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   Big beat

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   • 1. popular music with a steady, prominent beat: "had my big beat box and I was jammin'"

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2. • Electronic music genre

     • Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house / techno.
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   What is Big Beat music?

   • Big beat is a style of electronic dance music built around heavy drum beats, breakbeat samples, distorted synth basslines, and sound effects. Leading big beat artists like Fatboy Slim, the Prodigy, Propellerheads, and the Chemical Brothers have drawn inspiration from earlier forms of electronica as well as hip-hop, funk, and rock music.

   Big Beat Music Guide: 4 Characteristics of Big Beat Music

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   Why is club music called Big Beat?

   • Club music got heavier and more distorted in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and this led to the rise of a genre called big beat. Oops, something went wrong... What Is Big Beat? Big beat is a style of electronic dance music built around heavy drum beats, breakbeat samples, distorted synth basslines, and sound effects.

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   What makes big beat music unique?

   • Big beat music stands out in the broader world of electronica thanks to a few key traits. 1. Frequent breakbeat sampling: Big beat often uses breakbeat fills from classic '70s funk, soul, and hip-hop records. 2.

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   How did big beat get its name?

   • Big Beat took its name from the "Big Beat Boutique," a dance night that Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, co-founded in 1995. In the early 1990s, when raves had become commonplace in London's underground electronic music scene, a faction of U.K. DJs decided to try something new.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Big_beatBig beat - Wikipedia

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   Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as The Prodigy , the Chemical Brothers , Fatboy Slim , the Crystal Method , Propellerheads , Basement Jaxx ...

   • Cultural origins: Early 1990s, London, England

5. www.vice.com › en › articleIn Defense of Big Beat, the Annoying 90s Music Genre That ...

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   Oct 14, 2016 · The big beat formula was essentially: 1) Grab a breakbeat and compress it liberally. 2) Cut and paste some bits from funk and soul records. 3) Grab a vocal ("get busy, child") and sprinkle in...

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7. www.masterclass.com › articles › big-beat-music-guideBig Beat Music Guide: 4 Characteristics of Big Beat Music

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   Jun 7, 2021 · Big Beat Music Guide: 4 Characteristics of Big Beat Music. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 3 min read. Club music got heavier and more distorted in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and this led to the rise of a genre called big beat.

8. www.npr.org › 2011/08/19 › 139754112The Big Beat Revolution: 11 Essential Songs : NPR

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   Aug 19, 2011 · Music Lists. The Big Beat Revolution: 11 Essential Songs. August 19, 20111:00 PM ET. From. By. Michele Myers. Enlarge this image. Big Beat took its name from the "Big Beat Boutique," a...

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9. www.allmusic.com › subgenre › big-beat-ma0000004997Big Beat Music Subgenre Overview | AllMusic

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   The Crystal Method. More Big Beat Albums. The Chemical Brothers Dig Your Own Hole. The Prodigy Their Law: Singles 1990-2005. The Chemical Brothers Exit Planet Dust. Fatboy Slim You've Come a Long Way, Baby. The Chemical Brothers Singles 1993-2003. The Prodigy The Fat of the Land. The Future Sound of London Teachings from the Electronic Brain.

10. www.vice.com › en › articleWe Got Three Big Beat Producers from Back in the Day to ...

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    Nov 8, 2016 · Big beat was a genre of electronic music that typically used heavy breakbeats and synthesiser-generated loops common to acid house," then congratulations, you're probably about 37, or you have...

11. www.allmusic.com › style › big-beat-ma0000004997Big Beat Music Style Overview | AllMusic

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    Big Beat. Rescuing the electronica community from a near fall off the edge of its experimental fringe, Big Beat emerged in the mid-'90s as the next wave of big dumb dance music.