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
A5omic
Afrika Bambaataa
Agent-X
Akira Yamaoka
Al Wootton
Alcemist
Aleksi Perälä
Any Act
Avoure
Awesome 3
BASS DEMON
BEEFCAKE
BKO
Because of Art
Borai
Breakage
Briain
Chris Lake
Clementine Douglas
Coco Bryce
DJ Flash
DJ Rohidas
DTX
Denham Audio
Diffshock
Dj Bountyhunter
Dj Conrado
Dj Jen$ern
DjRUM
Drumskull
Drunken Masters
Earth Trax
Ebende
Eksman
Enduser
Farius
Fever Ray
Former City Records
Frazer Ray
Goldie
HAAi
Hibrid
Ilya Gadaev
Impérieux
Insayno
Interplanetary Criminal
Italobros
John Newman
John Rolodex
Karoline Mousing
Keenan Mathias
Krush No Rock
Left/Right
Luke Vibert
MANTIS
Maruwa
Mint Royale
Misc Disc Mix
Mr. Ho
Muki
Nekxum
Nightmares On Wax
Number_i
Nuno Beats
Overmono
Paradox
Professor Creepshow
Raver's Diary
Richie Blacker
Riki 808
Sam The Kid
Seba
Serge Geyzel
Shed
Simon Holmes
Skibovicz
Slarta John
Sniper Mode
Stunna
Subjects
TIBASKO
Tali
Team Karacho
The Bug
The Burrell Connection
Thing
Thys
Tim Reaper
Tom Rowlands
Tonn Piper
Vandelux
Wuki
Xotix
deadmau5
dj tani
flowanastasia
outoftouch
xTurbo
Артем Пора Домой
Clementine Douglas
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
BKO
Junkie XL
Wuki
Overmono
Nightmares On Wax
Ghard
Drunken Masters
Skibovicz
Escix V
Kusha
DJ DuBom
The Crystal Method
Fever Ray
Alcemist
MC Spyda
dj tani
Drum7
Mefjus
Slay
Orbital
UNKLE
Mozey
Sam The Kid
Rob Swire
BASS DEMON
Noisia
HAAi
Afrika Bambaataa
MEZERG
Gremlin
.voodoo people
Leftfield
Trickle
Tom Rowlands
DIESEL
Eksman
TAKE-M
Avoure
Ed Solo
BT
Nekxum
Fajar Asia Music
DjRUM
DJ Zinc
Sister Bliss
Audio Bullys
LK
Inja
Fluke
Nedaj
Lack Of Afro
Nyctonian
CLIPZ
Battle of the Year
HXNS
Calibre
3 Steps Ahead
PRECEDE
Overseer
Isam
Denham Audio
Tipper
IZCO
Borai
Datsik
Propellerheads
ARB4
Hani
Trashiii
xTurbo
Apollo 440
A5omic
Because of Art
hxly xo
The Future Sound Of London
Strategy
Main Phase
Karoline Mousing
Liquid
Elro
Tyme Bomb
The Soulsonic Force
Former City Records
Stanton Warriors