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Breakcore is a loosely defined Electronic Music style that brings together elements of Jungle , Hardcore Techno , IDM , Mashup , Industrial Music and Noise into a Breakbeat -oriented sound that encourages speed, complexity and maximum sonic density. EARLY DAYS Breakcore as a genre developed from elements of many different styles of music beginning around the mid 1990s. Simultaneously, it began to evolve out of a boredom with stagnant forms of more traditional Techno and Rave music as well as an evolution within Noise and Sound Art . A need for faster BPM 's as well as a more anti-authoritarian sound also pushed the various sub-genres to more extreme states. At this point pre-breakcore came from London , Berlin and Newcastle, Australia (home of Bloody Fist Records ). Early influential artists include Alec Empire , DJ Scud , Panacea , Christoph Fringeli , Nasenbluten and DJ Pure , but there are almost countless more. Digital Hardcore Records In 1996 Alec Empire's Berlin-based record label DHR made a distribution deal with the Beastie Boys ' Grand Royal label which allowed his band Atari Teenage Riot to be available for major label distribution on a much larger international level, thus allowing the basic sounds of what was to become breakcore to become better known. Some artists signed to DHR in its time were EC8OR , Shizuo , and Christoph De Babalon . The label specialized in a very politicized form of breakbeat-noise. Ambush Records At the same time London's DJ Scud co-founded Ambush Records with fellow producer Aphasic which focused on more extreme noise-oriented hardcore Drum And Bass . Some artist to have released on Ambush have been Christoph Fringeli , Slepcy , Panacea , and Noize Creator all of which are still productive and active in the scene today. Bloody Fist Records At the same time Bloody Fist Records based in Newcastle , Australia released many records of Hardcore / Gabber , Industrial , and Noise . Artists signed to Bloody Fist in its lifetime include Syndicate , Xylocaine , Epsilon , and Nasenbluten . Bloody Fist is now long-gone, as Mark N. retired the label in 2003. BREAKCORE BECOMES A GENRE As the early days of "hardcore techno" or just "hardcore" began to settle in Europe, Breakcore as a genre began to take more concrete forms in other parts of the world. Inspired by the seminal labels above (among others) new labels such as Addict Records from Milwaukee, USA, Peace Off Record from Rennes, France, Sonic Belligeranza records from Bologna, Italy, and Planet Mu from London began to take a new shape, adding in more elements of Mashup and IDM to the hardcore sounds. Each of these labels began to draw in aspects of their own social and aesthetic scenes into their music thus allowing for an even broader definition of what was possible in the music while at the same time also confirming certain elements of style to unite the music. The Amen Break While Breakcore is definitely not ONLY organized around the cutting and distortion of the Amen Break , it is a key to defining the genre. The amen break in Breakcore is primarily used at high-speeds and edited to produce jarring effects when distorted and layered in combination with almost any sound. This particular drum-break sound characterizes many breakcore songs and is still used as a key factor to define the sound. This is in line with breakcore's tendency to create a post-modern parody of Drum and Bass clichés - many of the sounds heard in breakcore are very "classic" jungle samples. Distribution Among the many types of music now being spread online, perhaps Breakcore is the most fascinating to observe in regard to its online diffusion. Since the genre as a whole still is developing and growing rapidly, the music itself is largely downloaded via Peer-to-peer networks, and discussed on Internet Forum s. Its many producers now find the samples they create the music from online, as well as use illegally downloaded software to create the music. Whereas the early days of Breakcore were based in select urban cities, the genre now has no geographical center. The music itself tends to reflect this multiplicity of media diffusion itself (as already mentioned) by incorporating so many different forms of music all hacked together to form breakcore. It remains a relatively small genre, but compared to its size prior to the 1990s web boom, it continues to grow substantially. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GENRE Breakcore has recently been changing and branching. Many newer breakcore artists focus on melodic progressions and complex drum programming while other 'classic' breakcore artists still focus on distorted hardcore breakbeats and dark-edged musical influences (such as Heavy Metal , and Industrial ). A third group of artists work has developed closer to Drum and Bass, and focuses more on hardcore drum and bass sounds. A fourth group takes yet another direction towards mash-up, Happy Hardcore and Rave to make a lighter, more humorous sound. Many believe that breakcore might eventually become a Core genre such as Drum And Bass or EBM and others will fight to keep breakcore a Melting Pot of dozens of abstract electronic music styles. SEE ALSO |
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