How did big beat combine electronic dance music with rock-influenced sounds?

Big beat is a subgenre of electronic dance music that emerged in England as a distinct style by integrating rock-influenced elements into electronic production. Rather than relying solely on the simple, propulsive breaks common in other dance genres, big beat favored the use of rock-flavored guitar and keyboard riffs.1

This approach allowed artists such as the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim to bridge the gap between electronic dance music and rock sensibilities. By the mid-1990s, this "rock-and-roll mutant of techno" gained significant traction, eventually invading the American mainstream in 1997 with the success of albums by artists like the Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers.12