Meaning of skweee | Babel Free

Definitions

A musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.

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Examples

“Operating below the radar in the Nordic countries, the skweee movement unites musicians intent on exploring the spaces left by dancehall and R&B.”

“Far from mainstream, but skweee definitely has outgrown its humble, stoned beginnings.”

“But since the mid-2000s, on the rare occasions when 'future' did surface, it tended to have an elegiac tone, a retro tint: Kode9's Memories of the Future, or Museum of the Future, a compilation of skweee (a Scandinavian electronic style heavily influenced by eighties synth-based funk).”

“You might also consider the following list: Skweee, shallow house, suburban garage, crack house, UK merengue, […]”

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