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br3ad_man · 10-27-2004, 07:35 PM

Featured Genre #4 - Trip-Hop

The term "trip-hop" was coined by the english music press in the early 90s. The sound of trip-hop is well described as "downtempo jazz, funk and soul influenced experimental breakbeat music". Trip-Hop is often very bass heavy. It is generally seen that Massive Attack were one of the first trip-hop groups when they released their debut album in 1991, "Blue Lines". Although Massive Attack are seen as the inventors of trip-hop, other groups such as Portishead, Lamb and the Sneaker Pimps were extremely helpful in popularising it. After Massive Attack, quite a few US trip-hop acts emerged, in the forms of "DJ Shadow", "U.N.K.L.E." and others. However, the bulk of the great trip-hop acts were from places such as Bristol and Manchester, all in England.

Trip-Hop is often one of the styles of music that is blamed for "kiling guitar rock" in England. After Massive Attack, many trip-hop groups began to recieve a lot of mainstream recognition and trip-hop albums began to top indie charts. Groups such as Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Tricky, Morcheeba and Sneaker Pimps are most responsible for trip-hop reaching a large mainstream, stateside audience. After a while, some rock bands such as Radiohead began to show trip-hop influence with tracks such as "Talk Show Host", "Climbing Up The Walls" and "Airbag". Another contributing factor was Thom Yorke's collaboration with U.N.K.L.E. on the track "Rabbit In Your Headlights".

Some major trip-hop artists

Massive Attack
DJ Shadow
Tricky
Lamb
Morcheeba
Sneaker Pimps
U.N.K.L.E.
Portishead

Some definitive trip-hop albums

Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Portishead - Dummy
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
U.N.K.L.E. - Psyence Fiction
Lamb - Lamb
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Morcheeba - Big Calm
Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Some definitive trip-hop songs

Radiohead - Talk Show Host, Climbing Up The Walls
Portishead - Glory Box
U.N.K.L.E. - Rabbit In Your Headlights
Massive Attack - Teardrop, Inertia Creeps, Safe From Harm, Unfinished Sympathy
Tricky - Black Steel
DJ Shadow - Stem/Long Stem, Fixed Income
Lamb - God Bless, Trans Fatty Acid
Sneaker Pimps - Sick

Photo Gallery

Massive Attack, during the Mezzanine era

Tricky

DJ Shadow

Lamb

Portishead

U.N.K.L.E.

10-27-2004, 07:35 PM	#1
br3ad_man out of touch Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 12,934	Featured Genre 4: Trip-Hop Featured Genre #4 - Trip-Hop The term "trip-hop" was coined by the english music press in the early 90s. The sound of trip-hop is well described as "downtempo jazz, funk and soul influenced experimental breakbeat music". Trip-Hop is often very bass heavy. It is generally seen that Massive Attack were one of the first trip-hop groups when they released their debut album in 1991, "Blue Lines". Although Massive Attack are seen as the inventors of trip-hop, other groups such as Portishead, Lamb and the Sneaker Pimps were extremely helpful in popularising it. After Massive Attack, quite a few US trip-hop acts emerged, in the forms of "DJ Shadow", "U.N.K.L.E." and others. However, the bulk of the great trip-hop acts were from places such as Bristol and Manchester, all in England. Trip-Hop is often one of the styles of music that is blamed for "kiling guitar rock" in England. After Massive Attack, many trip-hop groups began to recieve a lot of mainstream recognition and trip-hop albums began to top indie charts. Groups such as Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Tricky, Morcheeba and Sneaker Pimps are most responsible for trip-hop reaching a large mainstream, stateside audience. After a while, some rock bands such as Radiohead began to show trip-hop influence with tracks such as "Talk Show Host", "Climbing Up The Walls" and "Airbag". Another contributing factor was Thom Yorke's collaboration with U.N.K.L.E. on the track "Rabbit In Your Headlights". *Some major trip-hop artists* Massive Attack DJ Shadow Tricky Lamb Morcheeba Sneaker Pimps U.N.K.L.E. Portishead *Some definitive trip-hop albums* Massive Attack - Blue Lines Portishead - Dummy DJ Shadow - Endtroducing U.N.K.L.E. - Psyence Fiction Lamb - Lamb Tricky - Maxinquaye Morcheeba - Big Calm Massive Attack - Mezzanine *Some definitive trip-hop songs* Radiohead - Talk Show Host, Climbing Up The Walls Portishead - Glory Box U.N.K.L.E. - Rabbit In Your Headlights Massive Attack - Teardrop, Inertia Creeps, Safe From Harm, Unfinished Sympathy Tricky - Black Steel DJ Shadow - Stem/Long Stem, Fixed Income Lamb - God Bless, Trans Fatty Acid Sneaker Pimps - Sick Photo Gallery Massive Attack, during the Mezzanine era Tricky DJ Shadow Lamb Portishead U.N.K.L.E.