: electronic dance music usually based on a slow hip-hop beat and incorporating hypnotic synthesized and prerecorded sounds

Examples of trip-hop in a Sentence

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On their debut full-length, Latin Mafia — comprised of siblings Mike (producer), Emilio (singer) and Milton (singer) De La Rosa — excavates its roots while experimenting with indie rock, grunge, and ethereal trip-hop, all meshed with thrilling unpredictability. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024 Her spectral trip-hop incantations are a departure from the maximalist, four-on-the-floor Brat bops ripping through the internet. Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024 The serpentine trip-hop track lives somewhere in the haze between haunting and euphoric, with a warmth and sensuality that permeate the spectral space beneath pinku’s soft, siren-like voice. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 Its blend of drum and bass, trip-hop and other electronic music genres found a fan base in different parts of the world. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024 Her work over the years has ranged from pop, folk-rock, trip-hop, electronica and reggaeton to cumbia, ranchera, mariachi, bolero and banda. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024 Musically, Cindy Lee's opener, fellow Canadians and past collaborators Freak Heat Waves, are decidedly different, their sound leaning more into trip-hop, '80s techno and other throwback electronic styles. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024 Nearly 250,000 spectators attend the event in a regular year, which continues to evolve and introduce audiences to styles and tunes well outside the broad world that is jazz, with a bill that also takes in pop, hip-hop, Afrobeats, trip-hop, classic rock, soul and funk. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024 And this is all set to a minimal trip-hop beat (with a slight hint of G-funk) and an atmospheric keyboard wash over a pulsating bassline. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably blend of trip entry 2 (high from a psychedelic drug) + hip-hop

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trip-hop was in 1989

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“Trip-hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip-hop. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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