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Breakcore is a genre of electronic music characterized by it's use of complex, intricate sequences of chopped breaks (this is what breakcore is primarily known for), a wide palette of samples and textures, and hardcore, industrial-sounding elements played at an extremely high tempo (190-300 BPM). What was a once an honorable genre enjoyed by autists, oldtroons, and connoisseurs of electronic music is now co-opted by Foids and Normgroids because Sewerslvt popularized an inoffensive, neutered version of """""""""[[wikipedia:Jungle_music|Breakcore]]"""""""" that's palatable for normies. | Breakcore is a genre of electronic music characterized by it's use of complex, intricate sequences of chopped breaks (this is what breakcore is primarily known for), a wide palette of samples and textures, and hardcore, industrial-sounding elements played at an extremely high tempo (190-300 BPM). What was a once an honorable genre enjoyed by autists, oldtroons, and connoisseurs of electronic music is now co-opted by Foids and Normgroids because a certain Sewerslvt popularized an inoffensive, neutered version of """""""""[[wikipedia:Jungle_music|Breakcore]]"""""""" that's palatable for normies. | ||
== The History of Breakcore == | == The History of Breakcore == | ||
Breakcore emerged out of the underground music scene in the mid-to-late 90s. It is a synthesis of Jungle, IDM, Drum n' Bass, and hardcore techno and a direct evolution of Drill n' Bass. | Breakcore emerged out of the underground music scene in the mid-to-late 90s. It is a synthesis of Jungle, IDM, Drum n' Bass, and hardcore techno and a direct evolution of Drill n' Bass. | ||
=== | === Timeline of Breakcore === | ||
This section will examine the preceding genres that ultimately lead to breakcore. | This section will examine the preceding genres that will ultimately lead to breakcore. | ||
===== Jungle | ====Breakbeat & Acid House (1970s-1980s)==== | ||
In the late 70s, niggers, such as the honorable DJ Kool Herc, began using samples of drum-breaks (hence, "break-beat") on turntables. This technique would set in motion a long chain of events that'll eventually culminate into what we call Breakcore Today. As Hip-hop attained international acclaim, so did Breakbeat. This also coincided with the fact that as sampling technology advanced Break-beat became more accessible to produce. All of these factors | |||
====Breakbeat Hardcore ==== | |||
==== Jungle ==== | |||
==== Drum n' Bass ==== | ==== Drum n' Bass ==== | ||
==== Hardcore Techno (aka Hardcore) ==== | ==== Hardcore Techno (aka Hardcore) ==== | ||
==== Digital Hardcore ==== | |||
Although this genre of music was not a predecessor of Breakcore, it is what first spawn a sound that can be identified as Breakcore. | |||
====Drill n' Bass/IDM==== | |||
As Music Technology became more sophisticated in the mid-90s, so did Drum n' Bass. This lead to artists like Squarepusher and Aphex Twins to push the limits of what's possible with Drum n' Bass and sampler technology. This resulted in a zanier version of Drum n' Bass with *complex, intricate sequences of chopped breaks.* | |||
====Breakcore==== | |||
Ultimately, through the synthesis of Hardcore Techno and Drill n' Bass/IDM, as compelled by experimental electronica labels like Planet Mu and negligible ******influence from Digital Hardcore, Breakcore was brought into form. | |||
=== Breakcore in the Internet Era (2000-2020) === | === Breakcore in the Internet Era (2000-2020) === | ||
=== The de-evolution and gentrification of Breakcore (2020s and onward) === | === The de-evolution and gentrification of Breakcore (2020s and onward) === | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 15 November 2024
Breakcore is a genre of electronic music characterized by it's use of complex, intricate sequences of chopped breaks (this is what breakcore is primarily known for), a wide palette of samples and textures, and hardcore, industrial-sounding elements played at an extremely high tempo (190-300 BPM). What was a once an honorable genre enjoyed by autists, oldtroons, and connoisseurs of electronic music is now co-opted by Foids and Normgroids because a certain Sewerslvt popularized an inoffensive, neutered version of """""""""Breakcore"""""""" that's palatable for normies.
The History of Breakcore
Breakcore emerged out of the underground music scene in the mid-to-late 90s. It is a synthesis of Jungle, IDM, Drum n' Bass, and hardcore techno and a direct evolution of Drill n' Bass.
Timeline of Breakcore
This section will examine the preceding genres that will ultimately lead to breakcore.
Breakbeat & Acid House (1970s-1980s)
In the late 70s, niggers, such as the honorable DJ Kool Herc, began using samples of drum-breaks (hence, "break-beat") on turntables. This technique would set in motion a long chain of events that'll eventually culminate into what we call Breakcore Today. As Hip-hop attained international acclaim, so did Breakbeat. This also coincided with the fact that as sampling technology advanced Break-beat became more accessible to produce. All of these factors
Breakbeat Hardcore
Jungle
Drum n' Bass
Hardcore Techno (aka Hardcore)
Digital Hardcore
Although this genre of music was not a predecessor of Breakcore, it is what first spawn a sound that can be identified as Breakcore.
Drill n' Bass/IDM
As Music Technology became more sophisticated in the mid-90s, so did Drum n' Bass. This lead to artists like Squarepusher and Aphex Twins to push the limits of what's possible with Drum n' Bass and sampler technology. This resulted in a zanier version of Drum n' Bass with *complex, intricate sequences of chopped breaks.*
Breakcore
Ultimately, through the synthesis of Hardcore Techno and Drill n' Bass/IDM, as compelled by experimental electronica labels like Planet Mu and negligible ******influence from Digital Hardcore, Breakcore was brought into form.