

Category:Big Beat
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Big Beat is a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid-1990s, characterized by its heavy breakbeats, distorted basslines, and rock and hip-hop influences. Popularized by UK artists and labels, big beat became synonymous with high-energy, festival-friendly dance music, often featuring vocal samples, guitar riffs, and a mix of live and electronic instrumentation.
Characteristics
- Heavy breakbeats and syncopated drum patterns, often sampled from funk and hip-hop.
- Distorted and prominent basslines, adding a gritty, aggressive sound.
- Rock, hip-hop, and rave influences, blending electronic elements with live instrumentation.
- Frequent use of vocal samples and film dialogue, adding a cinematic quality.
- Designed for high-energy club and festival environments, often featuring big drops and crowd-pleasing hooks.
Artists and Labels
Big Beat was championed by various artists and labels, including:
Notable artists in the genre include:
Mixes
(127 out of 127)
- 1995-03-05 - The Chemical Brothers - Essential Mix
- 1995-12-22 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 1996 - Jon Carter - Essential Mix 4
- 1996-05-26 - Norman Cook - Essential Mix
- 1996-08-04 - Jon Carter, Richard Fearless - Essential Mix
- 1996-10-26 - The Chemical Brothers (Live PA) @ Brixton Academy, London (Essential Mix)
- 1997 - Jon Carter & Cut La Roc - Mockers
- 1997-01-05 - The Wiseguys, Derek Dahlarge - Essential Mix
- 1997-04-30 - Derek Dahlarge @ MayDay - Sonic Empire
- 1997-09-22 - Wall Of Sound DJ's - Breezeblock - Headline Set
- 1997-10-02 - Bedlam Ago Go (Live PA) @ Maida Vale, Breezeblock
- 1997-10-15 - Dub Pistols (Live PA) @ Maida Vale, Breezeblock
- 1997-10-21 - Fatboy Slim - Breezeblock - Headline Set
- 1997-10-31 - Mike Cosford @ Fantazia, G-Mex, Manchester
- 1997-11-03 - Cut 'n' Paste DJ's - Breezeblock - Showcase
- 1997-12-22 - Propellerheads - Breezeblock - Headline Set
- 1997-12-23 - VA @ Zodiac, Oxford - Breezeblock
- 1997-12-31 - Fatboy Slim @ Kiss FM (New Year's Eve - Bouncy Hour)
- 1997-12-31 - Fatboy Slim @ Kiss FM (New Year's Eve - Noisy Hour)
- 1998 - Freddy Fresh & MPC Genius - The Trainspotters Dream Mastermix Vol.1
- 1998 - Tipper - Hi Octane - Slabs Of Junked Up Funk
- 1998-02 - Tanith - Marlboro Music Groovin To The Max, Kiss FM, Berlin
- 1998-02-08 - Freestylers - Essential Mix
- 1998-03-03 - Fatboy Slim @ The Metro, Chicago
- 1998-07 - Danny Howells - July 1998 Mixtape
- 1998-08-02 - Fatboy Slim @ Radio 1 Dance Anthems, Bar M, Ibiza
- 1998-10-13 - The Wiseguys (Live PA) @ Maida Vale, Breezeblock
- 1998-11-28 - Fatboy Slim - Fun Radio
- 1998-11-28 - Raik E., Fatboy Slim @ Dance Base, NRJ
- 1998-12-06 - Norman Cook - Essential Mix
- 1999-05-29 - The Chemical Brothers @ Homelands
- 1999-06-02 - Freddy Fresh (Glasgow) - Breezeblock
- 1999-06-11 - Fatboy Slim vs Armand Van Helden @ Brixton Academy, London, Radio 1
- 1999-06-25 - Fatboy Slim @ Glastonbury Festival
- 1999-07 - Copasetic @ Fritz LoveRadio, Air-O-Soul, Berlin
- 1999-07-24 - The Chemical Brothers @ Woodstock '99
- 1999-12-13 - Cut 'n' Paste DJ's - Breezeblock - Headline Set
- 199X - Freddy Fresh & MPC Genius - The Trainspotters Dream Mastermix Vol.2
- 199X - Freddy Fresh - Ministry Of Sound Session 1
- 199X - Freddy Fresh - Ministry Of Sound Session 2
- 199X - Freddy Fresh - The Trainspotters Dream Mastermix Vol.3
- 2000 - Freddy Fresh & Bentley Rhythm Ace - Live on Radio 1
- 2000 - Luca De Gennaro - The Weekendance Selection Volume 1 (Commercial Mix)
- 2000-01-01 - Fatboy Slim @ National Cardiff
- 2000-08-26 - James Lavelle @ Creamfields UK
- 2000-12-04 - Space Raiders - Breezeblock - Showcase
- 2001 - Freddy Fresh - Radio Couleur3, Switzerland
- 2001-07-07 - Fatboy Slim @ Brighton Beach
- 2001-10-15 - Lo Fidelity Allstars (Live PA) @ Maida Vale, Breezeblock
- 2001-10-24 - Freddy Fresh vs Krafty Kuts - Groovetech Radio
- 2002 - Jon Carter @ Horans Nightclub, Tralee, Ireland
- 2002 - The Chemical Brothers @ Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo
- 2002-03-09 - Judge Jules, DJ Vela - Rave Satellite, Radio Fritz
- 2002-03-30 - The Chemical Brothers - Sputnik Intensivstation
- 2004-08-07 - Freestylers @ Clubnight
- 2005-09-03 - Fatboy Slim @ Electric Picnic, Ireland
- 2005-09-05 - Bluefire - The Prodigy Mastermix
