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breakbeat

British  
/ ˈbreɪkˌbiːt /

noun

  1. a type of electronic dance music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nightingale's championing of the work of breakbeat artists such as the Freestylers and Meat Katie earned her the title Queen of Breaks.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

“You’re too far away,” she sang as the chattering breakbeat of “Happy Ending” reminded everyone in the room that they were supposed to be dancing.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2023

Goodwin, a breakbeat poet who cites comedians, rappers and preachers as inspirations drawing him to language and word play, has over 20 years of playwriting experience under his belt.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2022

Redolent of lounge, ’70s fusion, trip-hop and breakbeat, this LP offers the nonstop dopamine drip of a doom-scroll, and it’s heavy on star features: Thundercat, Snoop Dogg and Mac DeMarco all pull up.

From New York Times Jul. 8, 2022

Here, though, over a throbbing breakbeat clearly inspired by hip-hop, he delights in the way the word pops — just one more percussive element in a track full of them.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2021

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