Schaffel (the German spelling to match the English pronunciation of "shuffle") is a fusion style of

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and

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in which

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's straight-up drum kick shuffled to offbeat emphasis. Often triplet eighths are used to create swinging rhythms.

History

Originating from swing and R&B roots, the beat was popularized by

glam rock Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...

performers like T. Rex with their 1971 hit " Hot Love" and

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in his 1972 hit " Rock and Roll Part 2". The schaffel beat has remained in use in electronic music genres and can be found in such releases as "

Personal Jesus "Personal Jesus" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990), in 1989. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the ''Billbo ...

" by

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. Michael Mayer's label

Kompakt Kompakt (Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer (musician), Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal t ...

has put out a series of compilations titled ''Schaffelfieber'' ("Schaffel Fever").Schaffelfieber by Diverse – Kompakt
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