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breakbeat, n.
Brit. |ˈbreɪkbiːt|, U.S. |ˈbreɪkˌbit|
[‹ break n.1 + beat n.1]
1. orig. U.S. A sample of a drum break, esp. a funky or syncopated one, usually repeated to form a rhythm track; (also) a similar beat programmed on a drum machine, etc., rather than sampled.
1984Hip Hop on Wax: Vol. 1 (record label), Break beat. 1988Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. 92 The Music Factory..is jammed with the latest New York-based label rap hits, breakbeat collections (which feature hit songs with extended breaks for rap deejays or record producers). 1991Sky Mag. Feb. 8/1 Rap was tough, gritty, do-it-yourself music; all you needed was a break beat and a microphone and you were ready to go. 1996Loaded Sept. 198/1 Weird-out electronic breakbeats. Not for softbag fans! 2000A. Calcutt Brit Cult 64/2 He also speeded up Cornershop's ‘Brimful of Asha’ and added the breakbeats, taking it from an indie cult record that reached No 65 in the charts to the No 1 spot.
2. orig. Brit. A genre of popular dance music characterized by the use of breakbeats, esp. as contrasted with dance music that has a very regular four-four beat.
1990Guardian 1 Nov. 27/5 Orbit believes that records like DNA's breakbeat version of Suzanne Vega's Tom's Diner represent a new way of thinking about songs and sound. 1995Melody Maker 25 Mar. 27/1 After a frustrating period signed to major label Sony, Gerald discovered the glory of breakbeat. 2002Time Out N.Y. 25 Apr. 121/3 It was a clarion call to the dance music world, coupling the standards of sampladelic breakbeat..with an urbane, cosmopolitan wit that Fatboy Slim was too much of a commoner to ever put forth. |