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Varies · broken-beat grooves

Breakbeat

Electronic music built on drum breaks, often sampled from old funk, jazz and R&B records. The same idea runs through jungle, drum & bass and UK garage.

Tempo guide

Varies · broken-beat grooves

Club breaks can sit around 120–130 BPM; breakbeat-techno demonstrations use 136–140 BPM. The drum pattern matters more than one speed.

Tempo guides: EDMProd · breaks in the genre guide · Attack · breakbeat-techno demonstration

BPM means beats per minute. These are listening guides, not limits on a track or DJ set.

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