Breakcore

Not to be confused with Breakbeat hardcore.

Breakcore
A breakcore sample
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsMid-1990s, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Australia
Subgenres
  • Raggacore
Other topics

Breakcore is a style and microgenre of electronic dance music that emerged from jungle, hardcore, and drum and bass in the mid-to-late 1990s.[1][2] It is characterized by very complex and intricate breakbeats and a wide palette of sampling sources played at high tempos.

  1. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2013). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Soft Skull Press. pp. The style is patched together from all the rude 'n' cheesy street sounds that never be part of the Kompakt universe: jungle, gabba, dancehall, Miami bass, gangsta rap, etc.
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