Broken beat is an electronic music genre which can be characterized by syncopated rhythm typically in 4/4 metre, with staggered or punctuated snare beats and/or hand claps.
It first appeared in the 1990s and was pioneered by IG Culture, and the release of the 4hero album Two Pages was influential on the emerging sound and scene. Appearing in the western parts of London, the genre is also referred to as West London, mainly because Goya Music's off...
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