Big beat

Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term first employed in the early 80s, by the British music press - gaining popularity in the mid 90s, in description of the music of The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Propellerheads & The Prodigy, that relied on beat-driven, drum-heavy mixes. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Radim Hladík

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  • Wair_esp

    90"s

    24 days ago

  • davidempoleon10

    @Unkn0wnumb3rs Don't forget the Prodigy.

    last month

  • defibre

    продиджи является бигбитом, ок? а вообще писать тут какая группа была хороша а какая нет — идиотизм. да и не только тут.

    March 2012

  • Unkn0wnumb3rs

    I was born in the late 90's but man this genre makes me want to have lived the entire 90's... Wish big beat was still big today, but I guess what big beat was to the 90's, dubstep is to the 2010's. What a shame. And my personal favourites? Propellerheads, Junkie XL, The Chemical Brothers & Fluke.

    March 2012

  • PurplePostRock

    ♥

    March 2012

  • maplejet

    Fun fact: Tom Morello of RATM probably endorses this style...he even collaborated with two of the major big beat bands.

    March 2012

  • maplejet

    Big Beat > Modern electro-pop-house. This is only an opinion.

    March 2012

  • Kalmah88

    EXPERIMENTAL BREAKS FROM HUNGARY!!! ENYJOY! ;))) http://soundcloud.com/khalmo/khalmo-garden-of-dreams

    February 2012
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