This article is about the UK 1990s rave genre. For the later European genre, see Breakcore.
Breakbeat hardcore (also referred to as hardcore rave, oldskool hardcore or simply hardcore) is a music genre that spawned from the UK rave scene during the early 1990s. It combines four-on-the-floor rhythms with breakbeats usually sampled from hip hop. In addition to the inclusion of breakbeats, the genre also features shuffled drum machine patterns, hoover, and other noises originating from new beat and Belgian techno, sounds from acid house and bleep techno, and often upbeat house piano riffs and vocals.[1]
The rave scene expanded rapidly in the very early 1990s, both at clubs up and down the country including Labrynth, Shelley's Laserdome, The Eclipse, and Sanctuary Music Arena, and large raves in Warehouses and in the open air attracting 20–50,000 whether put on legally from promoters such as Fantazia and Raindance, or unlicensed by free partysound systems such as Spiral Tribe. Breakbeat hardcore drew its melting pot of sound from a vast array of influences – from new beat and Belgian techno that had for a short period been prominent in the UK rave scene, to house and acid house, and furthermore drawing on hip hop and reggae culture.[2] Amongst the influences from within the rave scene itself upon which this strain of hardcore drew were such acts as Manix, The Hypnotist, CJ Bolland with his "Ravesignal" series, and T99.[3] The huge increase in producers was also driven by the increasing availability of cheap home computer-based studio setups, particularly Cubase for the Atari ST.[4]
Mid-1990s: fragmentationedit
By late 1992, breakbeat hardcore started to fragment into a number of subsequent genres: darkcore (piano rolls giving way to dark-themed samples and stabs), hardcore jungle (where reggae basslines and samples became prominent), and happy hardcore (retaining piano rolls and more uplifting vocals).[5]
2000s: revivaledit
In the 2000s, the style experienced a revival as part of the nu-rave scene.[citation needed]
Hardcore breaks is a style of breakbeat hardcore that appeared in early-to-mid 2000s as part of growing nu-rave scene. The style is inspired by the sound and characteristics of old school breakbeat, while being fused with modern production techniques that distinguish the genre from the classic hardcore breakbeat sound.[6] The music is composed of looped, edited and processed breakbeat samples, intense bassline sounds, melodic piano lines, staccato synthesizer riffs, and various vocal samples (mostly taken from old house records). The speed of this genre typically fell between the range of 145–155 bpm, while the speed may variate on live sets. Originally being produced by a small group of artists with the vision of carrying on where oldskool hardcore left off before the jungle and happy hardcore split using new production techniques and technology, its appeal has now expanded to include artists from the original breakbeat hardcore scene creating new productions.[7] By the late 2000s, hardcore breaks tend to be produced and played at a bit faster tempos, often between 160–180 bpm. Therefore, it is often played at UK hardcore, freeform hardcore and drum and bass events.
^Reynolds 2013, p. 96, "1990 also saw the genesis of a distinctively British rave sound, 'hard core', which decisively broke with the mould of Detroit and Chicago, and ended the dependency on American imports. By 1991 this underground sound – actually a confederacy of hybrid genres and regional styles – was assaulting the mainstream pop charts.".
^Reynolds 2013, pp. 96–97, "Between 1990 and 1993, hardcore in Britain referred by turns to the Northern bleep-and-bass sound of Warp and Unique 3, to the hip-house and ragga-techno sounds of the Shut Up And Dance label, to the anthemic pop-rave of acts like N-Joi and Shades of Rhythm, to Belgian and German brutalist techno, and, finally to the breakbeat-driven furore of hardcore jungle...Influenced by reggae and hip hop, hardcore producers intensified the sub-bass frequencies, used looped breakbeats to funk up house's four-to-the-floor machine-beat, and embraced sampling with deranged glee. Following the lead of the bombastic Belgians and Germans, UK producers deployed riff-like 'stabs' and bursts of glaring noise.".
^Reynolds 2013, p. 120, "On the outskirts of the Top Forty, tracks by Manix, T99, the Hypnotist, Quadrophonia, Ravesignal, A Split Second, Congress and UHF exacerbated the sense of a barbarian horde waiting to overrun the pop citadel. In terms of hit rate, this 'golden age of hardcore' compares with the punk/New Wave period of the late seventies.".
