trip-hop
noun
: electronic dance music usually based on a slow hip-hop beat and incorporating hypnotic synthesized and prerecorded sounds
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The serpentine trip-hop track lives somewhere in the haze between haunting and euphoric, with a warmth and sensuality that permeate the spectral space beneath pinku’s soft, siren-like voice.
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Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Its blend of drum and bass, trip-hop and other electronic music genres found a fan base in different parts of the world.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Her work over the years has ranged from pop, folk-rock, trip-hop, electronica and reggaeton to cumbia, ranchera, mariachi, bolero and banda.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Musically, Cindy Lee's opener, fellow Canadians and past collaborators Freak Heat Waves, are decidedly different, their sound leaning more into trip-hop, '80s techno and other throwback electronic styles.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
Nearly 250,000 spectators attend the event in a regular year, which continues to evolve and introduce audiences to styles and tunes well outside the broad world that is jazz, with a bill that also takes in pop, hip-hop, Afrobeats, trip-hop, classic rock, soul and funk.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
And this is all set to a minimal trip-hop beat (with a slight hint of G-funk) and an atmospheric keyboard wash over a pulsating bassline.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
With Skrillex as a headlining dance act, EDM fans can also enjoy performances from rave artist Fatboy Slim, Lane 8, and trip-hop composer Tipper, along with CloZee and ISOxo.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
The artist was probably born in the early 1970s and emerged as a graffiti artist around 1990, The Washington Post reported, in the same period when Bristol trip-hop musicians such as Massive Attack were becoming prominent.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
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Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Its blend of drum and bass, trip-hop and other electronic music genres found a fan base in different parts of the world.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Her work over the years has ranged from pop, folk-rock, trip-hop, electronica and reggaeton to cumbia, ranchera, mariachi, bolero and banda.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Musically, Cindy Lee's opener, fellow Canadians and past collaborators Freak Heat Waves, are decidedly different, their sound leaning more into trip-hop, '80s techno and other throwback electronic styles.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
Nearly 250,000 spectators attend the event in a regular year, which continues to evolve and introduce audiences to styles and tunes well outside the broad world that is jazz, with a bill that also takes in pop, hip-hop, Afrobeats, trip-hop, classic rock, soul and funk.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
And this is all set to a minimal trip-hop beat (with a slight hint of G-funk) and an atmospheric keyboard wash over a pulsating bassline.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
With Skrillex as a headlining dance act, EDM fans can also enjoy performances from rave artist Fatboy Slim, Lane 8, and trip-hop composer Tipper, along with CloZee and ISOxo.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
The artist was probably born in the early 1970s and emerged as a graffiti artist around 1990, The Washington Post reported, in the same period when Bristol trip-hop musicians such as Massive Attack were becoming prominent.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
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“Trip-hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip-hop. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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