trip-hop

British  

/ ˈtrɪpˌhɒp /

noun

1. a type of British electronic dance music of the 1990s, influenced by drug culture

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Etymology

Origin of trip-hop

C20: _trip (in the sense: drug experience) + _hip-hop

Example Sentences

A key track off Laferte’s noirish “Femme Fatale,” “Las Flores Que Dejaste En La Mesa” takes off with the quiet longing of bossa nova, boils into unhinged bolero territory, then incorporates the icy electro loops of trip-hop icons Portishead.

From Los Angeles Times

Trip-hop was invented to help categorise Portishead and Massive Attack in the mid-90s, while the term Crunk was coined to onomatopaeically reflect the bass-heavy club sounds of Southern hip-hop.

From BBC

It grew out of ELO’s regal rock and Serge Gainsbourg’s loucheness, taking on bits of U.K. trip-hop, midcentury exotica, the Largo scene’s orchestral flourishes and Daft Punk’s talkboxes.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s still singing about love: Careening norteña-inspired “Embeces” sees Del Real’s voice soar over warbled trumpets, and lead single “Princesa” layers cinematic orchestration with trip-hop beats and sweltering lyrics about failed promises and proclamations of loyalty.

From Los Angeles Times

The emotions were buried under witch house trip-hop and then stuffed behind the impenetrable cool of glittering '80s synths.

From Salon