Offbeat, originally a music term meaning "not following the standard beat", which has also become a general synonym for "unconventional" or "unusual", may refer to:
Music
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Syncopation
In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat. More simply, syncopation is "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm": a "place ...
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Off-beat (music), the musical term in more detail
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Off Beat (label)
WestCom (full name: WestCom Neue Medien Tonträger- Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH) was a German recording company that operated the labels Off Beat, Visage Records and other labels.
Company history
Founded around 1993.
In addition to WestCom, ...
, a German record label for electronic underground music
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''OffBeat'' (music magazine), a music magazine based in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip'', a compilation album from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series
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Offbeats (band)
The Offbeats is an American musical band based in the Texas city of San Antonio with a garage rock sound. Their music has been compared to The Strokes and The Clash and the group has been getting positive critical attention by music critics writ ...
, a San Antonio-based garage punk band
*Offbeat Recording Studio & Music Productions, based in Edinburgh, Scotland
Film and TV
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''Off Beat'' (1986 film), a 1986 comedy film
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''Off Beat'' (2004 film), a 2004 drama film
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''Offbeat'' (film), a 1961 film
Others
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Offbeat generation The Offbeat generation was a loose association of like-minded writers working across different styles but united by their opposition to a mainstream publishing industry driven by marketing departments. The term—coined by Andrew Gallix in '' 3:AM ...
, association of writers united by their opposition to mainstream publishing
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''Off Beat'' (comics), a 2005 manga-influenced comic series by Jennifer Lee Quick
See also
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Alternative rock
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Backbeat (disambiguation)
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