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- 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. Appearing in the western parts of London, the genre is also referred to as West London, mainly because Goya Music's offices were in London's Ladbroke Grove, W11, as were most of the participating artists studios. Regular nights that play this genre of music include Co-op, which was held at Plastic People for a number of years before re-launching at East Village - both in Shoreditch. In 2008 monthly Co-Op sessions were launched at Concrete in Birmingham, UK. Another night worth mentioning is Inspiration Information, previously at Notting Hill Arts Club but now at East Village in Shoreditch. Elsewhere, DJs from the Kyoto Jazz Massive regularly play at The Room in Tokyo. Magazines and sites reviewing the music include Straight No Chaser and Commercial Break. Distribution outlet Goya Music played an influential role in establishing the early UK sound, supporting early labels such as People, Bita Sweet, Mainsqueeze and numerous others. Artists in this area mostly have a drum and bass, house, hip hop, techno or acid jazz background. As a result of these various influences, broken beat is sometimes considered more sophisticated than regular dance music, on the scale of jazz, soul or funk. Broken beat also has its roots in 70s jazz fusion and has been influenced by artists such as Lonnie Liston Smith, The Mizell Brothers, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, and others. One might also hear echos of Disco, 80s R'n'B, early Electronica, hip hop, 80s New Wave, House and Techno in Broken beat. IG Culture is credited with kick-starting the scene with his New Sector Movements releases for People Music. The transition was to a more abstract form of drum and bass. Many artists that started releasing through 4hero's Reinforced label are now considered pioneers of broken beat (a landmark artist for the label being Sonar Circle aka Domu). Meanwhile in Detroit, established techno artists like Carl Craig and Stacey Pullen experimented with the music they were making, trying to add jazz elements and breaks to their sound. As the music is still based on classic Detroit techno and usually has a harder sound, it is sometimes referred to as broken techno. This eclectic mixture was picked up by the Detroit and jazz affiliated UK techno producers Kirk Degiorgio or As One and Ian O'Brien, who tried to form it into a more soulful variation which further influenced the development of the broken beat genre. Popular names in the genre are L.A. 's J Davey, Bugz in the Attic, Seiji, Kaidi Tatham, Domu, Afronaught, IG Culture, Stephane and Alex Attias, New Zealand-born Mark de Clive-Lowe, 4hero, Manchester's Phuture Lounge collective label boss Maddslinky Zed Bias, Somatik, and Opolopo. In the U.S. prominent artists are Detroit based Titonton Duvanté, John Arnold, Jeremy Ellis aka Ayro, and Recloose (now based in New Zealand), Harlem based Spymusic, and Philadelphia based King Britt.
- Le Broken Beat est né dans le West London vers 1999-2000 du génie évolutif de IG Culture et son groupe New Sector Movements, ainsi que des deux DJ producteurs du groupe 4 Hero (Marc Mac et Dego), qui comptait déjà parmi les plus grands créateurs de la Jungle.
Ce style musical a poussé plus loin la tendance déjà présente dans une certaine Jungle à mélanger les instruments aux machines. Parmi les plus grands producteurs de ce mouvement, beaucoup sont d'excellents instrumentistes.
Parmi les influences majeures du Broken Beat pouvant être identifiées, on trouve le Jazz-Fusion tendance Funk des années 70 (Headhunters, Lonnie Liston Smith, Mizell Brothers, Donald Byrd…), certains breaks de Jazz des années 60, 70 ou encore des morceaux de Funk du début des années 80.
Car après le Hip-Hop et la House, nous sommes encore dans une nouvelle évolution de cette matrice à danser qu'est le genre Funk.
On pourrait dire que le Broken Beat est l'art de la syncope multipliée, notamment grâce un beat a contretemps assez propre au genre.
La créativité musicale de ce mouvement est quant à elle caractéristique du Jazz et de ses permanentes quêtes d'ailleurs. Future Jazz est d'ailleurs un terme alternatif souvent employé, avec Phuture Funk, Twisted Soul, Nu-Jazz ou Future Soul… pour définir le genre.
Afronaught préfère quant à lui parler de Progressive Black Music et Bembe Segue, parolière et chanteuse majeure du mouvement, préfère le terme de Cosmic Jazz. Parmi les artistes majeurs du genre on peut citer IG Culture, Afronaught, Seiji, 4Hero (Dego & Marc Mac), Domu, Bugz in the Attic, Mark de Clive Lowe, Alex Attias, Opolopo, Zed Bias, Somatik... Il faut mentionner les labels Goya, People, Bitasweet et Mainsqueeze qui ont beaucoup compté dans le développement du genre, ainsi que les fameuses soirées Co-Op Sessions qui sont la réunion et vitrine principale du mouvement, dans le quartier de Shoreditch à Londres.
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