^Reynolds 2013, p. 266, "Back in 1993, when hardcore plunged into the 'darkside', a breakaway faction of DJ-producers like Seduction, Vibes and Slipmatt continued to make celebratory, upful tunes based around hectic breakbeats. By the end of 1994, happy hardcore had coalesced into a scene that operated in parallel with its estranged cousin, jungle.".
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This article is about the UK 1990s rave genre For the later European genre see Breakcore Breakbeat hardcore also referred to as hardcore rave oldskool hardcore or simply hardcore is a music genre that spawned from the UK rave scene during the early 1990s It combines four on the floor rhythms with breakbeats usually sampled from hip hop In addition to the inclusion of breakbeats the genre also features shuffled drum machine patterns hoover and other noises originating from new beat and Belgian techno sounds from acid house and bleep techno and often upbeat house piano riffs and vocals 1 Breakbeat hardcoreStylistic originsBreakbeathousenew beatBelgian technoacid househip hophip houseCultural originsLate 1980s early 1990s United KingdomDerivative formsDarkcorejungledrum and bass4 beathappy hardcorebig beat Contents 1 History 1 1 Early 1990s origins 1 2 Mid 1990s fragmentation 1 3 2000s revival 2 Notable releases 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 Further readingHistory editEarly 1990s origins edit Main article Rave nbsp Fantazia Summertime rave May 1992The rave scene expanded rapidly in the very early 1990s both at clubs up and down the country including Labrynth Shelley s Laserdome The Eclipse and Sanctuary Music Arena and large raves in Warehouses and in the open air attracting 20 50 000 whether put on legally from promoters such as Fantazia and Raindance or unlicensed by free party sound systems such as Spiral Tribe Breakbeat hardcore drew its melting pot of sound from a vast array of influences from new beat and Belgian techno that had for a short period been prominent in the UK rave scene to house and acid house and furthermore drawing on hip hop and reggae culture 2 Amongst the influences from within the rave scene itself upon which this strain of hardcore drew were such acts as Manix The Hypnotist CJ Bolland with his Ravesignal series and T99 3 The huge increase in producers was also driven by the increasing availability of cheap home computer based studio setups particularly Cubase for the Atari ST 4 Mid 1990s fragmentation edit By late 1992 breakbeat hardcore started to fragment into a number of subsequent genres darkcore piano rolls giving way to dark themed samples and stabs hardcore jungle where reggae basslines and samples became prominent and happy hardcore retaining piano rolls and more uplifting vocals 5 2000s revival edit In the 2000s the style experienced a revival as part of the nu rave scene citation needed Hardcore breaks is a style of breakbeat hardcore that appeared in early to mid 2000s as part of growing nu rave scene The style is inspired by the sound and characteristics of old school breakbeat while being fused with modern production techniques that distinguish the genre from the classic hardcore breakbeat sound 6 The music is composed of looped edited and processed breakbeat samples intense bassline sounds melodic piano lines staccato synthesizer riffs and various vocal samples mostly taken from old house records The speed of this genre typically fell between the range of 145 155 bpm while the speed may variate on live sets Originally being produced by a small group of artists with the vision of carrying on where oldskool hardcore left off before the jungle and happy hardcore split using new production techniques and technology its appeal has now expanded to include artists from the original breakbeat hardcore scene creating new productions 7 By the late 2000s hardcore breaks tend to be produced and played at a bit faster tempos often between 160 180 bpm Therefore it is often played at UK hardcore freeform hardcore and drum and bass events Notable releases editNotable releases include 8 A Trip to Trumpton Urban Hype Faze 2 1992 Baptised by Dub The Criminal Minds White House 1992 Be Free Breakage 4 Noise Factory Ibiza 1992 Charly Everybody in the Place The Prodigy XL Recordings 1992 Close Your Eyes Trip II the Moon Acen Production House Records 1992 Cookin Up Yah Brain 4hero Reinforced Records 1992 Dancehall Dangerous Hackney Hardcore Strictly