Janszoon

I don't know, I'm just paraphrasing a comment I saw you make about why you've never listened to trip-hop I believe.

Heh. You're dismissing absolutely massive swaths of the music out there in these remarks. You don't see the parallels to what the OP is saying? How is "I'm just not able to get into rap" any different from "I'm just not able to get into long songs"?

Sure thing. Send me something and I'd be happy to do a little write up.

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Trollheart

I don't think I said that, as I've never been clear on what trip-hop is, and always lump it with hip-hop, which I'm sure is incorrect. Can you set me straight on that?
I'm aware of the irony, however I don't think it's the same thing at all. I know, from my own musical preferences, that I don't like those genres. There may be something in there that would surprise me, but it's not like I haven't heard them. OP is dismissing ANY music based on PURELY the length of the song, which I think is something totally different. Many people are not into certain genres or sub-genres, and I can of course accept and respect that, but someone dismissing ALL music purely because it's too long is something else again. Hey, look, I'm not Jackhammer, never will be. Keep that Grindcore away from me!


What would you like, or shall I surprise you?

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Janszoon

It was actually in the long-form bio you have linked to in profile. You were listing everything you consider "street music" and saying you didn't like any of it.

Anyway, to answer your question: "hip hop" technically, traditionally, refers to the culture which encompasses DJ-ing, rapping, breakdancing and graffiti, but more commonly is used as essentially a synonym for "rap music". Trip hop, while certainly influenced to some extent by hip hop, really doesn't have much in common with it. It's a type of downtempo electronica that has a kind of late night, noir-ish vibe and rarely involves rapping. There's actually a lot of it that's instrumental (though the following videos aren't). Here's an example of one of the most well-known trip hop songs, which you've probably heard before, "Teardrop" by Massive Attack:



And another fairly well-known example, "Overcome" by Tricky:




If you say so. I think it's pretty much the same thing though.


Surprise me with something I've never heard of.

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Okay, now you've got me interested. I DO like that "Teardrop", and if that's what's seen as trip-hop then I may indeed have misjudged that genre. I'll give the other one a listen once these guys stop hammering, sawing, drilling and grinding downstairs: can't hear myself think.

Oh wait. Here we go.

I want a doughnut.

Thanks, brain.

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Trollheart

Ok, now I've had a chance to hear that Tricky song. Yeah, it's okay (definitely not hip-hop: what a fool I am!) but didn't do a lot for me. I didn't hate it though, so maybe I'll look into more of this trip hop of which you speak. Or maybe not. Either way, thanks for sharing and for clarification of what the genre is. I had been wondering.

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