KB hopscotch

KB hopscotch, sometimes called hopscotch rave and sweat dance is a broad type of electronic dance music that originated in East Kuboia in the early 1990s, evolving from a wide range of genres, including acid house, R&B and breakbeat. The genre is usually characterised by recurring synthesiser sounds, four-on-the-floor drum breaks and usually accompanied by rich, melodic vocals. It bares similarities to dubstep and UK garage, which evolved several years after KB hopscotch had developed.

KB hopscotch peaked in popularity around 1994. It began to decline in popularity around 2002, though continues to maintain a passionate following.

Characteristics
Deriving from breakbeat, acid house and R&B music, KB hopscotch usually has a tempo between 130 and 150 beats per minute and often features spare synthesiser sounds, a house piano rhythm and occasionally other musical instruments such as a saxophone and violin. It also often uses a four-on-the-floor drum loop.

Early KB hopscotch compositions were purely instrumental, though eventually started to mostly feature rich, melodic vocals, usually from female singers, as well as some spoken vocals that were often chanted by the track's composer. Some also feature rap vocals, though rappers who perform over KB hopscotch instrumentals often rely on rhythm over lyrical content.

Producers

 * Break Fast
 * Discodisc
 * Frank Weasel
 * Mad Hatter

Vocalists

 * Antonia Morales
 * Famke Bakker