glitch hop
what it is
Glitch hop is a form of Electronic music characterized by its incorporation of originally IDM-derived production into a Hip Hop setting. Having its early roots in the late 1990s with IDM artists such as Autechre and Funkstörung, glitch hop began to take shape in the early 2000s as electronic producers like Kid606, Push Button Objects, Prefuse 73 and Dabrye began fusing Instrumental Hip Hop with production traits associated with IDM, particularly its mechanic and metallic percussion sounds and relative inaccessibility. Furthermore, they began to implement "glitchy" effects and techniques into their beat-making, including the cutting, skipping, repeating, chopping, and bit-crush reduction of samples, earning the genre its "glitch hop" name.
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What is glitch hop?
Glitch hop is a form of Electronic music characterized by its incorporation of originally IDM-derived production into a Hip Hop setting. Having its early roots in the late 1990s with IDM artists such as Autechre and Funkstörung, glitch hop began to take shape in the early 2000s as electronic producers like Kid606, Push Button Objects, Prefuse 73 and Dabrye began fusing Instrumental Hip Hop with production traits associated with IDM, particularly its mechanic and metallic percussion sounds and relative inaccessibility. Furthermore, they began to implement "glitchy" effects and techniques into their beat-making, including the cutting, skipping, repeating, chopping, and bit-crush reduction of samples, earning the genre its "glitch hop" name.
What are good glitch hop albums to start with?
Try Veteran by JPEGMAFIA, By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve, KicK iii by Arca, and The Powers That B by Death Grips.
Who are some women making glitch hop?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/glitch-hop/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making glitch hop, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19