Downtempo

Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style. Often the names lounge music or chill out are used to refer to songs demonstrative of

Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style. Often the names lounge music or chill out are used to refer to songs demonstrative of the genre, but those names also refer to other styles of music, and downtempo encompasses a wider variety of styles than those terms alone would indicate.

The downtempo genre draws heavily on dub, hip hop, jazz, funk, soul, drum 'n' bass, ambient, and pop and is often confused and/or mated with closely-related styles like IDM, trip hop, and acid jazz.