Trip hop
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| + | "One influence on [[trip hop]] came from a combination of the [[Tackhead]] sound system, [[On-U Sound Records]], [[Mark Stewart (musician)|Mark Stewart]] and [[Adrian Sherwood]] who combined [[hip hop]] with [[experimental rock]] and [[dub music]]." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | '''Trip hop''' (sometimes used synonymously with "[[downtempo]]") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the [[United Kingdom]], especially [[Bristol]]. It has been described as "a fusion of [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[electronica]] until neither genre is recognizable", and may incorporate a variety of styles, including [[funk]], [[dub music|dub]], [[soul music|soul]], [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], and [[house music|house]], as well as other forms of [[electronic dance music|electronic music]]. Trip hop can be highly [[Experimental music|experimental]]. | ||
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| + | Deriving from later idioms of [[acid house]], the term was first used by the British music media to describe the more [[experimental music|experimental]] variant of [[breakbeat]] emerging from the [[Bristol Sound]] scene in the early 1990s, which contained influences of [[soul music|soul]], funk, and jazz. It was pioneered by acts like [[Massive Attack]], [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]], and [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]]. Trip hop achieved commercial success in the 1990s, and has been described as "Europe's alternative choice in the second half of the '90s." | ||
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| + | Common musical aesthetics include a bass-heavy drumbeat, often providing the slowed down [[breakbeat]] [[samples]] similar to standard 1990s hip hop beats, giving the genre a more psychedelic and mainstream feel. | ||
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| + | * [[Chill-out music]] | ||
| + | * [[Acid house]] | ||
| + | * [[List of electronic music genres]] | ||
| + | * [[List of trip hop artists]] | ||
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Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with "downtempo") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has been described as "a fusion of hip hop and electronica until neither genre is recognizable", and may incorporate a variety of styles, including funk, dub, soul, psychedelia, R&B, and house, as well as other forms of electronic music. Trip hop can be highly experimental.
Deriving from later idioms of acid house, the term was first used by the British music media to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat emerging from the Bristol Sound scene in the early 1990s, which contained influences of soul, funk, and jazz. It was pioneered by acts like Massive Attack, Tricky, and Portishead. Trip hop achieved commercial success in the 1990s, and has been described as "Europe's alternative choice in the second half of the '90s."
Common musical aesthetics include a bass-heavy drumbeat, often providing the slowed down breakbeat samples similar to standard 1990s hip hop beats, giving the genre a more psychedelic and mainstream feel.
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