed Solo
Trickle
DIESEL
Audio Bullys
Sister Bliss
DJ Zinc
DjRUM
Nekxum
DJ DuBom
Fajar Asia Music
Lack Of Afro
Battle of the Year
Nedaj
LK
Fluke
Nyctonian
Freestylers
HXNS
Calibre
3 Steps Ahead
Denham Audio
Borai
Isam
Tipper
PRECEDE
IZCO
Overseer
Apollo 440
Datsik
Propellerheads
xTurbo
Trashiii
Sasha
Hani
DJ Eprom
ARB4
The Future Sound Of London
Pizza Hotline
Strategy
Because of Art
Karoline Mousing
Main Phase
A5omic
hxly xo
Former City Records
The Soulsonic Force