breakbeat

n. irregular beat, irregular rhythm

This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. For the technique and the meaning of the term with hip-hop and funk music see break (music). For the record label, see Breakbeat Kaos Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straightened 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). These rhythms may be characterised by their intensive use of syncopation and polyrhythms.
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