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| Breakbeat / Drum and bass | |
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| Stylistic origins: | Rave, Techno, Hip-hop, Dancehall |
| Cultural origins: | mid-1990s, London |
| Typical instruments: | Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Keyboard - Sampler - Laptop |
| Mainstream popularity: | Small, largely in late 1990s United Kingdom and Europe |
| Derivative forms: | Big beat |
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2Step - Hardcore - Breakcore - Brokenbeat - Drill n bass - Drum n' bass - Jungle - Techstep | |
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| Notable breakbeat artists | |
Breakbeat (breakbeats or breaks), are a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, chiefly exemplified by drum and bass and jungle, usually characterized by a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance).
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