big beat

big beat

n.

Popular music, especially rock music, having a strong backbeat.

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big beat

n

(Pop Music)

a. an eclectic type of dance music in which heavy beats and samples are layered over the songs or instrumental tracks of other performers or bands

b. (as modifier): a big-beat compilation.

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