Many younger people groan at the sound of that rustic word: jazz. The genre can bring up ideas of dust and boredom, but certain DJ’s have seen it as inspiration. The genre started with disk jockeys using vinyl jazz records to create samples.

These progressive artists would take a simple song or chord progression and “chop it up” using drum machines. This includes creating new meanings with lyrics, new melodies with saxophones and trumpets, or new bass lines with drums and bass. When an artist takes a sample from a actual vinyl, it creates a warm tone with small pops and clicks from the imperfections in the record.Then the artist would create a original back beat to match the sample. These beats have a off-beat style which causes them to sound and feel unbalanced and awkward. The beats usually consist of acoustic drums with layers of reverb and compression to create a rough and eclectic tone. They then lay down a bass line to compliment to two other parts. These lines usually include long notes with simple, calming rhythms. A perfect example of this style is shown here:

These beats are perfect to listen to when studying or trying to focus. They usually lack vocals, which makes it easier to use as background music when reading or studying because there is no voice distracting you and your thoughts. This genre is also great to listen to on long car rides because of its mix of calming melodies and harmonies alongside driving back beats. This is a great style of music to calm you down while causing you to lightly bob your head.