Underground 1992 DJ s Take Control On a Ragga Tip SL2 XL Recordings 1992 Far Out Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era Suburban Base 1991 Frequency Infiltrate 202 Altern 8 Network Records 1991 Homicide Exorcist Frequency Shades of Rhythm ZTT Records 1991 Hurt You So Jonny L Yoyo 1992 I Feel Love Messiah Kickin Records 1992 Let Me Be Your Fantasy Baby D Production House 1992 Loves Got to Be Free Noise Factory XL Recordings Ibiza 1992 Mohamed s Mind 2 Kilos Radioactive Lamb 1990 Music Takes You Blame Moving Shadow 1991 NHS Disco Remix Doc Scott Absolute 2 1992 Sesame s Treet Smart E s Suburban Base Atlantic 1992 Some Justice Urban Shakedown Urban Shakedown 1992 Spliffhead Hooligan 69 Ragga Twins SUAD Records 1991 Sweet Harmony Liquid XL Recordings 1992 Teach Me to Fly DJ Trace amp LTJ Bukem Out of Orbit 1992 The Bouncer Kicks Like a Mule Tribal Base 1992 The Green Man Raving I m Raving Shut Up and Dance SUAD Records 1992 The Wickedest Sound Rebel MC Desire 1991 Waremouse Bombscare 2 Bad Mice Moving Shadow 1992 We Are I E Lennie De Ice Reel 2 Reel 1991 See also editDarkcore Jungle Happy hardcoreReferences editCitations edit Reynolds 2013 p 96 1990 also saw the genesis of a distinctively British rave sound hard core which decisively broke with the mould of Detroit and Chicago and ended the dependency on American imports By 1991 this underground sound actually a confederacy of hybrid genres and regional styles was assaulting the mainstream pop charts Reynolds 2013 pp 96 97 Between 1990 and 1993 hardcore in Britain referred by turns to the Northern bleep and bass sound of Warp and Unique 3 to the hip house and ragga techno sounds of the Shut Up And Dance label to the anthemic pop rave of acts like N Joi and Shades of Rhythm to Belgian and German brutalist techno and finally to the breakbeat driven furore of hardcore jungle Influenced by reggae and hip hop hardcore producers intensified the sub bass frequencies used looped breakbeats to funk up house s four to the floor machine beat and embraced sampling with deranged glee Following the lead of the bombastic Belgians and Germans UK producers deployed riff like stabs and bursts of glaring noise Reynolds 2013 p 120 On the outskirts of the Top Forty tracks by Manix T99 the Hypnotist Quadrophonia Ravesignal A Split Second Congress and UHF exacerbated the sense of a barbarian horde waiting to overrun the pop citadel In terms of hit rate this golden age of hardcore compares with the punk New Wave period of the late seventies Reynolds 2013 p 96 Reynolds 2013 p 266 Back in 1993 when hardcore plunged into the darkside a breakaway faction of DJ producers like Seduction Vibes and Slipmatt continued to make celebratory upful tunes based around hectic breakbeats By the end of 1994 happy hardcore had coalesced into a scene that operated in parallel with its estranged cousin jungle Hulyer 2016 Rolt 2018 Richard X 2012 Middleton amp Pritchard 2012 Dummy Mag 2016 If Only 2017 Greenwood 2018 McCallum 2018 McQuaid 2019 Warwick 2019 Sources edit Dummy Mag 2 June 2016 The 10 best rave tracks according to 2 Bad Mice Dummy Mag Greenwood Sam 10 May 2018 The 50 greatest rave anthems of all time Four Four Hulyer Jake 20 July 2016 Lone Resists the Rave Revivalist Title on Levitate Bandcamp Daily Retrieved 23 March 2021 If Only 24 May 2017 Adventurous Transmissions from the 12th Isle If Only UK Larkin Colin ed 1998 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music First ed Virgin Books p 333 ISBN 0 7535 0252 6 McCallum Rob 24 August 2018 10 ultimate rave anthems chosen by acid house heroes Altern 8 DJMag McQuaid Ian 23 May 2019 10 great lost rave anthems RBMA Middleton Tom Pritchard Mark March 2012 Global Communication Red Bull Music Academy Fuschl Red Bull GmbH Reynolds Simon 2013 Energy Flash A Journey through Rave Music and Dance Culture Rev ed London Faber and Faber ISBN 9780571289134 Rolt Stuart 24 October 2018 Calling The Hardcore release first compilation BN1 Magazine Retrieved 23 March 2021 Warwick Oli 20 August 2019 Aphex Twin on the Rephlex years Resident Advisor London RA Ltd Richard X 3 June 2012 20 best Hardcore records ever made FACTmag Further reading editSimon Reynolds Energy Flash a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture Faber and Faber 2013 ISBN 9780571289134 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breakbeat hardcore amp oldid 1189847838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
