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Brokenbeat is an electronic music genre first appearing at the beginning of the 21st Century. Appearing in the western parts of London, the genre is also referred to as West London. Regular nights which play this genre of music include Co-op at Plastic People in Shoreditch and Inspiration Information at Notting Hill Arts Club . Elsewhere, DJs from the Kyoto Jazz Massive regularly play at The Room in Tokyo. Distribution outlet Goya music played a massive hand in establishing the early UK sound, supporting early labels such as People, Bita Sweet, Mainsqueeze and numerous others.
Artists in this area mostly have a drum and bass, house, hip hop, techno or acid jazz background. As a result of these various influences, brokenbeat is more sophisticated than regular dance music, on the scale of jazz, soul or funk. It can be characterized by syncopated rhythm typically in 4/4 tempo, with staggered or punctuated snare beats and/or hand claps.
Breakbeat/Breaks Sub-Genres:
Big Beat
Brokenbeat
Cut & Paste
Electro
Florida breaks
Grime
Miami bass
Nu skool Breaks
Progressive breaks
Turntablism
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