Trip hop

Londoners Morcheeba and Glideascope are also often associated with this sound. The latest additions to this line of performers are Jem and Australia's Spook. The Bristol Sound came out of the wider

Musicology

Trip-hop is known for its moody, dark, yet lyrical sound.

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The trip-hop sound relies on jazz samples, usually taken from old vinyl jazz records. This reliance on sampling has changed the way record labels deal with clearing samples for use in other people's tracks.

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Trip-hop tracks often sample Rhodes pianos, saxophones, trumpets, and flutes, and develops in parallel to hip hop, each inspiring the other.

Related Topics:
Rhodes piano - Saxophone - Trumpet - Flute

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Trip-hop production is historically lo-fi, relying on analog recording equipment and instrumentation for an ambience. Portishead, for example, record their material to old tape from real instruments, and then sample their recordings rather than recording their instruments directly to a track. They also tend to put their drums through considerable compression.

Related Topics:
Lo-fi - Portishead - Compression

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Later artists have taken inspiration from many other sources including world and orchestral influences.

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