UKG

Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Music

UKG
Stands forUK garage
CategoriesArts & Entertainment

UKG stands for UK garage, a music abbreviation.

Electronic dance genre that developed in London in the mid-1990s from US garage house, featuring shuffled two-step rhythms, chopped vocals and deep bass at around 130 BPM.

Example: Old UKG classics filled the second half of her set.

Usage notes

Two-step garage produced chart hits around 2000 by Craig David, Artful Dodger and So Solid Crew. It later influenced grime and dubstep. The name comes from the Paradise Garage, a New York club.

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