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1992
1992 in British Music
Rave culture booms, Suede arrives, and Britpop's earliest seeds are sown.
Key Events
- •Suede debut single 'The Drowners' — hailed as 'the best new band in Britain'
- •The Shamen's 'Ebeneezer Goode' reaches #1 — drug references barely disguised
- •The Prodigy Experience tours — rave becomes a live phenomenon
Dominant Genres
RaveIndieGrungeHardcore
Notable Trends
- →The term 'Britpop' first used — a reaction against American grunge
- →Breakbeat hardcore evolves into jungle and drum and bass
- →Superstar DJs (Carl Cox, Sasha) become as famous as bands