What is Trip-Hop?

Question: Tell me if it's either laid-back/ambient or whether it's upbeat...

Answer: # A term invented in 1995 in a Mixmag article about Tricky. Almost an English version of Hip-hop/Pop made up of Dub, Jazz and Breakbeat. These days, mostly used to describe English Hip-hop production of the mid-'90s. www.socan.ca/jsp/en/resources/sound_advice/Renaud.jsp # Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of England's hip hop and house scenes. Characterized by a reliance on breakbeats and a sample-heavy sound pioneered by Coldcut's remix of Eric B. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip-hop

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