Breakcore

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 (late 70s to late 80s)
  • 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 lead to Breakbeat being a global phenomenon and a cultural mainstay of dance music around the world.

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• Breakbeat Hardcore (late 80s to early 90s)
• Jungle (early 90s)
• Drum n' Bass (early 90s)
• Hardcore Techno (aka Hardcore) (early 90s)
• Digital Hardcore (early 90s)
  • Although this genre of music was not a predecessor of Breakcore, it is what first spawned a sound that can be identified as Breakcore.
• Drill n' Bass/IDM (mid-90s)
  • 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. Thus Drill n' Bass was born
• Breakcore (late-90s)
  • 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.