New beat

New beat is a Belgian electronic dance music genre that fuses elements of new wave, hi-NRG,[2] EBM and hip hop (e.g. scratching).[3][4] It flourished in Western Europe during the late-1980s.[1]

New beat
Stylistic origins	Acid house[1] EBM[1] hi-NRG[2] new wave[3] hip hop[4]
Cultural origins	Mid-to-late 1980s, Belgium
Typical instruments	Synthesizer drum machine sequencer electronic drums
Derivative forms	Belgian techno Hardcore techno rave music hardstyle Goa trance Eurodance hard techno hard trance
Subgenres
4-beat hard beat skizzo
Regional scenes
Belgium
Local scenes
Antwerp

New beat spawned a subgenre called "hard beat" (a blend of EBM, new beat and acid house)[5] and became a key influence on the evolution of European electronic dance music styles such as Belgian techno, hardcore techno and gabber.

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