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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Pump Up The Jam (Bass Boosted)
Single - Released December 27, 2025

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A5omic
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Akira Yamaoka
Al Wootton
Alcemist
Aleksi Perälä
Avoure
Awesome 3
BASS DEMON
BEEFCAKE
Because of Art
Borai
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Briain
Chris Lake
Clementine Douglas
Coco Bryce
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DJ Rohidas
DJ Zinc
DTX
Denham Audio
Diffshock
Dj Bountyhunter
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Dj Jen$ern
DjRUM
Drumskull
Drunken Masters
Earth Trax
Ebende
Eksman
Enduser
Farius
Fever Ray
Former City Records
Frazer Ray
Future Funk Squad
GVN
Goldie
HAAi
Hibrid
Hidden Element
IZCO
Ilya Gadaev
Impérieux
Insayno
Interplanetary Criminal
Italobros
John Newman
John Rolodex
Karoline Mousing
Keenan Mathias
Left/Right
Luke Vibert
MANTIS
Maruwa
Mint Royale
Misc Disc Mix
Mozey
Mr. Sosa
Muki
Nekxum
Nightmares On Wax
Nikki Nair
Number_i
Nuno Beats
Overmono
Paradox
Professor Creepshow
Richie Blacker
Sanxion
Seba
Serge Geyzel
Shed
Skibovicz
Slarta John
Sniper Mode
Subjects
TIBASKO
Tali
The Bug
The Burrell Connection
The Chemical Brothers
Thing
Thys
Tipper
Tommy Farrow
Tonn Piper
Vandelux
Wuki
Xotix
deadmau5
dj tani
flowanastasia
optic core
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Number_i
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VYRUS
Wisp
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Interplanetary Criminal
Akira Yamaoka
Jason Nevins
Vandelux
Junkie XL
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BKO
Overmono
Nightmares On Wax
Ghard
Drunken Masters
Skibovicz
Escix V
Kusha
DJ DuBom
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Fever Ray
Alcemist
MC Spyda
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Drum7
Mefjus
Slay
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UNKLE
Mozey
Sam The Kid
Rob Swire
BASS DEMON
Noisia
HAAi
MEZERG
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Leftfield
Trickle
DIESEL
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TAKE-M
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Ed Solo
BT
Nekxum
DjRUM
Fajar Asia Music
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Sister Bliss
Audio Bullys
LK
Inja
Fluke
Nedaj
Lack Of Afro
Nyctonian
CLIPZ
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HXNS
Calibre
PRECEDE
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Isam
Overseer
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IZCO
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Propellerheads
ARB4
Hani
Trashiii
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A5omic
Because of Art
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Strategy
The Future Sound Of London
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Karoline Mousing
Rob Dougan
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Liquid
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