4-beat
On the breakbeat line between baltimore club and big beat. Grew out of breakbeat hardcore (hardcore line) and hardcore techno (techno line).
EMERGED 1992
4-BEAT
The 4-beat strand of happy hardcore pairs a four-on-the-floor kick with piano rolls and uplifting vocals.[1] It grew from the UK breakbeat hardcore scene and Belgian, Dutch and German hardcore techno in the early 1990s, and by the end of 1994 it ran as its own scene beside jungle.[1] Slipmatt, Hixxy, Force & Styles and DJ Sharkey are among its names, and React's Bonkers compilations sold well in the mid-to-late 1990s.[1]
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SOURCES
- 1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-beat (year, derived, seed)
- 2. genreexplorer.futureproofmusicschool.com/genre/happy-hardcore (year, seed)
Dates informed by Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music.