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About Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of downtempo. Its influences include hip-hop and electronica.
Artists closely associated with the genre include Lana Del Rey, Nikolai Noskov, Loreen, Moby, Gorillaz and Portishead.
From Wikipedia
Trip hop is a music genre defined as a psychedelic fusion of hip-hop and electronica with slow tempos and an atmospheric sound. The style emerged as a more experimental variant of breakbeat from the Bristol sound scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, incorporating influences from jazz, soul, funk, dub, rap, as well as sampling from movie soundtracks and other eclectic sources.
Pioneering trip hop acts include Massive Attack, Tricky, and Portishead. The term was coined in a 1994 Mixmag piece about American producer DJ Shadow. Trip hop achieved commercial success in the 1990s, and has been described as "Europe's alternative choice in the second half of the '90s".
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Trip hop.
Key artists
- Lana Del Rey
- Nikolai Noskov
- Loreen
- Moby
- Gorillaz
- Portishead
- Massive Attack
- Faye Wong
- FKA twigs
- Kerli
Frequently asked questions
What is Trip hop?
Trip hop is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of downtempo. Its influences include hip-hop and electronica.
Where and when did Trip hop originate?
Trip hop originated in United Kingdom in the 1990s.
Who are famous Trip hop artists?
Lana Del Rey, Nikolai Noskov, Loreen, Moby, Gorillaz and Portishead.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q205560 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Trip hop – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Trip Hop Muzak (Antti Luode) by Antti Luode – CC BY 3.0