- 2006-01-01 - Fatboy Slim @ Bondi Beach, Australia
- 2007-01-12 - Freddy Fresh @ Dinkytower, Minneapolis
- 200X - Fatboy Slim vs Seagull - 2Step, Viva Zwei
- 2010-06-17 - Fatboy Slim - Mixmag Pres. The Legend Returns Mix
- 2010-08-25 - Rory Hoy - Rory Hoy's Funktion Junction Episode 1
- 2010-09-22 - Rory Roy, Freddy Fresh - Rory Hoy's Funktion Junction 2
- 2010-10-02 - Fatboy Slim @ Qiev Dance, Kiev
- 2010-12-31 - Fatboy Slim - New Year's Eve 2010 Mix (Promo Mix)
- 2011 - Rory Hoy - Reject Beats
- 2011-01-26 - Rory Hoy, DJ Zylem - Rory Hoy's Funktion Junction Episode 6
- 2011-05-30 - Fatboy Slim @ Vitamin Water Stage, Movement, Detroit
- 2012-04-20 - Fatboy Slim @ Mixmag DJ Lab
- 2013-06-21 - Fatboy Slim @ 30 Years Mixmag, Village Underground, London
- 2014-04-11 - Fatboy Slim @ Coachella Festival
- 2014-10-16 - Rory Hoy @ The Arches, Glasgow
- 2016-05-25 - Myd - Hotel Radio Paris (Fatboy Slim Tribute)
- 2016-12-10 - Francis Gay, Rekall (Live PA), Pale Penguin, Fab Samperi - Selektor
- 2017-11-18 - Łukasz Tomaszewski, The Allergies, We Are Aust, Sabo, Lee Bass - COSMO Selektor
- 2017-12-28 - Avicii - Mix Mission
- 2017-12-28 - Danny Avila - Mix Mission
- 2017-12-28 - Jewelz & Sparks - Mix Mission
- 2017-12-28 - Picco - Mix Mission
- 2017-12-28 - Tocadisco - Mix Mission
- 2017-12-31 - Steve Aoki - Mix Mission
- 2018-01-20 - Cuebrick @ WinterWorld, dm-Arena, Karlsruhe
- 2018-04-30 - Friends Of Mayday @ MayDay - We Stay Different, Dortmund
- 2018-07-06 - Afrojack @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-06 - Axwell Λ Ingrosso @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-06 - DJ Snake @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-07 - Galantis @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-07 - Lost Kings @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-07 - Steve Angello @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-08 - David Guetta @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-07-08 - Marshmello @ Ultra Europe, Split, Croatia
- 2018-08-03 - Simon Phinixx @ Nature One - All You Need To Be
- 2018-08-28 - Line Out - SKANMI Podcast (August 2018)
- 2018-09-15 - Flip Capella - Energy Club Files 549
- 2018-10-20 - Madison Mars @ Slam! MixMarathon (Amsterdam Dance Event, Netherlands)
- 2018-11-10 - Tiësto @ KineticField, Electric Daisy Carnival, Orlando
- 2018-11-12 - Alok - Green Valley Station
- 2018-11-18 - Tiësto @ Mainstage, Dreamfields Festival, Mexico
- 2018-11-24 - Sophie Francis - iEDM Radio Episode 217
- 2018-11-25 - Tiësto @ Electric Daisy Carnival, Guangdong, China
- 2018-12-24 - DJ Antoine - Mix Mission
- 2018-12-24 - Promise Land & Antoine Delvig - Mix Mission
- 2018-12-26 - Danny Avila - Mix Mission
- 2019-02-13 - Girasole & Elisabetta Sacchi & Pippo Lorusso - A Qualcuno Piace Presto, m2o
- 2019-03-11 - HUGEL @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-13 - Afrojack @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-13 - Henri Pfr @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-13 - Salvatore Ganacci @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-14 - MATTN @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-15 - Bonclaus @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-15 - Steve Aoki @ Garden of Madness, Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-15 - Steve Aoki @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-03-15 - Yves V @ Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, France
- 2019-04-30 - Markus Schulz @ MayDay - When Music Matters, Dortmund
- 2019-08-03 - Bruno Martini @ Nature One - The Twenty Five
- 2019-08-23 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 2019-11-22 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 2019-11-29 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 2020-12-28 - DJ Novus - Mix Mission
- 2021-10-08 - Fatboy Slim - Everybody Loves A Mixtape Volume 9: Big Beach Boutique Revisited
- 2021-10-22 - Fatboy Slim - Everybody Loves a Mixtape Volume 11: Fatboy & Beyond
- 2022-06-05 - Laidback Luke @ World Club Dome (Las Vegas Edition), Frankfurt
- 2022-06-0X - Deadmau5 @ World Club Dome (Las Vegas Edition), Frankfurt
- 2023-01 - Pearsall - The 90’s Sessions Vol. 2: A Chemical Brothers Special
- 2023-08-05 - Mausio @ Nature One - Where We Belong
- 2023-08-05 - NatureOne Inc. @ Nature One - Where We Belong
- 2025-04-02 - Clipping - NTS Radio