Western Music: A Collection of Iconic Big Beat Tracks (Great for Rock Fans Too)

Red AlertBasement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx – Red Alert (Official Video)

Basement Jaxx is a dance duo from London, England, formed in 1994.

Their self-released 1995 track Samba Magic became a hit in clubs across the US and UK, drawing attention to them as newcomers in the club music scene.

They signed with XL Recordings in 1997, and their debut album Remedy, released in 1999, reached No.

1 on the UK charts and No.

1 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.

Red Alert is a track included on Remedy.

Drop The BreakCirrus

Cirrus – Drop The Break (Original)

Cirrus was a big beat unit active from 1995 to 2003.

Formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995, the members were Aaron Carter and Stephen James Barry.

Their sound is characterized by big beat, breakbeat, and trip hop.

They debuted in 1997 with their first album, Drop the Break, released on Moonshine Music.

Post Punk ProgressionCut La Roc

Cut la Roc – Post Punk Progression

Cut La Roc is the stage name of Lee Potter, an electronic musician from Brighton, UK.

A pioneer of Big Beat, he is known for a sound that fuses hip-hop, house, and rock.

He began producing music in the late 1980s around the emergence of acid house, released Postpunk Progression in 1998, and created and released a mix album on Ministry of Sound’s FSUK imprint in 1999.

He spent three years DJing in Australia, the United States, Europe, and Asia, and held a four-year residency at the Big Beat Boutique.

Stoney StreetAmon Tobin

Amon Tobin – Stoney Street

Amon Tobin is a solo project by Amon Adonai Santos de Araujo Tobin from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After moving frequently from the age of two, he lived in Morocco, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Madeira, residing in Brighton until 2002 before relocating to Montreal, Canada.

While in college, he signed with Ninebar and released Adventures In Foam in 1996 under the name Cujo.

He later signed with Ninja Tune, releasing Bricolage in 1997, Permutation in 1998, and Supermodified in 2000.

Stoney Street is a track from the album Bricolage.

DirtDeath In Vegas

Death In Vegas – Dirt (album version)

Death in Vegas is a British psychedelic rock, big beat, and electro duo formed in 1994.

It was founded by Richard Fearless and Steve Hellier, but in 1999 Steve was replaced by Tim Holmes, and their live performances take the form of a full band.

Known as charismatic figures in the dance-rock scene, they blend British rock with electronic sounds.

Dirt is a track included on their debut album, Dead Elvis, released in 1997.

Pirates of The Caribbean RumbaArmand Van Helden

Armand Van Helden Presents Pirates of the Caribbean Rumba 1994

Armand Van Helden is a DJ/producer from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

He has released music under various aliases; among them, Duck Sauce, his duo with Canadian DJ A-Trak, is well known, with their track “Barbra Streisand” becoming a hit.

His 1996 remix of Tori Amos’s “Professional Widow (It’s Got to Be Big)” topped both the UK Singles Chart and the U.

S.

Club Chart, becoming a major success, and “U Don’t Know Me,” a single from his 1998 album “2 Future 4 U,” also reached number one on the UK chart.

“Rumba,” a track from the 1994 release “Pirates of the Caribbean Vol.

III,” features a samba-like tempo.

Machine Say YesFC Kahuma

FC Kahuna – Machine Says Yes [Official Video]

FC Kahuma is a DJ and electronic music production duo from London, UK, active from 1997 to 2003.

Their sound is characterized by big beat, electronica, trip hop, and acid house.

The duo consists of Jon Nowell and Daniel Ormondroyd.

They released the album Machine Says Yes in 2002.