New beat

New beat
New beat
Stylistic origins	Acid house; EBM; hi-NRG; new wave; hip hop;
Cultural origins	Mid-to-late 1980s, Belgium
Typical instruments	Synthesizer; drum machine; sequencer; electronic drums;
Derivative forms	Belgian techno; Hardcore techno; rave music; hardstyle; Goa trance; Eurodance; hard techno; hard trance;
Subgenres
	4-beat; hard beat; skizzo;
Regional scenes
	Belgium
Local scenes
	Antwerp

New beat is a Belgian electronic dance music genre that fuses elements of new wave, hi-NRG, EBM and hip hop (e.g. scratching). It flourished in Western Europe during the late-1980s.

New beat spawned a subgenre called "hard beat" (a blend of EBM, new beat and acid house) and became a key influence on the evolution of European electronic dance music styles such as Belgian techno, hardcore techno and gabber.

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