# Any genre name for this type of music?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 2, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-genre-name-for-this-type-of-music/158503 "2003-03-02T01:59:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-genre-name-for-this-type-of-music/158503/1 "2003-03-02T01:59:55Z")

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I’m not a big labeller, but sometimes I wonder. Is there any genre name for sorta cutting-edge, hip-hop and sample influenced rock, but that’s more melodic and less street-oriented and dancy?

When I give an artist list you’l probably realize there are lots of similarities:

Beck  
Sugarcubes  
Citizen King  
Gus Gus  
Fun Lovin’ Criminals  
Stereo MCs

i have no idea what to call this. other than good, of course.

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**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-genre-name-for-this-type-of-music/158503/2 "2003-03-02T05:34:40Z")

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Trip Hop?

Of course, Beck has a new sound now. He can actually sing, what do you know.

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**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-genre-name-for-this-type-of-music/158503/3 "2003-03-02T13:29:48Z")

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I really don’t know what to call this, but I wouldn’t say trip-hop. That always has more connotations with the Bristol scene - Portishead, Massive Attack, Lamb etc. than the artists you list. All Music Guide offered “Experimental Rock” but that’s so broad that it can apply to almost anything.

I think we’ll need to invent a name. Something really ridiculous.

I propose hip-rhop. Or Nu-roots.