<p>Originated in: Bristol, UK (trip-hop was first called brit-hop), 1991-1992</p> <p>Characterized with: Hip-hop beat (usually under 115-120 bpm), dub bass, sempled drum breaks</p> <p>Major Labels: Mo' Wax, Ninja Tune, Cup of Tea, Wall of Sound</p>

http://www.salon.com/12nov1995/reviews/triphop.html History of trip-hop http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2644 Characteristics of trip-hop, trip-hop albums. http://www.audiostreet.net/genre.aspx?genreid=108 Free trip-hop mp3s http://www.triphopmaze.com/index_e.html A fan site which includes information about the genre and some artists, audio streams http://www.techno.de/mixmag/interviews/TripHop.html The first article about trip-hop in Mixmag http://members.tripod.com/~Monstermo/trip.htm Links related to the genre http://www.trip-hope.com Biographies and discographies of a great number of artists, album reviews, samples, news, a section for downloads of manuals, plug-ins, sounds, wallpapers, screensavers and tools. http://www.topix.net/music/trip-hop Trip-Hop News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. http://tripofagia.sites.uol.com.br Hundreds of artists. New and future releases, biographies, reviews, interviews, news, samples. Languages: English and Portuguese. http://tripnotic.de General trip hop site, features many trip hop bands.