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Electro (also known as electro[ ]funk) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records that were closer to disco). Records in the genre are unabashed about their use of electronic and artificial sounds, taking this technological fetish almost into science fiction with many records about space travel and futuristic dystopias.
Common equipment in electro production includes drum machines, sequencers, synthesizers, and more recently laptop computers. A legendary drum machine, still used today, was the Roland TR-808.
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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