
🎧 Trip hop is a genre that blends elements of hip hop, electronica, and downtempo music to create atmospheric, moody soundscapes. Originating in the 1990s Bristol scene, it features slow beats, deep basslines, and often incorporates jazz, funk, and soul influences. Known for its dark, cinematic quality, trip hop includes pioneering artists like Massive Attack, Portishead, and Tricky, who helped define its distinctive, immersive sound.
🎧 Trip hop, also known as Bristol Sound, is closely related to downtempo, chillout, ambient hip hop, psychedelic hip hop, experimental hip hop, leftfield, nu-jazz, electronic soul, and moody beats.