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ELECTRONIC
1981
130 BPM
C minor

Numbers

Provided the rhythmic template for electro-funk and early electronic dance music

Kraftwerk
"Numbers"
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Original Track

Kraftwerk - "Numbers" (1981)

The original track containing the legendary 6.2-second drum break

Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:6.2

The History

Provided the rhythmic template for electro-funk and early electronic dance music. German electronic music became foundational to American hip-hop and dance music.

From Kraftwerk's album 'Computer World'

The drum machine patterns influenced all of electro-funk

Essential to Afrika Bambaataa's 'Planet Rock'

Connected German electronic music to American hip-hop

Who Sampled It

Afrika Bambaataa

"Planet Rock"

Planet Rock

1982

💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 1 times in our database

Tags

electronic
kraftwerk
electro-funk
template
foundational

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