Trip hop

Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with "downtempo")[3] is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol.[4] It has been described as a psychedelic fusion of hip hop and electronica with slow tempos and an atmospheric sound,[5][6][7] often incorporating elements of jazz, soul, funk, reggae, dub, R&B, and other forms of electronic music, as well as sampling from movie soundtracks and other eclectic sources.[8]

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Trip hop
Other names	Downtempo
Stylistic origins	Electronica hip hop reggae psychedelia soul dub breakbeat rock funk R&B jazz ska alternative rock[1][2] lounge
Cultural origins	c. late 1980s – early 1990s, Bristol, England
Derivative forms	Illbient post-trip hop IDM
Regional scenes
United Kingdom Australia
Other topics
Bristol underground scene experimental hip hop neo soul nu jazz acid jazz chill-out music

The style emerged as a more experimental variant of breakbeat from the Bristol sound scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s,[9] incorporating influences from jazz, soul, funk, dub, and rap music.[10] It was pioneered by acts like Massive Attack, Tricky, and Portishead.[11] The term was first coined in a 1994 Mixmag piece about American producer DJ Shadow.[12] Trip hop achieved commercial success in the 1990s, and has been described as "Europe's alternative choice in the second half of the '90s".[9]

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