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Breakbeat

Breakbeat is a genre. Breakbeat grew out of Big Beat. Its influence carried into jungle, UK garage, Electro house, Big Beat and Drum and bass, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Breakbeat. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Breakbeat came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
BreakbeatBig BeatjungleUK garageElectro houseBig BeatDrum and bassDubstepgrime

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Breakbeat connections

Breakbeat grew out of Big Beat, went on to shape jungle, UK garage, Electro house and Big Beat. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Breakbeat

Roots1

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What Breakbeat shaped

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