Breakcore
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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 niche electronic music is now ruined by Foids and Normgroids because a certain troon named 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 the development of Breakcore (10,000BC-2000)
This section will examine the preceding genres that will ultimately lead to breakcore.
- Breakbeat & Chicago House(late 70s to late 80s)
- Breakbeat
- 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 made Breakbeat a global phenomenon and cultural mainstay of dance music around the world.
- Breakbeat
- House
- In the 70s, disco became an underground genre of music because of the backlash it received from the general public. The remaining listeners of this genre of music began listening to disco in nightclubs. Within Chicago's nightclub scene, DJs began experimenting with ways of remixing Disco. In a nightclub located in Chicago dubbed "the warehouse," a unique sound was developed—Through the combined use of electronic drum machines, most notably the TR909, and remixed disco samples, Chicago House was came into being, having a name was coined after it's place of origin, "the warehouse"
- Although House remained underground within the states, the genre received massive acclaim and popularity overseas, particularly in the UK.
- Breakbeat Hardcore/Rave culture (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 (mid-90s)
- As Musical Technology like became more sophisticated in the mid-90s, so did Drum n' Bass. A technology that became popular among DnB (not to be confused with Dead Nigger Baby, an unfunny soytroon meme + dead aryan baby posting is funnier) Artists is the tracker. The tracker is a type of music sequencer software, primarily used on personal computers, where a user can input musical notes on a spreadsheet-like interface. This software allows DnB artists to chop and arrange breaks with ease. In tandem, artists like Squarepusher and Aphex Twins pushed the limits of what was possible with Drum n' Bass by experimenting with sampler technology. All of these factors combined 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, Breakcore was brought into existence. Pioneered by experimental electronic musicians like Venetian Snares, ...