breakcore

English

Etymology

break +‎ -core

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪk.kɔː(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Noun

breakcore (uncountable)

  1. (music) 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".
    • 2008, SPIN, volume 24, number 2, page 93:
      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 […]
    • 2008, Marc Masters, Weasel Walter, Rob Young, No Wave:
      Where breakcore picks up on rave's daftness, dubstep fixates on its darkness, sometimes to a shlocky degree […]
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