Trip-hop Edit Meaning

1.

This genre is a variety of breakbeat usually featuring psychedelic atmospheres and female vocalists singing in a rock-influenced style.

DJ Vadim, Shine, Neo Treo etc all people associated to Trip Hip

2.

a form of music originating in England

It is usually characterized by a down tempo sound, female vocals, breakbeats, and a spacy version of hip-hop.

Sometimes called the Bristol sound.

See meowzer

3.

A musical genreoriginating in Bristol, UK in the 1990s. It was originally informally known by the British music press as "the Bristol sound". The music is characterized by downtempobeats, smooth synths and ethereal(usually female) vocals. The style combines elements of hip-hopand jazzwith rock and shoegaze/ dream pop. To a lesser extent, the sound also borrows from houseand reggae.

Although these days there are few new trip-hop acts, the genre has been very influential upon countless hip-hop and electronicaacts, such as DJ Shadow, Gorillaz, Airand pretty much all dubstepartists.

Notable trip-hop acts include Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, Thievery Corporation and Zero 7.

See music, dubstep, genre, portishead, massive attack, hip-hop, bristol, tricky, gorillaz, dj shadow

4.

Hip Hop written, recorded or produced under the influence of even more drugs than normally

Man, this trippy shit ain't hip-hop, It's gotta be trip-hop.

Coldcut's remix of Eric B.'s and Rakim's hip hop hit ain't hip hop, it's trip hop yo!

See tripped up, coldcut

5.

stimulating or exciting hip-hop

Swift, Atmosphere

6.

v. A journalistic label used particularly in Europe to describe a certain type of music's sound. Meant "hip hop" without the rap. It was a way of flagging off music and calling it shit.

Massive Attack, Portishead and Bjork are trip-hop acts.

See unknown