Category:Breakbeat Hardcore

Breakbeat Hardcore is a high-energy electronic dance music genre that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, combining elements of acid house, techno, and hip-hop with chopped breakbeats and rave-oriented sounds. It played a crucial role in the evolution of jungle, drum and bass, and UK hardcore.

Characteristics

• Fast-paced breakbeats, often layered with four-on-the-floor kicks.
• Heavy use of pitched-up vocal samples, taken from soul, reggae, and pop music.
• Rave stabs and hoovers, using heavily processed synths for an energetic sound.
• Deep basslines and sub-heavy grooves, influenced by reggae sound system culture.
• Strong connection to the early UK rave scene, often featuring euphoric and chaotic structures.

Artists and Labels

Breakbeat Hardcore has been championed by various artists and labels, including:

• Moving Shadow
• Suburban Base Records
• Reinforced Records

Notable artists in the genre include:

• Shut Up and Dance
• Altern 8
• The Prodigy (early work)
• SL2
• Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era