But plenty of other styles were eaten up by the churn, overlooked by history, or derided by critical consensus. From the frantic breakbeats of drum ’n’ bass to the lush but austere psychedelia that migrated from Chicago to London in the form of acid house, the rapidly mutating club sounds generated subgenres that delighted the dance floor. Few music scenes have moved as dynamically or evolved as quickly as dance music did in the U.K.
