breakcore

noun
/ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔː/UK/ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔːɹ/US

Etymology

From break + -core.

Definitions

  1. A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate…

    A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".

    • The head-on collision between DJ Ricky Rabbit's fractured breakcore and MC Vulture Voltaire's fuming invective is a spectacle of almost physical impossibility, like trying to rap along to an earthquake while getting tased[…]
    • Where breakcore picks up on rave's daftness, dubstep fixates on its darkness, sometimes to a shlocky degree[…]

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