Big Beat
Big Beat is a genre. Big Beat grew out of Breakbeat, Acid house and Hardcore Breaks. Its influence carried into Breakbeat, Chemical Breaks, Nu Skool Breaks, Electro-Rock and Dance-rock, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Big Beat. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Big Beat came from and where it led.
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Big Beat connections
Big Beat grew out of Breakbeat, Acid house and Hardcore Breaks, went on to shape Breakbeat, Chemical Breaks, Nu Skool Breaks and Electro-Rock. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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